,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bhaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ae1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,s*um] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! di/ribution 9 
comm]ce ( *ildr5's products & uphol/]$  
furniture conta9+ c]ta9 flame ret>dants1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,*ildr5 &         
,firefight]s ,protection ,act ( #bjad4  
#b4 ,prohibition on sale ( c]ta9        
products conta9+ specifi$ flame         
ret>dants  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section1 ! t]ms *ildr5's product1       
consum] product1 di/ribute 9 comm]ce1   
di/ributor1 import1 manufactur]1        
retail]1 & ,unit$ ,/ates h ! mean+s giv5
 su* t]ms 9 section #c7;a7 ( ! ,consum] 
,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjeb7;a774  7b7 ,prohibition ,x %all be
 unlawful = any manufactur]1 di/ributor1
 or retail] to sell1 (f] = sale1        
manufacture = sale1 di/ribute 9 comm]ce1

 or import into ! ,unit$ ,/ates any     
*ildr5's product or uphol/]$ furniture t
 conta9s a flame ret>dant specifi$ 9    
subsection 7c7 t exce$s #a1jjj p>ts p]  
million total *emical cont5t by weight =
 any "p ( ! product or furniture4  7c7  
,specifi$ flame ret>dants ,! flame      
ret>dants specifi$ 9 ?is subsection are 
! foll[+3 7#a7                          
,tris7#a1c-;di*loro-#b-propyl7phosphate 
7,,tdcpp7 7*emical ab/racts s]vice numb]
 #acfgd-hg-h74  7#b7                    
,tris7#b-;*loroe?yl7phosphate 7,,tcep7  
7*emical ab/racts s]vice numb]          
#aae-adif-h74  7#c7 ,tetrabromobisph5ol 
,a 7,,tbbpa7 7*emical ab/racts s]vice   
numb] #gi-id-g74  7#d7 ,decabromodiph5yl
 e!r 7*emical ab/racts s]vice numb]     
#aafc-ai-e74  7#e7 ,antimony trioxide   
7*emical ab/racts s]vice numb]          
#acji-fd-d74  7#f7                      
,hexabromocyclododecane 7,,hbcd7        
7*emical ab/racts s]vice numb]          
#befcg-ii-d74  7#g7                     
,bis7#b-;,e?ylhexyl7-#c1d1e1f-tetrabromo

ph?alate 7,,tbph7 7*emical ab/ract      
s]vice numb] #bfjdj-ea-g74  7#h7        
#b-;,ethylhex,yl-#b1c1d1e-tetrabromob5zo
ate 7,,tbb7 7*emical ab/ract s]vice     
numb] #ahcfeh-bg-g74  7#i7 ,*lor9at$    
p>aff9s 7*emical ab/ract s]vices numb]  
#heece-hd-h74  7#aj7 ,tris              
7#a-;*loro-#b-propyl7 phosphate 7,,tcpp7
 7*emical ab/ract s]vice numb]          
#acfgd-hd-e74  7#aa7 ,su* o!r *emical   
flame ret>dants z ! ,commission may     
specify by rule "u subsection 7d77#e74  
7d7 ,*ronic haz>d advisory panel  7#a7  
,appo9tm5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,commission %all appo9t a *ronic haz>d  
advisory panel pursuant to ! proc$ures (
 section #bh ( ! ,consum] ,product      
,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjgg7 to   
/udy ! effects on human heal? ( all     
*emical flame ret>dants z us$ 9 *ildr5's
 products or uphol/]$ furniture4  7#b7  
,exam9ation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! panel     
%all1 n lat] ?an #edj days aft] ! date  
on :i* ! panel is appo9t$ "u p>agraph   

7#a71 complete an exam9ation ( !        
pot5tial haz>ds & exposures = ! full    
range ( *emical flame ret>dants t may be
 us$ 9 *ildr5's products or uphol/]$    
furniture to meet applicable fire safety
 /&>ds & %all-- 7i7 exam9e pot5tial     
heal? effects ( ! *emical flame         
ret>dants1 includ+-- 7,i7 developm5tal  
toxicity2  7,,ii7 c>c9og5icity1 g5etic  
damage1 or reproductive toxicity2       
7,,iii7 endocr9e disruption2  7,,iv7    
toxicity relat$ to ! n]v\s sy/em1 immune
 sy/em1 or organs or cause o!r sy/emic  
toxicity2 &  7,v7 :e!r !y are-- 7aa7    
p]si/5t1 bioaccumulative1 & toxic2 or   
7bb7 v p]si/5t & v bioaccumulative2     
7ii7 consid] ! pot5tial heal? effects ( 
su* *emical flame ret>dants1 bo? 9      
isolation & 9 comb9ation ) o!r flame    
ret>dants2  7iii7 exam9e biomonitor+    
/udies t docum5t exi/+ levels & likely  
future levels ( *emical flame ret>dants 
9 *ildr51 pregnant wom51 firefight]s    
7includ+ combu/ion by-products ( *emical
 flame ret>dants71 & o!rs2  7iv7 exam9e 

data & analysis reg>d+ ! *emical flame  
ret>dants 9 h\sehold du/1 indoor air1 or
 else:]e 9 ! home environm5t2  7v7      
consid] ! cumulative effects ( total    
exposure to flame ret>dants1 bo? f      
*ildr5's products1 uphol/]$ furniture1 &
 f o!r s\rces1 su* z food1 comm]cial    
furniture1 build+ insulation1 &         
electronics2  7vi7 review all relevant  
data1 includ+ ! mo/ rec5t1              
be/-available1 pe]-review$1 sci5tific   
/udies ( ^! *emical flame ret>dants t   
employ objective data collection        
practices or employ o!r objective       
me?ods2  7vii7 consid] ! am\nts (       
*emical flame ret>dants us$ 9 consum]   
products & ! total volumes manufactur$ =
 use2 &  7viii7 consid] possible simil> 
heal? effects ( *emical flame ret>dants 
us$ 9 *ildr5's products or uphol/]$     
furniture4  7#c7 ,d novo ,! panel's     
exam9ations pursuant to ?is subsection  
%all be conduct$ de novo4 ,! f9d+s &    
conclusions ( any previ\s *ronic haz>d  
advisory panel on *emical flame         

ret>dants & o!r /udies conduct$ by !    
,commission %all be review$ by ! panel b
 %all n be consid]$ det]m9ative4  7#d7  
,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]      
complet+ its exam9ation1 ! panel appo9t$
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all submit to !      
,commission a report on ! results ( !   
exam9ation conduct$ "u ?is section &    
%all make recomm5dations to !           
,commission reg>d+ any *emical flame    
ret>dants 7or comb9ations ( *emical     
flame ret>dants7 9 addition to ^?       
id5tifi$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#aj7 ( 
subsection 7c7 t ! panel det]m9es %\ld  
be prohibit$ "u subsection 7b74  7#e7   
,specification ( additional *emical     
flame ret>dants ,n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] receiv+ ! report ( ! panel "u      
p>agraph 7#d71 ! ,commission %all-- 7,a7
 evaluate ! f9d+s ( ! *ronic haz>d      
advisory panel reg>d+ ! exam9ation c>ri$
 out "u p>agraph 7#b72  7,b7 evaluate ! 
recomm5dations submitt$ by ! *ronic     
haz>d advisory panel "u p>agraph 7#d72 &
  7,c7 promulgate a f9al rule1 bas$ on !

 evaluations c>ri$ out "u subp>agraphs  
7,a7 & 7,b7 ( ?is p>agraph1 t specifies 
su* *emical flame ret>dants t are n li/$
 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#aj7 (         
subsection 7c7 z ! ,commission det]m9es 
t ! pres5ce ( su* *emical flame ret>dant
 9 any "p ( a *ildr5's product or       
uphol/]$ furniture may cause sub/antial 
p]sonal injury or sub/antial illness1   
includ+-- 7i7 developm5tal or le>n+     
disabilities2  7ii7 canc]2  7iii7       
endocr9e disruption2  7iv7 reproductive 
h>m2 or  7v7 damage to ! n]v\s sy/em1   
immune sy/em1 or organs or cause o!r    
sy/emic toxicity4  7e7 ,treatm5t (      
violation ,a violation ( subsection 7b7 
%all be treat$ z a violation ( section  
#ai7;a77#a7 ( ! ,consum] ,product       
,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4             
#bjfh7;a77#a774  7f7 ,product           
c]tification & label+ ,a product subject
 to subsection 7b7 ( ?is section %all n 
be subject to section #ad7;a77#b7 ( !   
,consum] ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjfc7;a77#b77 ) respect to   

te/+ = compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is 
section4  7g7 ,rulemak+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,consum] ,product ,safety ,commission
 %all promulgate rules to c>ry out ?is  
section 9 accordance ) section #eec (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7    
,exemption f c]ta9 requirem5ts ,!       
requirem5ts ( sections #g & #i ( !      
,consum] ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjef & #bjeh7 %all n apply to
 a rulemak+ "u ?is section4  7h7        
,relation to ,/ate law ,?is section %all
 n annul1 alt]1 or affect a provision ( 
law ( a ,/ate relat+ to ! pres5ce ( a   
*emical flame ret>dant 9 a *ildr5's     
product or uphol/]$ furniture except to 
! ext5t t su* provision ( law is        
inconsi/5t ) a provision ( ?is section1 
& !n only to ! ext5t ( ! inconsi/5cy4 ,=
 purposes ( ?is section1 a provision (  
law ( a ,/ate is n inconsi/5t ) !       
provisions ( ?is section if ! protection
 su* provision ( law af=ds any p]son is 
great] ?an ! protection provid$ "u ?is  
section4  7i7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9  

g5]al ,?is ,act %all take effect on !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 except    
subsection 7b7 %all take effect on !    
date t is #a ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7              
,applicability ,subsection 7b7 %all     
apply ) respect to *ildr5's products &  
uphol/]$ furniture manufactur$ aft] !   
date t is #a ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4