Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 2.djvu/845

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PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 111 STAT. 1925 prevention and control guidelines described in section 29 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225). "(3) The term 'State' means any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or any other territory or possession of the United States.". (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (b), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking out "places of public accommodation that meet the requirements of the fire prevention and control guidelines described in section 29 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "approved places of public accommodation"; and (B) by striking out "as defined in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974"; (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), by striking out "does not meet the requirements of the fire prevention and control guidelines described in section 29 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "is not an approved place of public accommodation"; and (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking out "encourage" and inserting in lieu thereof "facilitate the ability of"; and (B) by striking out "places of public accommodation that meet the requirements of the fire prevention and control guidelines described in section 29 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "approved places of public accommodation". (d) REPORT BY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to Congress a report describing the procedures to be used to ensure that all approved places of public accommodation (within the meaning of section 5707a(f)(2) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (b)) appear on the national master list maintained by the Director under section 28(b) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2224(b)) of all of the places of public accommodation affecting commerce located in each State that meet the requirements of the fire prevention and control guidelines described in section 29 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2225). (e) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall submit to Congress a report describing the measures that have been taken and will be taken by Federal agencies to comply with the requirement that not less than 90 percent of the commercial-lodging room nights for employees of each Federal agency for a fiscal year are booked in approved places of public accommodation, as specified in section 5707a(a) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). Measures to satisfy such