Editorial Notes

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (c)(2)(D)(iii). Pub. L. 110–314, § 235(c)(3), substituted “the appropriate Congressional committees” for “the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives”.

Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 110–314, § 235(c)(5), substituted “the appropriate Congressional committees” for “the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives”.

1994—Subsecs. (c)(2)(D)(iii), (e)(1). Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Committee on Energy and Commerce” for “Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Congressional Statement of Findings and Purpose

Pub. L. 95–319, § 2, July 11, 1978, 92 Stat. 386, provided that:

“(a)

The Congress finds that—

“(1)

existing Federal, State, and local laws and regulations are insufficient to protect the consumer from improperly manufactured cellulose insulation;

“(2)

an unreasonably large quantity of cellulose insulation is being distributed that does not meet minimum safety standards;

“(3)

an urgent need exists for the expedited setting of interim mandatory Federal standards for the manufacture of cellulose insulation; and

“(4)

such standards are reasonably necessary to eliminate or reduce an unreasonable risk of injury to consumers from flammable or corrosive cellulose insulation.

“(b)

It is the purpose of the Congress in this Act [enacting this section, amending section 2068 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 2051 and 2082 of this title] to provide an interim mandatory safety standard for cellulose insulation manufactured for use as a consumer product.”