#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bbaa  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,consumer ,product ,safety ,commission  
to promulgate a consumer product safety 
rule for free-standing clothing storage 
units to protect children from tip-over 
related death or injury1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stop ,tip-overs of 
,unstable1 ,risky ,dressers on ,youth   
,act or the ,,sturdy ,act4  #b4         
,consumer product safety standard to    
protect against tip-over of clothing    
storage units  7a7 ,clothing storage    
unit defined ,in this section1 the term 
clothing storage unit means any         
free-standing furniture item            
manufactured in the ,united ,states or  
imported for use in the ,united ,states 
that is intended for the storage of     
clothing1 typical of bedroom furniture4 
7b7 ,consumer product safety standard   
required  7#a7 ,in general ,except as   
provided in subsection 7c77#a71 not     
later than #a year after the date of the

 enactment of this ,act1 the ,consumer  
,product ,safety ,commission shall--    
7,a7 in consultation with               
representatives of consumer groups1     
clothing storage unit manufacturers1    
craft or handmade furniture             
manufacturers1 and independent child    
product engineers and experts1 examine  
and assess the effectiveness of any     
voluntary consumer product safety       
standards for clothing storage units2   
and  7,b7 in accordance with section    
#eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 promulgate a final consumer product    
safety standard for clothing storage    
units to protect children from          
tip-over-related death or injury that   
includes-- 7i7 tests that simulate the  
weight of children up to #fj pounds2    
7ii7 objective1 repeatable1 and         
measurable tests that simulate real     
world use and account for any impact on 
clothing storage unit stability that may
 result from placement on carpeted      
surfaces1 drawers with items in them1   

multiple open drawers1 or dynamic force2
  7iii7 testing of all clothing storage 
units1 including those under #cj inches 
in height2 and  7iv7 warning            
requirements based on ,,astm ,f#bjeg-ag1
 or its successor at the time of        
enactment1 provided that the ,consumer  
,product ,safety ,commission shall      
strengthen the requirements of ,,astm   
,f#bjeg-ag1 or its successor1 if        
reasonably necessary to protect children
 from tip-over-related death or injury4 
7#b7 ,treatment of standard ,a consumer 
product safety standard promulgated     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be treated as
 a consumer product safety rule         
promulgated under section #i of the     
,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh74  7c7 ,subsequent      
rulemaking  7#a7 ,in general ,at any    
time subsequent to the publication of a 
consumer product safety standard under  
subsection 7b77#a71 the ,commission may 
initiate a rulemaking1 in accordance    
with section #eec of title #e1 ,united  

,states ,code to modify the requirements
 of the consumer product safety standard
 described in subsection 7b77#a7 if     
reasonably necessary to protect children
 from tip-over-related death or injury4 
7#b7 ,revision of rule ,if1 after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention revises its ,clinical       
,growth ,charts1 the consumer product   
safety standard described in subsection 
7b77#a7 shall 1 on the date that is #ahj
 days after such revision1 be revised to
 include tests that simulate the weight 
of children up to the #ieth percentile  
weight of children #gb months in age1 as
 depicted in the revised ,centers for   
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
,clinical ,growth ,charts1 unless the   
,commission determines the modification 
is not reasonably necessary to protect  
children from tip-over-related death or 
injury4  7#c7 ,treatment of rules ,any  
rule promulgated under paragraph 7#a7 or
 revision made pursuant to paragraph    

7#b7 shall be treated as a consumer     
product safety rule promulgated under   
section #i of the ,consumer ,product    
,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh74     
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,september #ag1 #bjai4;,clerk4