1. 1984
   1999
2. 2007

Congress passed the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act on Dec. 19, 2007

1. one year
   three years
2. five years

Unlike certain laws that don't go into affect for many years, Congress allowed only a one year buffer for the SPSA. The law went into effect on Dec. 19th, 2008.

1. children
   the elderly
2. animals

When it comes to children and water, tragedy is always just a moment away. Congress passed this safety act to provide added safety measures for children playing in and around pools and spas.

1. infants
   toddlers
2. adolescents

Toddlers -- age one to three -- who have recently learned to walk, but have not yet developed a sense of danger, are at the greatest risk in and around water.

1. 25 percent
   50 percent
2. 75 percent

As much as 75 percent of drownings involve children between the ages of one and three.

1. Secretary of State James Baker III
   Senator Nancy Baker
2. Congressman Richard Baker

Virginia Graeme Baker was the granddaughter of former secretary of state James Baker III. She died in a tragic drowning accident in a spa pool, which brought to light the dangers children face when playing in and around water.

1. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
   The Better Business Bureau (BBB)
2. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

The SPSA focuses on how certain types of pools and spas are built, making it a consumer safety issue rather than a criminal issue. Such matters are under the jurisdiction of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

1. pool and spa builders
   participating states
2. families of the injured or deceased

States that participate in the SPSA are provided with federal funding to meet the standards set in the SPSA.

1. Warn the child about the dangers of drowning.
   Yell at the child anytime he or she gets near a pool of water.
2. Build a protective fence around the pool.

The SPSA requires that fences be built around pools to prevent unattended children from entering the pool area, thus endangering themselves.

1. public
   private
2. any

The SPSA applies to all public and private pools.

1. Children can get caught in a pool drain.
   People can slip and fall into a pool drain.
2. Pool drains with covers help filter the water as it is drained.

Children can easily get caught in a pool drain, trapping them under water, which was how Virginia Baker died. Improved drain covers are among the safety features of the SPSA.

1. public
   private
2. exempt

Federally run pools and spas are considered public, and are subject to the standards set in the SPSA. This differs from certain safety standard laws from which the federal government is exempt.

1. 3 feet
   4 feet
2. 5 feet

The SPSA requires that pools be surrounded by a fence that is at lest 48 inches (122cm) tall.

1. 1 inch
   4 inches
2. 8 inches

The SPSA requires the bottom clearance of a pool's fence to be no higher than 4 inches (10cm), so that even a very small child can't crawl under the fence.

1. Don't build the pool.
   Ask for additional funding from the federal government.
2. Build a pool that does not have a drain.

One of the most interesting features of the SPSA was section 1406(a), which allows for pools with no drain at all. The reasoning is that you're better off having no drain than a dangerous one.