PUBLIC LAW 107-231—OCT. 1, 2002 116 STAT. 1475 (7) provide nongovernmental members of the Team reasonable compensation for time spent carrying out activities under this Act. SEC. 7. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. 15 USC 7306. (a) GENERAL RULE. —Except as otherwise provided in this sec- Records, tion, a copy of a record, information, or investigation submitted or received by a Team shall be made available to the public on request and at reasonable cost. (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not require the release of— (1) information described by section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, or protected from disclosure by any other law of the United States; or (2) information described in subsection (a) by the National Institute of Standards and Technology or by a Team until the report required by section 8 is issued, (c) PROTECTION OF VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Team, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and any agency receiving information from a Team or the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall not disclose voluntarily provided safety- related information if that information is not directly related to the building failure being investigated and the Director finds that the disclosure of the information would inhibit the voluntary provision of that type of information. (d) PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION. —A Team and the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall not publicly release any information it receives in the course of an investigation under this Act if the Director finds that the disclosure of that information might jeopardize public safety. SEC. 8. NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAM REPORT. 15 USC 7307. Not later than 90 days after completing an investigation, a Deadline. Team shall issue a public report which includes— (1) an analysis of the likely technical cause or causes of the building failure investigated; (2) any technical recommendations for changes to or the establishment of evacuation and emergency response procedures; (3) any recommended specific improvements to building standards, codes, and practices; and (4) recommendations for research and other appropriate actions needed to help prevent future building failures. SEC. 9. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIONS. After the issuance of a public report under section 8, the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall comprehensively review the report and, working with the United States Fire Administration and other appropriate Federal and non-Federal agencies and organizations— (1) conduct, or enable or encourage the conducting of, appropriate research recommended by the Team; and (2) promote (consistent with existing procedures for the establishment of building standards, codes, and practices) the 15 USC 7308.
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