PUBLIC LAW 101-608—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3117 "(4) Upon written request of the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate or the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives or any subcommittee of such committee, the Commission shall provide to the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member any information furnished to the Commission under section 37 for purposes that are related to the jurisdiction of such committee or subcommittee. "(5) Any officer or employee of the Commission or other officer or employee of the Federal Government who receives information provided under section 37, who willfully violates the requirements of this subsection shall be subject to dismissal or other appropriate disciplinary action consistent with procedures and requirements established by the Office of Personnel Management.". (d) PROHIBITED ACT.— Section 19(a) (15 U.S.C. 2068(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(11) fail to furnish information required by section 37.". (e) CIVIL PENALTIES.— The second sentence of section 20(a)(1) (15 U.S.C. 2069(a)(1)) is amended by striking "or (10)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(10), or (11)". (f) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS. — (1) The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall report to the Congress on the extent to which reports made to the Commission under section 37 of the Consumer Product Safety Act have assisted the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities under such Act. The report— (A) shall provide aggregate data and not the details and contents of individual reports filed with the Commission pursuant to such section 37, (B) shall not disclose the brand names of products included in reports under such section 15(b) or 37 or the number of reports under such sections for particular models or classes of products, and (C) shall include— (i) a comparison of the number of reports received under such section 37 and the number of reports received under section 1503) of such Act, (ii) a comparison of the number of reports filed with the Commission before the date of the enactment of this Act and after such date, and (iii) the total number of settlements and court judgments reported under such section 37 and the total number of rulemakings and enforcement actions undertaken in response to such reports, (iv) recommendations of the Commission for additional improvements in reporting under the Consumer Product Safety Act. (2) The first report under paragraph (1) shall be due February 1, 1992, and the second such report shall be due April 1, 1993. SEC. 113. SETTLEMENT OFFERS. Section 15(f) (15 U.S.C. 2064(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "Any settlement offer which is submitted to the presiding officer at a hearing under this subsection shall be transmitted by the officer to the Commission for its consideration 15 USC 2084 note. Confidential business information. -194O-91-26:QL3Part4
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