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 90 STAT. 506

PUBLIC LAW 94-284—MAY 11, 1976 Commission may prescribe by a notice published in the Federal Register stating good cause therefor), the Commission shall— " (A) by notice published in the Federal Register terminate the proceeding begun by the subsection (b) notice, or "(B) develop proposals for a consumer product safety rule for a consumer product identified in the subsection (b) notice and within a period of 150 days (or within such longer period as the Commission may prescribe by a notice published in the Federal Register stating good cause therefor) from the expiration of the 60-day (or longer) period— "(i) by notice published in the Federal Register terminate the proceeding begun by the subsection (b) notice, or " (ii) publish a proposed consumer product safety rule; or "(2) an offer to develop such a standard is submitted to and accepted by the Commission within the 60-day (or longer) period, then not later than 210 days (or such later time as the Commission may prescribe by notice published in the Federal Register stating good cause therefor) after the date of the acceptance of such offer the Commission shall take the action described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(B).". ADVANCE P A Y M E N T S;

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gjjc. 8. (a) Section 7(d)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Payments under agreements entered into under this paragraph may be made without reg^ard to section 3648 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (31 U.S.C. 529).". (b) Section 27(b) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2076 (b)) is amended by— (1) striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (7), and (2) redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9) and inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph: "(8) to lease buildings or parts of buildings in the District of Columbia, without regard to the Act of March 3, 1877 (40 U.S.C. 34), for the use of the Commission; and". CONSIDERATION OF THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS

SEC. 9. Section 9(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "In the promulgation of such a rule the Commission shall also consider and take into account the special needs of elderly and handicapped persons to determine the extent to which such persons may be adversely affected by such rule.". ATTORNEYS' AND EXPERT WITNESSES' FEES

SEC. 10. (a) Section 10(e) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2059(e)) is amended by adding after paragraph (3) the fol« »^ ^ lowing new paragraph: .,%<•.V*' let, "i^) In any action under this subsection the court may in the interest of justice award the costs of suit, including reasonable attorneys' fees and reasonable expert witnesses' fees. Attorneys' fees may be awarded against the United States (or any agency or official of the United States) without regard to section 2412 of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law. For purposes of this

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