,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cafi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,rodgers of ,washington introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to protect consumers by     
codifying a fast-track recall program to
 remove potentially hazardous products  
from the marketplace as quickly and     
efficiently as possible4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,focusing ,attention on ,safety         
,transparency and ,effective ,recalls   
,act or the ,,faster ,act4  #b4 ,fast   
track recalls of consumer products      
,section #bjfd of title #ae1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
at the end the following3  7k7 ,fast    
track recalls  7#a7 ,in general ,if a   
manufacturer1 distributor1 or retailer  
notifies the ,commission in writing of  
its intention to carry out a fast track 
recall plan to address a potential      
substantial product hazard at no charge 

to consumers by repairing the affected  
products1 replacing the affected        
products with like or equivalent        
products1 or refunding the purchase     
price of the products 7less a reasonable
 allowance for use for products that are
 more than one year old at the time of  
the notification to the ,commission71   
the ,commission shall promptly post the 
notice provided by the manufacturer1    
distributor1 or retailer on the         
,commission's website4 ,the ,commission 
may publicize the information contained 
in the notice by other means at its     
discretion4  7,a7 ,the ,commission's    
posting of the notice on its website    
shall constitute notification to the    
public for purposes of section          
#ai7;a77#e74  7,b7 ,the manufacturer1   
distributor1 or retailer carrying out   
the fast track recall plan shall include
 in its notice to the ,commission the   
following information1 which shall be   
included in the public website posting3 
7i7 ,a clear description of the product1

 including the volume of products       
affected in the ,united ,states4  7ii7  
,a clear description of the safety risk 
being addressed4  7iii7 ,how a consumer 
can obtain a remedy offered by the      
manufacturer1 distributor1 or retailer4 
7iv7 ,a statement that the remedy will  
be provided without charge to the       
consumer4  7v7 ,the earliest date on    
which the remedy will be available to   
consumers4  7vi7 ,the schedule for      
notifying purchasers1 distributers1 and 
retailers of the fast track recall plan4
  7,c7 ,the manufacturer1 distributor1  
or retailer carrying out the fast track 
recall plan may include additional      
information with its notice to the      
,commission1 which additional           
information may include confidential    
business information4 ,the public notice
 along with any other information       
provided to the ,commission shall       
constitute the fast track recall plan4  
7,d7 ,the ,commission shall not delay   
the posting of the public notice of the 

fast track recall plan for any reason   
related to reviewing the adequacy of the
 remedy or reviewing the public notice  
content or format1 except that the      
,commission may reject a public notice  
that does not include the content       
specified in subparagraph 7,b7 of this  
paragraph4  7,e7 ,the filing of a fast  
track recall plan with the ,commission  
shall not constitute an admission that  
the affected products contain a defect  
or present a substantial product hazard 
within the meaning of this section4     
7#b7 ,adequacy of remedy ,if the        
,commission obtains information that a  
remedy provided in a fast track recall  
plan under paragraph 7#a7 is inadequate 
to address the potential product hazard 
identified by the manufacturer1         
distributor1 or retailer carrying out   
the fast track recall plan1 the         
,commission may commence a proceeding   
under subsection 7c7 or 7d7 to determine
 whether the product contains a         
substantial product hazard and1 if so1  

to order the manufacturer1 distributor1 
or retailer to take one or more of the  
actions specified in either of those    
subsections4  7#c7 ,acceleration of     
schedule ,if the ,commission determines 
that a fast track recall plan for which 
notice was provided under paragraph 7#a7
 is not likely to be capable of making  
remedies available to consumers within a
 reasonable time1 the ,commission may   
commence a proceeding under subsection  
7c7 or 7d7 to determine whether the     
product contains a substantial product  
hazard1 and1 if so1 shall order the     
manufacturer1 distributor1 or retailer  
to accelerate the remedy part of the    
fast track recall plan4  7#d7 ,no effect
 on other provisions ,nothing in this   
subsection shall be construed to alter  
the obligations of a manufacturer1      
distributor1 or retailer to provide a   
report required under subsection 7b74  4