S.Amdt. 4142

SA 4142. Mr. REID (for Mrs. Clinton) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill S. 2663, to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

SEC. 40. TRAILER AND MOBILE HOME SAFETY.

(a) Review of Trailers and Mobile Homes Purchased by Federal Government for Compliance With Safety Standards.--Notwithstanding section 3(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(1)) or any other provision of law, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, review and certify each trailer and mobile home purchased by the Federal Government for compliance with safety standards established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 50.3(i) of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to limitations on hazardous materials in housing to be used in a program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development), or any successor to that section, including any such standards for--

(1) formaldehyde;

(2) lead; or

(3) any other hazardous material, contamination, toxic chemical or gas, or radioactive substance that could affect the health or safety of an occupant.

(b) Study and Report on Use of Non-Toxic Alternatives to Formaldehyde in the Manufacture of Trailers and Mobile Homes.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency--

(1) conduct a study on the use of non-toxic alternatives to formaldehyde in the manufacture of trailers and mobile homes;

(2) submit to Congress a report on the findings of the Commission with respect to such study, including recommendations, if any, with respect to the use of such non-toxic alternatives; and

(3) publish such report on the Internet website of the Commission.