Source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2011-title15/html/USCODE-2011-title15-chap86.htm
Timestamp: 2019-05-22 13:43:18
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§202', '§6002', '§203', '§6003', '§204', '§6004', '§205', '§237', '§2051', '§6005', '§206', '§6006', '§207']

CHAPTER 86 - CHILDREN'S BICYCLE HELMET SAFETY
CHAPTER 86—CHILDREN'S BICYCLE HELMET SAFETY
(Pub. L. 103–267, title II, §202, June 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 726.)
Section 201 of title II of Pub. L. 103–267 provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Children's Bicycle Helmet Safety Act of 1994’.”
§6002. Purposes for grants
(1) enforce a law that requires individuals under the age of 16 to wear approved bicycle helmets on their heads while riding on bicycles;
(2) provide assistance, to individuals under the age of 16 who may not be able to afford approved bicycle helmets, to enable such individuals to acquire such helmets;
(Pub. L. 103–267, title II, §203, June 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 727.)
§6003. Report to Congress
Not later than May 1, 1997, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of the grant program established by section 6001 of this title. The report shall include a list of grant recipients, a summary of the types of programs implemented by the grantees, and any recommendation by the Administrator regarding how the program should be changed in the future.
(Pub. L. 103–267, title II, §204, June 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 727.)
§6004. Standards
Bicycle helmets manufactured 9 months or more after June 16, 1994, shall conform to—
(1) any interim standard described under subsection (b) of this section, pending the establishment of a final standard pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and
(2) the final standard, once it has been established under subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Interim standards
The interim standards are as follows:
(1) The American National Standards Institute standard designated as “Z90.4–1984”.
(2) The Snell Memorial Foundation standard designated as “B–90”.
(3) The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard designated as “F 1447”.
(c) Final standard
Not later than 60 days after June 16, 1994, the Commission shall begin a proceeding under section 553 of title 5 to—
(1) review the requirements of the interim standards set forth in subsection (a) of this section and establish a final standard based on such requirements;
Sections 7, 9, and 30(d) 1 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056, 2058, 2079(d)) shall not apply to the proceeding under this subsection and section 11 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2060) shall not apply with respect to any standard issued under such proceeding. The final standard shall take effect 1 year from the date it is issued.
Until the final standard takes effect, a bicycle helmet that does not conform to an interim standard as required under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be considered in violation of a consumer product safety standard promulgated under the Consumer Product Safety Act [15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.].
The final standard developed under subsection (c) of this section shall be considered a consumer product safety standard promulgated under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
(Pub. L. 103–267, title II, §205, June 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 727.)
Section 30(d) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, referred to in subsec. (c), was classified to section 2079(d) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–314, title II, §237, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3076.
The Consumer Product Safety Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 92–573, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1207, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 47 (§2051 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2051 of this title and Tables.
§6005. Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 103–267, title II, §206, June 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 728.)
§6006. “Approved bicycle helmet” defined
In this chapter, the term “approved bicycle helmet” means a bicycle helmet that meets—
(1) any interim standard described in section 6004(b) of this title, pending establishment of a final standard under section 6004(c) of this title; and
(2) the final standard, once it is established under section 6004(c) of this title.
(Pub. L. 103–267, title II, §207, June 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 728.)