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• United States Code
• TITLE 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
• CHAPTER 49 - FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL

                                   SOURCE
    (Pub. L. 93-498, Sec. 7, Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1537; Pub. L.
    106-503, title I, Sec. 110(a)(2)(B)(ii), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat.
    2302; Pub. L. 108-169, title II, Sec. 204(a), (d), Dec. 6, 2003,
    117 Stat. 2039.)
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the
    competitive service, referred to in subsec. (c)(4), are classified
    to section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and
    Employees.
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2003 - Subsec. (d)(1)(F) to (N). Pub. L. 108-169, Sec. 204(a),
    added subpars. (F) to (M) and redesignated former subpar. (F) as
    (N).
      Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 108-169, Sec. 204(d), inserted at end "The
    Superintendent shall offer, at the Academy and at other sites,
    courses and training assistance as necessary to accommodate all
    geographic regions and needs of career and volunteer firefighters."
      2000 - Subsecs. (a), (b), (g), (j). Pub. L. 106-503 substituted
    "Director" for "Secretary" wherever appearing.
                           TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS                       
      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 sections 313(1), 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.
      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.
                   CONSULTATION ON FIRE ACADEMY CLASSES               
      Pub. L. 108-169, title II, Sec. 204(b), Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat.
    2039, provided that: "The Superintendent of the National Fire
    Academy may consult with other Federal, State, and local agency
    officials in developing curricula for classes offered by the
    Academy."