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Union Calendar No. 13
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 965
[Report No. 103–29]
To provide for toy safety and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 18, 1993
Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce
MARCH 10, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 18, 1993]
A BILL
To provide for toy safety 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 ‘‘Child Safety Protection
Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR LABELING AND BANNING.
(a) TOYS OR GAMES FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE AT
LEAST 3.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The packaging of any toy
or game intended for use by children who are at least
3 years old but not older than 6 years or such other
upper age limit as the Commission may determine
which may not be less than 5 years old, any descrip-
tive materials which accompany such toy or game,
and the bin, container for retail display, or vending
machine from which it is dispensed shall bear or con-
tain the cautionary label described in paragraph (2)
if the toy or game—
(A) is manufactured for sale, offered for
sale, or distributed in commerce in the United
States, and
(B) includes a small part, as defined by the
Commission.
In the case of such a toy or game dispensed from a
vending machine, the packaging of such toy or game
shall not be required to bear the cautionary label de-
scribed in paragraph (2).
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(2) LABEL.—The cautionary label required
paragraph (1) for a toy or game shall be as follows:
(b) BALLOONS, SMALL BALLS, AND MARBLES AND
TOYS AND GAMES.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—In the case of any balloon,
small ball intended for children 3 years of age or
older, marble intended for children 3 years of age or
older, or any toy or game which contains such a bal-
loon, small ball, or marble, which is manufactured for
sale, offered for sale, or distributed in commerce in
the United States—
(A) the packaging of such balloon, small
ball, or marble or toy or game,
(B) any descriptive materials which accom-
pany such balloon, small ball, or marble or toy
or game, and
(C) the bin or container for retail display
of a balloon, small ball, or marble or toy or game
or the vending machine from which the balloon,
small ball, or marble or toy or game is dis-
pensed,
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shall contain the cautionary label described in para-
graph (2). In the case of such a balloon, small ball,
or marble or toy or game dispensed from a vending
machine, the packaging of such a balloon, small ball,
or marble or toy or game shall not be required to bear
the cautionary label described in paragraph (2).
(2) LABEL.—The cautionary label required
under paragraph (1) for a balloon, small ball, marble,
or toy or game shall be as follows:
(A) BALLOONS.—
(B) SMALL BALLS.—
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(C) MARBLES, TOYS, AND GAMES.—
(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, a small ball is a ball with a diameter of 1.75
inches or less.
(c) GENERAL LABELING REQUIREMENTS.—All label-
ing required under subsection (a) or (b) for a toy or game
or balloon, small ball, or marble shall—
(1) be prominently and conspicuously displayed
on the packaging of the toy or game or balloon, small
ball, or marble, on any descriptive materials which
accompany the toy or game or balloon, small ball, or
marble, and on the bin or container for retail display
of the toy or game or balloon, small ball, or marble
or the vending machine from which the toy or game
or balloon, small ball, or marble is dispensed, and
(2) be visible and noticeable.
(d) ENFORCEMENT.—The requirements of subsections
(a), (b), and (c) shall be considered to be a regulation issued
by the Consumer Product Safety Commission under section
3(b) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C.
1262(b)).
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(e) OTHER SMALL BALLS.—A small ball—
(1) intended for children under the age of 3, and
(2) with a diameter of 1.75 inches or less,
shall be considered a banned hazardous substance under sec-
tion 2(q) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) REGULATIONS.—The Consumer Product Safety
Commission shall promulgate regulations, under section
553 of title 5, United States Code, for the implementation
of section 2 by January 1, 1994. Subsections (f) through
(i) of section 3 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act
(15 U.S.C 1262) shall not apply with respect to the issuance
of regulations under this subsection.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 2 shall take effect Feb-
ruary 1, 1994, with respect to products entered into com-
merce on or after that date.
SEC. 4. BICYCLE HELMETS.
(a) INITIAL STANDARD.—Within 9 months of the date
of the enactment of this Act, all bicycle helmets manufac-
tured after the expiration of such 9 months shall conform
to—
(1) the ANSI standard designated Z90.4–1984,
(2) the 1990 Snell Memorial Foundation Stand-
ard for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling, B–
90, or