,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #ebd #aaf? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #dha ,report ,no4    
#aaf-bfa ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjai,ms4       
,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4   
,cram]1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation    
,septemb] #h1 #bjbj,report$ by ,mr4     
,wick]1 ) an amendment,strike out all   
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to enc\rage ,/ates
 to require ! in/allation ( resid5tial  
c>bon monoxide detectors 9 homes1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! 8,ni*olas & ,za*>y     
,burt ,memorial ,c>bon ,monoxide        
,poison+ ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjai04  #b4 
,f9d+s & s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,c>bon    
monoxide is a colorless1 odorless gas   
produc$ by burn+ any fuel4 ,exposure to 
unheal?y levels ( c>bon monoxide c lead 
to c>bon monoxide poison+1 a s]i\s heal?

 condition t c\ld result 9 dea?4  7#b7  
,un9t5tional c>bon monoxide poison+ f   
motor vehicles & improp] op]ation (     
fuel-burn+ appliances1 su* z furnaces1  
wat] heat]s1 portable g5]ators1 & /oves1
 annually kills m ?an #djj individuals &
 s5ds approximately #ae1jjj individuals 
to hospital em]g5cy rooms = treatm5t4   
7#c7 ,rese>* %[s t in/all+ c>bon        
monoxide al>ms close to ! sleep+ areas 9
 resid5tial homes & o!r dwell+ units c  
help avoid fatalities4  7b7 ,s5se (     
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t    
,congress %\ld promote ! in/allation (  
c>bon monoxide al>ms 9 resid5tial homes 
& dwell+ units across ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 
ord] to promote ! heal? & public safety 
( citiz5s ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,c>bon    
monoxide al>m ,! t]m c>bon monoxide al>m
 means a device or sy/em t-- 7,a7       
detects c>bon monoxide2 &  7,b7 is      
int5d$ to s\nd an al>m at a c>bon       
monoxide conc5tration bel[ a            
conc5tration t c\ld cause a loss ( !    

ability to react to ! dang]s ( c>bon    
monoxide exposure4  7#b7 ,commission ,! 
t]m ,commission means ! ,consum]        
,product ,safety ,commission4  7#c7     
,compliant c>bon monoxide al>m ,! t]m   
compliant c>bon monoxide al>m means a   
c>bon monoxide al>m t complies ) ! mo/  
curr5t v]sion (-- 7,a7 ! ,/&>d = ,s+le &
 ,multiple ,/ation ,c>bon ,monoxide     
,al>ms ( ! ,am]ican ,national ,/&>ds    
,in/itute & ,,ul 7,,ansi_/,,ul #bjcd71  
or any successor /&>d2 &  7,b7 ! ,/&>d =
 ,gas & ,vapor ,detectors & ,s5sors ( ! 
,am]ican ,national ,/&>ds ,in/itute &   
,,ul 7,,ansi_/,,ul #bjge71 or any       
successor /&>d4  7#d7 ,dwell+ unit ,!   
t]m dwell+ unit-- 7,a7 means a room or  
suite ( rooms us$ = human habitation2 & 
7,b7 includes-- 7i7 a s+le family       
resid5ce2  7ii7 ea* liv+ unit ( a       
multiple family resid5ce1 includ+ an    
ap>tm5t build+2 &  7iii7 ea* liv+ unit 9
 a mix$ use build+4  7#e7 ,fire code    
en=cem5t (ficials ,! t]m fire code      
en=cem5t (ficials means (ficials ( !    

fire safety code en=cem5t ag5cy ( a     
,/ate or local gov]nm5t or a tribal     
organization4  7#f7 ,,nfpa #gbj ,! t]m  
,,nfpa #gbj means-- 7,a7 ! ,/&>d = !    
,in/allation ( ,c>bon ,monoxide         
,detection & ,w>n+ ,equipm5t issu$ by ! 
,national ,fire ,protection ,association
 9 #bjab2 &  7,b7 any am5d$ or simil>   
successor /&>d relat+ to ! prop]        
in/allation ( c>bon monoxide al>ms 9    
dwell+ units4  7#g7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate--
 7,a7 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#c7;a7 ( ! ,consum] ,product ,safety    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb7;a772 &  7,b7 
includes-- 7i7 ! ,commonweal? ( !       
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s2 &  7ii7 any     
political subdivision ( a ,/ate4  7#h7  
,tribal organization ,! t]m tribal      
organization has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #d7l7 ( ! ,indian               
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4          
#ecjd7l774  #d4 ,grant program = c>bon  
monoxide poison+ prev5tion  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,subject to ! availability (           

appropriations au?oriz$ "u subsection   
7f71 ! ,commission %all e/abli% a grant 
program to provide assi/ance to ,/ates &
 tribal organizations t are eligible "u 
subsection 7b7 to c>ry out ! c>bon      
monoxide poison+ prev5tion activities   
describ$ 9 subsection 7e74  7b7         
,eligibility ,= ! purposes ( ?is        
section1 an eligible ,/ate or tribal    
organization is any ,/ate or tribal     
organization t-- 7#a7 demon/rates to !  
satisfaction ( ! ,commission t ! ,/ate  
or tribal organization has adopt$ a     
/atute or a rule1 regulation1 or simil> 
measure t-- 7,a7 has ! =ce & effect (   
law2 &  7,b7 requires compliant c>bon   
monoxide al>ms to be in/all$ 9 dwell+   
units 9 accordance ) ,,nfpa #gbj2 &     
7#b7 submits an application-- 7,a7 to ! 
,commission at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 &      
conta9+ su* additional in=mation z !    
,commission may require2 &  7,b7 t may  
be fil$ on behalf ( ! ,/ate or tribal   
organization by ! fire safety code      
en=cem5t ag5cy ( t ,/ate or tribal      

organization4  7c7 ,grant am\nt ,!      
,commission %all det]m9e ! am\nt ( ea*  
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section4  7d7        
,selection ( grant recipi5ts ,9 select+ 
eligible ,/ates & tribal organizations =
 ! aw>d ( grants "u ?is section1 !      
,commission %all give favorable         
consid]ation to an eligible ,/ate or    
tribal organization t-- 7#a7 requires ! 
in/allation ( a compliant c>bon monoxide
 al>m 9 a new or exi/+ educational      
facility1 *ildc>e facility1 heal? c>e   
facility1 adult dep5d5t c>e facility1   
gov]nm5t build+1 re/aurant1 !at]1 lodg+ 
e/abli%m5t1 or dwell+ unit-- 7,a7 )9 :i*
 a fuel-burn+ appliance1 includ+ a      
furnace1 boil]1 wat] heat]1 fireplace1  
or any o!r app>atus1 appliance1 or      
device t burns fuel1 is in/all$2 or     
7,b7 t has an atta*$ g>age2 &  7#b7 has 
develop$ a /rategy to protect vuln]able 
populations1 su* z *ildr51 ! eld]ly1 or 
l[-income h\seholds1 f exposure to      
unheal?y levels ( c>bon monoxide4  7e7  
,use ( grant funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al       

,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 an eligible  
,/ate or tribal organization to :i* a   
grant is aw>d$ "u ?is section may use ! 
grant-- 7,a7 to pur*ase & in/all        
compliant c>bon monoxide al>ms 9 !      
dwell+ units ( l[-income families or    
eld]ly individuals1 facilities t        
commonly s]ve *ildr5 or ! eld]ly        
7includ+ *ildc>e facilities1 public     
s*ools1 & s5ior c5t]s71 or /ud5t dwell+ 
units own$ by public univ]sities2  7,b7 
to tra9 ,/ate1 tribal organization1 or  
local fire code en=cem5t (ficials 9 !   
prop] en=cem5t ( ,/ate1 tribal1 or local
 laws reg>d+ compliant c>bon monoxide   
al>ms & ! in/allation ( ^? al>ms 9      
accordance ) ,,nfpa #gbj2  7,c7 = !     
developm5t & dissem9ation ( tra9+       
mat]ials1 in/ructors1 & any o!r co/s    
relat+ to ! tra9+ sessions au?oriz$ "u  
?is subsection2 or  7,d7 to educate !   
public ab\t-- 7i7 ! risk associat$ )    
c>bon monoxide z a poison2 &  7ii7 !    
importance ( prop] c>bon monoxide al>m  
use4  7#b7 ,limitations  7,a7           

,adm9i/rative co/s ,an eligible ,/ate or
 tribal organization to :i* a grant is  
aw>d$ "u ?is section may use n m ?an #e 
p]c5t ( ! grant am\nt to cov]           
adm9i/rative co/s t are n directly      
relat$ to tra9+ describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#a77;,b74  7,b7 ,public outrea* ,an    
eligible ,/ate or tribal organization to
 :i* a grant is aw>d$ "u ?is section may
 use n m ?an #be p]c5t ( ! grant am\nt  
to cov] ! co/s ( activities describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a77;,d74  7f7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject 
to p>agraph 7#b71 !re is au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to ! ,commission1 = ea* (   
fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc1          
#b1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is ,act1 :i*    
%all rema9 available until exp5d$4  7#b7
 ,limitation on adm9i/rative exp5ses ,9 
a fiscal ye>1 n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( !     
am\nts appropriat$ or o!rwise made      
available to c>ry out ?is ,act may be   
us$ = adm9i/rative exp5ses4  7#c7       
,ret5tion ( am\nts ,any am\nts          
appropriat$ "u ?is subsection t rema9   

unexp5d$ & unobligat$ on ,septemb] #cj1 
#bjbc1 %all be reta9$ by ! ,commission &
 cr$it$ to ! appropriations acc\nt t    
funds ! en=cem5t ( ! ,consum] ,product  
,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjea et    
seq474  7g7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye>  
aft] ! la/ day ( ea* fiscal ye> 9 :i*   
grants are aw>d$ "u ?is section1 !      
,commission %all submit to ,congress a  
report t evaluates ! implem5tation ( !  
grant program requir$ "u ?is section4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! 8,ni*olas & ,za*>y ,burt ,memorial    
,c>bon ,monoxide ,poison+ ,prev5tion    
,act ( #bjai04  #b4 ,f9d+s & s5se (     
,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,c>bon monoxide is a       
colorless1 odorless gas produc$ by burn+
 any fuel4 ,exposure to unheal?y levels 
( c>bon monoxide c lead to c>bon        
monoxide poison+1 a s]i\s heal?         
condition t c\ld result 9 dea?4  7#b7   
,un9t5tional c>bon monoxide poison+ f   
motor vehicles & improp] op]ation (     
fuel-burn+ appliances1 su* z furnaces1  

wat] heat]s1 portable g5]ators1 & /oves1
 annually kills m ?an #djj individuals &
 s5ds approximately #ae1jjj individuals 
to hospital em]g5cy rooms = treatm5t4   
7#c7 ,rese>* %[s t in/all+ c>bon        
monoxide al>ms close to ! sleep+ areas 9
 resid5tial homes & o!r dwell+ units c  
help avoid fatalities4  7b7 ,s5se (     
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t    
,congress %\ld promote ! in/allation (  
c>bon monoxide al>ms 9 resid5tial homes 
& dwell+ units across ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 
ord] to promote ! heal? & public safety 
( citiz5s ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,c>bon    
monoxide al>m ,! t]m c>bon monoxide al>m
 means a device or sy/em t-- 7,a7       
detects c>bon monoxide2 &  7,b7 is      
int5d$ to s\nd an al>m at a c>bon       
monoxide conc5tration bel[ a            
conc5tration t c\ld cause a loss ( !    
ability to react to ! dang]s ( c>bon    
monoxide exposure4  7#b7 ,commission ,! 
t]m ,commission means ! ,consum]        
,product ,safety ,commission4  7#c7     

,compliant c>bon monoxide al>m ,! t]m   
compliant c>bon monoxide al>m means a   
c>bon monoxide al>m t complies ) ! mo/  
curr5t v]sion (-- 7,a7 ! ,/&>d = ,s+le &
 ,multiple ,/ation ,c>bon ,monoxide     
,al>ms ( ! ,am]ican ,national ,/&>ds    
,in/itute & ,,ul 7,,ansi_/,,ul #bjcd71  
or any successor /&>d2 &  7,b7 ! ,/&>d =
 ,gas & ,vapor ,detectors & ,s5sors ( ! 
,am]ican ,national ,/&>ds ,in/itute &   
,,ul 7,,ansi_/,,ul #bjge71 or any       
successor /&>d4  7#d7 ,dwell+ unit ,!   
t]m dwell+ unit-- 7,a7 means a room or  
suite ( rooms us$ = human habitation2 & 
7,b7 includes-- 7i7 a s+le family       
resid5ce2  7ii7 ea* liv+ unit ( a       
multiple family resid5ce1 includ+ an    
ap>tm5t build+2 &  7iii7 ea* liv+ unit 9
 a mix$ use build+4  7#e7 ,fire code    
en=cem5t (ficials ,! t]m fire code      
en=cem5t (ficials means (ficials ( !    
fire safety code en=cem5t ag5cy ( a     
,/ate or local gov]nm5t or a ,tribal    
organization4  7#f7 ,int]national fire  
code ,! t]m ,,ifc means-- 7,a7 ! #bjae  

or #bjah edition ( ! ,int]national ,fire
 ,code publi%$ by ! ,int]national ,code 
,c\ncil2 or  7,b7 any am5d$ or simil>   
successor code p]ta9+ to ! prop]        
in/allation ( c>bon monoxide al>ms 9    
dwell+ units4  7#g7 ,int]national       
resid5tial code ,! t]m ,,irc means--    
7,a7 ! #bjae or #bjah edition ( !       
,int]national ,resid5tial ,code publi%$ 
by ! ,int]national ,code ,c\ncil2 or    
7,b7 any am5d$ or simil> successor code 
p]ta9+ to ! prop] in/allation ( c>bon   
monoxide al>ms 9 dwell+ units4  7#h7    
,,nfpa #gbj ,! t]m ,,nfpa #gbj means--  
7,a7 ! ,/&>d = ! ,in/allation ( ,c>bon  
,monoxide ,detection & ,w>n+ ,equipm5t  
issu$ by ! ,national ,fire ,protection  
,association 9 #bjab2 &  7,b7 any am5d$ 
or simil> successor /&>d relat+ to !    
prop] in/allation ( c>bon monoxide al>ms
 9 dwell+ units4  7#i7 ,/ate ,! t]m     
,/ate-- 7,a7 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #c7;a7 ( ! ,consum] ,product    
,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb7;a772 
&  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 ! ,commonweal? ( 

! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s2 &  7ii7 any   
political subdivision ( a ,/ate4  7#aj7 
,tribal organization ,! t]m ,tribal     
organization has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #d7l7 ( ! ,indian               
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4          
#ecjd7l774  #d4 ,grant program = c>bon  
monoxide poison+ prev5tion  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,subject to ! availability (           
appropriations au?oriz$ "u subsection   
7f71 ! ,commission %all e/abli% a grant 
program to provide assi/ance to ,/ates &
 ,tribal organizations t are eligible "u
 subsection 7b7 to c>ry out ! c>bon     
monoxide poison+ prev5tion activities   
describ$ 9 subsection 7e74  7b7         
,eligibility ,= ! purposes ( ?is        
section1 an eligible ,/ate or ,tribal   
organization is any ,/ate or ,tribal    
organization t-- 7#a7 demon/rates to !  
satisfaction ( ! ,commission t ! ,/ate  
or ,tribal organization has adopt$ a    
/atute or a rule1 regulation1 or simil> 
measure ) ! =ce & effect ( law1 requir+ 

compliant c>bon monoxide al>ms to be    
in/all$ 9 dwell+ units 9 accordance )   
,,nfpa #gb1 ! ,,ifc1 or ! ,,irc2 &  7#b7
 submits an application-- 7,a7 to !     
,commission at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 &      
conta9+ su* additional in=mation z !    
,commission may require2 &  7,b7 t may  
be fil$ on behalf ( ! ,/ate or ,tribal  
organization by ! fire safety code      
en=cem5t ag5cy ( t ,/ate or ,tribal     
organization4  7c7 ,grant am\nt ,!      
,commission %all det]m9e ! am\nt ( ea*  
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section4  7d7        
,selection ( grant recipi5ts ,9 select+ 
eligible ,/ates & ,tribal organizations 
= ! aw>d ( grants "u ?is section1 !     
,commission %all give favorable         
consid]ation to an eligible ,/ate or    
,tribal organization t-- 7#a7 requires !
 in/allation ( a compliant c>bon        
monoxide al>m 9 a new or exi/+          
educational facility1 *ildc>e facility1 
heal? c>e facility1 adult dep5d5t c>e   
facility1 gov]nm5t build+1 re/aurant1   
!at]1 lodg+ e/abli%m5t1 or dwell+ unit--

 7,a7 )9 :i* a fuel-burn+ appliance1    
includ+ a furnace1 boil]1 wat] heat]1   
fireplace1 or any o!r app>atus1         
appliance1 or device t burns fuel1 is   
in/all$2 or  7,b7 t has an atta*$ g>age2
 &  7#b7 has develop$ a /rategy to      
protect vuln]able populations1 su* z    
*ildr51 ! eld]ly1 or l[-income          
h\seholds1 f exposure to unheal?y levels
 ( c>bon monoxide4  7e7 ,use ( grant    
funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to        
p>agraph 7#b71 an eligible ,/ate or     
,tribal organization to :i* a grant is  
aw>d$ "u ?is section may use ! grant--  
7,a7 to pur*ase & in/all compliant c>bon
 monoxide al>ms 9 ! dwell+ units (      
l[-income families or eld]ly            
individuals1 facilities t commonly s]ve 
*ildr5 or ! eld]ly 7includ+ *ildc>e     
facilities1 public s*ools1 & s5ior      
c5t]s71 or /ud5t dwell+ units own$ by   
public univ]sities2  7,b7 to tra9 ,/ate1
 ,tribal organization1 or local fire    
code en=cem5t (ficials 9 ! prop]        
en=cem5t ( ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or local laws

 reg>d+ compliant c>bon monoxide al>ms &
 ! in/allation ( ^? al>ms 9 accordance )
 ,,nfpa #gbj1 ! ,,ifc1 or ! ,,irc2  7,c7
 = ! developm5t & dissem9ation ( tra9+  
mat]ials1 in/ructors1 & any o!r co/s    
relat+ to ! tra9+ sessions au?oriz$ "u  
?is subsection2 or  7,d7 to educate !   
public ab\t-- 7i7 ! risk associat$ )    
c>bon monoxide z a poison2 &  7ii7 !    
importance ( prop] c>bon monoxide al>m  
use4  7#b7 ,limitations  7,a7           
,adm9i/rative co/s ,an eligible ,/ate or
 ,tribal organization to :i* a grant is 
aw>d$ "u ?is section may use n m ?an #e 
p]c5t ( ! grant am\nt to cov]           
adm9i/rative co/s t are n directly      
relat$ to tra9+ describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#a77;,b74  7,b7 ,public outrea* ,an    
eligible ,/ate or ,tribal organization  
to :i* a grant is aw>d$ "u ?is section  
may use n m ?an #be p]c5t ( ! grant     
am\nt to cov] ! co/s ( activities       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,d74  7,c7    
,/ate contributions ,an eligible ,/ate  
to :i* a grant is aw>d$ "u ?is section  

%all1 ) respect to ! co/s incurr$ by !  
,/ate 9 c>ry+ out activities "u ! grant1
 provide non-,f$]al contributions 9 an  
am\nt equal to n less ?an #bj p]c5t (   
am\nt ( ,f$]al funds provid$ "u ! grant 
to adm9i/] ! program4 ,?is subp>agraph  
%all n apply to ,tribal organizations4  
7f7 ,fund+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission
 %all c>ry out ?is ,act us+ am\nts      
appropriat$ to ! ,commission = ea* (    
fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd1 to ext5t 
su* funds are available4  7#b7          
,limitation on adm9i/rative exp5ses ,9 a
 fiscal ye>1 n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( !      
am\nts appropriat$ or o!rwise made      
available to c>ry out ?is ,act may be   
us$ = adm9i/rative exp5ses4  7g7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! la/ day ( ea*
 fiscal ye> 9 :i* grants are aw>d$ "u   
?is section1 ! ,commission %all submit  
to ,congress a report t evaluates !     
implem5tation ( ! grant program requir$ 
"u ?is section4  ,septemb] #h1          
#bjbj,report$ ) an am5dm5t