15 U.S.C. § 1178 — Nonapplicability of chapter to certain ma-

Page 1342 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 1178 dise in Bureau of Customs of Department of the Treas- ury to which appointments were required to be made by President with advice and consent of Senate ordered abolished with such offices to be terminated not later than Dec. 31, 1966, by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1965, eff. May 25, 1965, 30 F.R. 7035, 79 Stat. 1317, set out in the Appen- dix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employ- ees. Functions of offices eliminated were already vested in Secretary of the Treasury by Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5. § 1178. Nonapplicability of chapter to certain ma- chines and devices None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to apply— (1) to any machine or mechanical device de- signed and manufactured primarily for use at a racetrack in connection with parimutuel betting, (2) to any machine or mechanical device, such as a coin-operated bowling alley, shuffle- board, marble machine (a so-called pinball ma- chine), or mechanical gun, which is not de- signed and manufactured primarily for use in connection with gambling, and (A) which when operated does not deliver, as a result of the ap- plication of an element of chance, any money or property, or (B) by the operation of which a person may not become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (3) to any so-called claw, crane, or digger machine and similar devices which are not op- erated by coin, are actuated by a crank, and are designed and manufactured primarily for use at carnivals or county or State fairs. (Jan. 2, 1951, ch. 1194, § 9, as added Pub. L. 87–840, § 6, Oct. 18, 1962, 76 Stat. 1077.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on sixtieth day after Oct. 18, 1962, see section 7 of Pub. L. 87–840, set out as an Effective Date of 1962 Amendment note under section 1171 of this title. CHAPTER 25—FLAMMABLE FABRICS Sec. 1191. Definitions. 1192. Prohibited transactions. 1193. Flammability standards or regulations. 1194. Administration and enforcement. 1195. Injunction and condemnation proceedings. 1196. Penalties. 1197. Guaranties. 1198. Shipments from foreign countries; demand for redelivery; claim for liquidated dam- ages. 1199. Chapter as additional legislation. 1200. Persons excluded from operation of chapter. 1201. Study and investigation; research, develop- ment and training. 1202. Exemptions. 1203. Preemption of Federal standards. 1204. Congressional veto of flammability regula- tions. § 1191. Definitions As used in this chapter— (a) The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other form of business enterprise. (b) The term ‘‘commerce’’ means commerce among the several States or with foreign na- tions or in any territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia or between any such territory and another, or between any such ter- ritory and any State or foreign nation, or be- tween the District of Columbia or the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico and any State or territory or foreign nation, or between the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico and any State or territory or foreign nation or the District of Columbia. (c) The term ‘‘territory’’ includes the insular possessions of the United States and also any territory of the United States. (d) The term ‘‘article of wearing apparel’’ means any costume or article of clothing worn or intended to be worn by individuals. (e) The term ‘‘interior furnishing’’ means any type of furnishing made in whole or in part of fabric or related material and intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used, in homes, offices, or other places of assembly or accommodation. (f) The term ‘‘fabric’’ means any material (ex- cept fiber, filament, or yarn for other than re- tail sale) woven, knitted, felted, or otherwise produced from or in combination with any nat- ural or synthetic fiber, film, or substitute there- for which is intended for use or which may rea- sonably be expected to be used, in any product as defined in subsection (h). (g) The term ‘‘related material’’ means paper, plastic, rubber, synthetic film, or synthetic foam which is intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in any prod- uct as defined in subsection (h). (h) The term ‘‘product’’ means any article of wearing apparel or interior furnishing. (i) The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Con- sumer Product Safety Commission. (j) The term ‘‘Federal Trade Commission Act’’ means the Act of Congress entitled ‘‘An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes’’, ap- proved September 26, 1914, as amended [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.]. (June 30, 1953, ch. 164, § 2, 67 Stat. 111; Pub. L. 90–189, § 1, Dec. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 568; Pub. L. 110–314, title II, § 204(c)(2)(A), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3042.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in par. (j), is act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 41 et seq.) of chapter 2 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 58 of this title and Ta- bles. AMENDMENTS 2008—Par. (i). Pub. L. 110–314 added par. (i) and struck out former par. (i) which read as follows: ‘‘The term ‘Commission’ means the Federal Trade Commission.’’ 1967—Par. (b). Pub. L. 90–189, § 1(1), reduced from cap- ital to lower-case the first letter of ‘‘territory’’ wher- ever appearing and redefined ‘‘commerce’’ to include commerce between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any State or territory or foreign nation or the Dis- trict of Columbia. Par. (c). Pub. L. 90–189, § 1(2), reduced from capital to lower-case the first letter of ‘‘territory’’ wherever ap- pearing.