Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5900
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2016-07-14
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accidents

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Fires

Product safety and quality
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a final rule relating to flame mitigation devices in portable fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels that sufficiently reduces the risk of injuries associated with the tendency of vapors igniting when the container is near an open flame or other ignition source. A &quot;portable fuel container&quot; is defined as a receptacle for flammable liquids (including any spout, retrofit spout, cap, and other closure mechanism and component of such receptacle) that foreseeably will be used by consumers and is manufactured or imported for use in the United States.</p> <p>The rule must be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under the Consumer Product Safety Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5900 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2016 Mr. Thompson of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquids, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2016 . 2. Performance Standards to Protect Against Portable Fuel Container Explosions Near Open Flames or other ignition sources (a) Rule on safety performance specifications required The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate a final rule relating to flame mitigation devices in portable fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels that sufficiently reduces the risk of injuries associated with the tendency of vapors igniting when the container is near an open flame or other ignition source. (b) Rulemaking; consumer product safety standard A rule under subsection (a)— (1) shall be promulgated in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2058 ). (c) Future rulemaking The Commission, at any time after publication of the consumer product safety rule required by subsection (a) may initiate a rulemaking in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the requirements or to include any additional provision that the Commission determines is reasonably necessary to protect public health or safety. Any rule promulgated under this subsection shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2058 ). (d) Report required Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress a summary of actions taken by the Commission to educate consumers about the dangers involved in pouring flammable liquids on or near an ignition source. (e) Portable fuel container defined In this section, the term portable fuel container means a receptacle for flammable liquids, including any spout, retrofit spout, cap and other closure mechanism and component of such receptacle, that foreseeably will be used by consumers and is manufactured or imported for use in the United States. (f) Rule of construction This section may not be interpreted to conflict with the Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act ( Public Law 110–278 ; 122 Stat. 2602).