,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hibh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,rush introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,consumer        
,product ,safety ,commission to require 
portable generators to meet certain     
standards relating to carbon monoxide1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,portable ,generator ,safety ,standard  
,to ,avoid ,needless ,deaths ,and       
,reduce ,disabilities ,act or the       
,portable ,generator ,safety ,,standard 
,act4  #b4 ,consumer product safety     
standard for portable generators  7a7   
,final standard for portable generators 
7#a7 ,final standard ,not later than #a 
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,consumer ,product       
,safety ,commission shall promulgate1 in
 accordance with section #eec of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 a final      

consumer product safety standard for    
portable generators to protect consumers
 from death or injury relating to the   
use of such generators4  7#b7           
,requirements ,the final standard       
promulgated under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
incorporate requirements that are       
substantially the same as1 or more      
stringent than1 each of the following3  
7,a7 ,the requirements of the ,american 
,national ,standard for ,carbon         
,monoxide ,emission ,rate of ,portable  
,generators 7,,ansi_/,,ul #bbja71 or any
 related successor standard1 that relate
 to carbon monoxide concentration       
limits4  7,b7 ,the requirements of the  
,american ,national ,standard for       
,safety and ,performance of ,portable   
,generators 7,,ansi_/,,pgma             
,g#cjj-bjah71 or any related successor  
standard1 except where such requirements
 conflict with any other requirement    
under this paragraph4  7,c7 ,a          
requirement that a portable generator   
shall include clear and conspicuous     

labeling marking the direction of       
exhaust4  7,d7 ,a requirement that the  
cord of a portable generator may not be 
shorter than #cj feet in length4  7,e7  
,a requirement that the weighted carbon 
monoxide emission rate of a portable    
generator may not exceed-- 7i7 for a    
portable generator powered by a handheld
 or ,class ,i spark-ignition engine1 a  
rate of #ge grams per hour2  7ii7 for a 
portable generator powered by a ,class  
,,ii spark-ignition engine with one     
cylinder1 a rate of #aej grams per hour2
 and  7iii7 for a portable generator    
powered by a ,class ,,ii spark-ignition 
engine with two cylinders1 a rate of    
#cjj grams per hour4  7,f7 ,a           
requirement relating to the shutoff     
capability of a portable generator in an
 elevated carbon monoxide environment4  
7,g7 ,other shutoff requirements and    
test specifications the ,commission     
determines necessary to protect         
consumers from the risk of injury       
relating to the use of portable         

generators4  7#c7 ,compliance dates     
7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,commission shall
 include in the final standard          
promulgated under paragraph 7#a7 a      
compliance date that is not later than  
#a year after the date of such          
promulgation1 by which portable         
generators shall comply with the final  
standard4  7,b7 ,handheld and ,class ,i 
engines ,with respect to portable       
generators powered by handheld or ,class
 ,i spark-ignition engines1 the         
,commission may include a separate      
compliance date that is not later than  
#ah months after the date of the        
promulgation of the final standard4     
7#d7 ,review and revision of standard   
,beginning #a year after the date of the
 promulgation of the final standard     
under paragraph 7#a7 and not less       
frequently than every #e years          
thereafter1 the ,commission shall review
 and revise such standard to ensure the 
highest level of safety feasible with   

respect to portable generators4  7#e7   
,treatment of standard ,the final       
standard promulgated under paragraph    
7#a71 including any revision of such    
standard made pursuant to paragraph     
7#d71 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  7b7
 ,interim standard for portable         
generators  7#a7 ,interim standard      
,beginning on the date that is #f months
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act and ending on the date that the   
final standard promulgated under        
subsection 7a77#a7 goes into effect1 it 
shall be unlawful for a person to import
 into or distribute in commerce in the  
,united ,states a portable generator1   
unless-- 7,a7 the portable generator    
complies with the requirements of       
,,ansi_/,,ul #bbja or ,,ansi_/,,pgma    
,g#cjj-bjah2 and  7,b7 the engine of    
such generator shuts off before the     
carbon monoxide concentration exceeds   

#fjj parts per million by volume 7ppm7  
or a #aj-minute rolling average of #bge 
ppm4  7#b7 ,violation ,failure to comply
 with paragraph 7#a7 shall be treated as
 a violation of section #ai of the      
,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjfh74