# § 8002. Definitions
In this chapter:
**(1)** **ASME/ANSI** The term “ASME/ANSI” as applied to a safety standard means such a standard that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute and published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
**(2)** **Barrier** The term “barrier” includes a natural or constructed topographical feature that prevents unpermitted access by children to a swimming pool, and, with respect to a hot tub, a lockable cover.
**(3)** **Commission** The term “Commission” means the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
**(4)** **Covered entity** The term “covered entity” means—
**(A)** a State; or
**(B)** an Indian Tribe.
**(5)** **Indian Tribe** section 5304(e) of title 25
The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given that term in .
**(6)** **Main drain** The term “main drain” means a submerged suction outlet typically located at the bottom of a pool or spa to conduct water to a recirculating pump.
**(7)** **Safety vacuum release system** The term “safety vacuum release system” means a vacuum release system capable of providing vacuum release at a suction outlet caused by a high vacuum occurrence due to a suction outlet flow blockage.
**(8)** **Swimming pool; spa** The term “swimming pool” or “spa” means any outdoor or indoor structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing, including in-ground and above-ground structures, and includes hot tubs, spas, portable spas, and non-portable wading pools.
**(9)** **Unblockable drain** The term “unblockable drain” means a drain of any size and shape that a human body cannot sufficiently block to create a suction entrapment hazard.
**(10)** **State** section 2052(a) of this titlesection 8004 of this title
The term “State” has the meaning given such term in , and includes the Northern Mariana Islands. For purposes of eligibility for the grants authorized under , such term shall also include any political subdivision of a State.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, § 1403, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1795; Pub. L. 110–314, title II, § 238(1), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3076; Pub. L. 112–10, div. B, title V, § 1576(a), Apr. 15, 2011, 125 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 117–328, div. BB, title IV, § 401, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5562.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
2022—Pars. (4) to (9). , added par. (4) and redesignated former pars. (4) to (8) as (6) to (9), respectively. Former par. (9) redesignated (10).
Par. (10). , (b), redesignated par. (9) as (10) and substituted “” for “”.
2011—Par. (8). inserted at end “For purposes of eligibility for the grants authorized under , such term shall also include any political subdivision of a State.”
2008—Par. (8). added par. (8).
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
Section effective on the date that is 1 day after , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.