113 STAT. 118 PUBLIC LAW 106-34—JUNE 8, 1999 Public Law 106-34 106th Congress An Act T a iQQq '^° amend the Fastener Quality Act to strengthen the protection against the sale "°® ' of mismarked, misrepresented, and counterfeit fasteners and eliminate unneces- [H.R. 1183] sary requirements, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Fastener Quality the United States of America in Congress assembled, Act Amendments ^„^„„^^, „„^-^,.,..r,^^-^ ^ Act of 1999. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ^5,Y^^^^°^ This Act may be cited as the "Fastener QuaHty Act Amend- ° ^- merits Act of 1999". SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. Section 2 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5401) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. FINDINGS. "The Congress finds that— "(1) the United States fastener industry is a significant contributor to the global economy, employing thousands of workers in hundreds of communities; "(2) the American economy uses billions of fasteners each year; "(3) state-of-the-art manufacturing and improved quality assurance systems have dramatically improved fastener quality, so virtually all fasteners sold in commerce meet or exceed the consensus standards for the uses to which they are applied; "(4) a small number of mismarked, misrepresented, and counterfeit fasteners do enter commerce in the United States; and "(5) multiple criteria for the identification of fasteners exist, including grade identification markings and manufacturer's insignia, to enable purchasers and users of fasteners to accurately evaluate the characteristics of individual fasteners.". SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. Section 3 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5402) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. "As used in this Act, the term— "(1) 'accredited laboratory means a fastener testing facility used to perform end-of-line testing required by a consensus standard or standards to verify that a lot of fasteners conforms to the grade identification marking called for in the consensus standard or standards to which the lot of fasteners has been manufactured, and which—
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