,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cffg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #be1 #bjbd,mr4 
,wel* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4  
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 & ,mr4 ,lujn7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,consum] ,product   
,safety ,act to /rike provisions relat+ 
to ! maximum civil p5alties = violations
 ( product safety /&>ds4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,consum]
 ,advocacy & ,protection ,act ( #bjbd4  
#b4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,consum] ,product    
,safety ,act  7a7 ,civil p5alty cap     
,section #bj7;a77#a7 ( ! ,consum]       
,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjfi7;a77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! fir/ 
s5t5ce1 by /rik+ #ajj1jjj & ins]t+      
#bej1jjj2  7#b7 9 ! second s5t5ce-- 7,a7
 by /rik+ or 7#aa7 & ins]t+ 7#aa71      
7#ab71 7#ae71 or 7#af72 &  7,b7 by /rik+
 1 except t ! maximum civil p5alty %all 
n exce$ #ae1jjj1jjj = any relat$ s]ies (

 violations2 &  7#c7 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce by 
/rik+ 1 except t ! maximum civil p5alty 
%all n exce$ #ae1jjj1jjj = any relat$   
s]ies ( violations4  7b7 ,adju/m5t =    
inflation ,section #bj7;a77#c7 ( !      
,consum] ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjfi7;a77#c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3  7,b7 ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is subp>agraph1 & n  
lat] ?an ,janu>y #ae ( e ye> !reaft]1 ! 
,commission %all-- 7i7 9 accordance )   
subp>agraph 7,c71 det]m9e ! inflation   
adju/$ maximum civil p5alty = an        
individual violation2 &  7ii7 publi% ea*
 su* inflation adju/$ maximum civil     
p5alty = an individual violation 9 !    
,f$]al ,regi/]4  2  7#b7 by /rik+       
subp>agraph 7,c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,c77i7 ,! ,commission %all adju/ civil 
p5alties 9 accordance ) ?is subp>agraph 
& %all make su* adju/m5t not)/&+ section
 #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7ii7 ,! inflation adju/$ maximum civil  
p5alty = ! purposes ( subp>agraph 7,b7  

%all be det]m9$ by increas+ ! prior ye> 
maximum civil monet>y p5alty by !       
co/-(-liv+ adju/m5t4 ,any increase      
det]m9$ "u ?is subp>agraph %all be r\nd$
 to ! ne>e/ multiple ( #a4  7iii7 ,=    
purposes ( ?is subp>agraph-- 7,i7 ! t]m 
co/-(-liv+ adju/m5t means ! p]c5tage 7if
 any7 by :i*-- 7aa7 ! ,consum] ,price   
,index = ! mon? ( ,octob] prec$+ ! date 
( ! adju/m5t2 exce$s  7bb7 ! ,consum]   
,price ,index = ! mon? ( ,octob] #a "o  
ye> be=e ! mon? ( ,octob] ref]r$ to 9   
item 7aa72 &  7,,ii7 ! t]m ,consum]     
,price ,index means ! ,consum] ,price   
,index = all-urban consum]s publi%$ by !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7iv7 ,if ! civil  
p5alty subject to a co/-(-liv+ adju/m5t 
is1 dur+ ! #ab mon?s prec$+ a requir$   
co/-(-liv+ adju/m5t1 increas$ by law by 
an am\nt great] ?an ! am\nt ( ! adju/m5t
 requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,b71 !         
,commission is n requir$ to make !      
co/-(-liv+ adju/m5t o!rwise requir$ = t 
ye>4  2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ subp>agraph    
7,d74  7c7 ,te*nical am5dm5t ,section   

#bj7;c7 ( ! ,consum] ,product ,safety   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjfi7;c77 is am5d$1
 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ includ+1 ! 
& ins]t+ includ+ !4  7d7 ,te*nical      
am5dm5t ,section #bj7;d7 ( ! ,consum]   
,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjfi7;d77 is am5d$1 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by
 /rik+ man & ins]t+ p]son4