12 2 STA T .306 6 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 4— AU G .14 , 200 8ap p lic a b l e c onsum e r pro d uc t sa f et y rule in effect under t h is A ct ,’ ’
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‘(c) T he C ommission may prohibit a person from e x porting from the U nited S tates for purpose of sale any consumer product that is not in conformity with an applicable consumer product safety rule under this Act, unless the importing country has notified the Commission that such country accepts the importation of such consumer product, pro v ided that if the importing country has not so notified the Commission within 30 days after the Commission has provided notice to the importing country of the impending shipment, the Commission may ta k e such action as appropriate within its authority with respect to the disposition of the product under the circumstances . ‘‘(d) N othing in this section shall apply to any consumer product, the export of which is permitted by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 17 (e).’’. (b) C ONF O RMI N G AM E N D MEN TS TO FLA MMA B LE FABRI C S ACT. — Section 1 5 of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1202) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Consumer P roduct Safety Commission may prohibit, by order, a person from exporting from the United States for purpose of sale any fabric or related material that the Commission determines is not in conformity with an applicable standard or rule under this Act, unless the importing country has notified the Commission that such country accepts the importation of such fabric or related material, provided that if the importing country has not so notified the Commission within 30 days after the Commission has provided notice to the importing country of the impending shipment, the Commission may take such action as is appropriate with respect to the disposition of the fabric or related material under the cir - cumstances. ‘‘(e) Nothing in this section shall apply to any fabric or related material, the export of which is permitted by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 17(e).’’. SEC.2 22. IMPORT S AF ET Y MA N A G EMENT AN D INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. (a) R IS K ASSESSMENT M ET H ODOLOG Y .—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall develop a risk assessment methodology for the identification of shipments of consumer products that are— (1) intended for import into the United States; and (2) likely to include consumer products in violation of sec- tion 17(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 20 6 6(a)) or other import provisions enforced by the Commission. (b) USE OF I NTERNATIONAL TRADE D ATA SYSTEM AND O THER DATABASES.—In developing the methodology re q uired under sub- section (a), the Commission shall— (1) provide for the use of the International Trade Data System, insofar as is practicable, established under section 4 11(d) of the Tariff Act of 1 9 30 (19 U.S.C. 1411(d)) to evaluate and assess information about shipments of consumer products intended for import into the customs territory of the United States; Deadlin e .15USC206 6 n ot e. N oti f i c ation. Deadline. Notification. Deadline.
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