113 STAT. 122 PUBLIC LAW 106-34-JUNE 8, 1999 15 USC 5403 note. Establishment "(1) the record of conformance for the lot of fasteners; "(2) the identification, characteristics, properties, mechanical or performance marks, chemistry, or strength of the lot of fasteners; or "(3) the manufacturer's insignia. "(b) REPRESENTATIONS. —^A direct or indirect reference to a consensus standard to represent that a fastener conforms to particular requirements of the consensus standard shall not be construed as a representation that the fastener meets all the requirements of the consensus standard. "(c) SPECIFICATIONS. —^A direct or indirect contractual reference to a consensus standard for the purpose of identifying particular requirements of the consensus standard that serve as specifications shall not be construed to require that the fastener meet all the requirements of the consensus standard. "(d) USE OF ACCREDITED LABORATORIES.— In the case of fasteners manufactured solely to a consensus standard or standards, end-of-line testing required by the consensus standard or standards, if any, for the purpose of verifying that a lot of fasteners conforms with the grade identification mancing called for in the consensus standard or standards to which the lot of fasteners has been manufactured shall be conducted by an accredited laboratory.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —Subsection (d) of section 4 of the Fastener Quality Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall take effect 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 6. MANUFACTURERS' INSIGNIAS. Section 8 of the Fastener QuaHty Act (15 U.S.C. 5407) is redesignated as section 5 and is amendea— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) GENERAL RULE.— Unless the specifications provide otherwise, fasteners that are required by the applicable consensus standard or standards to bear an insignia identifying their manufacturer shall not be offered for sale or sold in commerce unless— "(1) the fasteners bear such insignia; and "(2) the manufacturer has complied with the insignia recordation requirements established under subsection (b)."; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking "and private label" and all that follows and inserting "described in subsection (a).". SEC. 6. REMEDIES AND PENALTIES. Section 9 of the Fastener Quahty Act (15 U.S.C. 5408) is redesignated as section 6 and is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking "of this section" and inserting "of this subsection"; (2) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting "arbitrate," after "Secretary may"; and (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by inserting "(1)" after "ENFORCEMENT.— "; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) The Secretary shall establish and maintain a hotline system to facilitate the reporting of alleged violations of this Act, and the Secretary shall evaluate allegations reported through that system and report any credible allegations to the Attorney General".
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