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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4261 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2007 Mr. Graves introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater flexibility in addressing consumer concerns.

1.

Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Safe Toys Act.

2.

Maximum Civil Penalties of the Consumer Product Safety Commission

(a)

Consumer Product Safety Act

Section 20(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2069(a)(1)) is amended by striking $1,250,000 both places it appears and inserting $10,000,000. (b)

Federal Hazardous Substances Act

Section 5(c)(1) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1264(c)(1)) is amended by striking $1,250,000 both places it appears and inserting $10,000,000. (c)

Flammable Fabrics Act

Section 5(e)(1) of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1194(e)(1)) is amended by striking $1,250,000 and inserting $10,000,000.

3.

Certification of Compliance of Products with Consumer Product Safety Rules

(a)

Expansion of Certification Requirement

Subsection (a)(1) of section 14 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(1)) is amended by— (1)striking consumer product safety standard under this Act and inserting consumer product safety rule under this Act or a similar rule under any other Act enforced by the Commission; (2)striking Such certificate shall and inserting A certificate required under this subsection shall; and (3)adding at the end the following new sentence: Every manufacturer required to issue a certificate under this subsection shall transmit a copy of such certificate to the Commission.. (b)

Expansion of tests or testing programs

Subsection (b) of section 14 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063(b)) is amended by striking consumer product safety standards under this Act and inserting consumer product safety rules under this Act or similar rules under any other Act enforced by the Commission. (c)

Listing of Certified Products

(1)

Website Listing

The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall post and maintain, in a clear and conspicuous location on its Internet Website, a current list of all products for which certificates have been transmitted to the Commission under section 14(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(1)). (2)

Other Listing

In addition to the Website listing required under paragraph (1), the Consumer Product Safety Commission may maintain and publish or submit for publication a list of all products for which certificates have been transmitted to the Commission under section 14(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(1)).