Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§2211 Review of fire prevention codes
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 49— - FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › § 2211
Summary
Administrator may review state, local, federal, or private fire and building codes and must consider how the rules affect residents’ and workers’ comfort and habitability and the rules’ value for fire prevention and control when recommending changes.
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Title 15, §2211
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The Administrator is authorized to review, evaluate, and suggest improvements in State and local fire prevention codes, building codes, and any relevant Federal or private codes and regulations. In evaluating any such code or codes, the Administrator shall consider the human impact of all code requirements, standards, or provisions in terms of comfort and habitability for residents or employees, as well as the fire prevention and control value or potential of each such requirement, standard, or provision.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency 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 liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) and section 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Functions of National Fire Prevention and Control Administration [now United States Fire Administration] and National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control generally transferred to Federal Emergency Management Agency. For further details see
Transfer of Functions
note set out under section 2202 of this title.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 2211
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73