US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 2204

United States Fire Administration

(a)

Establishment

There is hereby established in the Department of Commerce an agency which shall be known as the United States Fire Administration.

(b)

Administrator

5 U.S.C. 5315There shall be at the head of the Administration the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration. The Administrator shall be appointed by the President and shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule pay rates (). The Administrator shall report and be responsible to the Administrator of FEMA.

(c)

Deputy Administrator

The Administrator may appoint a Deputy Administrator, who shall—
(1)
perform such functions as the Administrator shall from time to time assign or delegate; and
(2)
act as Administrator during the absence or disability of the Administrator or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Administrator.

Pub. L. 93–498, § 588 Stat. 1536Pub. L. 95–422, § 2(a)(1)92 Stat. 932Pub. L. 106–503, title I, § 110(a)(2)(B)(i)114 Stat. 2302Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(f)(2)126 Stat. 1284Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVIII126 Stat. 2100(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , §§ 1802(b)(1), 1812, , , 2117.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 112–239, § 1802(b)(1)2013—Subsec. (b). , substituted “Administrator of FEMA” for “Director”.

Pub. L. 112–239, § 18125 U.S.C. 5316Subsec. (c). , amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There shall be in the Administration a Deputy Administrator of the United States Fire Administration who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter provided for level V of the Executive Schedule pay rates (). The Deputy Administrator shall perform such functions as the Administrator shall from time to time assign or delegate, and shall act as Administrator during the absence or disability of the Administrator or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Administrator.”

Pub. L. 112–1662012—Subsec. (b). struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,” after “President”.

Pub. L. 106–5032000—Subsec. (b). substituted “Director” for “Secretary”.

Pub. L. 95–4221978—Subsecs. (a) to (c). substituted “United States Fire Administration” for “National Fire Prevention and Control Administration”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2012 Amendment

Pub. L. 112–166section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166section 113 of Title 6Amendment by effective 60 days after , and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see , set out as a note under , Domestic Security.

Transfer of Functions

section 315(a)(1) of Title 6For 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 , Domestic Security.

section 542 of Title 6For 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 , as modified, set out as a note under .

Re-Establishment of Position of United States Fire Administrator

Pub. L. 108–169, title I, § 102117 Stat. 2036

6 U.S.C. 55315 U.S.C. 2204(b)“Section 1513 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 () 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 ().”
, , , provided that:

Termination or Privatization of Functions

Pub. L. 105–108, § 4111 Stat. 2264

“(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.”
, , , provided that:

Notice of Reprogramming or Reorganization

Pub. L. 105–108, § 5111 Stat. 2265

“(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 .—

section 2201 of this titleIf any funds appropriated pursuant to the amendments made by this Act [see Short Title of 1997 Amendment note set out under ] 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, Space, 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, Space, and Technology] and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate.”
, , , provided that:

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

section 2202 of this titleFunctions 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 .