SEC. 2. UPDATING FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL 
GUIDELINES TO REQUIRE MANDATORY IN-
STALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS 
IN PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 29(a) of the Federal Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Standard 74’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Standard 72’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) a requirement that compliant carbon mon-
oxide alarms shall be installed in each sleeping or 
dwelling unit within each place of public accommo-
dation affecting commerce.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 29(d) of the Federal Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘compliant carbon monoxide 
alarm’ means a carbon monoxide alarm or detection 
system installed in accordance with the International 
Fire Code or National Fire Protection Association 
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Standard 72, and the applicable UL standards ref-
erenced therein. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘National Fire Protection Asso-
ciation Standard 72’ refers to the latest edition of 
the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code pub-
lished by the National Fire Protection Association 
Standard, or any successor standard relating to the 
proper installation of carbon monoxide alarms. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘International Fire Code’ refers 
to the latest edition of the International Fire Code 
published by the International Code Council, or any 
successor code relating to the proper installation of 
carbon monoxide alarms.’’. 
(c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—Section 30 
of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2226) is amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and automatic smoke detection 
systems’’ and inserting ‘‘, automatic smoke detection 
systems, and compliant carbon monoxide alarms (as 
defined in section 29(d))’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘and compliant carbon monoxide alarms’’. 
(d) UPDATING OF LISTS.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall take such 
steps as may be necessary to ensure that— 
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(1) each State updates the list submitted to the 
Administrator pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
28 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2224) to reflect the amendments 
made by this section; and 
(2) the master list published under subsection 
(b) of such section is updated to reflect the changes 
to the State lists made pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(e) INTERPRETATION.—Nothing in this Act or the 
amendments made under this Act shall be construed to 
prohibit the application of standards with respect to the 
installation of carbon monoxide alarms or detection sys-
tems in places of public accommodation that are higher 
than the standards under the latest edition of the Inter-
national Fire Code or the National Fire Protection Asso-
ciation Standard 72, and the applicable UL standards ref-
erenced therein. 
SEC. 3. NOTICE OF COMPLIANT CARBON MONOXIDE 
ALARMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The owner or operator of a place 
of public accommodation affecting commerce (as defined 
in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203)) shall provide to each guest 
of such place of public accommodation, upon check-in, 
written notice attesting that such place of public accom-
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modation is in compliance with the requirement described 
in section 29(a)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2225(a)(3)). 
(b) ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) UNFAIR
OR
DECEPTIVE
ACTS
OR
PRAC-
TICES.—A violation of subsection (a) or a regulation 
promulgated under such subsection shall be treated 
as a violation of a regulation under section 
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or decep-
tive acts or practices. 
(2) POWERS
OF
COMMISSION.—The Federal 
Trade Commission shall enforce subsection (a) and 
the regulations promulgated under such subsection 
in the same manner, by the same means, and with 
the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though 
all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were 
incorporated into and made a part of this section. 
Any person who violates such subsection or a regula-
tion promulgated under such subsection shall be 
subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges 
and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act. 
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(3) REGULATIONS.—The Federal Trade Com-
mission may promulgate regulations under section 
553 of title 5, United States Code, to carry out sub-
section (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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