[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1572 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1572

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 9, 1999

Mr. Roth (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Inouye) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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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 
1999''.

SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 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 sized 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, 1966 (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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