To ban the importation of toys made by companies that have a persistent pattern of violating consumer product safety standards.

1. Adds SEC. 40. BAN ON IMPORTATION OF TOYS MADE BY CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS on page 103, line 12

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   Inserted: SEC. 40. BAN ON IMPORTATION OF TOYS MADE BY CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS.

   Inserted: Section 17 (15 U.S.C. 2066) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (a), as amended by section 10(f) of this Act--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (5), by striking "; or" and inserting a semicolon;

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and

   Inserted: (C) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(7) is a toy classified under heading 9503, 9504, or 9505 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that is manufactured by a company that the Commission has determined--

   Inserted: "(A) has shown a persistent pattern of manufacturing such toys with defects that constitute substantial product hazards (as defined in section 15(a)(2)); or

   Inserted: "(B) has manufactured such toys that present a risk of injury to the public of such a magnitude that the Commission has determined that a permanent ban on all imports of such toys manufactured by such company is equitably justified."; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(i) Whenever the Commission makes a determination described in subsection (a)(7) with respect to a manufacturer, the Commission shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security information that appropriately identifies the manufacturer.

   Inserted: "(j) Not later than March 31 of each year, the Commission shall submit to Congress an annual report identifying, for the 12-month period preceding the report--

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   Inserted: "(1) toys classified under heading 9503, 9504, or 9505 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that--

   Inserted: "(A) were offered for importation into the customs territory of the United States; and

   Inserted: "(B) the Commission found to be in violation of a consumer product safety standard; and

   Inserted: "(2) the manufacturers, by name and country, that were the subject of a determination described in subsection (a)(7)(A) and (B).".

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   On page 103, after line 12, add the following:

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