II 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3400 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 24, 2010 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To ban the sale, manufacture, distribution, and use in public facilities of drop-side cribs in the United States, and for other purposes.

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Ban on drop-side cribs

(a)

Drop-Side crib defined

In this section, the term drop-side crib means any infant crib that has at least 1 side that moves up and down. Such term does not include a drop-gate crib or any other crib that has immovable sides with a portion of 1 side capable of being folded down. (b)

Ban

Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, every covered product shall be treated as a banned hazardous product pursuant to a rule promulgated under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). (c)

Covered product

For purposes of this section, a covered product is any drop-side crib that is sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, distributed in commerce, used in public facilities such as hotels or day care centers, or imported into the United States on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.