SEC. 3. LEAD CONTENT CERTIFICATION; WAIVER OF THIRD 
PARTY TESTING REQUIREMENT. 
Section 14(g) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2063(g)) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following: 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR LEAD CONTENT TEST-
ING AND CERTIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall not 
require the manufacturer or private labeler of a 
product to test a product for, or certify it with re-
spect to, lead content if— 
‘‘(A) each component of the product has 
been tested for lead content by the manufac-
turer or private labeler of the component; and 
‘‘(B) the manufacturer or private labeler of 
each such component certifies that the compo-
nent (including paint, electroplating, and other 
coatings) does not contain more lead than the 
limit established by section 101(a)(2) of the 
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 
2008 (15 U.S.C. 1278a(a)(2)).’’. 
SEC. 4. SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT PENDING FINAL 
REGULATIONS. 
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 
neither the Consumer Product Safety Commission nor the 
Attorney General of any State may initiate an enforce-
ment proceeding under the Consumer Product Safety Act 
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or the Federal Hazardous Substances Act for failure to 
comply with the requirements of, or for violation of, the 
following provisions of law until 30 days after the date 
on which the Commission issues the referenced rule, regu-
lation, or guidance: 
(1) Section 101(a) of the Consumer Product 
Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 1278a) 
with respect to materials, products, or parts de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1), until the date on which 
the Commission promulgates a final rule providing 
the guidance required by section 101(b)(2)(B) of 
that Act. 
(2) Section 101(a) of that Act with respect to 
certain electronic devices described in section 
101(b)(4) of that Act, until the date on which the 
Commission, by final regulation, issues the require-
ments described in subparagraph (A) of section 
101(b)(4) and establishes the schedule described in 
subparagraph (A) of section 101(b)(4). 
(3) Section 14(a) (1) or (2) of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063(a) (1) or (2)), 
until the date on which— 
(A) the Commission has established and 
published final notice of the requirements for 
accreditation of third party conformity assess-
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ment bodies under section 14(a)(3)(B)(vi) of 
that Act for products to which children’s prod-
uct safety rules established or revised before 
August 14, 2008, apply, 
(B) the Commission has established by 
final regulation requirements for the periodic 
audit of third party conformity assessment bod-
ies under section 14(d)(1) of that Act (15 
U.S.C. 2063(d)(1)), or 
(C) the Commission has by final regulation 
initiated the program required by section 
14(d)(2)(A) 
of 
that 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
2063(d)(2)(A)) and established protocols and 
standards under section 14(d)(2)(B) of that Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2063(d)(2)(B)), 
whichever is last. 
SEC. 5. WAIVER OF CIVIL PENALTY FOR INITIAL GOOD 
FAITH VIOLATION. 
Section 20(c) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2069(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following: ‘‘The Commission shall waive any 
civil penalty under this section if the Commission deter-
mines that— 
‘‘(1) the violation is the first violation of section 
19(a) by that person; and 
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‘‘(2) the person was acting in good faith with 
respect to the act or omission that constitutes the 
violation.’’. 
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