,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bgg  #aafth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#bfdg  ,report ,no4 #aaf-cdh  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may   
#i1 #bjai ,ms4 ,matsui 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mr4 ,rush1 and ,mr4    
,crdenas7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,december #af1  
#bjai;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4        
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1   
,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,ms4   
,norton1 and ,mr4 ,kelly of ,mississippi
  ,december #af1 #bjai ,committed to the
 ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the 
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to adopt a certain 
,california flammability standard as a  
,federal flammability standard to       
protect against the risk of upholstered 
furniture flammability1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safer ,occupancy   
,furniture ,flammability ,act or        
,,soffa4  #b4 ,adoption of ,california  

flammability standard as a ,federal     
standard  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section--  7#a7 the term bedding product
 means-- 7,a7 an item that is used for  
sleeping or sleep-related purposes2 or  
7,b7 any component or accessory with    
respect to an item described in         
subparagraph 7,a71 without regard to    
whether the component or accessory1 as  
applicable1 is used--  7i7 alone2 or    
7ii7 along with1 or contained within1   
that item2  7#b7 the term ,california   
standard means the standard set forth by
 the ,bureau of ,electronic and         
,appliance ,repair1 ,home ,furnishings  
and ,thermal ,insulation of the         
,department of ,consumer ,affairs of the
 ,state of ,california in ,technical    
,bulletin #aag-bjac1 entitled           
,requirements1 ,test ,procedure and     
,apparatus for ,testing the ,smolder    
,resistance of ,materials ,used in      
,upholstered ,furniture1 originally     
published ,june #bjac1 as in effect on  
the date of enactment of this ,act2     

7#c7 the terms foundation and mattress  
have the meanings given those terms in  
section #afcc4b of title #af1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on  
the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 
7#d7 the term upholstered furniture--   
7,a7 means an article of seating        
furniture that--  7i7 is intended for   
indoor use2  7ii7 is movable or         
stationary2  7iii7 is constructed with a
 contiguous upholstered-- 7,i7 seat2 and
  7,,ii7  7aa7 back2 or  7bb7 arm2  7iv7
 is-- 7,i7 made or sold with a cushion  
or pillow1 without regard to whether    
that cushion or pillow1 as applicable1  
is attached or detached with respect to 
the article of furniture2 or  7,,ii7    
stuffed or filled1 or able to be stuffed
 or filled1 in whole or in part1 with   
any material1 including a substance or  
material that is hidden or concealed by 
fabric or another covering1 including a 
cushion or pillow belonging to1 or      
forming a part of1 the article of       
furniture2 and  7v7 together with the   

structural units of the article of      
furniture1 any filling material1 and the
 container and covering with respect to 
those structural units and that filling 
material1 can be used as a support for  
the body of an individual1 or the limbs 
and feet of an individual1 when the     
individual sits in an upright or        
reclining position2  7,b7 includes an   
article of furniture that is intended   
for use by a child2 and  7,c7 does not  
include--  7i7 a mattress2  7ii7 a      
foundation2  7iii7 any bedding product2 
or  7iv7 furniture that is used         
exclusively for the purpose of physical 
fitness and exercise4  7b7 ,adoption of 
standard  7#a7 ,in general ,beginning on
 the date that is #ahj days after the   
date of enactment of this ,act1 and     
except as provided in paragraph 7#b71   
the ,california standard shall be       
considered to be a flammability standard
 promulgated by the ,consumer ,product  
,safety ,commission under section #d of 
the ,flammable ,fabrics ,act 7#ae       

,u4,s4,c4 #aaic74  7#b7 ,testing and    
certification ,a fabric1 related        
material1 or product to which the       
,california standard applies as a result
 of paragraph 7#a7 shall not be subject 
to section #ad7;a7 of the ,consumer     
,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjfc7;a774  7c7 ,preemption  7#a7 ,in  
general ,notwithstanding section #af of 
the ,flammable ,fabrics ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #abjc7 and section #bca of the
 ,consumer ,product ,safety ,improvement
 ,act of #bjjh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjea     
note71 and except as provided in        
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 of paragraph
 7#b71 no ,state or any political       
subdivision of a ,state may establish or
 continue in effect any provision of a  
flammability law1 regulation1 code1     
standard1 or requirement that is        
designed to protect against the risk of 
occurrence of fire1 or to slow or       
prevent the spread of fire1 with respect
 to upholstered furniture4  7#b7        
,preservation of certain ,state law     

,nothing in this ,act or the ,flammable 
,fabrics ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #aaia et   
seq47 may be construed to preempt or    
otherwise affect--  7,a7 any ,state or  
local law1 regulation1 code1 standard1  
or requirement that-- 7i7 concerns      
health risks associated with upholstered
 furniture2 and  7ii7 is not designed to
 protect against the risk of occurrence 
of fire1 or to slow or prevent the      
spread of fire1 with respect to         
upholstered furniture2  7,b7 sections   
#acgd through #acgd4c of title #d1      
,california ,code of ,regulations       
7except for subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of  
section #acgd of that title71 as in     
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act2 or  7,c7 the ,california standard4
  ,december #af1 #bjai ,committed to the
 ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the 
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed