[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 814 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 228
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 814
[Report No. 110-367]
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations
mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2007
Mr. Moore of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Burton of Indiana,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Lincoln Davis of
Tennessee, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of
California, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Schakowsky,
Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Wynn) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
October 9, 2007
Additional sponsors: Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Boswell,
Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Tierney, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ross, Mr. Honda, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Barrow,
Mr. Olver, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Gordon
of Tennessee
October 9, 2007
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations
mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Gasoline Burn
Prevention Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. CHILD-RESISTANT PORTABLE GASOLINE
CONTAINERS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Consumer Product Safety Standard.--Within 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety
Commission shall promulgate, as final consumer product safety standards
under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058),
child-resistance standards for closures on all portable gasoline
containers. Such standards shall be substantially the same as the
standard ASTM F2517-05, issued by ASTM International, or any successor
standard issued by ASTM International.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Application of Certain Promulgation Requirements.--The
requirements of subsections (a) through (f) of section 9 of the
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058 (a) through (f)) shall not
apply to the consumer product safety standards required by subsection
(a) of this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Definition.--As used in this Act, the term ``portable
gasoline container'' means any portable gasoline container intended for
use by consumers.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Effective Date.--The consumer product safety standard
required by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 6
months after the date on which such standard shall be
promulgated.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall
transmit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report on--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the degree of industry compliance with the
standard promulgated under subsection (a);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) any enforcement actions brought by the
Commission to enforce such standard; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) incidents involving children interacting with
portable gasoline containers (including both those that are and
are not in compliance with the standard promulgated under
subsection (a)).</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. CHILD-RESISTANT PORTABLE GASOLINE CONTAINERS.
(a) Consumer Product Safety Rule.--The provision of subsection (b)
shall be considered to be a consumer product safety rule issued by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission under section 9 of the Consumer
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058).
(b) Requirements.--Effective 6 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, each portable gasoline container manufactured on or after
that date for sale in the United States shall conform to the child-
resistance requirements for closures on portable gasoline containers
specified in the standard ASTM F2517-05, issued by ASTM International.
(c) Definition.--As used in this Act, the term ``portable gasoline
container'' means any portable gasoline container intended for use by
consumers.
(d) Revision of Rule.--If, after the enactment of this Act, ASTM
International proposes to revise the child resistance requirements of
ASTM F2517-05, ASTM International shall notify the Consumer Product
Safety Commission of the proposed revision and the proposed revision
shall be incorporated in the consumer product safety rule under
subsection (a) unless, within 60 days of such notice, the Commission
notifies ASTM International that the Commission has determined that
such revision does not carry out the purposes of subsection (b).
(e) Implementing Regulations.--Section 553 of title 5, United
States Code, shall apply with respect to the issuance of any
regulations by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to implement the
requirements of this section, and sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer
Product Safety Act shall not apply to such issuance.
(f) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall transmit to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
report on--
(1) the degree of industry compliance with the standard
promulgated under subsection (a);
(2) any enforcement actions brought by the Commission to
enforce such standard; and
(3) incidents involving children interacting with portable
gasoline containers (including both those that are and are not
in compliance with the standard promulgated under subsection
(a)).
Union Calendar No. 228
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 814
[Report No. 110-367]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations
mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.
_______________________________________________________________________
October 9, 2007
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed