,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bc1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to ban certain small1     
high-powered magnets1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,magnet ,injury     
,prevention ,act4  #b4 ,findings        
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,small1 high-powered magnets are   
commonly sold in sets of #bjj or more   
individual magnets4  7#b7 ,small1       
high-powered magnets pose a hidden      
hazard to infants1 children1 and teens4 
7#c7 ,when #b or more high-powered      
magnets are ingested1 or a high-powered 
magnet and a ferromagnetic object are   
ingested1 the force 7or flux7 allows    
magnets to find each other across or    
between different segments of body      
tissue1 such as ,,gi tissue4  7#d7 ,when

 magnets1 or magnets and ferromagnetic  
objects1 connect across or between      
different segments of body tissue1 the  
result can be perforations1 abscesses1  
fistulas1 or other life-threatening     
conditions4  7#e7 ,sometimes1 the       
magnetic force causes the body tissue1  
such as intestines1 to twist1 cutting   
off blood supply and leading to bowel   
necrosis4  7#f7 ,ingestion of #b or more
 high-powered magnets1 or a high-powered
 magnet and a ferromagnetic object1     
confers a high risk of abdominal        
catastrophe and death4  7#g7 ,ingestion 
of #b or more high-powered magnets has  
resulted in numerous deaths and serious 
injuries4  7#h7 ,children almost        
universally require high-cost medical   
intervention following high-powered     
magnet ingestions4  7#i7 ,evidence does 
not exist that warning information1     
alone1 will sufficiently reduce the     
hazard associated with the ingestion of 
small1 high-powered magnets4  7#aj7 ,the
 absence of final regulatory action to  

reinstate standards for small1          
high-powered magnet sets requires       
legislative action4  #c4 ,ban on certain
 magnets  7a7 ,ban on certain small1    
high-,powered magnets ,not later than   
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 covered small1 high-powered  
magnets1 regardless of the date of      
manufacture1 shall be considered a      
banned hazardous product under section  
#h of the ,consumer ,product ,safety    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeg74  7b7        
,covered small1 high-,powered magnet    
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered small1 high-powered magnet means
 any individual or set of separable     
magnets that-- 7#a7 is-- 7,a7 a consumer
 product 7as defined in section #c of   
the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb77 that is-- 7i7        
designed1 marketed1 or intended to be   
used for entertainment1 jewelry         
7including children's jewelry71 mental  
stimulation1 stress relief1 or a        
combination of these2  7ii7 not a toy   

subject to ,,astm ,f#ifc 7or any        
successor standard72 and  7iii7 not     
children's jewelry that is subject to   
,,astm ,f#bibc 7or any successor        
standard72 or  7,b7 a component of a    
consumer product described in           
subparagraph 7,a72  7#b7 is or contains 
any individual magnet that fits         
completely within the small parts       
cylinder described in section #aeja4d of
 title #af1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations2 and  7#c7 is or contains  
any individual magnet with a flux index 
of #ej k,g#b mm#b or greater4  #d4      
,consumer product safety standard for   
other small1 high-powered magnets  7a7  
,final standard for other small1        
high-,powered magnets ,not later than   
#ab months after the date of 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    
other small1 high-powered magnets if the

 ,commission determines that a consumer 
product safety standard is reasonably   
necessary to protect children from death
 or injury related to such magnets4 ,the
 determination made by the ,commission  
under this subsection shall be made not 
later than #c months after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act and shall be 
published in the ,federal ,register4    
7b7 ,future rulemaking ,at any time     
after #ab months after the date of      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,consumer   
,product ,safety ,commission may        
promulgate1 in accordance with section  
#eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 a final product safety standard for    
other small1 high-powered magnets4  7c7 
,other small1 high-,powered magnets     
defined ,in this section1 the term other
 small1 high-powered magnets means any  
individual or set of separable magnets  
that-- 7#a7 is-- 7,a7 a consumer product
 7as defined in section #c of the       
,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb77 that is-- 7i7         

designed1 marketed1 or intended to be   
used for entertainment1 jewelry         
7including children's jewelry71 mental  
stimulation1 stress relief1 or a        
combination of these2  7ii7 not a toy   
subject to ,,astm ,f#ifc 7or any        
successor standard72 and  7iii7 not     
children's jewelry that is subject to   
,,astm ,f#bibc 7or any successor        
standard72 or  7,b7 a component of a    
consumer product described in           
subparagraph 7,a72  7#b7 is or contains 
any individual magnet that fits         
completely within the small parts       
cylinder described in section #aeja4d of
 title #af1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations2 and  7#c7 is or contains  
any individual magnet with a flux index 
of greater than k,g#b mm#b and less than
 or equal to #ej k,g#b mm#b4