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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1460 
To encourage States to require the installation of residential carbon monoxide 
detectors in homes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2021 
Ms. KUSTER (for herself and Mr. CARTER of Georgia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To encourage States to require the installation of residential 
carbon monoxide detectors in homes, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nicholas and Zachary 
Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention 
Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas 
produced by burning any fuel. Exposure to 
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unhealthy levels of carbon monoxide can lead to car-
bon monoxide poisoning, a serious health condition 
that could result in death. 
(2) Unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning 
from motor vehicles and improper operation of fuel- 
burning appliances, such as furnaces, water heaters, 
portable generators, and stoves, annually kills more 
than 400 individuals and sends approximately 
15,000 individuals to hospital emergency rooms for 
treatment. 
(3) Research shows that installing carbon mon-
oxide alarms close to the sleeping areas in residen-
tial homes and other dwelling units can help avoid 
fatalities. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Congress should promote the installation of car-
bon monoxide alarms in residential homes and dwelling 
units across the United States in order to promote the 
health and public safety of citizens throughout the United 
States. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CARBON
MONOXIDE
ALARM.—The term 
‘‘carbon monoxide alarm’’ means a device or system 
that— 
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(A) detects carbon monoxide; and 
(B) is intended to sound an alarm at a 
carbon monoxide concentration below a con-
centration that could cause a loss of the ability 
to react to the dangers of carbon monoxide ex-
posure. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 
(3) COMPLIANT CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM.— 
The term ‘‘compliant carbon monoxide alarm’’ 
means a carbon monoxide alarm that complies with 
the most current version of— 
(A) the Standard for Single and Multiple 
Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms of the Amer-
ican National Standards Institute and UL 
(ANSI/UL 2034), or any successor standard; 
and 
(B) the Standard for Gas and Vapor De-
tectors and Sensors of the American National 
Standards Institute and UL (ANSI/UL 2075), 
or any successor standard. 
(4) DWELLING
UNIT.—The term ‘‘dwelling 
unit’’— 
(A) means a room or suite of rooms used 
for human habitation; and 
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(B) includes— 
(i) a single family residence; 
(ii) each living unit of a multiple fam-
ily residence, including an apartment build-
ing; and 
(iii) each living unit in a mixed use 
building. 
(5) FIRE
CODE
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS.— 
The term ‘‘fire code enforcement officials’’ means of-
ficials of the fire safety code enforcement agency of 
a State or local government or a Tribal organization. 
(6) INTERNATIONAL
FIRE
CODE.—The term 
‘‘IFC’’ means— 
(A) the 2015 or 2018 edition of the Inter-
national Fire Code published by the Inter-
national Code Council; or 
(B) any amended or similar successor code 
pertaining to the proper installation of carbon 
monoxide alarms in dwelling units. 
(7) INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE.—The 
term ‘‘IRC’’ means— 
(A) the 2015 or 2018 edition of the Inter-
national Residential Code published by the 
International Code Council; or 
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(B) any amended or similar successor code 
pertaining to the proper installation of carbon 
monoxide alarms in dwelling units. 
(8) NFPA 
720.—The term ‘‘NFPA 720’’ 
means— 
(A) the Standard for the Installation of 
Carbon Monoxide Detection and Warning 
Equipment issued by the National Fire Protec-
tion Association in 2012; and 
(B) any amended or similar successor 
standard relating to the proper installation of 
carbon monoxide alarms in dwelling units. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’— 
(A) has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2052(a)); and 
(B) includes— 
(i) the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands; and 
(ii) any political subdivision of a 
State. 
(10) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Trib-
al organization’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(l)). 
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SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POI-
SONING PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations authorized under subsection (f), the Commis-
sion shall establish a grant program to provide assistance 
to States and Tribal organizations that are eligible under 
subsection (b) to carry out the carbon monoxide poisoning 
prevention activities described in subsection (e). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—For the purposes of this section, 
an eligible State or Tribal organization is any State or 
Tribal organization that— 
(1) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
Commission that the State or Tribal organization 
has adopted a statute or a rule, regulation, or simi-
lar measure with the force and effect of law, requir-
ing compliant carbon monoxide alarms to be in-
stalled in dwelling units in accordance with NFPA 
72, the IFC, or the IRC; and 
(2) submits an application— 
(A) to the Commission at such time, in 
such form, and containing such additional in-
formation as the Commission may require; and 
(B) that may be filed on behalf of the 
State or Tribal organization by the fire safety 
code enforcement agency of that State or Tribal 
organization. 
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(c) GRANT AMOUNT.—The Commission shall deter-
mine the amount of each grant awarded under this sec-
tion. 
(d) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—In select-
ing eligible States and Tribal organizations for the award 
of grants under this section, the Commission shall give 
favorable consideration to an eligible State or Tribal orga-
nization that demonstrates a reasonable need for funding 
under this section and that— 
(1) requires the installation of a one or more 
compliant carbon monoxide alarms in a new or exist-
ing educational facility, childcare facility, health care 
facility, adult dependent care facility, government 
building, restaurant, theater, lodging establishment, 
or dwelling unit— 
(A) within which a fuel-burning appliance, 
including a furnace, boiler, water heater, fire-
place, or any other apparatus, appliance, or de-
vice that burns fuel, is installed; or 
(B) that has an attached garage; and 
(2) has developed a strategy to protect vulner-
able populations, such as children, the elderly, or 
low-income households, from exposure to unhealthy 
levels of carbon monoxide. 
(e) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an 
eligible State or Tribal organization to which a grant 
is awarded under this section may use the grant— 
(A) to purchase and install compliant car-
bon monoxide alarms in the dwelling units of 
low-income families or elderly individuals, facili-
ties that commonly serve children or the elderly 
(including childcare facilities, public schools, 
and senior centers); 
(B) for the development and dissemination 
of training materials, instructors, and any other 
costs relating to the training sessions author-
ized under this subsection; or 
(C) to educate the public about— 
(i) the risk associated with carbon 
monoxide as a poison; and 
(ii) the importance of proper carbon 
monoxide alarm use. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An eligible 
State or Tribal organization to which a grant is 
awarded under this section may use not more 
than 5 percent of the grant amount to cover ad-
ministrative costs that are not directly related 
to training described in paragraph (1)(B). 
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(B) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—An eligible State 
or Tribal organization to which a grant is 
awarded under this section may use not more 
than 25 percent of the grant amount to cover 
the costs of activities described in paragraph 
(1)(D). 
(C) STATE
CONTRIBUTIONS.—An eligible 
State to which a grant is awarded under this 
section shall, with respect to the costs incurred 
by the State in carrying out activities under the 
grant, provide non-Federal contributions in an 
amount equal to not less than 25 percent of 
amount of Federal funds provided under the 
grant to administer the program. This subpara-
graph shall not apply to Tribal organizations. 
(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall carry 
out this Act using amounts appropriated to the 
Commission for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025, to extent such funds are available. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—In a fiscal year, not more than 10 percent 
of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available to carry out this Act may be used for ad-
ministrative expenses. 
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(g) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the last 
day of each fiscal year in which grants are awarded under 
this section, the Commission shall submit to Congress a 
report that evaluates the implementation of the grant pro-
gram required under this section. 
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