1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2017 . 2. Performance Standards to Protect Against Portable Fuel Container Explosions Near Open Flames or other ignition sources (a) Rule on safety performance standards required Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate a final rule for flame mitigation devices in portable fuel containers that impedes the propagation of flame into the container, except as provided in subsection (c). (b) Rulemaking; consumer product safety standard A rule under subsection (a)— (1) shall be promulgated in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2058 ). (c) Exception (1) Voluntary standard Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Commission determines that— (A) there is a voluntary standard for flame mitigation devices in portable fuel containers that impedes the propagation of flame into the container; (B) the voluntary standard is or will be in effect not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act