Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “National Construction Safety Team Enhancement Act of 2024”.
National Construction Safety Team Enhancement Act of 2024
A BILL
To amend the National Construction Safety Team Act to enable the National Institute of Standards and Technology to investigate structures other than buildings to inform the development of engineering standards, best practices, and building codes related to such structures, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 National construction safety team enhancement
The National Construction Safety Team Act is amended—
in section 2 (15 U.S.C. 7301)—
in subsection (a)—
in the first sentence, by striking “buildings” and inserting “structure”; and
by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: “In instances in which the failure of the building or structure is the proper subject for investigation by another Federal agency, the Director shall defer to the authority of such agency.”;
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “buildings” and inserting “the built environment”; and
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or structure” after “building”;
in subparagraph (C), by striking “building standards, codes, and practices” and inserting “engineering standards, practices, and building codes”; and
in subparagraph (D), by striking “buildings” and inserting “the built environment”; and
in subsection (c)(1)—
in subparagraph (G), by inserting “or structure” after “building”; and
in subparagraph (J)—
by inserting “or structure” after “building”; and
by inserting “or the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004” after “1977”;
in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 7303)—
by striking the term building each place it appears; and
by inserting “building or structure” before “failure” each place it appears;
in section 7 (15 U.S.C. 7306), by inserting “or structure” after “building”;
in section 8 (15 U.S.C. 7307)—
in paragraph (1), by inserting “or structure” after “building”;
in paragraph (3), by striking “standards, codes, and practices” and inserting “engineering standards, practices, and building codes”; and
in paragraph (4), by inserting “and structure” after “building”;
in section 9(2) (15 U.S.C. 7308(2)), by striking “building standards, codes, and practices” each place it appears and inserting “engineering standards, practices, and building codes”; and
in section 14 (15 U.S.C. 7312), by striking “building standards, codes, or practices” and inserting “engineering standards, practices, and building codes”.