1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Environmental Protection for
Children Act of 2006
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Environmental protections
Sec. 101. Environmental protections for children and other
vulnerable subpopulations.
TITLE II—Children's Environmental Health Research
Sec. 201. Research to improve information on the effects of
environmental pollutants on children.
TITLE III—Awareness of environmental risks to
children
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Finding.
Subtitle A—Disclosure of industrial releases that present a
significant risk to children
Sec. 311. Reporting requirements.
Subtitle B—Disclosure of high health risk chemicals in
children's consumer products
Sec. 321. List of toxic chemicals.
Sec. 322. Reporting of toxic chemicals in consumer
products.
Sec. 323. Exemptions.
Sec. 324. Private citizen enforcement.
TITLE IV—Environmental contaminant testing program
Sec. 401. Definitions.
Sec. 402. Block grants.
Sec. 403. Authorization of appropriations.
<enum>I</enum><header>Environmental
protections </header>
<section id="ID1E5E5DE544FF44068C62523D353D2179"><enum>101.</enum><header>Environmental
protections for children and other vulnerable subpopulations</header>
<subsection id="id1055657F66D4483A9474E40A0C22302C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Environmental
protections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
<act-name parsable-cite="TSCA">Toxic Substances Control Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2601">15 U.S.C.
2601</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Toxic Substances Control Act" id="ID3B213DB6E9524D83809475384AB856BD">
<title id="ID58D57EE9745D4D8FBE17477D157DFE0D"><enum>V</enum><header>Environmental
protection for children and other vulnerable subpopulations</header>
<section id="IDB56BC6F919114D3EA32E5395067B63F8"><enum>501.</enum><header>Findings and
policy</header>
<subsection id="IDED5433DD9BB14BAF8B19C8D570D1D770"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDF81698D009AB444596DEEEEA783E9E40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the protection of
the health and safety of the public depends on—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD10C9EE53AD34E17A7C0122CF1A4D97D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the knowledge
possessed by officials of the Federal Government and other persons relating to
environmental pollutants that exist in the homes, schools, and communities of
the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85E1DDADF35F4822A2F9AF0CF1D4100B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent to
which environmental pollutants present a special threat to the health of
children and other vulnerable subpopulations;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDEBD441354B864C2E96E203B77CE348D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>children—</text>
<subparagraph id="id41EB2FD5E99B48C79C2A1FFDE9C6F2F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>spend much of
their young lives in schools and day care centers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id263973D1137447D7AD18C96392AA51CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may face
significant exposure to environmental pollutants in those locations;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID64746FC1678D498F82CAEE37F45AB695"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the metabolism,
physiology, and diet of children, and exposure patterns of children to
environmental pollutants—</text>
<subparagraph id="id41BF4E87DF7A460EA9D8E748642E6B77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>differ from those
of adults; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id97265B885E74463AA89C21D22446AD92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make children
more susceptible than adults to the harmful effects of environmental
pollutants;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8025040888374AE9B37A47D6EC2E3A27"><enum>(4)</enum><text>when establishing
an environmental and public health standard for an environmental pollutant, the
Administrator often lacks a sufficient quantity of data to evaluate the special
susceptibility or exposure of children to environmental pollutants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2D6864F6DA25414F94C3122F56796DDB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>when the
Administrator lacks a sufficient quantity of data to evaluate the special
susceptibility or exposure of children to an environmental pollutant, the
Administrator generally does not—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4CAE3EFBD27B4A77B6E469D353F1769A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>presume that the
environmental pollutant presents a special risk to children; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73AA4E17D13548829939DA1F2B1FBC8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply a special
or additional margin of safety to protect the health of children in
establishing an environmental or public health standard for that pollutant;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6BEBDFB46B674F628038BC51521B7371"><enum>(6)</enum><text>safeguarding
children from environmental pollutants requires—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF511610889FC495194ACBE8E977207FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the systematic
collection of data relating to the special susceptibility and exposure of
children to those pollutants; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01D4BCE2C5424B35B79D19B604043A61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the adoption of
an additional safety factor of at least 10-fold in the establishment of
environmental and public health standards when reliable data are not
available.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID61CF3CCC0E0C4176AF784CF55AACEC6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It
is the policy of the United States that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID92C177AFEA8C4485ADB45B3A29C404C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the public has a
right to be informed about—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3554694001334962897562282480B6C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each
environmental pollutant to which children are being exposed in their homes,
schools, and communities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5B482C57E534258B108684C481F6E83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the manner by
which an environmental pollutant may present a special health threat to
children and other vulnerable subpopulations;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9D687F5093454C96B9FF4FBE8D3F5428"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each
environmental and public health standard for an environmental pollutant
established by the Administrator shall, with an adequate margin of safety,
protect children and other vulnerable subpopulations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDEA94216980EB454C8DA6F6705CEFC32C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in a case in
which data are insufficient to evaluate the special susceptibility and exposure
of children (including exposure in utero) to an environmental pollutant, the
Administrator should—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC8820FBF1561412F9E2183527BF74970"><enum>(A)</enum><text>presume that the
environmental pollutant poses a special risk to children; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAE1B42CCFA224CAAAB1751A453B953EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply an
appropriate additional margin of safety of at least 10-fold in establishing an
environmental or public health standard for that environmental
pollutant;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDA8AED8201F944F3BB5E13BD2D5250084"><enum>(4)</enum><text>because the task
of identifying every conceivable risk and addressing every uncertainty relating
to pesticide use is difficult, the use of any dangerous pesticide in every
school and day care center in the United States should be eliminated;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD4D0C16BE99B4A9D89E2E5EE3F31D195"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (including the
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry), the National Institutes of Health, and other
Federal agencies should support research relating to the short-term and
long-term health effects of cumulative and synergistic exposures of children
and other vulnerable subpopulations to environmental pollutants.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5B4E003E29F447828A344471D588E829"><enum>502.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="ID1A41871C341F480EB1CE2D3B06E98068"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Child</header><text>The
term <term>child</term> means an individual who is 18 years of age or
younger.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idDDBD5865A9F5465B8F402F2175BCABC1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Day care
center</header><text>The term <term>day care center</term> means a center-based
child care provider that is licensed, regulated, or registered under applicable
State or local law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID33B95C12B141400BABF6B3DAF6835E73"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Environmental
pollutant</header><text>The term <term>environmental pollutant</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEFB53602EEA84D10A29869515F9F835B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a hazardous
substance (as defined in section 101 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601</external-xref>));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88D899FC555C40858B0F7D9522AD8C66"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a contaminant
subject to regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f</external-xref> et
seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id573DBB0875DF40A6A03869654708E84F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an air pollutant
subject to regulation under the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air
Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42
U.S.C. 7401</external-xref> et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F4637E348A84BE68C38F7FDC9B8BA13"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a water pollutant
subject to regulation under the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water
Pollution Control Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251</external-xref> et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57F7CFC74B5F4AFD980D65C9D59F6A02"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a pesticide
subject to regulation under the <act-name parsable-cite="FIFRA">Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136">7 U.S.C. 136</external-xref> et
seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idDEC3961BF1804843819D79867D6D4DD3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>School</header><text>The
term <term>school</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idBB92D944116D493A8CE1E5FA0650B77F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an elementary
school (as defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC46DC29AD10846289DD4A0738B9836AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a secondary
school (as defined in section 14101 of that Act);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB23D86C49F1B47C3938F207499060D69"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a kindergarten;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id418EE05E29F04059AD52DBDA8C25E0B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a nursery school
that is public or receives Federal funding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id19286ED31D594C6B9364E43996D8BA98"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id47C1A9D8D1F44FC4BEC72B24E034B76A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Vulnerable
subpopulation</header><text>The term <term>vulnerable subpopulation</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4C0925E9E3ED4760A8A4DAD9215F2625"><enum>(A)</enum><text>children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD1310289219049B89136A0F068420981"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pregnant
women;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id523605A6E6F346B2B60E3D067BDB1223"><enum>(C)</enum><text>elderly
individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2AB88240D83D4AED9D352980F5FF768B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>individuals with
a history of serious illness; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF46091303B724FB9BA3A4E522511D3E4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other
subpopulation likely to experience a special risk from an environmental
pollutant, as determined by the Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID23FAB65644154815A5A6CDC37E01A5ED"><enum>503.</enum><header>Safeguarding
children and other vulnerable subpopulations</header>
<subsection id="IDAAAC46C44A7C4401BFE3BC6E98BAC95A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID559A79C19AB74246B7DC5B566CBFC7E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that each
environmental and public health standard for an environmental pollutant
protects children and other vulnerable subpopulations with an adequate margin
of safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9206FE6E79344733A938926F6AFFF54A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>explicitly
evaluate data relating to the special susceptibility and exposure of children
to any environmental pollutant for which an environmental or public health
standard is established; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB799D9E03D044D758FB672E221F65377"><enum>(3)</enum><text>adopt an
additional margin of safety of at least 10-fold in the establishment of an
environmental or public health standard—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6CBA6D4E60E14060BBF72FECEE5BA45B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for an
environmental pollutant in the absence of reliable data relating to—</text>
<clause id="id254FB29605ED490E8E34FEF7A01711E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the toxicity of
the environmental pollutant; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB9FB495ECFE246F99B418221A75DA221"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the potential
risk of exposure of children to that environmental pollutant; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0606A332E3C24CB49806162D8505073F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if there is a
lack of reliable data relating to the susceptibility of children to an
environmental pollutant for which the environmental or public health standard
is being established.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3A1087421BBA489FBFEF0E368516276C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishing,
modifying, or re-evaluating environmental and public health standards</header>
<paragraph id="IDBA6FE2818C2A42B3BCEC45A654AB6F9D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In establishing, modifying, or reevaluating any
environmental or public health standard for an environmental pollutant under
any law administered by the Administrator, the Administrator shall take into
consideration available information relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDAEB5C79A86FF40BF964A3E81283BBAB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each route of
exposure of a child to that environmental pollutant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2F8E18E4E6564ECDA063864CB1E694F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the special
susceptibility of a child to that environmental pollutant, including—</text>
<clause id="id39B14DB20E9245AFA85B1B92DD6F1FFE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any neurological
difference between children and adults;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3AF1436954924EFE8033615199D26A94"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effect of in
utero exposure to that environmental pollutant; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7D0348BA716E49B29C71CBE0A3285FB7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the cumulative
effect on a child of exposure to—</text>
<subclause id="idB6C1AE71AE434C838E20E430D4057697"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that
environmental pollutant; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8E9B2DAA670E430AA9A3ED7A1EA605A1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any other
substance that has a common mechanism of toxicity.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID378A8F8BB1B04923B21DDC59D5F8DFC3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
safety margin</header><text>If any data described in paragraph (1) are not
available to the Administrator, the Administrator shall, in carrying out a risk
assessment, risk characterization, or other assessment of risk underlying an
environmental or public health standard, adopt an additional margin of safety
of at least 10-fold to take into account—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id563C5B2DF7AE4D86996596AE41A16848"><enum>(A)</enum><text>potential
pre-natal and post-natal toxicity of an environmental pollutant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3DB05389769049658364563A8768C8AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the completeness
of data concerning the exposure and toxicity of an environmental pollutant to
children.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3E21C9AB551541F4989FCF1A7560CDF0"><enum>504.</enum><header>Safer
environment for children</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title, the Administrator
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID87ac40c7d3194dc6b7bb397038ba047f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify
environmental pollutants commonly used or found in areas that are reasonably
accessible to children;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6678db0f5c494a98875111dde7ba441b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>create a
scientifically peer-reviewed list of substances identified under paragraph (1)
with known, likely, or suspected health risks to children;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDecd8f58871d349a3a8bb95bd950d99bb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop a
scientifically peer reviewed list of safer-for-children substances and products
recommended by the Administrator for use in areas that are reasonably
accessible to children that, when applied as recommended by the manufacturer,
will minimize potential risks to children from exposure to environmental
pollutants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDaedf92c833bc4d55b8b5baef6ba06725"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establish
guidelines to help reduce and eliminate exposure of children to environmental
pollutants in areas reasonably accessible to children, including advice on how
to establish an integrated pest management program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5eb51f2e51c9477fbf59d0950901bd34"><enum>(5)</enum><text>develop a family
right-to-know information kit that includes a summary of helpful information
and guidance for families, such as—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8506068ee5844240b827d33cf72de74d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the information
developed under paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID599a558b81d841858ca129b59731e47f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the guidelines
established under paragraph (4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDced9b317fc5e4a1b9a1e690c723cce29"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information on
the potential health effects of environmental pollutants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID65a49852f3754012b003648ac1f4eee9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>practical
suggestions on how parents may reduce the exposure of their children to
environmental pollutants; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1d02677bc2174480bbfe41cfefebdc24"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other information
determined to be relevant by the Administrator, in cooperation with the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID75784754a7754c27abcf4c4eef7224bc"><enum>(6)</enum><text>make all
information developed under this subsection available to Federal and State
agencies, to the public, and on the Internet; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb5b345f33b64ec39a2012bd65033258"><enum>(7)</enum><text>review and update
the lists developed under paragraphs (2) and (3) at least annually.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id814F26C70BD544CFA97E518DF5DE731E"><enum>505.</enum><header>Research to
improve information on the effects of environmental pollutants on
children</header>
<subsection id="ID3d16ef6a57e34c81ab0fa938728be1a3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exposure and
toxicity data</header><text>The Administrator, the Secretary of Agriculture,
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall coordinate and support the
development and implementation of basic and applied research initiatives to
examine—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7d53183fda814be69c3d611e3e63eb86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the health
effects and toxicity of pesticides (including active and inert ingredients) and
other environmental pollutants on children and other vulnerable subpopulations;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf574aeaa37b748ba89536ac944f960c7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the exposure of
children and other vulnerable subpopulations to environmental
pollutants.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb8b171514a0c4133968a2f8c416a3152"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Biennial
reports</header><text>The Administrator, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit biennial reports to
Congress describing actions taken to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section>.
(b)The table of
contents contained in section 1 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
TITLE V—Environmental protection for children and other
vulnerable subpopulations
Sec. 501. Findings and policy.
Sec. 502. Definitions.
Sec. 503. Safeguarding children and other vulnerable
subpopulations.
Sec. 504. Safer environment for children.
Sec. 505. Research to improve information on the effects of
environmental pollutants on
children.
.
<enum>II</enum><header>Children's
Environmental Health Research</header>
<section id="id007292AEE07B488F9A41EB1FDECE3991"><enum>201.</enum><header>Research to
improve information on the effects of environmental pollutants on
children</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
<act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id867C1C26B12A4116809EB2ACC06F7788" style="OLC">
<title id="idBB4D89ADCBD74518A0C7FE9185A9467C"><enum>V</enum><header>Children's
Environmental Health Research</header>
<section id="IDc1d6506a8dc74c3084433d44b0ba64a2"><enum>501.</enum><header>Children's
environmental health</header>
<subsection id="IDeccffd392cc14c40879bcc185826e17a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification
and evaluation of substances hazardous to children</header>
<paragraph id="ID3eb58256685c46b99dfc9eb29eb43b28"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Hazardous
substance list</header>
<subparagraph id="idFAE53334F3F64F33807424F7839BC413"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
title, the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry and the Administrator shall jointly develop a hazardous substance
list.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE34B55BF84E40C98000C246F6C04169"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
hazardous substance list under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of a
scientifically peer-reviewed list of environmental pollutants—</text>
<clause id="id61A8C1A191F74976A4E26602D446F33A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that are commonly
found at facilities listed or proposed for listing on the National Priorities
List developed by the President in accordance with section 105(a)(8)(B) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B)); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idDDF9C97E29954B93A3373E60B61A66F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with known,
likely, or suspected health risks to which fetuses and children are especially
susceptible.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81900D8DF2184A3E94C1B0C62824C5FF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Revision of
list</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the
development of a hazardous substance list under subparagraph (A) is complete,
and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry and the Administrator shall jointly review and
revise the list.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID37c76ec1399343deaa00bcec869d7d75"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revision of
guidelines for preparation of toxicological profiles</header><text>Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title, the Administrator of the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Administrator shall
jointly revise the guidelines for the preparation of a toxicological profile of
a hazardous substance under section 104(i)(3) <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(3))</act-name> to
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID90703b4180574c9e86cfae6633277518"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a consideration
of each exposure pathway and health effect relating to fetuses and
children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c6a785798c541f394f823633adcb42a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an identification
of exposure levels specific to different age ranges, as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7fc8213e91b4431896e617320b95c990"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an identification
of priority data needs specifically relating to the environmental heath of
fetuses and children.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc7cacd4454f1454eaa4f0149498c5b3f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Preparation and
revision of toxicological profiles</header>
<subparagraph id="id4E0E12EB1EBB44B4BD7FC952B5FBDEC3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this title, the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry shall prepare a scientifically peer-reviewed toxicological profile of
each hazardous substance listed pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5536F60A91624542AE63AD2A3D6BB095"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Method of
determination</header><text>In preparing a toxicological profile under
subparagraph (A), the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry shall follow each guideline requirement described in paragraph
(2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8CD8107F7E2B4BF3A5AAF7ECDAEE4A7E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Revision of
profiles</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of completion of
each toxicological profile under subparagraph (A), and every 5 years
thereafter, the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry shall review and revise the profile.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf0ac53a1d7b448c5b9193f1cf0aec99d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revision of
public health and environmental standards</header>
<paragraph id="ID18d25f4a7c564e3395e2ebb92ec0735f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator or the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (referred to in this subsection as the Secretary) shall review and
revise, as necessary, each environmental and public health regulation, risk
assessment policy and procedure, and guidance document issued or used under
this Act to determine whether each environmental and public health regulation,
risk assessment policy and procedure, and guidance document considers and fully
protects the health of fetuses and children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID354066ad5fc9428199866b0b0473a32b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text>In
carrying out a review or revision under paragraph (1), not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this title, the Administrator, in cooperation
with the Secretary, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID83e4a69db45649f7ac8c38f60911ec85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop an
administrative process for reviewing regulations, risk assessment policies and
procedures, and guidance documents;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID97f6224650df4bbcaecbd41ddf38b410"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop a
peer-reviewed list that—</text>
<clause id="idE00F569EF24F46E2BBAF9F5843B4740B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contains
regulations, risk assessment policies and procedures, and guidance documents
that require revision; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idDD8F9A47024E4D6FA8BB3CDFF7A119D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is prioritized
based on the degree of risk posed to the health of fetuses and children;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbd0aa5bf0b5941c9bd670c0b9f48e0b0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify—</text>
<clause id="id49B28F6BF5B3407697BE65977BF12E56"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through peer
review, which regulations, risk assessment policies and procedures, and
guidance documents on the list described in subparagraph (B) will require
additional research to be revised; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0F2A82AA755142D38E31AA9CB16EC154"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the quantity of
time and resources required to carry out the necessary research under clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe5b530095d814dd1baf706e241385c81"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revision</header>
<subparagraph id="idBFFCA5D3E5B74AD1921FD0FF04714295"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this title, the Administrator shall propose revised versions of each
regulation, risk assessment policy and procedure, or guidance document
that—</text>
<clause id="id8E6112375EC54DE883E5799A21DDB0D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>was identified
under paragraph (2)(B); but</text>
</clause><clause id="idDBABD9921B7E41F0823BF67DF0B9870D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was not
identified under paragraph (2)(C).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51CD0DF6078A46C4B95F3265F45F2AE1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Revision of
regulations, policies and procedures, and documents not requiring additional
research</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of developing a
proposal of revised versions of regulations, risk assessment policies and
procedures, and guidance documents under subparagraph (A), the Administrator
shall issue final versions of each regulation, policy and procedure, and
guidance document proposed under that subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A89A7A3566547ADA22959834B06AD2B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review of
regulations, policies and procedures, and documents</header><text>Not later
than 6 years after the date of enactment of this title, the Administrator shall
review each regulation, policy and procedure, and document described in
paragraph (2)(A) and revised under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfcfc37b10c4740e48f5672ff009469b9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
Administrator or the Secretary revises any regulation, risk assessment policy
or procedure, or guidance document identified under paragraph (2)(B), the
effective date of that revision shall be not later than 1 year after the date
of issuance of that revision.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4e85e43baf064084824d6fffdbbab830"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, and every 2 years
thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report describing the
progress made in carrying out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID60763e222cbb420bba61492e30d7e456"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consideration
of children's health in health assessments</header><text>In conducting a health
assessment at a facility, the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry shall, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4d3f1a0528084bbe9c4d160cfb9eca65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider the
potential risk to the health of fetuses and children posed by the facility
(including any long-term, synergistic, or cumulative health effect);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2260a873b0cb4696889c98c37412e618"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider the
existence of any potential exposure pathway that is of particular concern with
respect to fetuses and children; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID62063699da234897b5a4f5a3a81fc927"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include a
comparison between—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD910C088F1F740338FC8B3C72D8D5673"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the expected
exposure levels for children posed by a release of an environmental pollutant
from the facility; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ECA7FD478C1411C879F9719C2BF4CFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any recommended
child-specific exposure or tolerance levels.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0e04f958de7c4139b2a5b8a6c3d68148"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Children's
environmental health research</header>
<paragraph id="IDb112f37a84d0481dbe3e8f8427c0f641"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator of the Agency Toxic Substances and
Disease Registery shall incorporate each environmental health concern relating
to fetuses and children into each health study and research program conducted
pursuant to sections 104(i) (5) and (7) <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(42 U.S.C. 9604(i) (5) and (7))</act-name>, and any other health research
initiative conducted pursuant to this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC2A87263D6D942D3B030AF680DA5D480"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to address any
priority data need identified in each toxicological profile prepared pursuant
to subsection (a)(3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7EB670CC230742E3B06B43E820B3204A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to obtain
additional information relating to the health effects of hazardous substances
on fetuses and children.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf83ae1be314e40cebca4cd560a1ea9d8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title, the Administrator
of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, in cooperation with
the Administrator, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Director
of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Director of
the Indian Health Service, shall develop guidelines for addressing issues
relating to the health of fetuses and children in health studies and research
programs, including each study and program conducted by—</text>
<subparagraph id="id033A3F454CCB4330A803AFFB833C4946"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01290298F84341F6B787D3A170048EAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other Federal
agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0E549F38D6CF43B0B8B0DB8BED791B88"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State departments
of public health; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBDAF887E9FD243DB91839F6AFEE4E398"><enum>(D)</enum><text>university-based
investigators.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5aea7bdbf3a94fe98ef0e413be22f086"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Child-specific
health studies</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this title, the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry, in cooperation with the Administrator, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the Director of the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences, and the Director of the Indian Health Service shall develop
criteria for determining the timing and types of child-specific health studies
that shall be conducted based on the results of a health assessment under
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2dc6cd57460c4298bf848a33a812cc0a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>It
is the sense of Congress that the cost of any research program under this
subsection should be paid by the manufacturer and processor of each hazardous
substance that is a subject of the research in accordance with regulations
promulgated under section 104(i)(5)(D) <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(3)(D))</act-name>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2d0dd92c7d5f4372b9af1ccefbfad1c6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National
children's exposure registry</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this title, the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry, in cooperation with the States, shall
establish and maintain an exposure registry for all children exposed to
hazardous substances as the result of a release at a facility listed on the
National Priorities List developed by the President in accordance with section
105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B)), in any case in which the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry determines that levels of
exposure are significant with respect to the health of children.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd85e1c961b6d4a16afa78c144cdff109"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Children's
Environmental Health Education Program</header><text>Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this title, the Administrator of the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, in cooperation with the Administrator,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Director of the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Director of the Indian
Health Service, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf7013fa30791426d833e1e11752145f9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assemble, develop
as necessary, and distribute to State health departments, tribal health
officials, waste site information offices, school districts, health clinics,
medical colleges, and, upon request, to physicians and other health
professionals, appropriate educational materials (including short courses)
relating to the medical surveillance, screening, and methods of diagnosis and
treatment of injury or disease relating to exposure to hazardous substances
that are of particular concern to fetuses and children;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID14f38ec2a3194a89af777a4d64d83f5f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>wherever health
services are being provided pursuant to section 104(i)(15)(C)
<act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(15)(C))</act-name>,
develop and carry out a children's environmental health care training program
for health care providers serving communities affected by the release of
hazardous substances (including training in techniques for assessing exposure
of children to hazardous substances and methods of diagnosis and treatment of
injury or disease relating to exposure to hazardous substances that are of
particular concern to fetuses and children) and primary prevention; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb4878ca728c34a44a2a3907f95c9c72f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop and
distribute to State health departments, tribal health officials, waste site
information offices, school districts, health clinics, and, upon request, to
medical colleges, physicians, and other health professionals, a family
right-to-know information kit that includes helpful information and guidance to
families relating to the environmental health of children, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2e2324909c9846e2a5437c4950644a7e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information
relating to the potential health effects of exposure to hazardous
substances;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa3fc8c075be74dbfa5a30c2a065046d0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>practical
suggestions on the means by which parents may reduce the potential exposure of
their children to hazardous substances;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf3207fc08aa64158919f0be2140c77af"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the rights of
families living in affected communities to receive health services under
section 104(i)(15)(C) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(15)(C));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa8db0618b91e4cd9975c474ae0498579"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the means by
which families may obtain additional information relating to the environmental
health of children; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB371DBAFC79349328225EE1249C6C6BB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other relevant
information, as determined by the Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID53678f39b75d4cdd9c4edf10d1269074"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Pediatric peer
review</header>
<paragraph id="idCF5FE42621DB4053A80C1C418EB121E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry and the Administrator shall adopt or report each list,
profile, study, or result of any research conducted under this section only
after appropriate peer review (including review by pediatricians and
environmental health specialists) of the list, profile, study, or result of any
research conducted under this section has occurred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC31EB1B3231F427DAEE550ED15E22914"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review
panels</header>
<subparagraph id="id5BFD52A97CC34F9082A0A5896173883A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To facilitate the conduct of peer review described in
paragraph (1), the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry and the Administrator may establish a review panel composed of not
less than 3 members, as the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry and the Administrator determine to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id368F67542B96475483B8F6B8CA4685D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the
Administrator shall ensure that members appointed to a review panel under
subparagraph (A) demonstrate—</text>
<clause id="id4E38F80EE9224072B302FADD3376820A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>scientific
expertise, knowledge, and experience relevant to the subject of the
review;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5882A5A0543946AB9B4F15A1BE1978CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>scientific
credibility and impartiality; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8F533612978143B384EB8E4363B371D8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an absence of
any conflict of interest or institutional relationship with any person
involved—</text>
<subclause id="id6DB76A68E1B9415D90C82699004EF9CF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the conduct of
the study or research under review; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idA1B09F87327A492D8AA161BE636672C1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>with the
manufacture, processing, marketing, or distribution of the hazardous substance,
pollutant, or contaminant under investigation.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3D28DFA2AE1E4D60A47F6400573B1A79"><enum>502.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
title.</text>
</section>.
<enum>III</enum><header>Awareness of
environmental risks to children</header>
<section id="ID34f35600b1394df69d3c9e841e3a0535"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Children's Environmental
Protection and Right to Know Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID979d75ed1155401eaf61a4183bdc030a"><enum>302.</enum><header>Finding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that requirements to disclose
information about environmental risks will improve health and safety by—</text>
<paragraph id="IDacdba6f0b87b452f9605a78905b71d06"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prompting persons
causing those risks to reduce the risks; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb10b971483ac4970953f16af5d2d81b1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enabling
individuals to take actions to protect themselves from those risks.</text>
</paragraph></section><subtitle id="id54BB29B84F8743FD8761A35CF8315986"><enum>A</enum><header>Disclosure of
industrial releases that present a significant risk to children</header>
<section id="ID38244b54b683443c847e0bfbe0fa1c9c"><enum>311.</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header>
<subsection id="ID345432b1e68044bf88684b6bf58664f2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 313(f) of the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11023(f)) is amended by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5732FEE77A8E4635AF66D20E57B7B61A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID491671304d1c495395ce7d7109e6e680"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="IDc4d6845f9f6d4e7596d852dbb8f5ff49"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Toxic chemical
threshold quantity</header><text>The threshold quantities for purposes of
reporting toxic chemicals under this section are as follows:</text>
<clause id="ID697f854f55144660a5cd1b2ceb5ae42e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Toxic chemicals
used at facilities</header><text>The threshold quantity of a toxic chemical
used at a facility shall be 10,000 pounds of the toxic chemical per
year.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf8ab65dc7e9a42a39b65e327939cb004"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Manufactured
or processed toxic chemicals</header><text>The threshold quantity of a toxic
chemical manufactured or processed at a facility shall be—</text>
<subclause id="ID6b4b069f35d841629999d3d48b3fe5db"><enum>(I)</enum><text>75,000 pounds of
a toxic chemical per year, for any toxic chemical for which a toxic chemical
release form is required to be submitted under this section on or before July
1, 1988;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID61ebc0da29ab44faa3143936d758afba"><enum>(II)</enum><text>50,000 pounds of
a toxic chemical per year, for any toxic chemical for which a toxic chemical
release form is required to be submitted during the period beginning July 2,
1988, and ending July 1, 1989; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDb49acbd94267427091b09d30aa61fa96"><enum>(III)</enum><text>25,000 pounds
of a toxic chemical per year, for any toxic chemical for which any toxic
release form is required to be submitted on or after July 2, 1989.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7beaa57c9ef340dea34f47e021abddf6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Toxic chemicals
released from facilities</header>
<clause id="ID4784e0bd72cf4f498e6bc79280fb15ef"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Toxic chemical
threshold program</header>
<subclause id="IDbdb3c8b552f34d58bc1f8b5d99c03522"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Children's Environmental
Protection and Right to Know Act, subject to clause (ii) and in addition to the
reporting thresholds for the toxic chemicals specified in subclause (II), the
Administrator shall establish a reporting threshold for each toxic chemical
that the Administrator determines may present a significant risk to children's
health or the environment due to, as determined by—</text>
<item id="IDb0ee7803266b4c23b0dd36fa2ec73550"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the persistent
use or existence of the toxic chemical in the environment;</text>
</item><item id="IDb3d79b8fe7804bf0bea2d244c81a5fe0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the potential of
the toxic chemical to bioaccumulate or disrupt endocrine systems; or</text>
</item><item id="IDcd1bad1066014506a732733d02fea8f7"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>other
characteristics of the toxic chemical.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID67adee4b4caf437195806db88b2c9c89"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Toxic
chemicals included</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a reporting
threshold under subclause (I) for—</text>
<item id="ID10992a61dbfb40b98b555791eff10ebc"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>lead;</text>
</item><item id="ID860c44b70fce45e6ba268d120380d0f4"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>mercury;</text>
</item><item id="ID0d91bac9bfab418bbe2f78f55b4c2476"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>dioxin;</text>
</item><item id="IDb734d7a6c91a40f7b05fea65dc304ea3"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>cadmium;</text>
</item><item id="ID8ccc1c36a43343fd816c6fcfd8ded09a"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>chromium;
and</text>
</item><item id="ID088f9e88bc3f49eab4da249aa2a4ba91"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>each substance
identified as a bioaccumulative chemical of concern in the final rule
promulgated by the Administrator entitled <quote>Water Quality Guidance for the
Great Lakes System, Part III</quote> (60 Fed. Reg. 15336 (March 23,
1995)).</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="IDad38ca12f03e49418224045012d409fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Threshold
quantity</header><text>The Administrator shall establish by regulation each
threshold quantity for a toxic chemical described in clause (i) at a level
that, as determined by the Administrator, will ensure reporting of at least 80
percent of the aggregate of all releases of the toxic chemical from facilities
that—</text>
<subclause id="ID0bc2822d3aeb42f6bfcfe673e8c8ea86"><enum>(I)</enum><text>have 10 or more
full-time employees; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDca4f55a45b4d455e89bcbedc8653300f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>are designated
with any of Standard Industrial Classification Codes 20 through 39 or any of
the Standard Industrial Classification Codes added under subsection
(b)(1)(B).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID299efefe544149b4b078eaf094dd6339"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="ID092cdc62b6844f4ea582b24e0f4dd890"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 313 of
the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C.
11023) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf4149787fe114d9696c259ccae858c09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsections
(a) and (b)(1)(A), by striking <quote>or otherwise used</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>otherwise used, or released</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf1a5a3c7b3bc49358597f04a059f4ed5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<clause id="ID97c8458c73d24c61925f727ac841f696"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>are those chemicals</quote> and inserting the following:
“are—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id763E42B4FE034276A15AF55366FEC204" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDd39b45fc1f894495802317b5200feebc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>those
chemicals;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="IDf7958fc51f194381ab6dd5097f115c37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6095e626a2254c91ba1f297a14348aec"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8254FE3A61746ADB2609EF4C2600FB8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID9de8db3171024ac88fb235121187053f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>dioxin and each
other substance identified as a bioaccumulative chemical of concern in the
final rule promulgated by the Administrator entitled <quote>Water Quality
Guidance for the Great Lakes System, Part III</quote> (60 Fed. Reg. 15336
(March 23, 1995)).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID67c649af5dff4112aa4bbf4638a5ff16"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of subsection (f)(2), by striking <quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and
inserting <quote>subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcb9fd6ade9484812b8385c21d24f9e3e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section
326(a)(1)(B) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986
(42 U.S.C. 11046(a)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4EA58F8B3C141BF84498EAA1972D203" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDfba7fe4091c748138b00e3836aaa2517"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Establish
reporting thresholds for chemicals referred to in section
313(f)(1)(C).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id38BF34A8A86F49FABAC76EF6DA952DB3"><enum>B</enum><header>Disclosure of
high health risk chemicals in children's consumer products</header>
<section id="ID57aa3c851c2a45b99cb9e9e8ceda3fa4"><enum>321.</enum><header>List of toxic
chemicals</header>
<subsection id="ID8c3f0c7c1c9e47febba562631a7b3aae"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
eligible product</header><text>Section 2 of the Federal Hazardous Substances
Act (15 U.S.C. 1261) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34F138568D4646408D5840A17DDC530D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDc8c5be160ed94d2a9ee995aab6644c91"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Eligible
product</header>
<paragraph id="IDcb6187d0a77a45a2b2eaea3a901c8e76"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term
<term>eligible product</term> means any toy or other article intended for use
by children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeefc4cecc5ae48cfba7a9721de4943bb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>On
and after the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this
subsection, the term <term>eligible product</term> means any consumer product
(as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
2052)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0b4d1481fe634318b1b528d6ceb7788d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>List of toxic
chemicals</header><text>Section 3 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15
U.S.C. 1262) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id353888DDB4AA44CC913303AF11CD21AF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID82ed870e1f2e43ac9b9a41fd04ace5c0"><enum>(k)</enum><header>List of toxic
chemicals</header>
<paragraph id="ID659e18887d9b47039ce9147c9f399fcd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb5750cc5c61f4f58bff1c00a6140f632"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd5e93c047ba34c589a484450044e8e20"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Chairman</header><text>The
term <term>Chairman</term> means the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID46323c711d66423da81a1c01eb5db9df"><enum>(2)</enum><header>List</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
Administrator, acting jointly with the Chairman, shall publish in the Federal
Register a list of substances or mixtures of substances that have been
determined by the Administrator and the Chairman to be toxic to children due to
their carcinogenic, neurotoxic, or reproductive toxic effects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6a807417d13409584d411693f669519"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Substances and
information to be included</header><text>The list under that paragraph shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID99879ac93a574a209efabc877e42829a"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2216980C621F44ABB7D0996431CE615C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any chemical that has
been identified by a Federal agency as being a carcinogen, neurotoxin, or
reproductive toxin;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9A3B45C8E25348B08C1382D56E4C78E0" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>each chemical identified as a
Group A or Group B carcinogen in the notice published by the Administrator
entitled <quote>Regulation of Pesticides in Food: Addressing the Delaney
Paradox Policy Statement</quote> (53 Fed. Reg. 41118 (October 19,
1988));</text>
</clause><clause id="idCDEBE38BF2E34AF7AE39F47A19331AF4" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>each chemical that adversely
affects the nervous system of children, as identified in criteria documents of
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID56a53601afd54481818073b2c3609cfa" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>each chemical identified by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission as having sufficient evidence to
demonstrate—</text>
<subclause id="IDe62d2e3712c24f34b6c77c00d8cc4c5c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>carcinogenicity in humans or
animals;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDca34e3c8a8264da48a9deba1e8c36c52"><enum>(II)</enum><text>neurotoxicity in humans or
animals;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1ce138ead1ca43a68aa41e1086ad89b8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>human developmental toxicity; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID41102103f74149559a42d8f33155590b"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>male or female reproductive toxicity in
humans or animals;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID175836ec247d4df08be6ec5325dbf32c" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>each chemical regulated as a
neurotoxin, reproductive toxin, or developmental toxin by the Administrator;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8c431827403e4523a599ff3b2957e335" indent="up1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>each chemical on the Biennial List
of Carcinogens submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdd0ce39fb3744fa0a12bb6c4daec2865" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such reasonably available information
on adverse health effects of any substance or mixture of substances as was used
to determine whether to include the substance or mixture on the list required
under paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID84cd2d071ff245f0bcff9b05478a4874"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Data</header><text>In
carrying out paragraph (3), the Secretary and the Chairman shall require
manufacturers and importers of substances and mixtures of substances on the
list required under paragraph (2) to generate, and shall obtain from any
Federal, State, or local government, such data as are sufficient to identify
substances or mixtures of substances—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe01bcdda3de4463382e0d3affba9b8e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that are toxic
within the meaning of paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6232c6ce27a46dfaf72e95eb8744cf9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to which infants
and young children are exposed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID47e9a276e7844615b200165383652e20"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Chemical
testing and risk assessment</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date
of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, in consultation with experts in pediatric toxicology and
exposure, shall develop and implement new short-term and long-term strategies
for more comprehensive chemical testing and risk assessment to ensure that
risks of exposure to children (including exposure to children in utero) are, to
the maximum extent practicable, fully
understood.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDd404d3dbeb8d4936860122be34c810c5"><enum>322.</enum><header>Reporting of
toxic chemicals in consumer products</header>
<subsection id="IDa1e6cb2f9f9843ceba75faad7c036c89"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21247FDF9E0F49A5B695A44987604D11" style="OLC">
<section id="ID10717f39305f4ec1a553088f460ed1e0"><enum>25.</enum><header>Reporting of
toxic chemicals</header>
<subsection id="ID395d4128080141bfb3110ced853d8ac5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A manufacturer or importer of any eligible product that
contains, or is composed of, a substance or mixture of substances listed under
section 3(k) shall submit to the Commission a report that describes each of the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="ID9fd98ae1d9464005ac63ce295e1bf75a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The identity of
the manufacturer or importer of the eligible product.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDebebfa70c2f741479d33c5b664e85266"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of
the eligible product (including any model name and model number of the eligible
product).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd5c8742a7bb940768297ea89d05bf353"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The identity of
the substance or mixture of substances listed under section 3(k) (including the
concentration of the substance or mixture in the eligible product).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID070bf262b1a649e88e015565809eabad"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any information
known to the manufacturer or importer that would support a determination that
the eligible product is not a misbranded hazardous substance or a banned
hazardous substance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7981475e1dad41b4a7c448fe3f8c6bf4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Such data as are
generated by the manufacturer or importer as are sufficient to identify any
substances or mixtures of substances manufactured or imported that are toxic to
children, as described in section 3(k)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID355bb2931be1474386eb7cd5807729e1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The
Commission shall annually publish in the Federal Register, and make available
to the public in an electronic format, the information submitted under
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6195d756e6b14d1f9788732febbcfef3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Commission shall promulgate such regulations as necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc67b03f152d042f395a29206952e383e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application of
Section</header><text>Subsection (a) shall apply to a substance or mixture of
substances listed under section 3(k) beginning on the date that is 1 year after
the date on which the substance or mixture of substances is listed under that
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa4ac326588f94cdf815904e6670cd52a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibited
acts</header>
<paragraph id="IDa8a49743ba3c4103afc1af962c86bc46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 4 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15
U.S.C. 1263) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id227A3CDCD6284C9CA11DD83A3E93C713" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID56bc9f7a787142a2a7d867ae7fc1db98"><enum>(l)</enum><text>The failure to
report as required under section
25.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbce9f69ca63147d3b998ff05b027a6de"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 5(c)(1) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act
(15 U.S.C. 1264(c)(1)) is amended in the second sentence by striking <quote>and
(k)</quote> and inserting <quote>(k), and (l)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID03a5b1746a014643a305720f98a63aac"><enum>323.</enum><header>Exemptions</header>
<subsection id="ID53a677f6a54849398b3fffed1771946c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 3(c) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15
U.S.C. 1262(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID86629e1d3a3847a4b9aaabb767ebf2eb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(c) If the Commission finds</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8229D70042A948298DF963E3C76D70F5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID7146f7961015460ab8a43e2fc647a768"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exemption from
requirements by regulation</header>
<paragraph id="ID084f2e420d1b48e4b79753a220369483"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Commission
determines</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0d6f403eb1314298b1198a97ab4fc426"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18F8B60EF7BB43E78D381F4A0ED91B95" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID7f2f2f8f7de84befb6340d7263d700ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
regulations</header><text>In addition to regulations promulgated under
paragraph (1), the Commission may promulgate regulations exempting from the
reporting requirements of section 25 any substance or mixture of
substances.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID270e33da2f9949dc825b63274a1279ef"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This
subsection shall not apply to any substance or mixture of substances unless the
Commission determines that the substance or mixture would not, by reason of
containing a substance or mixture of substances listed under section 3(k),
cause substantial personal injury or substantial illness during, or as a
proximate result of, any customary or reasonably foreseeable handling or use
(including reasonably foreseeable ingestion by
children).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID658c2a837cbb471981862547e3c2fa3f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 3(d) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act
(15 U.S.C. 1262(d)) is amended by striking <quote>adequate requirements
satisfying the purposes of</quote> and inserting <quote>requirements at least
as stringent as</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID5fd0b5e7ce3b49a997d1ff044cb1227e"><enum>324.</enum><header>Private
citizen enforcement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261 et seq.) (as amended by
section 322(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D79CD98E738420A8A935DC25A288214" style="OLC">
<section id="IDac6f08aa2e0a455ca7bf2fbd321b9791"><enum>26.</enum><header>Private citizen
enforcement</header>
<subsection id="ID9d063b14d6de404dafbd734c800f3e6e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), any person other than the
Commission may bring a civil action in United States district court—</text>
<paragraph id="IDfb292cd62b904734bb0486d9edb3d222"><enum>(1)</enum><text>against any
person, for violation of subsection (a), (b), or (l) of section 4; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa73e8618a2514462acf078b412259cfb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>against the
Commission, for a failure of the Commission to perform any nondiscretionary act
or duty under the amendments made by the Children's Environmental Protection
and Right to Know Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbe3dc3c4bc8d47e5b4a1a5a58f669417"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>In
the case of a civil action under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="ID18b0722b76644d1e843f286fdce5563a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States
district courts shall have jurisdiction over the civil action without regard to
the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5212ed07f2a448e2b003f22c93207e30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the court may
apply any appropriate civil penalties under section 5 or order the Commission
to perform any nondiscretionary act or duty that the Commission failed to
perform.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID30ec149a91304fbf9ce7184ec64ea7ed"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Actions
prohibited</header><text>No action may be commenced under this section
unless—</text>
<paragraph id="ID85de149dd7fe483182747061d330d5c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 60
days before the date on which the action is filed, the plaintiff gives notice
of the intent to bring the action—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5676085eff414839b6123508f2eb9f44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the
Commission; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0b53e2ee0b5a4f7292fab1fcbc2373dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of an
action for a violation of section 4, to the person that is alleged to have
violated that section; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID59a9373b9c86490a815bd3c2fd2cfd41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of an
action for a violation of section 4, the Commission has not commenced and is
not diligently pursuing a civil action on behalf of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa0def30a1e6e403ab79d65805abcd435"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Intervention</header><text>In
any action on behalf of the United States following receipt of a notice under
subsection (d)(1), the person providing the notice may intervene as of right as
a plaintiff in the action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9d203162844a476eafbc20a3cd71f4c0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Costs</header>
<paragraph id="ID0cda51b188f8487c956557278fc82340"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the costs of
litigation (including reasonable attorney fees) may be awarded to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID058eee47c99f4881a6a48d1351674eb6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in any civil
action under sebsection (a), any substantially prevailing plaintiff; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID19588068879f4dc6abc66dc0463c8d41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in any action
under subsection (c), the party intervening under subsection (a) or (c), if
that party contributed significantly to the success of the plaintiff.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfc487a06a7f24c02943f288d0c5e37a5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
award of costs under paragraph (1) may be fully or partially waived by a court
if the court finds such an award to be inappropriate under the
circumstances.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDce5cdce64a2a48e0983d27989db821a4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Burden of
proof</header><text>In any action under subsection (a)(1), if the person
alleged to have violated section 4 asserts that a substance or mixture of
substances is not a hazardous substance by reason of containing a substance or
mixture of substances listed under section 3(k), the burden of proof shall be
the alleged violator to establish that the substance or mixture of substances
is not a hazardous substance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDbf20f18aeae2408784fec912fc3c41a1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Penalty
fund</header>
<paragraph id="ID0d2f64e4d4e940d6b21acaeeeb04afe8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be used in
carrying out this section (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Fund</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDef53b93a27754c5bb55bbc0ab67f0062"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposit of
assessed penalties</header><text>A penalty assessed as a result of a civil
action under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the Fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7b66e32c73f540f6b4173c1208779bc8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>On request by the Commission, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall transfer from the Fund to the Commission such amounts as the Commission
determines are necessary to finance compliance and enforcement activities under
this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9695b1c9affe49c49b44480ed4460b6d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts
in the Fund shall remain available for use by the Commission until expended,
without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b282316608f4941bbae7a77425d5aed"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Commission shall submit to Congress an annual report that describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2481a46a5a8b4d6ea734afa93c8e05c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any funds
deposited into the Fund during the year for which the report is submitted
(including the sources of those funds); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37fe8cdd59d64ab4a2376a9a96f22aba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the actual and
proposed uses of the funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID87151c5688584592b60f839b33106101"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Other
projects</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (g), in lieu of being
deposited in the Fund, any civil penalty assessed may, at the option of the
court (after consultation with the Commission), be used to fund projects of the
Commission that are—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf429c5274fa94af1b40bd232554ba786"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consistent with
this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf5346fe4c425470c9312ed842736f933"><enum>(2)</enum><text>designed to
enhance public awareness of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID859f591915de4038856788665ab21558"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the health
effects of toxic substances or mixtures of toxic substances in eligible
products; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88298064a252447fb661d34580081520"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the potential for
exposure of children to toxic substances or mixtures of toxic substances in
eligible
products.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Environmental
contaminant testing program</header>
<section id="id7539D70C5B05405391EF74528CEB4768"><enum>401.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="id4A2825FB57964300AB76C756FFC18689"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idA175EDE6741A438185E63A16CCE70924"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Day care
center</header><text>The term <term>day care center</term> means a center-based
child care provider that is licensed, regulated, or registered under applicable
State or local law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5983857A3CE04A7290B7963D0776EB10"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
State</header><text>The term <term>Eligible State</term> means a State that has
enacted a law (including a regulation) that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4ABCE91032864236A5AC0770CFA02044"><enum>(A)</enum><text>requires—</text>
<clause id="idCD1E769FCA4E49E9B7D9277E217690B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
State to conduct a test to determine the presence of any environmental
pollutant on the property of—</text>
<subclause id="id5FD82A1F2A8E418D96EDE3FD960FC6C6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a proposed
school; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE3D8DB81E3764C74920472C0FAB4EA00"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a school
that—</text>
<item id="id861476D03F2646E1816BDF04B2EA9735"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is
in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</item><item id="idA4D005F643514B28B0C4E58FB7F6A998"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>proposes to
expand any facility of that school;</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="idF458EAE0E0844524B12157311B1E7698"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>each applicant
for a day care center license in that State to conduct a test to determine the
presence of any environmental pollutant on the property of the proposed day
care center of the applicant; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7288BCDE49C64B199AB1157A8E28F417"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the State to
inform the parents of each child of a school or day care center of the State of
the detection of the presence of any environmental pollutant on the property of
that school or day care center; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95042A76ED9647CF9057387D21BBB773"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is approved by
the Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id36D63DDA157247C788F65F2404249D51"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Environmental
pollutant</header><text>The term <term>environmental pollutant</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBF554605DF2C40C9941C7B7924E3457D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a hazardous
substance (as defined in section 101 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CERCL">Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601</external-xref>));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5AECDACCC667416B8244FFE8050DDBA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a contaminant
subject to regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f</external-xref> et
seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF93BA65F9D543189BC8899F2E2A0E5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an air pollutant
subject to regulation under the <act-name parsable-cite="CAA">Clean Air
Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7401">42
U.S.C. 7401</external-xref> et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04474AB46E2E4868908F3D93855267A1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a water pollutant
subject to regulation under the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water
Pollution Control Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251</external-xref> et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id164794948323418C9A1A1BEFD63293E9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a pesticide
subject to regulation under the <act-name parsable-cite="FIFRA">Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136">7 U.S.C. 136</external-xref> et
seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB06E32B3E8A04733A286735A8153846D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>School</header><text>The
term <term>school</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id6320AC710ABF4699979BC77EBD7F3375"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an elementary
school (as defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4D7C442F520441A199E8CD8855427F27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a secondary
school (as defined in section 14101 of that Act);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0C301205324143C49DD8C44667F5D8E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a kindergarten;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2FDF98BDC9FD42C8BB59A5124E1413EA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a nursery school
that is public or receives Federal funding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCA35A3F7EBD0405494D26D6BB58EEB6D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Education.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idA7D9C94059FD458DAA55D507C793D931"><enum>402.</enum><header>Block
grants</header>
<subsection id="id1F119A348C8C4D7EAE26A3491474A1A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Administrator, in collaboration with the Secretary, shall establish in the
Environmental Protection Agency a program under which the Administrator shall
provide block grants to Eligible States to carry out authorized
activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id022798BA3D514D5FA70EC9369EA028A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<paragraph id="id0DF6EC72AC554E7795B2351275A0B726"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To receive a block grant under this section, an Eligible
State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such a
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id62B9AA87446D459DB697FDA64BCA219F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id27C9E9D7A1EF44658E5FEBF8277B57DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the
activities for which assistance under this title is sought; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0585835032D24D15BDD8F37878C8E5CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide evidence
that the applicant—</text>
<clause id="idB8E2FA23131943F68BD99088F8CB53A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
an Eligible State;</text>
</clause><clause id="id589F4F774B2E4B5FA0BDC4418B06E5DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has developed a
prioritized list of each school and day care center of the Eligible State that
is based on the probability that an environmental pollutant is present on the
property of each school or day care center included on the list; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id684476455E124230B460CC926A0CFA3D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall apply
funds from any payment received under this title for any fiscal year in
accordance with the prioritized list described in clause (ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE76F294B75DE428DA20375755A90E4DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>An Eligible State may use any payment received under
this title for any fiscal year for use in—</text>
<paragraph id="idCAF2FF4858A5461C8ED5773D9C58AC5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>administrating
each law (including a regulation) that requires the testing of sites for
proposed schools and day care centers of the Eligible State to test for the
presence of any environmental pollutant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFC7C48A26ADE41248EA0C022043F92E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>paying for, or
providing a grant to any school or day care center of the Eligible State to pay
for, any test conducted to determine the presence of any environmental
pollutant on the property of that school or day care center; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id357477F3E9BB4821AB3C7AA5BABB60A5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>removing any
environmental pollutant on the property of any school or day care center of the
Eligible State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDDC9BE3558354E3A81F4741B3097B92D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator,
in collaboration with the Secretary, shall promulgate regulations that shall
provide guidance to Eligible States for use in complying with the grant program
established under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id8489BA4FB904405682D2013396A8BDAE"><enum>403.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
title.</text>
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