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PUBLIC LAW 90-189-DEC. 14, 1967
[81 STAT.
Public Law 90-189 December 14, 1967
[s. 1003]
Flammable F a b r i c s Act, amendment.
'Commerce."
'Territory."
" A r t i c l e of wearing a p p a r e l. " Repeal.
" Interior furnishing."
"Fabric."
" R e l a t e d material."
"Product. 67 Stat. 111. 15 USC 119 2.
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rJ^^y amend the Flammable Fabrics Act to increase the protection afforded consumers against injurious flammable fabrics.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1191; 67 Stat. I l l) is amended by(1) amending paragraph (b) to read as follows: "(b) The term 'commerce' means commerce among the several States or with foreign nations or in any territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia or between any such territory and another, or between any such territory and any State or foreign nation, or between the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any State or territory or foreign nation, or between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any State or territory or foreign nation or the District of Columbia." (2) amending paragraph (c) to read as follows: "(c) The term 'territory* includes the insular possessions of the United States and also any territory of the United States." (3) amending paragraph (d) to reiid as follows: " (d) The term 'article of wearing apparel' means any costume or article of clothing worn or intended to be worn by individuals." (4) repealing paragraph (f); (5) redesignating paragraphs (e), (g), and (h) as paragraphs (f), (i), and (j),respectiv-ely; (6) inserting therein, immediately after paragraph (d), the following new paragraph: "(e) The term 'interior furnishing' means any type of furnishing made in whole or in part of fabric or related material and intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used, in homes, offices, or other places of assembly or accommodation." (f) amending redesignated paragraph (f) to read as follows: "(f) The term 'fabric' means any material (except fiber, filament, or yarn for other than retail sale) woven, knitted, felted, or otherwise produced from or in combination with any natural or synthetic fiber, film, or substitute therefor which is intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used, in any product as defined in subsection (h). " (8) inserting therein, immediately after redesignated paragraph (f), the following new paragraphs: " (g) The term 'related material' means paper, plastic, rubber, synthetic film, or synthetic foam which is intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in any product as defined in subsection (h). " (h) The term 'product' means any article of wearing apparel or interior furnishing." SEC, 2, Section.3 of the Flammable Fabrics Act is amended to read as follows: uP R O H I B I T E D
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TRANSACTIONS
"SEC. 3. (a) The manufacture for sale, the sale, or the offering for sale, in commerce, or the importation into the United States, or the introduction, delivery for introduction, transportation or causing to be transported, in commerce, or the sale or delivery after a sale or shipment in commerce, of any product, fabric, or related material which fails to conform to an applicable standard or regulation issued or amended under the provisions of section 4 of this Act, shall be unlaw-
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