,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cjdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #i1 #bjaf ,mr4   
,casey 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 & ,mr4
 ,blum5?al7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,consum]       
,product ,safety ,commission to         
promulgate a consum] product safety rule
 = free-/&+ clo?+ /orage units to       
protect *ildr5 f tip-ov]-relat$ dea? or 
injury1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,tip-ov]s ( ,un/able1 ,risky ,dress]s on
 ,y\? ,act or ! ,,/urdy ,act4  #b4      
,consum] product safety /&>d to protect 
aga9/ tip-ov] ( free-/&+ clo?+ /orage   
units  7a7 ,free-,/&+ clo?+ /orage unit 
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m free-/&+    
clo?+ /orage unit means any piece (     
furniture manufactur$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
or import$ = use 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t is 
int5d$ = ! /orage ( clo?+1 includ+      
furniture items t--  7#a7 are commonly  

ref]r$ to z a *e/1 door *e/1 *e/ (      
draw]s1 dress]1 or bureau2 or  7#b7 may 
conta9 a *e/1 door *e/1 *e/ ( draw]s1   
dress]1 or bureau4  7b7 ,consum] product
 safety /&>d requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al     
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7c77#a71 
n lat] ?an #edj days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,consum] ,product
 ,safety ,commission %all promulgate1 9 
accordance ) section #eec ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 a f9al consum]     
product safety /&>d = free-/&+ clo?+    
/orage units to protect *ildr5 f        
tip-ov]-relat$ dea? or injury4  7#b7    
,treatm5t ( /&>d ,a consum] product     
safety /&>d promulgat$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 
%all be treat$ z a consum] product      
safety rule promulgat$ "u section #i ( !
 ,consum] ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh74  7c7 ,,a/m /&>d  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,subsection 7b77#a7 %all n     
apply if ! ,commission det]m9es t a     
volunt>y ,,a/m /&>d relat+ to free-/&+  
clo?+ /orage units--  7,a7 adequately   
protects *ildr5 f tip-ov]-relat$ dea? or

 injury f free-/&+ clo?+ /orage units2  
7,b7 is or w be publi%$ n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act2  7,c7 0 develop$ by ,subcommittee 
,f#ae4db on ,furniture ,safety ( ,,a/m  
,int]national2 &  7,d7 is likely to be  
sub/antially compli$ ) by furniture     
manufactur]s4  7#b7 ,publication (      
det]m9ation ,! ,commission %all publi%  
ea* det]m9ation made "u p>agraph 7#a7 9 
! ,f$]al ,regi/]4  7#c7 ,treatm5t (     
,,a/m /&>d = purposes ( en=cem5t ,if !  
,commission det]m9es t a volunt>y ,,a/m 
/&>d meets all ( ! conditions describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! requirem5ts ( su*     
,,a/m /&>d %all be treat$ z a consum]   
product safety rule promulgat$ "u       
section #i ( ! ,consum] ,product ,safety
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh7 beg9n+ #ahj 
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,commission's 
det]m9ation is publi%$ "u p>agraph 7#b74
  7#d7 ,revision ( ,,a/m /&>d  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,if ,,a/m ,int]national revises an
 ,,a/m /&>d aft] ! ,commission makes a  
det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect  

to su* /&>d1 ,,a/m ,int]national %all   
notify ! ,commission n lat] ?an #fj days
 aft] ! f9al v]sion ( su* revis$ /&>d is
 publi%$4  7,b7 ,treatm5t ( revis$ ,,a/m
 /&>d  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 
clause 7ii71 ! requirem5ts ( ! revis$   
/&>d describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all   
become en=ceable z a rule promulgat$ "u 
section #i ( ! ,consum] ,product ,safety
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh71 in/ead ( ! 
prior v]sion ( su* /&>d1 beg9n+ on--    
7,i7 ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! date  
on :i* ,,a/m ,int]national notifies !   
,commission ( su* revision2 or  7,,ii7  
su* lat] date z ! ,commission consid]s  
appropriate4  7ii7 ,noncon=m+ ,,a/m     
/&>ds ,if ! ,commission det]m9es1 n lat]
 ?an #ij days aft] ! date on :i* ,,a/m  
,int]national notifies ! ,commission ( a
 revis$ ,,a/m /&>d1 t ! requirem5ts ( ! 
revis$ ,,a/m /&>d d n improve ! safety (
 ! consum] product cov]$ by ! /&>d )    
respect to ! condition describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 ! ,commission %all  
cont9ue to en=ce ! prior v]sion ( su*   

/&>d 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#c74  7d7 
,subsequ5t rulemak+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,at  
any "t subsequ5t to ! publication ( a   
consum] product safety /&>d "u          
subsection 7b77#a7 or a det]m9ation     
reg>d+ an ,,a/m /&>d "u subsection      
7c77#a71 ! ,commission may initiate a   
rulemak+1 9 accordance ) section #eec ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code--  7,a7 to
 modify ! requirem5ts ( ! consum]       
product safety /&>d describ$ 9          
subsection 7b77#a7 or 7c77#a72 or  7,b7 
to include any additional provision 9   
su* consum] product safety /&>d t !     
,commission det]m9es is reasonably      
necess>y to protect public heal? or     
safety4  7#b7 ,treatm5t ( rules ,any    
rule promulgat$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be
 treat$ z a consum] product safety rule 
promulgat$ "u section #i ( ! ,consum]   
,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjeh74