[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 814 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 814

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                                 AN ACT


 
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,

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)).

            Passed the House of Representatives October 9, 2007.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 814

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations 
mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.