Amending the Fastener Quality Act to exempt from its coverage certain fasteners approved
by the Federal Aviation Administration for use in aircraft. (Reported in the Senate)
HR 3824 RS
Calendar No. 498
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3824
[Report No. 105-267]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 18, 1998
Received
June 24, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
July 27, 1998
Reported by Mr. MCCAIN, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
Amending the Fastener Quality Act to exempt from its coverage certain fasteners approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for use in aircraft.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.
Section 15 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5414) is amended--
(1) by inserting `(a) TRANSITIONAL RULE- ' before `The requirements of this Act'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(1) IN GENERAL- The requirements of this Act shall not apply to fasteners specifically manufactured or altered for use on an aircraft if the quality and suitability of those fasteners for that use has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, except as provided in paragraph (2).
`(2) EXCEPTION- Paragraph (1) shall not apply to fasteners represented by the fastener manufacturer as having been manufactured in conformance with standards or specifications established by a consensus standards organization or a Federal agency other than the Federal Aviation Administration.'.
SEC. 2. DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATIONS.
The regulations issued under the Fastener Quality Act by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on April 14, 1998, and any other regulations issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology pursuant to the Fastener Quality Act, shall not take effect until after the later of June 1, 1999, or the expiration of 120 days after the Secretary of Commerce transmits to the Committee on Science and the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report on--
(1) changes in fastener manufacturing processes that have occurred since the enactment of the Fastener Quality Act; [Struck out->] and [<-Struck out]
(2) a comparison of the Fastener Quality Act to other regulatory programs that regulate the various categories of fasteners, and an analysis of any duplication that exists among programs; and
[Struck out->] (2) [<-Struck out] (3) any changes in that Act that may be warranted because of the changes reported under [Struck out->] paragraph (1). [<-Struck out] paragraphs (1) and (2).
The report required by this section shall be transmitted to the Committee on Science and the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, by February 1, 1999.
Calendar No. 498
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3824
[Report No. 105-267]
AN ACT
Amending the Fastener Quality Act to exempt from its coverage certain fasteners approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for use in aircraft.
July 27, 1998
Reported with amendments