92 STAT. 3742
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PUBLIC LAW 95-631—NOV. 10, 1978
Public Law 95-631 95th Congress An Act
Nov. 10, 1978 [S. 2796]
Consumer Product Safety Act, amendment. Appropriation authorization.
Commission Chairman.
Consumer product safety standards, development proceedings.
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to extend the authorization of appropriations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 32(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2081(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking out "and" at the end thereof; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(5) $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979; "(6) $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980; and "(7) $65,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981.". SEC. 2. (a) Section 4(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2053(a)) is amended by striking out "Senate, one of whom shall be designated by the President as Chairman. The Chairman, when so designated shall act as Chairman until the expiration of his term of office as Commissioner." and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Senate. The Chairman shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among the members of the Commission. An individual may be appointed as a member of the Commission and as Chairman at the same time.". (b) Section 4(i) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2053(i)) is amended by striking out "before January 1, 1978," in paragraph (1)(A) thereof and by striking out "before January 1, 1978" in paragraph (1)(B) thereof. SEC. 3. (a) Section 7(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(b)) is amended— . • \f, (l)byinserting"(l)"after"(b)"; "" ^ (2) by redesignating paragraph (1) through paragraph (4) as subparagraph (A) through subparagraph (D), respectively; (3) in subparagraph (C) as so redesignated in paragraph (2), by striking out "and" at the end thereof; and (4) by striking out subparagraph (D), as so redesignated in paragraph (2), and the two sentences following subparagraph (D), and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(D) include— "(i) an invitation for any person (other than the Commission), within thirty days after the date of publication of the notice, to submit to the Commission an existing standard as , jjj the proposed consumer product safety standard; and " (ii)(I) an invitation for any person (other than the Commission), within thirty days after the date of publication of the notice, to offer to develop the proposed consumer product safety standard; or " ( i l) a statement that the Commission intends to develop the proposed consumer product safety standard; and
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