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 PUBLIC LAW 101-391—SEPT. 25, 1990 104 STAT. 749 include, but need not be limited to, providing copies of the guidelines described in section 29 and of the master list compiled under section 28(b) to Federal agencies, State and local governments, and fire services throughout the United States, and making copies of the master list compiled under section 28(b) available upon request to interested private organizations and individuals.". (b) DEFINITIONS. —(1) Section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively, and by inserting immediately after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: "(4) 'Director' means the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency;". (2) Section 4 of such Act (as amended by paragraph (1)) is further amended by inserting immediately after paragraph (6), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: "(7) 'place of public accommodation affecting commerce' means any inn, hotel, or other establishment not owned by the Federal Government that provides lodging to transient guests, except that such term does not include an establishment treated as an apartment building for purposes of any State or local law or regulation or an establishment located within a building that contains not more than 5 rooms for rent or hire and that is actually occupied as a residence by the proprietor of such establishment;". SEC. 4. ADHERENCE TO FIRE SAFETY GUIDELINES IN ESTABLISHING RATES AND DISCOUNTS FOR LODGING EXPENSES. (a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 5. —Subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately after section 5707 the following new section: "§ 5707a. Adherence to Hre safety guidelines in establishing rates and discounts for lodging expenses "(a) Studies or surveys conducted for the purposes of establishing per diem rates for lodging expenses under this chapter shall be limited to 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. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to studies and surveys that are conducted in any jurisdiction that is not a State as defined in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. "(b) The Administrator of General Services may not include in any directory which lists lodging accommodations any hotel, motel, or other place of public accommodation that 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. "(c) The Administrator of General Services shall include in each Handicapped directory which lists lodging accommodations a description of the persons, access and safety devices, including appropriate emergency alerting devices, which each listed place of public accommodation provides for guests who are hearing-impaired or visually or physically handicapped. "(d) The Administrator of CJeneral Services may take any additional actions the Administrator determines appropriate to encour-

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