,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjba,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to create a mandatory     
safety standard 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 ,safe          
,generators ,save ,lives ,act4  #b4     
,mandatory product safety standard for  
portable generators  7a7 ,final standard
 for portable generators  7#a7          
,mandatory 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 as each of the   
following3 7,a7 ,the requirements of    
the-- 7i7 ,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 limits2 or  7ii7         
,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,b7 ,a          
requirement that a portable generator   
shall include clear and conspicuous     
labeling marking the direction of       
exhaust1 and a label indicating that    
portable generators should not be used  

inside4  7,c7 ,a requirement that the   
cord of a portable generator may not be 
shorter than #cj feet in length4  7,d7  
,a requirement relating to the shutoff  
capability of a portable generator in an
 elevated carbon monoxide environment4  
7,e7 ,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 ,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#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
 ,violation ,failure to comply with     
subsection 7a7 shall be treated as a    
violation of section #ai of the         
,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjfh74