§ 1201. Study and investigation; research, development and training

Statutory text

The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall conduct a continuing study and investigation of the deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from accidental burning of products, fabrics, or related materials.

In cooperation with appropriate public and private agencies, the Commission is authorized to—

conduct research into the flammability of products, fabrics, and materials;

conduct feasibility studies on reduction of flammability of products, fabrics, and materials;

develop flammability test methods and testing devices; and

offer appropriate training in the use of flammability test methods and testing devices.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1953
Pub. L. 90–189 § 10 · 81 Stat. 568
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 1201
June 30, 1953, ch. 164, § 14, as added Pub. L. 90–189, § 10, Dec. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 573
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 30, 1953, ch. 164, § 14, as added Pub. L. 90–189, § 10, Dec. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 573
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 10. The Flammable Fabrics Act is further amended by adding 15 USC 1191–1200. at the end thereof the following new sections: “Sec. 14. “investigations (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a continuing study and investigation of the deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from accidental burning of products, fabrics, or related materials. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall submit Report to President and Congress. annually a report to the President and to the Congress containing the results of the study and investigation. “(b) In cooperation with appropriate public and private agencies, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to— “(1) conduct research into the flammability of products, fabrics, and materials; “(2) conduct feasibility studies on reduction of flammability of products, fabrics, and materials; “(3) develop flammability test methods and testing devices; and “(4) offer appropriate training in the use of flammability test methods and testing devices. Report to Congress. The Secretary shall annually report the results of these activities to the Congress. “Sec. 15. “exports (a) This Act shall not apply to any fabric, related material, or product which is to be exported from the United States, if such fabric, related material, or product, and any container in which it is enclosed, bears a stamp or label stating that such fabric, related material, or product is intended for export and such fabric, related material, or product is in fact exported from the United States; except that this Act shall apply to any fabric, related material, or product manufactured for sale, offered for sale, or intended for shipment to any installation of the United States located outside of the United States. “(b) This Act shall not apply to any fabric, related material, or product which is imported into the United States for dyeing, finishing, other processing, or storage in bond, and export from the United States, if such fabric, related material, or product, and any container in which it is enclosed, bears a stamp or label stating that such fabric, related material, or product is intended for export, and such fabric, related material, or product is in fact exported from the United States; except that this Act shall apply to any such imported fabric, related material, or product manufactured for sale, offered for sale, or intended for shipment to any installation of the United States located outside of the United States. “Sec. 16. “preemption This Act is intended to supersede any law of any State or political subdivision thereof inconsistent with its provisions. “Sec. 17. “national advisory committee for the flammable fabrics act (a) The Secretary of Commerce shall appoint a National Advisory Committee for the Flammable Fabrics Act, composed of not less than nine members, fairly representative of manufacturers, distributors, and the consuming public. Each member appointed by the Secretary shall hold office for not more than two years, except that any member may be reappointed. “(b) Members of the Committee who are not officers or employees of the United States shall, while attending meetings or conferences of such Committee or otherwise engaged in the business of such Committee, lie entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $100 per diem, including traveltime, and while away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 80 Stat. 499. authorized in section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. Payments under this section shall not render members of the Committee employees or officials of the United States for any purpose. “(c) The Secretary shall consult with the National Advisory Committee before prescribing flammability standards or other regulations established under this Act.”
1980
Congressional Reports Elimination Act of 1980
Pub. L. 96–470 title I § 114 · 94 Stat. 2237
Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 1201(b)
Pub. L. 96–470 struck out provision requiring the Secretary to report the results of activities under this subsection to Congress
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–470 struck out provision requiring the Secretary to report the results of activities under this subsection to Congress.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 114. report by the consumer product safety commission Section 14(b) of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1201(b); 81 Stat. 573) is amended by striking out the last sentence.
1981
Pub. L. 97–35 title XII § 1211(e) · 95 Stat. 357
Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 1201(a)
Pub. L. 97–35 struck out provisions relating to the submission of an annual report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the President and to the Congress containing the results of a study and investigation
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–35 struck out provisions relating to the submission of an annual report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the President and to the Congress containing the results of a study and investigation.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(e) The last sentence of section 14(a) of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1201(a)) is repealed.
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective Aug. 13, 1981, see section 1215 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 2052 of this title.
2008
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–314 title II § 204(c)(2)(B) · 122 Stat. 3016
Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 1201
Pub. L. 110–314 substituted “Commission” for “Secretary of Commerce” in subsecs. (a) and (b)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 110–314 substituted “Commission” for “Secretary of Commerce” in subsecs. (a) and (b).
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) by striking “Secretary of Commerce” each place it appears and inserting “Commission”;

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

In subsec. (a), pursuant to Pub. L. 92–573 and as amended by Pub. L. 110–314, the words “in cooperation with the Commission”, meaning the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which followed “Consumer Product Safety Commission”, have been omitted from the Code as redundant in that they would provide for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to cooperate with itself.

Amendments1980–2008 · 3 rounds

2008

Pub. L. 110–314 substituted “Commission” for “Secretary of Commerce” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

1981

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–35 struck out provisions relating to the submission of an annual report by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the President and to the Congress containing the results of a study and investigation.

1980

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–470 struck out provision requiring the Secretary to report the results of activities under this subsection to Congress.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective Aug. 13, 1981, see section 1215 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 2052 of this title.

Transfer of Functions

“Consumer Product Safety Commission” substituted for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” in subsec. (a) pursuant to section 30(b) of Pub. L. 92–573, which is classified to section 2079(b) of this title and which transferred functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Secretary of Commerce, and Federal Trade Commission under this chapter to Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Toxicologic Risks of Flame-Retardant Chemicals in Residential Upholstered Furniture

Pub. L. 105–276, title IV, § 423, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2510, provided that within 90 days of Oct. 21, 1998, the Consumer Product Safety Commission was to make all necessary arrangements for the Committee on Toxicology of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct an independent 12-month study of the potential toxicologic risks of all flame-retardant chemicals identified by the NAS and the Commission as likely candidates for use in residential upholstered furniture for the purpose of meeting regulations proposed by the Commission for flame resistance of residential upholstered furniture, and that the Academy would send the report, when complete, to the Commission, which would provide the report to Congress.

Credits

1953–2008 · 5 acts

1953June 30, 1953, ch. 164, § 14, as added Pub. L. 90–189, § 10, Dec. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 573
1972amended Pub. L. 92–573, § 30(b), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1231
1980Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 114, Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2240
1981Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1211(e), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 721
2008Pub. L. 110–314, title II, § 204(c)(2)(B), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3042.

Show as published

(June 30, 1953, ch. 164, § 14, as added Pub. L. 90–189, § 10, Dec. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 573; amended Pub. L. 92–573, § 30(b), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1231; Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 114, Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2240; Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1211(e), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 110–314, title II, § 204(c)(2)(B), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3042.)