II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2012 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 16, 2011 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require that labels on children's sleepwear that indicate the sleepwear is flame resistant to include the chemical name of the flame retardant used, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Children's Sleepwear Labeling Act of 2011.

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Labeling of flame-resistant children's sleepwear

(a)

Children's sleepwear defined

In this section, the term children's sleepwear has the meaning given the term in section 1615.1(a) of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). (b)

Children's sleepwear labeling requirement

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall prescribe a regulation under section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1193) that requires each manufacturer of children's sleepwear that is flame resistant and uses a chemical treatment to achieve such flame resistance— (1)to include a label on such sleepwear that indicates that such sleepwear is flame resistant; and (2)to include on such label the chemical name of the flame retardant used to make such sleepwear flame resistant. (c)

Rulemaking

The regulation required by subsection (b) shall be prescribed in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code.