{"identifier":"/us/usc/t15/s8002","title":15,"num":"\u00a7\u202f8002.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f8002.\nDefinitions\nIn this chapter:\n(1)\nASME/ANSI\nThe term \u201cASME/ANSI\u201d 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.\n(2)\nBarrier\nThe term \u201cbarrier\u201d 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.\n(3)\nCommission\nThe term \u201cCommission\u201d means the Consumer Product Safety Commission.\n(4)\nCovered entity\nThe term \u201ccovered entity\u201d means\u2014\n(A) a State; or\n(B) an Indian Tribe.\n(5)\nIndian Tribe\nThe term \u201cIndian Tribe\u201d has the meaning given that term in\nsection 5304(e) of title 25\n(6)\nMain drain\nThe term \u201cmain drain\u201d means a submerged suction outlet typically located at the bottom of a pool or spa to conduct water to a recirculating pump.\n(7)\nSafety vacuum release system\nThe term \u201csafety vacuum release system\u201d 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.\n(8)\nSwimming pool; 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