2014 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade (Sections 1 - 8405)
Chapter 106 - Pool and Spa Safety (Sections 8001 - 8008)
Sec. 8001 - Findings
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 106 - POOL AND SPA SAFETY Sec. 8001 - Findings |
| Contains | section 8001 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Short Titles | 'Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act'." |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-140, title XIV, §1402, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1794. |
| Statutes at Large References | 121 Stat. 1794 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 110-140 |
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Congress finds the following:
(1) Of injury-related deaths, drowning is the second leading cause of death in children aged 1 to 14 in the United States.
(2) In 2004, 761 children aged 14 and under died as a result of unintentional drowning.
(3) Adult supervision at all aquatic venues is a critical safety factor in preventing children from drowning.
(4) Research studies show that the installation and proper use of barriers or fencing, as well as additional layers of protection, could substantially reduce the number of childhood residential swimming pool drownings and near drownings.
(Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, §1402, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1794.)
EFFECTIVE DATEChapter effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
SHORT TITLEPub. L. 110–140, title XIV, §1401, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1794, provided that: "This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act'."
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