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15 U.S.C. § 2084 — Information reporting
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**(a) Notification of settlements or judgments** If a particular model of a consumer product is the subject of at least 3 civil actions that have been filed in Federal or State court for death or grievous bodily injury which in each of the 24-month periods defined in subsection (b) result in either a final settlement involving the manufacturer or a court judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the manufacturer of such product shall, in accordance with subsection (c), report to the Commission each such civil action within 30 days after the final settlement or court judgment in the third of such civil actions, and, within 30 days after any subsequent settlement or judgment in that 24-month period, any other such action.
**(b) Calculation of 24-month periods** The 24-month periods referred to in subsection (a) are the 24-month period commencing on January 1, 1991, and subsequent 24-month periods beginning on January 1 of the calendar year that is two years following the beginning of the previous 24-month period.
**(c) Information required to be reported**
(1) The information required by subsection (a) to be reported to the Commission, with respect to each civil action described in subsection (a), shall include and in addition to any voluntary information provided under paragraph (2) shall be limited to the following:
(A) The name and address of the manufacturer.
(B) The model and model number or designation of the consumer product subject to the civil action.
(C) A statement as to whether the civil action alleged death or grievous bodily injury, and in the case of an allegation of grievous bodily injury, a statement of the category of such injury.
(D) A statement as to whether the civil action resulted in a final settlement or a judgment in favor of the plaintif
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**(a) Notification of settlements or judgments** If a particular model of a consumer product is the subject of at least 3 civil actions that have been filed in Federal or State court for death or grievous bodily injury which in each of the 24-month periods defined in subsection (b) result in either a final settlement involving the manufacturer or a court judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the manufacturer of such product shall, in accordance with subsection (c), report to the Commission each such civil action within 30 days after the final settlement or court judgment in the third of such civil actions, and, within 30 days after any subsequent settlement or judgment in that 24-month period, any other such action.
**(b) Calculation of 24-month periods** The 24-month periods referred to in subsection (a) are the 24-month period commencing on January 1, 1991, and subsequent 24-month periods beginning on January 1 of the calendar year that is two years following the beginning of the previous 24-month period.
**(c) Information required to be reported**
(1) The information required by subsection (a) to be reported to the Commission, with respect to each civil action described in subsection (a), shall include and in addition to any voluntary information provided under paragraph (2) shall be limited to the following:
(A) The name and address of the manufacturer.
(B) The model and model number or designation of the consumer product subject to the civil action.
(C) A statement as to whether the civil action alleged death or grievous bodily injury, and in the case of an allegation of grievous bodily injury, a statement of the category of such injury.
(D) A statement as to whether the civil action resulted in a final settlement or a judgment in favor of the plaintiff.
(E) in 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. the case of a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the name of the civil action, the number assigned the civil action, and the court in which the civil action was filed.
(2) A manufacturer furnishing the report required by paragraph (1) may include (A) a statement as to whether any judgment in favor of the plaintiff is under appeal or is expected to be appealed or (B) any other information which the manufacturer chooses to provide. A manufacturer reporting to the Commission under subsection (a) need not admit or may specifically deny that the information it submits reasonably supports the conclusion that its consumer product caused a death or grievous bodily injury.
(3) No statement of the amount paid by the manufacturer in a final settlement shall be required as part of the report furnished under subsection (a), nor shall such a statement of settlement amount be required under any other section of this chapter.
**(d) Report not deemed an admission of liability** The reporting of a civil action described in subsection (a) by a manufacturer shall not constitute an admission of—
(1) an unreasonable risk of injury,
(2) a defect in the consumer product which was the subject of such action,
(3) a substantial product hazard,
(4) an imminent hazard, or
(5) any other admission of liability under any statute or under any common law.
**(e) Definitions** For purposes of this section:
(1) A grievous bodily injury includes any of the following categories of injury: mutilation, amputation, dismemberment, disfigurement, loss of important bodily functions, debilitating internal disorder, severe burn, severe electric shock, and injuries likely to require extended hospitalization.
(2) For purposes of this section,22 So in original. a particular model of a consumer product is one that is distinctive in functional design, construction, warnings or instructions related to safety, function, user population, or other characteristics which could affect the product’s safety related performance.
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**(a)** The Congress finds that—
(1) an unacceptable number of consumer products which present unreasonable risks of injury are distributed in commerce;
(2) complexities of consumer products and the diverse nature and abilities of consumers using them frequently result in an inability of users to anticipate risks and to safeguard themselves adequately;
(3) the public should be protected against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products;
(4) control by State and local governments of unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products is inadequate and may be burdensome to manufacturers;
(5) existing Federal authority to protect consumers from exposure to consumer products presenting unreasonable risks of injury is inadequate; and
(6) regulation of consumer products the distribution or use of which affects interstate or foreign commerce is necessary to carry out this chapter.
**(b)** The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products;
(2) to assist consumers in evaluating the comparative safety of consumer products;
(3) to develop uniform safety standards for consumer products and to minimize conflicting State and local regulations; and
(4) to promote research and investigation into the causes and prevention of product-related deaths, illnesses, and injuries.
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**(a) Disclosure requirements for manufacturers or private labelers; procedures applicable**
(1) Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to require the release of any information described by subsection (b) of [section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim) or which is otherwise protected by law from disclosure to the public.
(2) All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Commission or its representative under this Act which information contains or relates to a trade secret or other matter referred to in [section 1905 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1905&num=0&edition=prelim) or subject to [section 552(b)(4) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552/b/4&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed.
(3) The Commission shall, prior to the disclosure of any information which will permit the public to ascertain readily the identity of a manufacturer or private labeler of a consumer product, offer such manufacturer or private labeler an opportunity to mark such information as confidential and therefore barred from disclosure under paragraph (2). A manufacturer or private labeler shall submit any such mark within 15 calendar days after the date on which it receives the Commission’s offer.
(4) All information that a manufacturer or private labeler has marked to be confidential and barred from disclosure under paragraph (2), either at the time of submission or pursuant to paragraph (3), shall not be disclosed, except in accordance with the procedures established in paragraphs (5) and (6).
(5) If the Commission determines that a docum
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**(a) Designation** It shall be unlawful for any person to—
(1) sell, offer for sale, manufacture for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States any consumer product, or other product or substance that is regulated under this chapter or any other Act enforced by the Commission, that is not in conformity with an applicable consumer product safety rule under this chapter, or any similar rule, regulation, standard, or ban under any other Act enforced by the Commission;
(2) sell, offer for sale, manufacture for sale, distribute in commerce, or import into the United States any consumer product, or other product or substance that is—
(B) 11 So in original. No subpar. (A) has been enacted. subject to voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer, in consultation with the Commission, of which action the Commission has notified the public or if the seller, distributor, or manufacturer knew or should have known of such voluntary corrective action;
(C) subject to an order issued under section 2061 or 2064 of this title; or
(D) a banned hazardous substance within the meaning of [section 1261(q)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1261/q/1&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) fail or refuse to permit access to or copying of records, or fail or refuse to establish or maintain records, or fail or refuse to make reports or provide information, or fail or refuse to permit entry or inspection, as required under this chapter or rule thereunder;
(4) fail to furnish information required by [section 2064(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2064/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(5) fail to comply with an order issued under section 2064(c) or (d) of this
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 2084
such test or testing program. The Commission
may impose such requirement whether or not
the Commission has established a testing pro-
gram for cellulose insulation under section
2063(b) of this title.
(2) The Commission, upon petition by a manu-
facturer, may waive the requirements of para-
graph (1) with respect to such manufacturer if
the Commission determines that the use of an
independent third party is not necessary in
order for such manufacturer to comply with the
certification requirements of section 2063 of this
title.
(3) The Commission may prescribe such rules
as it considers necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of this subsection.
(g) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated, for
each of the fiscal years 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981,
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this section.
(Pub. L. 92–573, § 35, as added Pub. L. 95–319,
§ 3(a), July 11, 1978, 92 Stat. 386; amended Pub. L.
103–437, § 5(c)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4582; Pub.
L. 110–314, title II, § 235(c)(3), (5), Aug. 14, 2008, 122
Stat. 3074, 3075.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2008—Subsec. (c)(2)(D)(iii). Pub. L. 110–314, § 235(c)(3),
substituted ‘‘the appropriate Congressional commit-
tees’’ for ‘‘the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives’’.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 110–314, § 235(c)(5), substituted
‘‘the appropriate Congressional committees’’ for ‘‘the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate and to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives’’.
1994—Subsecs. (c)(2)(D)(iii), (e)(1). Pub. L. 103–437 sub-
stituted ‘‘Co
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