,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gide  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #af1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,mullin introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
ban the sale of nitrous oxide consumer  
products1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,nitrous ,oxide ,safety ,act of     
#bjbf4  #b4 ,nitrous oxide products     
considered a banned hazardous product   
7a7 ,consideration as banned hazardous  
product ,except as provided in          
subsection 7b71 on and after the date   
that is #ahj days after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act1 a consumer      
product that contains nitrous oxide     
shall be considered to be a banned      
hazardous product under section #h of   
the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeg74  7b7 ,rule of        
construction ,nothing in this section   
may be construed to-- 7#a7 ban the sale 
of a product that contains nitrous oxide

 to be used in the course of-- 7,a7     
medical or dental treatment2  7,b7      
commercial production of food or food   
products1 including in a manufacturing  
setting or commercial kitchen2 or  7,c7 
research and development2 or  7#b7 apply
 to a consumer product in which nitrous 
oxide is sold as a component of food and
 used as a propellant to drive such food
 out of a pressurized container4  7c7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,commercial kitchen ,the term commercial
 kitchen means a commercial restaurant1 
caterer1 or other food preparation      
business4  7#b7 ,consumer product ,the  
term consumer product has the meaning   
given that term under section #c7;a77#e7
 of the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb7;a77#e774  7#c7    
,medical or dental treatment ,the term  
medical or dental treatment means care  
provided by a dentist1 doctor1          
pharmacist1 or another professional     
licensed to dispense medication4  7#d7  
,nitrous oxide ,the term nitrous oxide  

means the gas chemically known as       
,n#b,o1 which is also known as laughing 
gas and whippits4  7#e7 ,research and   
development ,the term research and      
development means activities conducted  
by an accredited academic institution1 a
 business1 nonprofit entity1 or         
government agency engaged in scientific1
 engineering1 medical1 or technological 
research or the development of products 
or services4