110 STAT. 780 PUBLIC LAW 104-113—MAR. 7, 1996 SEC. 11. FASTENER QUALITY ACT AMENDMENTS. (a) SECTION 2 AMENDMENTS.— Section 2 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5401) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a)(4), and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; (2) in subsection (a)(7), as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking "by lot number"; and (3) in subsection (b), by striking "used in critical applications" and inserting in lieu thereof "in commerce". (b) SECTION 3 AMENDMENTS. —Section 3 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5402) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking "having a minimum tensile strength of 150,000 pounds per square inch"; (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting "consensus" after "or any other"; (3) in paragraph (5)— (A) by inserting "or" after "standard or specification," in subparagraph (B); (B) by striking "or" at the end of subparagraph (C); (C) by striking subparagraph (D); and (D) by inserting "or produced in accordance with ASTM F 432" after "307 Grade A"; (4) in paragraph (6) by striking "other person" and inserting in lieu thereof "government agency"; (5) in paragraph (8) by striking "Standard" and inserting in lieu thereof "Standards"; (6) by striking paragraph (11) and redesignating paragraphs (12) through (15) as paragraphs (11) through (14), respectively; (7) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated by paragraph (6) of this subsection, by striking ", a government agency" and all that follows through "markings of any fastener" and inserting in lieu thereof "or a government agency"; and (8) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated by paragraph (6) of this subsection, by inserting "for the purpose of achieving a uniform hardness" after "quenching and tempering". (c) SECTION 4 REPEAL. —Section 4 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5403) is repealed. (d) SECTION 5 AMENDMENTS. —Section 5 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5404) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B) and (2)(A)(i) by striking "subsections (b) and (c)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsections (b), (c), and (d)"; (2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking "or, where applicable" and all that follows through "section 7(c)( 1)"; (3) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ", such as the chemical, dimensional, physical, mechanical, and any other"; (4) in subsection (c)(4) by inserting "except as provided in subsection (d)," before "state whether"; and (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE FOR CHEMICAL CHARACTERIS- TICS. — Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), a manufacturer shall be deemed to have demonstrated, for purposes of subsection (a)(1), that the chemical characteristics of a lot conform to the standards and specifications to which the
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