,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #b1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,schumer7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,consumer ,product    
,safety ,commission to issue a consumer 
product safety standard for portable    
electric heating devices1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safer ,heat ,act of
 #bjbc4  #b4 ,consumer product safety   
standard for portable heating devices   
7a7 ,consumer product safety standard   
required ,the ,consumer ,product ,safety
 ,commission shall-- 7#a7 in            
consultation with representatives of    
consumer groups1 portable heating device
 product manufacturers1 and independent 
engineers and experts and fire safety   
experts1 examine and assess the         
effectiveness of any voluntary consumer 

product safety standard for portable    
heating devices2 and  7#b7 in accordance
 with section #eec of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 promulgate a consumer    
product safety standard that includes1  
at a minimum1 a requirement that the    
portable heating device shut off at     
threshold determined hazardous by the   
,commission1 and that-- 7,a7 is         
substantially the same as such voluntary
 standard2 or  7,b7 is more stringent   
than such voluntary standard1 if the    
,commission determines that a more      
stringent standard would further reduce 
the risk of injury associated with such 
device4  7b7 ,treatment of standard ,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  7c7 ,additional      
rulemaking ,after promulgating the      
standard required pursuant to subsection
 7a71 the ,commission may1 in accordance

 with section #eec of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 periodically review and  
revise the standard to ensure the       
standard provides the highest level of  
safety for portable heating devices that
 is feasible4  7d7 ,judicial review ,any
 person adversely affected by a standard
 promulgated or revised under this      
section may file a petition for review  
under the procedures set forth in       
section #aa7;g7 of the ,consumer        
,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjfj7;g774  7e7 ,revisions to voluntary
 standard  7#a7 ,notice of adoption ,not
 later than #fj days after the date on  
which the ,commission promulgates a     
consumer product safety standard under  
this section that is based1 in whole or 
in part1 on a voluntary standard1 the   
,commission shall notify the            
organization that issued the voluntary  
standard of the ,commission standard and
 shall provide a copy of the ,commission
 standard to the organization4  7#b7    
,commission action on revised voluntary 

standard  7,a7 ,notification by         
standards organization ,not later than  
#fj days after the date on which an     
organization revises a standard that has
 been adopted1 in whole or in part1 as a
 consumer product safety standard under 
this section1 the organization shall    
notify the ,commission of such revision4
  7,b7 ,adoption or rejection of revised
 standard ,a revised voluntary standard 
described under subparagraph 7,a7 shall 
be treated as a consumer product safety 
standard promulgated under section #i of
 the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeh7 effective #ahj    
days after the date on which the        
organization notifies the ,commission   
7or such later date specified by the    
,commission in the ,federal ,register7  
unless1 within #ij days after the date  
on which the notice is received1 the    
,commission notifies the organization   
that the ,commission has determined that
 the revised voluntary standard does not
 improve the safety of the consumer     

product covered by the standard and that
 the ,commission will not adopt that    
standard4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term     
,commission means the ,consumer ,product
 ,safety ,commission4  7#b7 ,portable   
heating device ,the term portable       
heating device shall have the meaning   
given such term by the ,commission4