Notes on 15 U.S.C. § 1262 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 15 U.S.C. § 1262 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 86-613, Sec. 3, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 374; Pub. L. 89-
756, Sec. 2(d), (e), Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1303, 1304; Pub. L. 91-
113, Sec. 2(b), Nov. 6, 1969, 83 Stat. 187; Pub. L. 92-573, Sec.
30(a), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1231; Pub. L. 97-35, title XII, Sec.
1203(b)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 708; Pub. L. 101-608, title I,
Secs. 107(b), 108(b), 110(b), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3112, 3113.)
AMENDMENTS
1990 - Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 101-608, Sec. 108(b), struck out
period at end and inserted ", except that the Commission shall
terminate any such proceeding and rely on a voluntary standard only
if such voluntary standard is in existence. For purposes of this
section, a voluntary standard shall be considered to be in
existence when it is finally approved by the organization or other
person which developed such standard, irrespective of the effective
date of the standard. Before relying upon any voluntary standard,
the Commission shall afford interested persons (including
manufacturers, consumers, and consumer organizations) a reasonable
opportunity to submit written comments regarding such standard. The
Commission shall consider such comments in making any determination
regarding reliance on the involved voluntary standard under this
subsection."
Subsec. (g)(3). Pub. L. 101-608, Sec. 107(b), added par. (3).
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 101-608, Sec. 110(b), added subsec. (j).
1981 - Subsecs. (f) to (i). Pub. L. 97-35 added subsecs. (f) to
(i).
1969 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 91-113 added subsec. (e).
1966 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-756, Sec. 2(d), substituted "any
such hazardous substance intended, or packaged in a form suitable,
for use in the household or by children, which fails to bear a
label in accordance with such regulations shall be deemed to be a
misbranded hazardous substance" for "any container of such
hazardous substance, intended or suitable for household use, which
fails to bear a label in accordance with such regulations shall be
deemed to be a misbranded package of a hazardous substance".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89-756, Sec. 2(e), inserted "hazardous
substance or" before "container of a hazardous substance".
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives
treated as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on
Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Energy
and Commerce of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over
matters relating to securities and exchanges and insurance
generally transferred to Committee on Financial Services of House
of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh
Congress, Jan. 3, 2001.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 applicable with respect to regulations
under this chapter and chapters 25 and 47 of this title for which
notices of proposed rulemaking are issued after Aug. 14, 1981, see
section 1215 of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as a note under section 2052
of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1969 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-113 effective on sixtieth day following
Nov. 6, 1969, see section 5 of Pub. L. 91-113, set out as a note
under section 1261 of this title.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
"Commission" substituted for "Secretary", "Commission's" for
"Secretary's", "it" for "he", and "it" or "its" for "him" wherever
appearing in subsecs. (a) to (e) pursuant to section 30(a) of Pub.
L. 92-573, which is classified to section 2079(a) of this title and
which transferred functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and
Welfare under this chapter to Consumer Product Safety Commission.
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON PRODUCT SAFETY
Pub. L. 90-146, Nov. 20, 1967, 81 Stat. 466, as amended by Pub.
L. 91-51, Aug. 4, 1969, 83 Stat. 86, established a National
Commission on Product Safety to study and investigate the scope and
adequacy of measures to protect consumers against unreasonable risk
of injuries which may be caused by hazardous household products and
required the Commission to transmit its final report to the
President and to the Congress by June 30, 1970. Ninety days after
submission of its final report the Commission ceased to exist by
the express terms of Pub. L. 90-146.