US Code

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

15 U.S.C. § 2217

Public access to information

section 552 of title 5Providedsection 1905 of title 18Copies of any document, report, statement, or information received or sent by the Administrator of FEMA or the Administrator shall be made available to the public pursuant to the provisions of : , That, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of such section and of , the Administrator of FEMA may disclose information which concerns or relates to a trade secret—
(1)
upon request, to other Federal Government departments and agencies for official use;
(2)
upon request, to any committee of Congress having jurisdiction over the subject matter to which the information relates;
(3)
in any judicial proceeding under a court order formulated to preserve the confidentiality of such information without impairing the proceedings; and
(4)
to the public when he determines such disclosure to be necessary in order to protect health and safety after notice and opportunity for comment in writing or for discussion in closed session within fifteen days by the party to which the information pertains (if the delay resulting from such notice and opportunity for comment would not be detrimental to health and safety).

Pub. L. 93–498, § 2088 Stat. 1547Pub. L. 106–503, title I, § 110(a)(2)(B)(viii)114 Stat. 2302Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802(b)(1)126 Stat. 2100(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 112–2392013— substituted “Administrator of FEMA” for “Director” in two places in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 106–5032000— substituted “Director” for “Secretary” in two places in introductory provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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 .

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 .