§ 2051. — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2051]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 47--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
Sec. 2051. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
(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.
(Pub. L. 92-573, Sec. 2, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1207.)
Effective Date
Section 34 of Pub. L. 92-573 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter] shall take effect on the sixtieth day following the date
of its enactment [Oct. 27, 1972], except--
``(1) sections 4 and 32 [sections 2053 and 2081 of this title]
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 27,
1972], and
``(2) section 30 [section 2079 of this title] shall take effect
on the later of (A) 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act
[Oct. 27, 1972], or (B) the date on which at least three members of
the Commission first take office.''
Short Title of 1990 Amendment
Pub. L. 101-608, Sec. 1, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3110, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 2076a and 2084 of this title,
amending sections 1193, 1194, 1262, 1274, 2053, 2055, 2056, 2058, 2061,
2064, 2066, 2069, 2077, and 2081 of this title, and enacting provisions
set out as notes under sections 2053, 2054, 2056, 2076, and 2084 of this
title] may be cited as the `Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of
1990'.''
Short Title of 1981 Amendment
Pub. L. 97-35, title XII, Sec. 1201(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 703,
provided that: ``This subtitle [subtitle A (Secs. 1201-1215) of title
XII of Pub. L. 97-35, enacting sections 1204, 1276, 2077, and 2083 of
this title, amending sections 1193, 1201, 1262, 1263, 1274, 2052, 2054
to 2058, 2060, 2061, 2064, 2069, 2072, 2073, 2076, 2080, and 2081 of
this title, repealing sections 1204, 1475, 2059, 2062, and 2077 of this
title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 2052 of
this title] may be cited as the `Consumer Product Safety Amendments of
1981'.''
Short Title of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95-319, Sec. 1, July 11, 1978, 92 Stat. 386, provided:
``That this Act [enacting section 2082 of this title, amending section
2068 of this title, and enacting provision set out as a note under
section 2082 of this title] may be cited as the `Emergency Interim
Consumer Product Safety Standard Act of 1978'.''
Short Title of 1976 Amendment
Pub. L. 94-284, Sec. 1, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 503, provided that:
``This Act [amending sections 1193, 1203, 1204, 1261, 1471, 1476, 2052,
2053, 2056, 2058 to 2060, 2064, 2068, 2069, 2071 to 2073, 2075, 2076,
2078, 2079, and 2081 of this title, and section 1114 of Title 18, Crimes
and Criminal Procedure, and enacting provisions set out as notes under
sections 1193, 1261, and 2080 of this title] may be cited as the
`Consumer Product Safety Commission Improvements Act of 1976'.''
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 92-573 provided that: ``This Act [enacting this
chapter, amending sections 5314 and 5315 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees, and enacting provisions set out as notes
under this section] may be cited as the `Consumer Product Safety Act'.''
Separability
Section 33 of Pub. L. 92-573 provided that: ``If any provision of
this Act [see Short Title note above], or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the
remainder of this Act, or the application of such provisions to persons
or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall
not be affected thereby.''
