,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ba1        
#bjba,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois 7= h]self1  
,mr4 ,arr+ton1 & ,mr4 ,lieu7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to protect *ildr5 & o!r        
consum]s aga9/ haz>ds associat$ ) !     
accid5tal +e/ion ( button cell or co9   
batt]ies by requir+ ! ,consum] ,product 
,safety ,commission to promulgate a     
consum] product safety /&>d to require  
*ild-resi/ant closures on consum]       
products t use su* batt]ies1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ,reese's ,law4  #b4 ,consum] 
product safety /&>d = button cell or co9
 batt]ies & consum] products conta9+ su*
 batt]ies  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,commission %all1 9 accordance )     
section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 promulgate a f9al consum] product
 safety /&>d = button cell or co9       

batt]ies & consum] products conta9+     
button cell or co9 batt]ies t includes  
at lea/-- 7#a7 a p]=mance /&>d requir+ !
 button cell or co9 batt]y comp>tm5ts ( 
a consum] product conta9+ button cell or
 co9 batt]ies to be secur$ 9 a mann] t  
prev5ts access to button cell or co9    
batt]ies by *ildr5 t are #f ye>s ( age  
or y\ng] dur+ reasonably =eseeable use  
or misuse conditions2 &  7#b7 w>n+ label
 requirem5ts-- 7,a7 to be includ$ on !  
packag+ ( button cell or co9 batt]ies & 
! packag+ ( a consum] product conta9+   
button cell or co9 batt]ies2  7,b7 to be
 includ$ 9 any lit]ature1 su* z a us]   
manual1 t accompanies a consum] product 
conta9+ button cell or co9 batt]ies2 &  
7,c7 to be includ$1 z practicable1      
directly on a consum] product conta9+   
button cell or co9 batt]ies 9 a mann] t 
is visible to ! consum] ^u in/allation  
or replacem5t ( ! button cell or co9    
batt]y4  7b7 ,requirem5ts = w>n+ labels 
,w>n+ labels requir$ "u subsection      
7a77#b7 %all-- 7#a7 cle>ly id5tify !    

haz>d ( +e/ion2 &  7#b7 in/ruct         
consum]s1 z practicable1 to keep new &  
us$ batt]ies out ( ! rea* ( *ildr51 to  
seek imm$iate m$ical att5tion if a      
batt]y is +e/$1 & to foll[ any o!r      
cons5sus m$ical advice4  7c7 ,treatm5t (
 /&>d = en=cem5t purposes ,a consum]    
product safety /&>d promulgat$ "u       
subsection 7a7 %all be treat$ z a       
consum] product safety rule promulgat$  
"u section #i ( ! ,consum] ,product     
,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh74  7d7
 ,exception = reliance on volunt>y /&>d 
7#a7 ,be=e promulgation ( /&>d by       
,commission ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply
 if ! ,commission det]m9es1 be=e !      
,commission promulgates a f9al consum]  
product safety /&>d "u su* subsection1  
t-- 7,a7 !re is a volunt>y consum]      
product safety /&>d t meets !           
requirem5ts = a /&>d promulgat$ "u      
subsection 7a72 &  7,b7 ! volunt>y /&>d 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 is 9  
effect at ! "t ( ! det]m9ation by !     
,commission2 or  7ii7 w be 9 effect n   

lat] ?an ! date t is #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7     
,aft] promulgation ( /&>d by ,commission
 ,a f9al consum] product safety /&>d    
promulgat$ "u subsection 7a7 %all cease 
to apply on ! date describ$ 9 subsection
 7e77#b7 if ! ,commission det]m9es t--  
7,a7 !re is a volunt>y consum] product  
safety /&>d t meets ! requirem5ts = a   
/&>d promulgat$ "u subsection 7a72 &    
7,b7 ! volunt>y /&>d describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 is 9 effect at ! 
"t ( ! det]m9ation by ! ,commission2 or 
7ii7 w be 9 effect n lat] ?an ! date t  
is #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! det]m9ation
 by ! ,commission4  7#c7 ,det]m9ation   
requir$ to be publi%$ 9 ,f$]al ,regi/]  
,any det]m9ation made by ! ,commission  
"u ?is subsection %all be publi%$ 9 !   
,f$]al ,regi/]4  7e7 ,treatm5t (        
volunt>y /&>d = en=cem5t purposes  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,if ! ,commission makes a      
det]m9ation "u subsection 7d7 ) respect 
to a volunt>y /&>d1 ! requirem5ts ( su* 
volunt>y /&>d %all be treat$ z a consum]

 product safety rule promulgat$ "u      
section #i ( ! ,consum] ,product ,safety
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh7 beg9n+ on ! 
date describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7    
,date describ$ ,! date describ$ 9 ?is   
p>agraph is ! lat] (-- 7,a7 ! date ( !  
det]m9ation ( ! ,commission "u          
subsection 7d7 ) respect to ! volunt>y  
/&>d describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 or  7,b7 
! effective date conta9$ 9 ! volunt>y   
/&>d describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7f7     
,revision ( volunt>y /&>d  7#a7 ,notice 
to ,commission ,if a volunt>y /&>d )    
respect to :i* ! ,commission has made a 
det]m9ation "u subsection 7d7 is        
subsequ5tly revis$1 ! organization t    
revis$ ! /&>d %all notify ! ,commission 
aft] ! f9al approval ( ! revision4  7#b7
 ,effective date ( revision ,beg9n+ on !
 date t is #ahj days aft] ! ,commission 
is notifi$ ( a revis$ volunt>y /&>d     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 7or su* lat]   
date z ! ,commission det]m9es           
appropriate71 su* revis$ volunt>y /&>d  
%all become en=ceable z a consum]       

product safety rule promulgat$ "u       
section #i ( ! ,consum] ,product ,safety
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh71 9 place ( !
 prior v]sion1 unless1 )9 #ij days aft] 
receiv+ ! notice1 ! ,commission det]m9es
 t ! revis$ volunt>y /&>d does n meet ! 
requirem5ts = a /&>d promulgat$ "u      
subsection 7a74  7g7 ,future rulemak+   
,at any "t aft] ! promulgation ( a f9al 
consum] product safety /&>d "u          
subsection 7a71 a volunt>y /&>d is      
treat$ z a consum] product safety rule  
"u subsection 7e71 or a revis$ volunt>y 
/&>d becomes en=ceable z a consum]      
product safety rule "u subsection 7f71 !
 ,commission may initiate a rulemak+ 9  
accordance ) section #eec ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to modify !        
requirem5ts ( ! /&>d or revis$ /&>d or  
to include 9 ! /&>d or revis$ /&>d any  
additional provision t ! ,commission    
det]m9es is necess>y to protect *ildr5 f
 +e/+ button cell or co9 batt]ies or t  
w\ld less5 ! sev]ity ( injury or risk ( 
dea? 9 ! ev5t ( +e/ion4 ,any rule       

promulgat$ "u ?is subsection %all be    
treat$ z a consum] product safety rule  
promulgat$ "u section #i ( ! ,consum]   
,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjeh74  #c4 ,*ild-resi/ant packag+ =   
button cell or co9 batt]ies  7a7        
,requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 any      
button cell or co9 batt]y sold1 (f]$ =  
sale1 manufactur$ = sale1 di/ribut$ 9   
comm]ce1 or import$ into ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 or includ$ sep>ately ) a consum]
 product sold1 (f]$ = sale1 manufactur$ 
= sale1 di/ribut$ 9 comm]ce1 or import$ 
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 %all be packag$ 9 
accordance ) ! /&>ds provid$ 9 section  
#agjj4ae ( title #af1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation71 z det]m9$ ?r\gh te/+ 9     
accordance ) ! me?od describ$ 9 section 
#agjj4bj ( title #af1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation74  7b7 ,applicability ,!     
requirem5t ( subsection 7a7 %all be     
treat$ z a /&>d = ! special packag+ ( a 

h\sehold sub/ance e/abli%$ "u section   
#c7;a7 ( ! ,poison ,prev5tion ,packag+  
,act ( #aigj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #adgb7;a774 
#d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,button cell or co9 batt]y ,! t]m button
 cell or co9 batt]y means-- 7,a7 a s+le 
cell batt]y ) a diamet] great] ?an !    
height ( ! batt]y2 or  7,b7 any o!r     
batt]y1 reg>dless ( ! te*nology us$ to  
produce an electrical *>ge1 t is det]m9$
 by ! ,commission to pose an +e/ion     
haz>d4  7#b7 ,commission ,! t]m         
,commission means ! ,consum] ,product   
,safety ,commission4  7#c7 ,consum]     
product ,! t]m consum] product has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c7;a7 ( ! 
,consum] ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb7;a774  7#d7 ,consum]    
product conta9+ button cell or co9      
batt]ies ,! t]m consum] product conta9+ 
button cell or co9 batt]ies means a     
consum] product conta9+ or design$ to   
use "o or m button cell or co9 batt]ies1
 reg>dless ( :e!r su* batt]ies are      
int5d$ to be replac$ by ! consum] or are

 includ$ ) ! product or sold sep>ately4