15 U.S.C. § 2225 — Fire prevention and control guidelines for

Page 1806 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2225 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS Pub. L. 112–239 substituted ‘‘Administrator of FEMA’’ for ‘‘Director’’ wherever appearing. 1992—Pub. L. 102–522, § 104(1), struck out ‘‘certified’’ before ‘‘places’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–522, § 104(2), inserted ‘‘(acting through its Governor or the Governor’s designee)’’ after ‘‘each State’’ in pars. (1) and (2) and struck out ‘‘the Governor of the State or his designee certifies’’ after ‘‘in the State which’’ in par. (1). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, com- ponents, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emer- gency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1) of Title 6, Domestic Security. For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and li- abilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agen- cy, including the functions of the Director of the Fed- eral Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treat- ment of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu- rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor- ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. § 2225. Fire prevention and control guidelines for places of public accommodation (a) Contents of guidelines The guidelines referred to in sections 2224 and 2226 of this title consist of— (1) a requirement that hard-wired, single- station smoke detectors be installed in accord- ance with National Fire Protection Associa- tion Standard 74 or any successor standard to that standard in each guest room in each place of public accommodation affecting commerce; and (2) a requirement that an automatic sprin- kler system be installed in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Stand- ard 13 or 13–R, or any successor standard to that standard, whichever is appropriate, in each place of public accommodation affecting commerce except those places that are 3 sto- ries or lower. (b) Exceptions (1) The requirement described in subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to a place of public accom- modation affecting commerce with an auto- matic sprinkler system installed before October 25, 1992, if the automatic sprinkler system is in- stalled in compliance with an applicable stand- ard (adopted by the governmental authority having jurisdiction, and in effect, at the time of installation) that required the placement of a sprinkler head in the sleeping area of each guest room. (2) The requirement described in subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to a place of public accom- modation affecting commerce to the extent that such place of public accommodation affecting commerce is subject to a standard that includes a requirement or prohibition that prevents com- pliance with a provision of National Fire Protec- tion Association Standard 13 or 13–R, or any suc- cessor standard to that standard. In such a case, the place of public accommodation affecting commerce is exempt only from that specific pro- vision. (c) Effect on State and local law The provisions of this section shall not be con- strued to limit the power of any State or polit- ical subdivision thereof to implement or enforce any law, rule, regulation, or standard con- cerning fire prevention and control. (d) Definitions For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) The term ‘‘smoke detector’’ means an alarm that is designed to respond to the pres- ence of visible or invisible particles of combus- tion. (2) The term ‘‘automatic sprinkler system’’ means an electronically supervised, integrated system of piping to which sprinklers are at- tached in a systematic pattern, and which, when activated by heat from a fire, will pro- tect human lives by discharging water over the fire area, and by providing appropriate warning signals (to the extent such signals are required by Federal, State, or local laws or regulations) through the building’s fire alarm system. (3) The term ‘‘governmental authority hav- ing jurisdiction’’ means the Federal, State, local, or other governmental entity with stat- utory or regulatory authority for the approval of fire safety systems, equipment, installa- tions, or procedures within a specified local- ity. (Pub. L. 93–498, § 29, as added Pub. L. 101–391, § 3(a), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 748; amended Pub. L. 102–522, title I, § 105, Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3411; Pub. L. 105–108, § 3(1)–(3), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2264.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1997—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105–108, § 3(1), inserted ‘‘or any successor standard to that standard’’ after ‘‘Asso- ciation Standard 74’’. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–108, § 3(2), inserted ‘‘, or any successor standard to that standard’’ before ‘‘, whichever is appropriate,’’. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–108, § 3(3), inserted ‘‘, or any successor standard to that standard’’ after ‘‘Associa- tion Standard 13 or 13–R’’. 1992—Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 102–522, § 105(a), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively. Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 102–522, § 105(b), added par. (3). § 2225a. Prohibiting Federal funding of con- ferences held at non-certified places of pub- lic accommodation (a) In general No Federal funds may be used to sponsor or fund in whole or in part a meeting, convention, conference, or training seminar that is con- ducted in, or that otherwise uses the rooms, fa- cilities, or services of, a place of public accom- modation that does not meet the requirements of the fire prevention and control guidelines de- scribed in section 2225 of this title.