PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981
95 STAT. 721
(1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (9); (2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and (3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (9) the following: "(10) with respect to voluntary consumer product safety standards for which the Commission has participated in the development through monitoring or offering of assistance and with respect to voluntary consumer product safety standards relating to risks of injury that are the subject of regulatory action by the Commission, a description of— "(A) the number of such standards adopted; "(B) the nature and number of the products which are the subject of such standards; "(C) the effectiveness of such standards in reducing potential harm from consumer products; "(D) the degree to which staff members of the Commission participate in the development of such standards; "(E) the amount of resources of the Commission devoted to encouraging development of such standards; and "(F) such other information as the Commission determines appropriate or necessary to inform the Congress on the current status of the voluntary consumer product safety standard program; and". PETITIONS TO COMMISSION
SEC. 1210. Section 10 (15 U.S.C. 2059) is repealed.
Repeal.
MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 1211. (a) The first sentence of section 24 (15 U.S.C. 2073) is eunended by inserting "(including any individual or nonprofit, business, or other entity) after "interested person". 0)) Section 13 (15 U.S.C. 2062) is repealed. Repeal. (c)(1) Section 20 is amended by— (A) redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: "(b) In determining the amount of any penalty to be sought upon commencing an action seeking to assess a penalty for a violation of section 19(a), the Commission shall consider the nature of the product 15 USC 2068. defect, the severity of the risk of injury, the occurrence or absence of injury, the number of defective products distributed, and the appropriateness of such penalty in relation to the size of the business of the person charged.". (2) The second sentence of section 20(c) (as so redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section) (15 U.S.C. 2069) is amended to read as follows: "In determining the amount of such penalty or whether it should be remitted or mitigated and in what simount, the Commission shall consider the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, the nature of the product defect, the severity of the risk of iiyury, the occurrence or absence of injury, and the number of defective products distributed.". (d) Section 27 (15 U.S.C. 2076) is amended by striking out subsection (m). (e) The last sentence of section 14(a) of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1201(a)) is repealed. (fKD Section 15 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1274) is amended to read as follows:
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