§ 5409.
Manufacturers and importers shall retain the record of conformance for fasteners for 5 years, on paper or in photographic or electronic format in a manner that allows for verification of authenticity. Upon request of a distributor who has purchased a fastener, or a person who has purchased a fastener for use in the production of a commercial product, the manufacturer or importer of the fastener shall make available information in the record of conformance to the requester.
([Pub. L. 101–592, § 7], formerly § 10, Nov. 16, 1990, [104 Stat. 2951]; [Pub. L. 104–113, § 11(h)], Mar. 7, 1996, [110 Stat. 782]; renumbered § 7 and amended [Pub. L. 106–34, § 7], June 8, 1999, [113 Stat. 123].)