§ 5401. — Findings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC5401]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 80--FASTENERS
Sec. 5401. Findings
The Congress finds that--
(1) the United States fastener industry is a significant
contributor to the global economy, employing thousands of workers in
hundreds of communities;
(2) the American economy uses billions of fasteners each year;
(3) state-of-the-art manufacturing and improved quality
assurance systems have dramatically improved fastener quality, so
virtually all fasteners sold in commerce meet or exceed the
consensus standards for the uses to which they are applied;
(4) a small number of mismarked, misrepresented, and counterfeit
fasteners do enter commerce in the United States; and
(5) multiple criteria for the identification of fasteners exist,
including grade identification markings and manufacturer's insignia,
to enable purchasers and users of fasteners to accurately evaluate
the characteristics of individual fasteners.
(Pub. L. 101-592, Sec. 2, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2943; Pub. L. 104-
113, Sec. 11(a), Mar. 7, 1996, 110 Stat. 780; Pub. L. 106-34, Sec. 2,
June 8, 1999, 113 Stat. 118.)
Amendments
1999--Pub. L. 106-34 amended section generally. Prior to amendment,
section consisted of subsecs. (a) and (b) stating findings of Congress
and purpose of this chapter.
1996--Subsec. (a)(4) to (6). Pub. L. 104-113, Sec. 11(a)(1),
redesignated pars. (5) to (7) as (4) to (6), respectively, and struck
out former par. (4) which read as follows: ``the sale in commerce of
nonconforming fasteners and the use of nonconforming fasteners in
numerous critical applications have reduced the combat readiness of the
Nation's military forces, endangered the safety of other Federal
projects and activities, and cost both the public and private sectors
large sums in connection with the retesting and purging of fastener
inventories;''.
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 104-113, Sec. 11(a)(2), struck out ``by lot
number'' after ``traceability''.
Pub. L. 104-113, Sec. 11(a)(1), redesignated par. (8) as (7). Former
par. (7) redesignated (6).
Subsec. (a)(8), (9). Pub. L. 104-113, Sec. 11(a)(1), redesignated
par. (9) as (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (7).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-113, Sec. 11(a)(3), substituted ``in
commerce'' for ``used in critical applications''.
Short Title of 1999 Amendment
Pub. L. 106-34, Sec. 1, June 8, 1999, 113 Stat. 118, provided that:
``This Act [enacting sections 5403, 5411a, and 5411b of this title,
amending this section and sections 5402 and 5407 to 5411 of this title,
repealing sections 5404 to 5406, 5412, and 5414 of this title, and
enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 5402 and 5403 of
this title] may be cited as the `Fastener Quality Act Amendments Act of
1999'.''
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 101-592 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the `Fastener Quality Act'.''
