,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bi1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,consumer    
,product ,safety ,act to protect        
,americans from harmful ,,ccp products4 
#a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,protecting ,americans from
 ,harmful ,,ccp ,products ,act4  #b4    
,amendments to the ,consumer ,product   
,safety ,act  7a7  ,recall of ,chinese  
products  ,section #ae of the ,consumer 
,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjfd7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7k7  ,recall of ,chinese
 ,products  7#a7  ,in general           
,notwithstanding subsection 7f71 the    
,commission may issue an order under    
subsection 7c7 or 7d71 including a      
mandatory recall1 without the consent of
 the manufacturer or retailer of a      

consumer product distributed in commerce
 that presents a substantial product    
hazard if--  7,a7 the manufacturer or   
retailer of the product is located in   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china1      
including in any of its ,special        
,administrative ,regions such as ,hong  
,kong and ,macao2  7,b7 the product is  
offered for sale directly to ,united    
,states consumers1 including via online 
platforms2  7,c7 the ,commission has    
requested information or action related 
to the potential hazard from the        
manufacturer or retailer and has not    
received a timely or adequate response2 
and  7,d7 if the ,commission determines 
that a product distributed in commerce  
presents a substantial product hazard4  
7#b7  ,rebuttable presumption  ,there   
shall be a rebuttable presumption in    
favor of the ,commission's claim that a 
product poses a substantial product     
hazard under this subsection4  7#c7     
,notice  ,the ,commission shall publish 
notice of any mandatory recall order    

under this subsection1 not later than   
#cj days before the order shall take    
effect1 on its website and transmit such
 notice to all known distributors1      
importers1 and platforms offering the   
product for sale within the ,united     
,states4  4  7b7  ,definition  ,section 
#c7;a7 of the ,consumer ,product ,safety
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb7;a77 is      
amended by striking paragraph 7#h7 and  
inserting the following3  7#h7          
,distributor  7,a7  ,in general  ,the   
term distributor means a person to whom 
a consumer product is delivered or sold 
for purposes of distribution in         
commerce1 except that such term shall   
not include a manufacturer or retailer  
of the product4  7,b7  ,certain         
e-commerce platforms  ,notwithstanding  
any limitation described in subparagraph
 7,a71 an operator of an e-commerce     
platform that is headquartered in or    
primarily operates from the ,people's   
,republic of ,china1 including any of   
its ,special ,administrative regions    

such as ,hong ,kong and ,macao1 and that
 facilitates the sale of consumer       
products to ,united ,states consumers1  
shall be considered a distributor under 
this ,act4  7,c7  ,rule of construction 
,nothing in this paragraph shall be     
construed as having any bearing on      
whether any non-,chinese persons or     
entities are distributors for purposes  
of this ,act4  4