[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4523 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4523

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2004

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and 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 
2004''.

SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--Without regard to any other law, not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission shall amend its standards under the Flammable Fabrics 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1191 et seq.) to revoke the amendments to the standards 
for the flammability of children's sleepwear sizes 0 through 6X and 7 
through 14 (contained in regulations in parts 1615 and 1616 of title 
16, Code of Federal Regulations) issued by the Commission on September 
9, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 47,634).
    (b) 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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