,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ddea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,cony]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to provide = ! protection 
( ! g5]al public1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,dang]\s ,products ,w>n+ ,act4  #b4     
,dang]\s products  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p #a (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] *apt] #bg ! foll[+3
  #bh ,dang]\s products  ,sec4 #ega4    
,violations4 #egb4 ,relation%ip to exi/+
 law4 #egc4 ,con/ruction4 #egd4         
,def9itions = *apt]4  #ega4 ,violations 
7a7 ,failure ,to in=m & w>n ,:oev]--    
7#a7 is a bus9ess entity or a product   
sup]visor ) respect to a product or     
bus9ess practice2  7#b7 kn[s ( a s]i\s  
dang] associat$ ) su* product 7or a     
compon5t ( t product7 or bus9ess        
practice2 &  7#c7 kn[+ly fails )9 #ae   
days aft] su* discov]y is made 7or if   

!re is imm95t risk ( s]i\s bodily injury
 or dea?1 imm$iately7 to d any ( !      
foll[+3  7,a7 ,to in=m an appropriate   
,f$]al ag5cy 9 writ+1 unless su* product
 sup]visor has actual k t su* an ag5cy  
has be5 s in=m$4  7,b7 ,to w>n affect$  
employees 9 writ+1 unless su* product   
sup]visor has actual k t su* employees h
 be5 s w>n$4  7,c7 ,to in=m p]sons o!r  
?an affect$ employees at risk if !y c   
reasonably be id5tifi$4  %all be f9$ "u 
?is title or imprison$ n m ?an #e ye>s1 
or bo?4  7b7 ,retaliation ,:oev] kn[+ly 
discrim9ates aga9/ any p]son 9 ! t]ms or
 conditions ( employm5t or 9 ret5tion 9 
employm5t or 9 hir+ because ( su* p]son 
hav+ in=m$ a ,f$]al ag5cy or w>n$       
employees ( a s]i\s dang] associat$ ) a 
product or bus9ess practice %all be f9$ 
"u ?is title or imprison$ n m ?an "o    
ye>1 or bo?4  7c7 ,nonpaym5t by bus9ess 
entities ,if a f9e is impos$ on an      
individual "u ?is section1 su* f9e %all 
n be paid1 directly or indirectly1 out (
 ! assets ( any bus9ess entity on behalf

 ( t individual4  #egb4 ,relation%ip to 
exi/+ law  7a7 ,rights ,to int]v5e ,no?+
 9 ?is *apt] %all be con/ru$ to limit ! 
"r ( any individual or gr\p (           
individuals to initiate1 int]v5e 91 or  
o!rwise p>ticipate 9 any proce$+ be=e a 
regulatory ag5cy or c\rt1 nor to relieve
 any regulatory ag5cy1 c\rt1 or o!r     
public body ( any obligation1 or affect 
its discretion to p]mit int]v5tion or   
p>ticipation by an individual or gr\p or
 class ( consum]s1 employees or citiz5s 
9 any proce$+ or activity4  7b7 ,/ate   
law ,no?+ 9 ?is *apt] preempts any ,/ate
 law or o!rwise affects any ,/ate       
au?ority to adopt or en=ce any ,/ate    
law4  #egc4 ,con/ruction ,?is *apt] %all
 be con/ru$ 9 su* a mann] z be/ to      
repres5t & protect ! int]e/s ( ! public4
  #egd4 ,def9itions = *apt] ,9 ?is      
*apt]--  7#a7 ! t]m product sup]visor-- 
7,a7 means--  7i7 an (fic] or director (
 a corporation or an association2  7ii7 
a p>tn] ( a p>tn]%ip2 or  7iii7 any     
employee or o!r ag5t ( a corporation1   

association1 or p>tn]%ip hav+ duties su*
 t ! conduct ( su* employee or ag5t may 
fairly be assum$ to repres5t ! policy ( 
! corporation1 association1 or p>tn]%ip2
 &  7,b7 includes p]sons hav+ managem5t 
responsibility =--  7i7 submissions to a
 ,f$]al ag5cy reg>d+ ! developm5t or    
approval ( any product2  7ii7           
production1 quality assurance1 or       
quality control ( any product2 or  7iii7
 rese>* & developm5t ( any product2     
7#b7 ! t]m product means a product or   
s]vice ( a bus9ess entity t ent]s or w  
ent] int]/ate comm]ce2  7#c7 ! t]m      
bus9ess entity means any corporation1   
company1 association1 firm1 p>tn]%ip1 or
 o!r bus9ess entity or a sole           
proprietor2  7#d7 ! t]m bus9ess practice
 means a me?od or practice (            
manufactur+1 assembl+1 design+1 rese>*+1
 import+ or di/ribut+ a product t ent]s 
or w ent] int]/ate comm]ce1 conduct+1   
provid+ or prep>+ to provide a s]vice t 
ent]s or w ent] int]/ate comm]ce1 or    
o!rwise c>ry+ out bus9ess op]ations     

relat$ to products or s]vices t ent] or 
w ent] int]/ate comm]ce2  7#e7 ! t]m    
s]i\s dang]1 us$ ) respect to a product 
or bus9ess practice1 means a dang]1 n   
readily app>5t to ! av]age p]son1 t !   
normal or reasonably =eseeable use (1 or
 ! exposure ( a human be+ to1 t product 
or bus9ess practice may cause dea? or   
s]i\s bodily injury to a human be+2     
7#f7 ! t]m s]i\s bodily injury means an 
impairm5t ( physical condition1 includ+ 
z result ( trauma1 repetitive motion or 
disease1 t--  7,a7 creates a sub/antial 
risk ( dea?2 or  7,b7 causes--  7i7     
s]i\s p]man5t disfigurem5t2  7ii7       
unconsci\sness2  7iii7 extreme pa92 or  
7iv7 p]man5t or protract$ loss or       
impairm5t ( ! function ( any bodily     
memb]1 organ1 bodily sy/em1 or m5tal    
faculty2  7#g7 ! t]m appropriate ,f$]al 
ag5cy means any ag5cy ) jurisdiction ov]
 ! product or bus9ess practice2 &  7#h7 
! t]m w>n affect$ employees1 us$ )      
respect to a s]i\s dang]1 means take    
reasonable /eps to give suffici5t       

description ( ! s]i\s dang] to all      
individuals work+ = or 9 ! bus9ess      
entity :o are likely to be subject to ! 
s]i\s dang] 9 ! c\rse ( t "w to make ^? 
individuals aw>e ( t dang]4  4  7b7     
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( *apt]s =    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+1 aft] ! item relat+ to *apt] 
#bg1 ! foll[+3  #bh4;,dang]\s           
products#ega  4  #c4 ,effective date ,! 
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act take effect   
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4