Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 4.djvu/805

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PUBLIC LAW 101-608 —NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3121 penalties that shall apply for violations that occur after January 1 of the year immediately following such publication. "(C) The schedule of maximum authorized penalties shall be prescribed by increasing each of the amounts referred to in paragraph (1) by the cost-of-living adjustment for the preceding five years. Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to— "(i) in the case of penalties greater than $1,000 but less than or equal to $10,000, the nearest multiple of $1,000; "(ii) in the case of penalties greater than $10,000 but less than or equal to $100,000, the nearest multiple of $5,000; "(iii) in the case of penalties greater than $100,000 but less than or equal to $200,000, the nearest multiple of $10,000; and "(iv) in the case of penalties greater than $200,000, the nearest multiple of $25,000. "(D) For purposes of this subsection: "(i) The term 'Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers published by the Department of Labor. "(ii) The term 'cost-of-living adjustment for the preceding five years' means the percentage by which— "(I) the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year preceding the adjustment; exceeds "(II) the Consumer Price Index for the month of June preceding the date on which the maximum authorized penalty was last adjusted.". (d) REPORT ON CIVIL PENALTIES.— 15 USC 2076a. (1) Beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives the information specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection. Such information may be included in the annual report to the Congress submitted by the Commission. (2) The Commission shall submit information with respect to the imposition of civil penalties under the statutes which it administers. The information shall include the number of civil penalties imposed, an identification of the violations that led to the imposition of such penalties, and the amount of revenue recovered from the imposition of such penalties. SEC. 116. CHRONIC HAZARD ADVISORY PANEL. Section 28(b)(1) (15 U.S.C. 2077(b)(1)) is amended by inserting immediately after "States" the following: "(other than employees of the National Institutes of Health, the National Toxicology Program, or the National Center for Toxicological Research)". SEC. 117. AUTHORIZATION. Section 32(a) (15 U.S.C. 2081(a)) is amended by striking out paragraphs (1) through (9) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(1) $42,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, and "(2) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1992.". SEC. 118. ENFORCEMENT BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL. (a) FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT. —Section 5 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1264), as amended by