PUBLIC LAW 104-113—MAR. 7, 1996 110 STAT. 781 manufacturer represents such lot has been manufactured if the following requirements are met: "(1) The coil or heat number of metal from which such lot was fabricated has been inspected and tested with respect to its chemical characteristics by a laboratory accredited in accordance with the procedures and conditions specified by the Secretary under section 6. "(2) Such laboratory has provided to the manufacturer, Reports. either directly or through the metal manufacturer, a written Regulations. inspection and testing report, which shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary by regulation, listing the chemical characteristics of such coil or heat number. "(3) The report described in paragraph (2) indicates that the chemical characteristics of such coil or heat number conform to those required by the standards and specifications to which the manufacturer rep>resents such lot has been manufactured. "(4) The manufacturer demonstrates that such lot has been fabricated from the coil or heat number of metal to which the report described in paragraphs (2) and (3) relates. In prescribing the form of report required by subsection (c), the Secretary shall provide for an alternative to the statement required by subsection (c)(4), insofar as such statement pertains to chemical characteristics, for cases in which a manufacturer elects to use the procedure permitted by this subsection.". (e) SECTION BSAMENDMENT. —Section 6(a)(1) of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5405(a)(1)) is amended by striking "Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the" and inserting in lieu thereof "The". (f) SECTION 7 AMENDMENTS.— Section 7 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5406) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED FASTENERS. — It shall be unlawful for a manufacturer to sell any shipment of fasteners covered by this Act which are manufactured in the United States unless the fasteners— "(1) have been manufactured according to the requirements of the applicable standards and specifications and have been inspected and tested by a laboratory accredited in accordance with the procedures and conditions specified by the Secretary under section 6; and "(2) an original laboratory testing report described in section 5(c) and a manufacturer's certificate of conformance are on file with the manufacturer, or under such custody as may be prescribed by the Secretary, and available for inspection."; (2) in subsection (c)(2) by inserting "to the same" after "in the same manner and"; (3) in subsection (d)(1) by striking "certificate" and inserting in lieu thereof "test report"; and (4) by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(e) COMMINGLING.— It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, importer, or private label distributor to commingle like fasteners from different lots in the same container, except that such manufacturer, importer, or private label distributor may commingle like fasteners of the same type, grade, and dimension from not more than two tested and certified lots in the same container during repackaging and plating operations. Any container which contains
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