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U.S. Code > Title 15 > Chapter 49 > § 2203 - Definitions

(Pub. L. 93-498, Sec. 5, Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1536; Pub. L. 95-
422, Sec. 2(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 932; Pub. L. 106-503,
title I, Sec. 110(a)(2)(B)(i), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2302.)


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                            AMENDMENTS                            
  2000 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-503 substituted "Director" for
"Secretary".
  1978 - Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 95-422 substituted "United
States Fire Administration" for "National Fire Prevention and
Control Administration".


                       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 sections
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.


 RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION OF UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATOR 
  Pub. L. 108-169, title I, Sec. 102, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2036,
provided that: "Section 1513 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 553) does not apply to the position or office of
Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, who shall
continue to be appointed and compensated as provided by section
5(b) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15
U.S.C. 2204(b))."

             TERMINATION OR PRIVATIZATION OF FUNCTIONS             
  Pub. L. 105-108, Sec. 4, Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2264, provided
that:
  "(a) In General. - Not later than 60 days before the termination
or transfer to a private sector person or entity of any significant
function of the United States Fire Administration, as described in
subsection (b), the Administrator of the United States Fire
Administration shall transmit to Congress a report providing notice
of that termination or transfer.
  "(b) Covered Terminations and Transfers. - For purposes of
subsection (a), a termination or transfer to a person or entity
described in that subsection shall be considered to be a
termination or transfer of a significant function of the United
States Fire Administration if the termination or transfer - 
    "(1) relates to a function of the Administration that requires
  the expenditure of more than 5 percent of the total amount of
  funds made available by appropriations to the Administration; or
    "(2) involves the termination of more than 5 percent of the
  employees of the Administration."

             NOTICE OF REPROGRAMMING OR REORGANIZATION             
  Pub. L. 105-108, Sec. 5, Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2265, provided
that:
  "(a) Major Reorganization Defined. - With respect to the United
States Fire Administration, the term 'major reorganization' means
any reorganization of the Administration that involves the
reassignment of more than 25 percent of the employees of the
Administration.
  "(b) Notice of Reprogramming. - If any funds appropriated
pursuant to the amendments made by this Act [see Short Title of
1997 Amendment note set out under section 2201 of this title] are
subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be
provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, notice of that action shall concurrently
be provided to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science [now
Committee on Science and Technology] of the House of
Representatives.
  "(c) Notice of Reorganization. - Not later than 15 days before
any major reorganization of any program, project, or activity of
the United States Fire Administration, the Administrator of the
United States Fire Administration shall provide notice to the
Committees on Science [now Science and Technology] and
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the
Senate."


           ABOLITION OF POSITION OF DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR           
  Position of Deputy Administrator of National Fire Prevention and
Control Administration abolished by section 301 of Reorganization
Plan No. 3 of 1978, Sec. 301, 43 F.R. 41944, 92 Stat. 3789, set out
as a note under section 2201 of this title.

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