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(1) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commission that 
it has a State statute, or that, after the date of enactment 
of this title, it has enacted a statute, or amended an existing 
statute, and provides for the enforcement of, a law that— 
(A) except as provided in section 1406(a)(1)(A)(i), 
applies to all swimming pools in the State; and 
(B) meets the minimum State law requirements of 
section 1406; and 
(2) submit an application to the Commission at such time, 
in such form, and containing such additional information as 
the Commission may require. 
(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The Commission shall determine the 
amount of a grant awarded under this title, and shall consider— 
(1) the population and relative enforcement needs of each 
qualifying State; and 
(2) allocation of grant funds in a manner designed to pro-
vide the maximum benefit from the program in terms of pro-
tecting children from drowning or entrapment, and, in making 
that allocation, shall give priority to States that have not 
received a grant under this title in a preceding fiscal year. 
(d) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A State receiving a grant under 
this section shall use— 
(1) at least 50 percent of amounts made available to hire 
and train enforcement personnel for implementation and 
enforcement of standards under the State swimming pool and 
spa safety law; and 
(2) the remainder— 
(A) to educate pool construction and installation compa-
nies and pool service companies about the standards; 
(B) to educate pool owners, pool operators, and other 
members of the public about the standards under the swim-
ming pool and spa safety law and about the prevention 
of drowning or entrapment of children using swimming 
pools and spas; and 
(C) to defray administrative costs associated with such 
training and education programs. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Commission for each of fiscal years 2009 
and 2010 $2,000,000 to carry out this section, such sums to remain 
available until expended. Any amounts appropriated pursuant to 
this subsection that remain unexpended and unobligated at the 
end of fiscal year 2010 shall be retained by the Commission and 
credited to the appropriations account that funds enforcement of 
the Consumer Product Safety Act. 
SEC. 1406. MINIMUM STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) SAFETY STANDARDS.—A State meets the minimum State 
law requirements of this section if— 
(A) the State requires by statute— 
(i) the enclosure of all outdoor residential pools 
and spas by barriers to entry that will effectively pre-
vent small children from gaining unsupervised and 
unfettered access to the pool or spa; 
(ii) that all pools and spas be equipped with devices 
and systems designed to prevent entrapment by pool 
or spa drains;
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(iii) that pools and spas built more than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of such statute have— 
(I) more than 1 drain; 
(II) 1 or more unblockable drains; or 
(III) no main drain; 
(iv) every swimming pool and spa that has a main 
drain, other than an unblockable drain, be equipped 
with a drain cover that meets the consumer product 
safety standard established by section 1404; and 
(v) that periodic notification is provided to owners 
of residential swimming pools or spas about compliance 
with the entrapment protection standards of the 
ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard, or any 
successor standard; and 
(B) the State meets such additional State law require-
ments for pools and spas as the Commission may establish 
after public notice and a 30-day public comment period. 
(2) NO
LIABILITY
INFERENCE
ASSOCIATED
WITH
STATE 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The minimum State law notifica-
tion requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(v) shall not be con-
strued to imply any liability on the part of a State related 
to that requirement. 
(3) USE
OF
MINIMUM
STATE
LAW
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Commission— 
(A) shall use the minimum State law requirements 
under paragraph (1) solely for the purpose of determining 
the eligibility of a State for a grant under section 1405 
of this Act; and 
(B) may not enforce any requirement under paragraph 
(1) except for the purpose of determining the eligibility 
of a State for a grant under section 1405 of this Act. 
(4) REQUIREMENTS
TO
REFLECT
NATIONAL
PERFORMANCE 
STANDARDS AND COMMISSION GUIDELINES.—In establishing min-
imum State law requirements under paragraph (1), the 
Commission shall— 
(A) consider current or revised national performance 
standards on pool and spa barrier protection and entrap-
ment prevention; and 
(B) ensure that any such requirements are consistent 
with the guidelines contained in the Commission’s publica-
tion 362, entitled ‘‘Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home 
Pools’’, the Commission’s publication entitled ‘‘Guidelines 
for Entrapment Hazards: Making Pools and Spas Safer’’, 
and any other pool safety guidelines established by the 
Commission. 
(b) STANDARDS.—Nothing in this section prevents the Commis-
sion from promulgating standards regulating pool and spa safety 
or from relying on an applicable national performance standard. 
(c) BASIC ACCESS-RELATED SAFETY DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT 
REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In establishing minimum 
State law requirements for swimming pools and spas under sub-
section (a)(1), the Commission shall consider the following require-
ments: 
(1) COVERS.—A safety pool cover. 
(2) GATES.—A gate with direct access to the swimming 
pool or spa that is equipped with a self-closing, self-latching 
device.
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(3) DOORS.—Any door with direct access to the swimming 
pool or spa that is equipped with an audible alert device or 
alarm which sounds when the door is opened. 
(4) POOL ALARM.—A device designed to provide rapid detec-
tion of an entry into the water of a swimming pool or spa. 
(d) ENTRAPMENT, ENTANGLEMENT, AND EVISCERATION PREVEN-
TION STANDARDS TO BE REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing additional minimum State 
law requirements for swimming pools and spas under sub-
section (a)(1), the Commission shall require, at a minimum, 
1 or more of the following (except for pools constructed without 
a single main drain): 
(A) SAFETY
VACUUM
RELEASE
SYSTEM.—A safety 
vacuum release system which ceases operation of the pump, 
reverses the circulation flow, or otherwise provides a 
vacuum release at a suction outlet when a blockage is 
detected, that has been tested by an independent third 
party and found to conform to ASME/ANSI standard 
A112.19.17 or ASTM standard F2387, or any successor 
standard. 
(B) SUCTION-LIMITING
VENT
SYSTEM.—A suction-lim-
iting vent system with a tamper-resistant atmospheric 
opening. 
(C) GRAVITY DRAINAGE SYSTEM.—A gravity drainage 
system that utilizes a collector tank. 
(D) AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUT-OFF SYSTEM.—An automatic 
pump shut-off system. 
(E) DRAIN DISABLEMENT.—A device or system that dis-
ables the drain. 
(F) OTHER
SYSTEMS.—Any other system determined 
by the Commission to be equally effective as, or better 
than, the systems described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(E) of this paragraph at preventing or eliminating the 
risk of injury or death associated with pool drainage sys-
tems. 
(2) 
APPLICABLE
STANDARDS.—Any 
device 
or 
system 
described in subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (1) 
shall meet the requirements of any ASME/ANSI or ASTM 
performance standard if there is such a standard for such 
a device or system, or any applicable consumer product safety 
standard. 
SEC. 1407. EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall establish and carry 
out an education program to inform the public of methods to prevent 
drowning and entrapment in swimming pools and spas. In carrying 
out the program, the Commission shall develop— 
(1) educational materials designed for pool manufacturers, 
pool service companies, and pool supply retail outlets; 
(2) educational materials designed for pool owners and 
operators; and 
(3) a national media campaign to promote awareness of 
pool and spa safety. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Commission for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2012 $5,000,000 to carry out the education program 
authorized by subsection (a).
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SEC. 1408. CPSC REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the last day of each fiscal year 
for which grants are made under section 1405, the Commission 
shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the implementation 
of the grant program authorized by that section. 
TITLE XV—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1500. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title 
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 
be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
SEC. 1501. EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL 0.2 PERCENT FUTA SURTAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3301 (relating to rate of tax) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2007’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘2008’’, 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2008’’ in paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to wages paid after December 31, 2007. 
SEC. 1502. 7-YEAR AMORTIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL 
EXPENDITURES FOR CERTAIN MAJOR INTEGRATED OIL 
COMPANIES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 167(h)(5) 
(relating to special rule for major integrated oil companies) is 
amended by striking ‘‘5-year’’ and inserting ‘‘7-year’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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TITLE XVI—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 1601. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect 
on the date that is 1 day after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.