PUBLIC LAW 106-34-^JUNE 8, 1999 113 STAT. 123 SEC. 7. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS. Section 10 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5409) is redesignated as section 7 and is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: "Manufacturers and importers shall retain the record of conformeuice for fasteners for 5 years, on paper or in photographic or electronic format in a meinner that allows for verification of authenticity. Upon request of a distributor who has purchased a fastener, or a person who has purchased a fastener for use in the production of a commercial product, the manufacturer or importer of the fastener shall make available information in the record of conformance to the requester.". SEC. 8. RELATIONSfflP TO STATE LAWS. . Section 11 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5410) is redesignated as section 8. SEC. 9. CONSTRUCTION. Section 12 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5411) is redesignated as section 9 and is amended by striking "in effect on the date of enactment of this Act". SEC. 10. CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION. Sections 13 and 15 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5412 and 14) are repealed, and the following new section is inserted at the end of that Act: "SEC. 10. CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION. "(a) CERTIFICATION.— A person publishing a document setting forth guidance or requirements for the certification of manufacturing systems as fastener quality assurance systems by an accredited third party may petition the Director to approve such document for use as described in section 3(7)(B)(iii)(I). The Director shall act upon a petition within 180 days after its filing, and shall approve such petition if the document provides equal or greater rigor and reliability as compared to ISO/IEC Guide 62. "(b) ACCREDITATION. —^A person publishing a docimient setting forth guidance or requirements for the approval of accreditation bodies to accredit third parties described in subsection (a) may petition the Director to approve such docvmient for use as described in section 3(7)(B)(iii)(I). The Director shall act upon a petition within 180 days after its filing, and shall approve such petition if the document provides equal or greater rigor and reliability as compared to ISO/IEC Guide 61. "(c) LABORATORY ACCREDITATION.— ^A person publishing a document setting forth guidance or requirements for the accreditation of laboratories may petition the Director to approve such document for use as described in section 3(1)(A). The Director shall act upon a petition within 180 days after its filing, and shall approve such petition if the document provides equal or greater rigor and reliability as compared to ISO/IEC Guide 25. "(d) APPROVAL OF ACCREDITATION BODIES.— A person pubhshing a document setting forth guidsmce or requirements for the approvad of accreditation bodies to accredit laboratories may petition the Director to approve such document for use as described in section 3(1)(B). The Director shall act upon a petition within 180 days after its filing, and shall approve such petition if the document provides equal or greater rigor and reliability as compared to ISO/ Exports and imports. 15 USC 5412, 5414. 15 USC 5411a.
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