Source: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2010-title15/html/USCODE-2010-title15-chap47.htm
Timestamp: 2015-07-04 13:43:46
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§4', '§4', '§2', '§102', '§2053', '§208', '§204', '§110', '§110', '§5115']

CHAPTER 47—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
2051.Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
2052.Definitions.
2053.Consumer Product Safety Commission.
2053a.Employee training exchanges.
2054.Product safety information and research.
2055.Public disclosure of information.
2055a.Publicly available consumer product safety information database.
2056.Consumer product safety standards.
2056a.Standards and consumer registration of durable nursery products.
2056b.Mandatory toy safety standards.
2057.Banned hazardous products.
2057a.Banning of butyl nitrite.
2057b.Banning of isopropal nitrite and other nitrites.
2057c.Prohibition on sale of certain products containing specified phthalates.
2058.Procedure for consumer product safety rules.
2059.Repealed.
2060.Judicial review of consumer product safety rules.
2061.Imminent hazards.
2062.Repealed.
2063.Product certification and labeling.
2064.Substantial product hazards.
2065.Inspection and recordkeeping.
2066.Imported products.
2067.Exemption of exports.
2068.Prohibited acts.
2069.Civil penalties.
2070.Criminal penalties.
2071.Injunctive enforcement and seizure.
2072.Suits for damages.
2073.Additional enforcement of product safety rules and section 2064 orders.
2074.Private remedies.
2075.State standards.
2076.Additional functions of Consumer Product Safety Commission.
2076a.Report on civil penalties.
2076b.Inspector General audits and reports.
2077.Chronic Hazard Advisory Panels.
2078.Cooperation with States and other Federal agencies.
2079.Transfers of functions.
2080.Limitations on jurisdiction of Consumer Product Safety Commission.
2081.Authorization of appropriations.
2082.Interim cellulose insulation safety standard.
2083.Congressional veto of consumer product safety rules.
2084.Information reporting.
2085.Low-speed electric bicycles.
2086.Prohibition on industry-sponsored travel.
2087.Whistleblower protection.
2088.Financial responsibility.
2089.All-terrain vehicles.
(Pub. L. 92–573, §4, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1210; Pub. L. 94–284, §§4, 5(a), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 504; Pub. L. 95–631, §2, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3742; Pub. L. 96–373, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1366; Pub. L. 101–608, title I, §§102–105(a), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3110, 3111.)
Section 105(b) of Pub. L. 101–608 provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal years which begin more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 16, 1990].”
§2053a. Employee training exchanges
(1) retain or employ officers or employees of foreign government agencies on a temporary basis pursuant to section 2053 of this title or section 3101 or 3109 of title 5; and
(2) detail officers or employees of the Commission to work on a temporary basis for appropriate foreign government agencies for the purpose of providing or receiving training.
The Commission may execute the authority contained in subsection (a) with or without reimbursement in money or in kind, and with or without reciprocal arrangements by or on behalf of the foreign government agency involved. Any amounts received as reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Commission under this section shall be credited to the appropriations account from which such expenses were paid.
An individual retained or employed under subsection (a)(1) shall be considered to be a Federal employee while so retained or employed, only for purposes of—
(1) injury compensation as provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and tort claims liability under chapter 171 of title 28;
(2) the Ethics in Government Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and the provisions of chapter 11 of title 18; and
(3) any other statute or regulation governing the conduct of Federal employees.
(Pub. L. 110–314, title II, §208, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3046.)
The Ethics in Government Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), probably means the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–521, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1824. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 of Pub. L. 95–521 in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and Tables.
Pub. L. 101–608, title II, §204, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3124, provided that: “The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall conduct a study of requiring manufacturers of consumer products to include aversive agents, as appropriate, in products which present a hazard if ingested to determine the potential effectiveness of the aversive agents in deterring ingestion. In conducting the study, the Commission shall consult with appropriate consumer, health, and business organizations and appropriate government agencies. The Commission shall report to Congress the status of the study within one year of the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 16, 1990] and shall complete the study not later than 2 years after such date of enactment.”
“(a) Center for Fire Research.—At the request of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the National Institute for Standards and Technology's Center for Fire Research shall—
“(a) Establishment.—There is established the Technical Advisory Group to advise and work with the Consumer Product Safety Commission and National Institute for Standards and Technology's Center for Fire Research on the implementation of this Act. The Technical Advisory Group may hold hearings to develop information to carry out its functions. The Technical Advisory Group shall terminate 1 month after the submission of the final report of the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission under section 4.
“(a) In General.—Any information provided to the National Institute for Standards and Technology's Center for Fire Research, to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or to the Technical Advisory Group under section 2 which is designated as trade secret or confidential information shall be treated as trade secret or confidential information subject to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, and section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, and shall not be revealed, except as provided under subsection (b). No member or employee of the Center for Fire Research, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or the Technical Advisory Group and no person assigned to or consulting with the Center for Fire Research, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or the Technical Advisory Group, shall disclose any such information to any person who is not a member or employee of, assigned to, or consulting with, the Center for Fire Research, Consumer Product Safety Commission, or the Technical Advisory Group unless the person submitting such information specifically and in writing authorizes such disclosure.
“(b) Construction.—Subsection (a) does not authorize the withholding of any information from any duly authorized subcommittee or committee of the Congress, except that if a subcommittee or committee of the Congress requests the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the National Institute for Standards and Technology's Center for Fire Research, or the Technical Advisory Group to provide such information, the Commission, the Center for Fire Research, or Technical Advisory Group shall notify the person who provided the information of such a request in writing.”
Pub. L. 99–500, §110, Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–348, and Pub. L. 99–591, §110, Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–348, provided that: “The Interagency Committee on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety, established pursuant to Public Law 98–567 [set out as a note below], shall have an additional six months to complete its final technical report and submit policy recommendations to the Congress.”
Pub. L. 98–567, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2925, as amended by Pub. L. 100–418, title V, §5115(c), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1433, provided: “That this Act may be cited as the ‘Cigarette Safety Act of 1984’.
“(b) The persons appointed to serve on the Study Group may designate, with the advice and consent of the Interagency Committee, from among their number such persons to serve as team leaders, coordinators, or chairpersons as they deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the Study Group's functions under section 4.
“Sec. 6. (a) Any information provided to the Interagency Committee or to the Study Group under section 4 which is designated as trade secret or confidential information shall be treated as trade secret or confidential information subject to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, and section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, and shall not be revealed, except as provided under subsection (b). No member of the Study Group or Interagency Committee, and no person assigned to or consulting with the Study Group, shall disclose any such information to any person who is not a member of, assigned to, or consulting with, the Study Group or Interagency Committee unless the person submitting such information specifically and in writing authorizes such disclosure.
(4) Upon written request of