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15 U.S.C. 2055: Public disclosure of information
Created in 1972 by Public Law 92-573. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 2074, 15 U.S.C. 2077, 15 U.S.C. 2078.
3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Consumer Product Safety Commission (3).
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2008
- Pub. L. 110–314, §211(1), inserted "A manufacturer or private labeler shall submit any such mark within 15 calendar days after the date on which it receives the Commission's offer." after "paragraph (2)." Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–314, §211(2)–(4), substituted "15 days" for "30 days", "publishes a finding that the public" for "finds that the public", and "notice)," for "notice and publishes such a finding in the Federal Register),". Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–314, §211(5)–(7), substituted "5 days" for "10 days", "publishes a finding that the public" for "finds that the public", and "notice." for "notice and publishes such finding in the Federal Register." Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–314, §211(8), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–314, §211(9), which directed substitution of "any consumer product safety rule or provision of this Act or similar rule or provision of any other Act enforced by the Commission;" for "section 2068 of this title (related to prohibited acts);", was executed by making the s… Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–314, §211(10)–(13), added subpar. (D) and substituted "any consumer product safety rule or provision under this Act or similar rule or provision of any other Act enforced by the Commission," for "section 2068(a) of this title," in concluding provisions. Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–314, §235(c)(2), substituted "either of the appropriate Congressional committees or any subcommittee thereof," for "the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate or the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives or any subcomm… Law text · (e)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–608, §106, amended par. (8) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (8) read as follows: "The provisions of paragraphs (2) through (6) shall not prohibit the disclosure of information to other officers or employees concerned with carrying out this Act or when relevant in any… · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–608, §112(c), added subsec. (e). · (e)
1983
- Pub. L. 97–414 substituted "paragraph (4)" for "paragraph (2)". · (b)
1981
- Pub. L. 97–35 amended par. (1) generally, substituting "shall be construed" for "shall be deemed". · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–35 amended par. (2) generally, substituting "title 18, or subject to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed" for "title 18 shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed, except that such information may be d… · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–35 added pars. (3) to (8). · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–35 amended par. (1) generally, substituting "notice and publishes such a finding in the Federal Register)," for "notice),", and "In disclosing any information under this subsection, the Commission may, and upon the request of the manufacturer or private labeler shall, inc… · (b)
- Pub. L. 97–35 added pars. (2) and (3), redesignated former par. (2) as (4) and substituted "Paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection" for "Paragraph (1) (except for the last sentence thereof)" and "a rulemaking proceeding (which shall commence upon the publication of an … · (b)
- Pub. L. 97–35 added pars. (5) to (8). · (b)
- Pub. L. 97–35 reenacted subsec. (c) without change and added subsec. (d). · (c), (d)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.