Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 106 — Pool and Spa Safety
§ 8001. Findings
Statutory text
Congress finds the following:
Of injury-related deaths, drowning is the second leading cause of death in children aged 1 to 14 in the United States.
In 2004, 761 children aged 14 and under died as a result of unintentional drowning.
Adult supervision at all aquatic venues is a critical safety factor in preventing children from drowning.
Research studies show that the installation and proper use of barriers or fencing, as well as additional layers of protection, could substantially reduce the number of childhood residential swimming pool drownings and near drownings.
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.
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
Pub. L. 110–140 title XIV § 1402 · 121 Stat. 1492
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 8001
(Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, § 1402, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1794.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, § 1402, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1794.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1402. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Of injury-related deaths, drowning is the second leading cause of death in children aged 1 to 14 in the United States. (2) In 2004, 761 children aged 14 and under died as a result of unintentional drowning. (3) Adult supervision at all aquatic venues is a critical safety factor in preventing children from drowning. (4) Research studies show that the installation and proper use of barriers or fencing, as well as additional layers of protection, could substantially reduce the number of childhood residential swimming pool drownings and near drownings.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the date that is 1 day after , see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
Short Title
Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, § 1401, , 121 Stat. 1794, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act’.”