[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3831 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3831

     To provide that children's sleepwear shall be manufactured in 
            accordance with stricter flammability standards.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 1998

Mr. Andrews (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide that children's sleepwear shall be manufactured in 
            accordance with stricter flammability standards.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Sleepwear Safety Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall 
propose for comment and, not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, issue a final rule amending its Flammable 
Fabrics Act standards to revoke the amendments to the standards for the 
flammability of children's sleepwear sizes 0 through 6X (contained in 
regulations published at 16 CFR part 1615) and 7 through 14 (contained 
in regulations published at 16 CFR part 1616) issued by the Commission 
on September 9, 1996 (61 FR 47634).
    (b) Application.--None of the following shall apply with respect to 
the promulgation of the amendment prescribed by subsection (a):
            (1) The Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et 
        seq.).
            (2) The Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1191 et seq.).
            (3) Chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code.
            (4) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq).
            (5) The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act 
        of 1996 (Public Law 104-121).
            (6) Any other statute or Executive order.
    (c) Effective Date.--Sleepwear manufactured or imported before the 
effective date (as established by the Commission) of the Commission's 
revocation required by subsection (a) shall not be considered in 
violation of the Flammable Fabrics Act if it complied with the 
Commission rules in effect at the time it was manufactured or imported.
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