FULL COMMISSION REQUIREMENT; INTERIM QUORUM; PERSONNEL.

SEC. 202. FULL COMMISSION REQUIREMENT; INTERIM QUORUM; PERSONNEL.(a) Temporary Quorum.—Notwithstanding section 4(d) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2053(d)), 2 members of the Commission, if they are not affiliated with the same political party, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business 122 STAT. 3040 for the 1 year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.(b) Repeal of Quorum Limitation.—(1) Repeal.—Title III of Public Law 102–389 is amended by striking the first proviso in the item captioned “Consumer Product Safety Commission, Salaries and Expenses” (15 U.S.C. 2053 note).(2) Effective date.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.(c) Personnel.—(1) Professional staff.—The Commission shall increase the number of full-time personnel employed by the Commission to at least 500 by October 1, 2013, subject to the availability of appropriations.(2) Ports of entry; overseas inspectors.—As part of the 500 full-time employees required by paragraph (1), the Commission shall hire personnel to be assigned to duty stations at United States ports of entry, or to inspect overseas manufacturing facilities, subject to the availability of appropriations.