113 S2902 IS: Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014 U.S. Senate 2014-09-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 113th CONGRESS2d Session S. 2902 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2014 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the sale or distribution of certain cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014.

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Prohibition against sale or distribution of certain cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads

(a)

In general

Section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 361) is amended by adding at the end the following:(f)If it is a cosmetic identified by the Secretary under section 2(c)(2) of the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014 and it contains synthetic plastic microbeads..(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2018.(c)

Rulemaking

Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall promulgate a final rule that, for purposes of subsection (f) of section 601 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as added by subsection (a))—(1)defines the term synthetic plastic microbead; and(2)identifies the cosmetics to which such subsection (f) shall apply.