,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ba1 #bjba,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,arrington1 and ,mr4 ,lieu7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as ,reese's ,law4 #b4 ,consumer product safety standard for button cell or coin batteries and consumer products containing such batteries 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall1 in accordance with section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 promulgate a final consumer product safety standard for button cell or coin batteries and consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries that includes at least-- 7#a7 a performance standard requiring the button cell or coin battery compartments of a consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries to be secured in a manner that prevents access to button cell or coin batteries by children that are #f years of age or younger during reasonably foreseeable use or misuse conditions2 and 7#b7 warning label requirements-- 7,a7 to be included on the packaging of button cell or coin batteries and the packaging of a consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries2 7,b7 to be included in any literature1 such as a user manual1 that accompanies a consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries2 and 7,c7 to be included1 as practicable1 directly on a consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries in a manner that is visible to the consumer upon installation or replacement of the button cell or coin battery4 7b7 ,requirements for warning labels ,warning labels required under subsection 7a77#b7 shall-- 7#a7 clearly identify the hazard of ingestion2 and 7#b7 instruct consumers1 as practicable1 to keep new and used batteries out of the reach of children1 to seek immediate medical attention if a battery is ingested1 and to follow any other consensus medical advice4 7c7 ,treatment of standard for enforcement purposes ,a consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection 7a7 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 7d7 ,exception for reliance on voluntary standard 7#a7 ,before promulgation of standard by ,commission ,subsection 7a7 shall not apply if the ,commission determines1 before the ,commission promulgates a final consumer product safety standard under such subsection1 that-- 7,a7 there is a voluntary consumer product safety standard that meets the requirements for a standard promulgated under subsection 7a72 and 7,b7 the voluntary standard described in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 is in effect at the time of the determination by the ,commission2 or 7ii7 will be in effect not later than the date that is #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,after promulgation of standard by ,commission ,a final consumer product safety standard promulgated under subsection 7a7 shall cease to apply on the date described in subsection 7e77#b7 if the ,commission determines that-- 7,a7 there is a voluntary consumer product safety standard that meets the requirements for a standard promulgated under subsection 7a72 and 7,b7 the voluntary standard described in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 is in effect at the time of the determination by the ,commission2 or 7ii7 will be in effect not later than the date that is #ahj days after the date of the determination by the ,commission4 7#c7 ,determination required to be published in ,federal ,register ,any determination made by the ,commission under this subsection shall be published in the ,federal ,register4 7e7 ,treatment of voluntary standard for enforcement purposes 7#a7 ,in general ,if the ,commission makes a determination under subsection 7d7 with respect to a voluntary standard1 the requirements of such voluntary standard shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section #i of the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh7 beginning on the date described in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,date described ,the date described in this paragraph is the later of-- 7,a7 the date of the determination of the ,commission under subsection 7d7 with respect to the voluntary standard described in paragraph 7#a72 or 7,b7 the effective date contained in the voluntary standard described in paragraph 7#a74 7f7 ,revision of voluntary standard 7#a7 ,notice to ,commission ,if a voluntary standard with respect to which the ,commission has made a determination under subsection 7d7 is subsequently revised1 the organization that revised the standard shall notify the ,commission after the final approval of the revision4 7#b7 ,effective date of revision ,beginning on the date that is #ahj days after the ,commission is notified of a revised voluntary standard described in paragraph 7#a7 7or such later date as the ,commission determines appropriate71 such revised voluntary standard shall become enforceable as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section #i of the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh71 in place of the prior version1 unless1 within #ij days after receiving the notice1 the ,commission determines that the revised voluntary standard does not meet the requirements for a standard promulgated under subsection 7a74 7g7 ,future rulemaking ,at any time after the promulgation of a final consumer product safety standard under subsection 7a71 a voluntary standard is treated as a consumer product safety rule under subsection 7e71 or a revised voluntary standard becomes enforceable as a consumer product safety rule under subsection 7f71 the ,commission may initiate a rulemaking in accordance with section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to modify the requirements of the standard or revised standard or to include in the standard or revised standard any additional provision that the ,commission determines is necessary to protect children from ingesting button cell or coin batteries or that would lessen the severity of injury or risk of death in the event of ingestion4 ,any rule promulgated under this subsection 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 #c4 ,child-resistant packaging for button cell or coin batteries 7a7 ,requirement ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 any button cell or coin battery sold1 offered for sale1 manufactured for sale1 distributed in commerce1 or imported into the ,united ,states1 or included separately with a consumer product sold1 offered for sale1 manufactured for sale1 distributed in commerce1 or imported into the ,united ,states1 shall be packaged in accordance with the standards provided in section #agjj4ae of title #af1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulation71 as determined through testing in accordance with the method described in section #agjj4bj of title #af1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulation74 7b7 ,applicability ,the requirement of subsection 7a7 shall be treated as a standard for the special packaging of a household substance established under section #c7;a7 of the ,poison ,prevention ,packaging ,act of #aigj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #adgb7;a774 #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,button cell or coin battery ,the term button cell or coin battery means-- 7,a7 a single cell battery with a diameter greater than the height of the battery2 or 7,b7 any other battery1 regardless of the technology used to produce an electrical charge1 that is determined by the ,commission to pose an ingestion hazard4 7#b7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,commission4 7#c7 ,consumer product ,the term consumer product has the meaning given such term in section #c7;a7 of the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb7;a774 7#d7 ,consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries ,the term consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries means a consumer product containing or designed to use one or more button cell or coin batteries1 regardless of whether such batteries are intended to be replaced by the consumer or are included with the product or sold separately4