---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 2056e"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "2056e"
heading: "Consumer product safety standard for button cell or coin batteries and consumer products containing such batteries"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/2056e"
units:
  - "Chapter 47 — Consumer Product Safety"
---

# §2056e. Consumer product safety standard for button cell or coin batteries and consumer products containing such batteries

- (a) **In general—** Not later than 1 year after August 16, 2022, the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) shall, in accordance with [section 553 of title 5](/usc/5/553.md), promulgate a final [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) safety standard for button cell or coin batteries and [consumer products](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) containing button cell or coin batteries that shall only contain—
  - (1) a performance standard requiring the button cell or coin battery compartments of a [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) containing button cell or coin batteries to be secured in a manner that would eliminate or adequately reduce the [risk of injury](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-14) from button or coin cell battery ingestion by [children](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-2) that are 6 years of age or younger during reasonably foreseeable use or misuse conditions; and
  - (2) warning label requirements—
    - (A) to be included on the packaging of button cell or coin batteries and the packaging of a [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) containing button cell or coin batteries;
    - (B) to be included in any literature, such as a user manual, that accompanies a [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) containing button cell or coin batteries; and
    - (C) to be included, as practicable—
      - (i) directly on a [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) containing button cell or coin batteries in a manner that is visible to the consumer upon installation or replacement of the button cell or coin battery; or
      - (ii) in the case of a product for which the battery is not intended to be replaced or installed by the consumer, to be included directly on the [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) in a manner that is visible to the consumer upon access to the battery compartment, except that if it is impracticable to label the product, this information shall be placed on the packaging or instructions.
- (b) **Requirements for warning labels—** Warning labels required under [subsection (a)(2)](#a-2) shall—
  - (1) clearly identify the hazard of ingestion; and
  - (2) instruct consumers, as practicable, to keep new and used batteries out of the reach of [children](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-2), to seek immediate medical attention if a battery is ingested, and to follow any other consensus medical advice.
- (c) **Treatment of standard for enforcement purposes—** A [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) safety standard promulgated under [subsection (a)](#a) shall be treated as a [consumer product safety rule](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-6) promulgated under [section 2058 of this title](/usc/15/2058.md).
- (d) **Exception for reliance on voluntary standard—**
  - (1) **Before promulgation of standard by Commission—** [Subsection (a)](#a) shall not apply if the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) determines, before the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) promulgates a final [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) safety standard under such subsection, that—
    - (A) with respect to any [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) for which there is a voluntary [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) safety standard that meets the requirements for a standard promulgated under [subsection (a)](#a) with respect to such product; and
    - (B) the voluntary standard described in [subparagraph (A)](#d-1-A)—
      - (i) is in effect at the time of the determination by the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4); or
      - (ii) will be in effect not later than the date that is 180 days after August 16, 2022.
  - (2) **Determination required to be published in Federal Register—** Any determination made by the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) under this subsection shall be published in the Federal Register.
- (e) **Treatment of voluntary standard for enforcement purposes—**
  - (1) **In general—** If the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) makes a determination under [subsection (d)](#d) with respect to a voluntary standard, the requirements of such voluntary standard shall be treated as a [consumer product safety rule](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-6) promulgated under [section 2058 of this title](/usc/15/2058.md) beginning on the date described in [paragraph (2)](#e-2).
  - (2) **Date described—** The date described in this paragraph is the later of—
    - (A) the date of the determination of the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) under [subsection (d)](#d) with respect to the voluntary standard described in [paragraph (1)](#e-1); or
    - (B) the effective date contained in the voluntary standard described in [paragraph (1)](#e-1).
- (f) **Revision of voluntary standard—**
  - (1) **Notice to Commission—** If a voluntary standard with respect to which the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) has made a determination under [subsection (d)](#d) is subsequently revised, the organization that revised the standard shall notify the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) after the final approval of the revision.
  - (2) **Effective date of revision—** Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) is notified of a revised voluntary standard described in [paragraph (1)](#f-1) (or such later date as the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) determines appropriate), such revised voluntary standard in whole or in part shall be considered to be a [consumer product safety rule](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-6) promulgated under [section 2058 of this title](/usc/15/2058.md), in place of the prior version, unless, within 90 days after receiving the notice, the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) notifies the organization that the revised voluntary standard, in whole or in part, does not improve the safety of the [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) covered by the standard and that the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) is retaining all or part of the existing [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) safety standard.
- (g) **Future rulemaking—** At any time after the promulgation of a final [consumer product](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-5) safety standard under [subsection (a)](#a), a voluntary standard is treated as a [consumer product safety rule](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-6) under [subsection (e)](#e), or a revised voluntary standard becomes enforceable as a [consumer product safety rule](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-6) under [subsection (f)](#f), the [Commission](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-4) may initiate a rulemaking in accordance with [section 553 of title 5](/usc/5/553.md) to modify the requirements of the standard or revised standard. Any rule promulgated under this subsection shall be treated as a [consumer product safety rule](/usc/15/2052.md?p=a-6) promulgated under [section 2058 of this title](/usc/15/2058.md).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 117–171, § 2, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2094.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of Reese’s Law, and not as part of the Consumer Product Safety Act which comprises this chapter.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Child-Resistant Packaging for Button Cell or Coin Batteries

Pub. L. 117–171, § 3, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2096, provided that: Requirement.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 16, 2022], any button cell or coin battery sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported into the United States, or included separately with a consumer product sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported into the United States, shall be packaged in accordance with the standards provided in section 1700.15 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), as determined through testing in accordance with the method described in section 1700.20 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), or another test method for button cell or coin battery packaging specified, by rule, by the Commission. Applicability.—The requirement of subsection (a) shall be treated as a standard for the special packaging of a household substance established under section 3(a) of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1472(a)).”

### Exemption for Compliance With Existing Standard

Pub. L. 117–171, § 4, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2096, provided that: “The standards promulgated under this Act [see Short Title of 2022 Amendment note set out under section 2051 of this title] shall not apply with respect to any toy product that is in compliance with the battery accessibility and labeling requirements of part 1250 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, and in reference to section 3(a) [set out in a note above], shall not apply with respect to button cell or coin batteries that are in compliance with the marking and packaging provisions of the ANSI Safety Standard for Portable Lithium Primary Cells and Batteries (ANSI C18.3M).”

### Applicability Date of Standard and Requirements

Pub. L. 117–171, § 6, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2097, provided that: “The standard promulgated under section 2(a) [15 U.S.C. 2056e(a)] and the requirements of section 3(a) [set out in a note above] shall only apply to a product that is manufactured or imported after the effective date of such standard or requirement.”

### Definitions

Pub. L. 117–171, § 5, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2096, provided that: “In this Act [see Short Title of 2022 Amendment note set out under section 2051 of this title]: Button cell or coin battery.—The term ‘button cell or coin battery’ means— a single cell battery with a diameter greater than the height of the battery; or any other battery, regardless of the technology used to produce an electrical charge, that is determined by the Commission to pose an ingestion hazard. Commission.—The term ‘Commission’ means the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Consumer product.—The term ‘consumer product’ has the meaning given such term in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)). Consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries.—The term ‘consumer product containing button cell or coin batteries’ means a consumer product containing or designed to use one or more button cell or coin batteries, regardless of whether such batteries are intended to be replaced by the consumer or are included with the product or sold separately. Toy product.—The term ‘toy product’ means any object designed, manufactured, or marketed as a plaything for children under 14 years of age.”