1.This Act may be cited as the
Formaldehyde Standards for Composite
Wood Products Act
.
2.Formaldehyde standards
for composite wood products
(a)The
Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
<enum>VI</enum><header>FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS
FOR COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCTS</header>
<section id="HBBCCAAA4F84242E2A9A831C9242EAD73"><enum>601.</enum><header>Formaldehyde
standards</header>
<subsection id="HEEB14EDC6D764E4FAB11D36B4F97A2AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HA60946FC9E1E4DC39F326165F43805CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Finished good</header>
<subparagraph id="HA637E4629EE64B7993F46C207C3B175C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <quote>finished good</quote> means any good or
product (other than a panel) containing—</text>
<clause id="H2F32E87A1D5B4231837F7E9CD2944D5D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>hardwood plywood;</text>
</clause><clause id="H33531B86FF594A828CCD17D672DC219D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>particleboard; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H1ED5F87EC50D428A8D94270DA0D14E7B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>medium-density
fiberboard.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3AF984C2D234D26A992952DE61DC391"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <quote>finished good</quote> does not include—</text>
<clause id="HB07C70BE6C0741DCBAA21BFD31C3F694"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any component part or
other part used in the assembly of a finished good; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H8FCA35A499054AE78F9ECC279C60AE8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any finished good that
has previously been sold or supplied to an individual or entity that purchased
or acquired the finished good in good faith for purposes other than resale,
such as—</text>
<subclause id="HA31C41125B304F45A84E3A1A5507398E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an antique; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF349659BFE3C45C4BE3FA6EF93E11E77"><enum>(II)</enum><text>secondhand
furniture.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H009E618019E141CB93D518D06070CB0D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Hardboard</header><text>The
term <quote>hardboard</quote> has such meaning as the Administrator shall
establish, by regulation, pursuant to subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBD399482DA44246B69CE3CCAE700260"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hardwood
plywood</header>
<subparagraph id="H7CDB2E954AFC49A4993219A0C5368AB2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <quote>hardwood plywood</quote> means a hardwood
or decorative panel that is—</text>
<clause id="H6EE058965536436D94D042D33E899B00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>intended for interior
use; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8B1703292C3E444592AC11684C5C5D29"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>composed of (as
determined under the standard numbered ANSI/HPVA HP–1–2009) an assembly of
layers or plies of veneer, joined by an adhesive with—</text>
<subclause id="HE1AFF47F86D640C9BD85D2A5171475CD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>lumber core;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFCD7C2BF978048E5812A2C768A896C98"><enum>(II)</enum><text>particleboard
core;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H916F46E6BBF1490EA5E9292FD8D1A1F7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>medium-density
fiberboard core;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H630050D07C914B328FBD9DE012170392"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>hardboard core;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1810F5205BCE4792A3B8CA76E81C7ECC"><enum>(V)</enum><text>any other special core or
special back material.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4B4EF92499F4BDB82DC67BB5D9A018D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <quote>hardwood plywood</quote> does not include—</text>
<clause id="H2D0DA28775F649809F995F1B30CBA764"><enum>(i)</enum><text>military-specified
plywood;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA9AA5ACB888C4B6FBCF9F246D465D918"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>curved plywood;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="HCA37F14163F64B8D906E47913AE29C6C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other product
specified in—</text>
<subclause id="H8CEAA4221567401EB4FFD271FB82CFBE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the standard entitled <quote>Voluntary
Product Standard–Structural Plywood</quote> and numbered PS 1–07; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB396234282F2466886251538F3A7395D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the standard entitled
<quote>Voluntary Product Standard–Performance Standard for Wood-Based
Structural-Use Panels</quote> and numbered PS 2–04.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0A2CC4DCC8F4D298ACC9C6EF7A5764F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Laminated
products</header>
<clause id="H0ED118467ECA497C9B2DD1AB0FDBCE5D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header>
<subclause id="H5F9DB7050A6B42DB94716B56F38CBFA2"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall conduct a rulemaking process
pursuant to subsection (d) that uses all available and relevant information
from State authorities, industry, and other available sources of such
information, and analyzes that information to determine, at the discretion of
the Administrator, whether the definition of the term <quote>hardwood
plywood</quote> should exempt engineered veneer or any laminated
product.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE6F0318239BA43A68591750491036098"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>The
Administrator may modify any aspect of the definition contained in clause (ii)
before including that definition in the regulations promulgated pursuant to
subclause (I).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE9D8BC8ACD5E4C7A8564775408BE7FB6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Laminated
product</header><text>The term <quote>laminated product</quote> means a
product—</text>
<subclause id="H43ADCB4C206047B8A2B68B0C481F4934"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in which a wood veneer is
affixed to—</text>
<item id="H81137D9CE0E7454696BA9F07489AF17B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a particleboard
platform;</text>
</item><item id="H79ADCD81987A4A86A051B45E1974C047"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a medium-density
fiberboard platform; or</text>
</item><item id="H9DE5F4DA59EB49D1B141AD88C84FB706"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>a veneer-core platform;
and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H102E3408FEE84C2B86B639A5C07125E9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that is—</text>
<item id="HB8130E3928E148E0AFEFEE3B00B96814"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a component part;</text>
</item><item id="H83D9A7731A8A4D37BFEBB1C16C98A0B2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>used in the construction
or assembly of a finished good; and</text>
</item><item id="HDF1F0FC5751D48B7873048733D46819E"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>produced by the
manufacturer or fabricator of the finished good in which the product is
incorporated.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D7EA77F26AE4518A20F065498DF1448"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Manufactured
home</header><text>The term <quote>manufactured home</quote> has the meaning
given the term in section 3280.2 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (as
in effect on the date of promulgation of regulations pursuant to subsection
(d)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F254D9A2640477E859496705654881D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Medium-density
fiberboard</header><text>The term <quote>medium-density fiberboard</quote>
means a panel composed of cellulosic fibers made by dry forming and pressing a
resinated fiber mat (as determined under the standard numbered ANSI
A208.2–2009).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAC9003027A94B1E9B95EFAFF98F5FB9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Modular
home</header><text>The term <quote>modular home</quote> means a home that is
constructed in a factory in 1 or more modules—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE44945B72BA542C58DD92CE121926FB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each of which meet
applicable State and local building codes of the area in which the home will be
located; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DB1C5927A784DB8B186EEDAF13EDBC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that are transported to
the home building site, installed on foundations, and completed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99C291C4286E49B58E45662118868C47"><enum>(7)</enum><header>No-added
formaldehyde-based resin</header>
<subparagraph id="H08EEAF6219924156BB24B3C6F06D77EF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H298B70D486B14D3A9287FC7D511B141B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>no-added formaldehyde-based
resin</quote> means a resin formulated with no added formaldehyde as part of
the resin cross-linking structure in a composite wood product that meets the
emission standards in subparagraph (C) as measured by—</text>
<subclause changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="HCCE66BE5E42346CEADA56D166D405E1F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one test conducted pursuant to test method
ASTM E-1333-96 (2002) or, subject to clause (ii), ASTM D-6007-02; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H54D97613349E4ADC8144285EB10E55C8" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>3 months of routine
quality control tests pursuant to ASTM D-6007-02 or ASTM D-5582 or such other
routine quality control test methods as may be established by the Administrator
through rulemaking.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H4725E9A05593426D8F8C4465C100A25E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Test results obtained
under clause (i)(I) or (II) by any test method other than ASTM E-1333-96 (2002)
must include a showing of equivalence by means established by the Administrator
through rulemaking.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA62614B4742B45968F3B59CE10C497A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <quote>no-added formaldehyde-based resin</quote> may include any resin
made from—</text>
<clause id="HE6D234601C404497A7E4EA6B5E976BE4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>soy;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC2DE87E477B24F36ACD25697D3B8353C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>polyvinyl acetate;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9EB6A8EFDDC24D9FAAE550099E5AB7B0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>methylene
diisocyanate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBD850BDD93F4D619D787805BB4043DD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Emission
standards</header><text>The following are the emission standards for composite
wood products made with no-added formaldehyde-based resins under this
paragraph:</text>
<clause id="H066E298BBF1745D69FE104208FF644B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>No higher than 0.04 parts
per million of formaldehyde for 90 percent of the 3 months of routine quality
control testing data required under subparagraph (A)(ii).</text>
</clause><clause id="HF91A15805B824BC180AA4C600B53B30A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>No test result higher
than 0.05 parts per million of formaldehyde for hardwood plywood and 0.06 parts
per million for particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, and thin
medium-density fiberboard.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB6A7F37673F147E4AAB75DA297A52877"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Particleboard</header>
<subparagraph id="HCC99546B40AF47B685D9B505C4A7936E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <quote>particleboard</quote> means a panel
composed of cellulosic material in the form of discrete particles (as
distinguished from fibers, flakes, or strands) that are pressed together with
resin (as determined under the standard numbered ANSI A208.1–2009).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H688BB6225FAB4B0BAC1703D5830FAB46"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <quote>particleboard</quote> does not include any product specified in the
standard entitled <quote>Voluntary Product Standard–Performance Standard for
Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels</quote> and numbered PS 2–04.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD67FE7BCE00D4BEF80EF0827512A46F6"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Recreational
vehicle</header><text>The term <quote>recreational vehicle</quote> has the
meaning given the term in section 3282.8 of title 24, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of promulgation of regulations pursuant
to subsection (d)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE65CF3B33FE14600948A680DF5FBDD84"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Ultra low-emitting
formaldehyde resin</header>
<subparagraph id="H24619D62777F469FBD10A22CA6E78A48"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC942AF0B465E4E66823836C80CA58EEF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>ultra low-emitting
formaldehyde resin</quote> means a resin in a composite wood product that meets
the emission standards in subparagraph (C) as measured by—</text>
<subclause changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H7ABEED57DF024831AA1F631CAF35850A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 quarterly tests conducted pursuant to
test method ASTM E-1333-96 (2002) or, subject to clause (ii), ASTM D-6007-02;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H49B0F167382E4A9A856CCAE4E469DDA5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>6 months of routine
quality control tests pursuant to ASTM D-6007-02 or ASTM D-5582 or such other
routine quality control test methods as may be established by the Administrator
through rulemaking.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="HFF089EA35DFA48C0B935E51B78C9BE60" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Test results obtained under clause (i)(I)
or (II) by any test method other than ASTM E-1333-96 (2002) must include a
showing of equivalence by means established by the Administrator through
rulemaking.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H754EDC689F114E3D957C28F000589970"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <quote>ultra low-emitting formaldehyde resin</quote> may include—</text>
<clause id="HBA1798DEE6AF48FFAABAA31B25223AFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>melamine-urea-formaldehyde
resin;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1D835AAE971B43E3BB77F6689C6FEE8E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>phenol formaldehyde
resin; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H61361D4723DE4016B1BFABCBE23BE8E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>resorcinol formaldehyde
resin.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C30F6A72D4E4CF7A080E9498233909E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Emission
standards</header>
<clause id="H1DF488AC061B43DABD06E9403EA57FBA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Administrator may,
pursuant to regulations issued under subsection (d), reduce the testing
requirements for a manufacturer only if its product made with ultra
low-emitting formaldehyde resin meets the following emission standards:</text>
<subclause id="HF98A9F264EB94CAF8ACAF3FEAE308A08"><enum>(I)</enum><text>For hardwood plywood, no
higher than 0.05 parts per million of formaldehyde.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6406C6C01D094C86AA48A58FA8E32DDB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>For medium-density
fiberboard—</text>
<item id="HE9D7173D22FC4590A42E82CBDA45A415"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>no higher than 0.06
parts per million of formaldehyde for 90 percent of 6 months of routine quality
control testing data required under subparagraph (A)(ii); and</text>
</item><item id="HF7BB1C43C0654EC3B18173101DC9C1E7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>no test result higher
than 0.09 parts per million of formaldehyde.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H02DA40557CC047838F0E339E6AE30D63"><enum>(III)</enum><text>For
particleboard—</text>
<item id="H8033DD1EAE33474E8741520AF19460EE"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no higher than 0.05 parts per million of
formaldehyde for 90 percent of 6 months of routine quality control testing data
required under subparagraph (A)(ii); and</text>
</item><item id="H687B7FFE8B0844C1817EAA5B72085A50"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>no test result higher
than 0.08 parts per million of formaldehyde.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HCA71145E1AAA4BE8B671AA8C6474956F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>For thin medium-density
fiberboard—</text>
<item id="HCFB8CD0FAF9545F78027A7A0D5857225"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no higher than 0.08 parts per million of
formaldehyde for 90 percent of 6 months of routine quality control testing data
required under subparagraph (A)(ii); and</text>
</item><item id="H38F0D5E154BB4720BB14CF07B6275EBD"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>no test result higher
than 0.11 parts per million of formaldehyde.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="H3E7C1A363A5F4B18B483106199FBC32C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may not, pursuant to
regulations issued under subsection (d), exempt a manufacturer from third party
certification requirements unless its product made with ultra low-emitting
formaldehyde resin meets the following emission standards:</text>
<subclause id="H00221D4EF6D64518B30268FD57CF96F3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No higher than 0.04 parts per million of
formaldehyde for 90 percent of 6 months of routine quality control testing data
required under subparagraph (A)(ii).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1758465710FC4FB7BF69E8EA8D53B4B5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>No test result higher
than 0.05 parts per million of formaldehyde for hardwood plywood and 0.06 parts
per million for particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, and thin
medium-density fiberboard.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4F7181BC045E41169F143C609F53F942"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement</header>
<paragraph id="H8669A172622346078940E3B3097F82B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
an applicable sell-through regulation promulgated pursuant to subsection (d),
effective beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of promulgation
of those regulations, the emission standards described in paragraph (2), shall
apply to hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard sold,
supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6116199B60448969C17651BABB6D6D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Emission
standards</header><text>The emission standards referred to in paragraph (1),
based on test method ASTM E-1333-96 (2002), are as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H1584E13E9A944A3DACF98C8BDB7C803B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For hardwood plywood with
a veneer core, 0.05 parts per million of formaldehyde.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B61D094CBF04422BF7EF49815FA1C52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For hardwood plywood with
a composite core—</text>
<clause id="HAE34A7E733E64ED083606D5E6D231105"><enum>(i)</enum><text>0.08 parts per million of
formaldehyde for any period after the effective date described in paragraph (1)
and before July 1, 2012; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H222ECB7B06D943FDABA02E8EE50907AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.05 parts per million of formaldehyde,
effective on the later of the effective date described in paragraph (1) or July
1, 2012.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H713BC546C5174A6584703B5B134B7A22"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For medium-density
fiberboard—</text>
<clause id="HFFF184E701104A24ACF4B7AD103A7651"><enum>(i)</enum><text>0.21 parts per million of
formaldehyde for any period after the effective date described in paragraph (1)
and before July 1, 2011; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB3BC693873BF4B54BF2411A07BD584CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.11 parts per million of formaldehyde,
effective on the later of the effective date described in paragraph (1) or July
1, 2011.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81C46A4A384A4A5087FC264FA1CBB9D7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For thin medium-density
fiberboard—</text>
<clause id="HD1BF7451289648DAA59AB51A391D4BD3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>0.21 parts per million of
formaldehyde for any period after the effective date described in paragraph (1)
and before July 1, 2012; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC8D3C4A800B2463BBB76E861B13C4CF9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.13 parts per million of formaldehyde,
effective on the later of the effective date described in paragraph (1) or July
1, 2012.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB15CFFF6FA544A22A44E7C10F64A68B1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>For particleboard—</text>
<clause id="H3DC3F3D75221443EB815B206C3D1BFED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>0.18 parts per million of
formaldehyde for any period after the effective date described in paragraph (1)
and before July 1, 2011; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H539B61F2D1944D418EBCA5AFDD81ECBB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.09 parts per million of formaldehyde,
effective on the later of the effective date described in paragraph (1) or July
1, 2011.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD4EBEAC81F94D90ACB5AB7715F0E671"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance with
emission standards</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAA5FD448FF6D4694936991228A7CCF1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance with the emission standards
described in paragraph (2) shall be measured by—</text>
<clause changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H70D8600FC4944AC98A8886DAD56EA183" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quarterly tests shall be conducted pursuant
to test method ASTM E-1333-96 (2002) or, subject to subparagraph (B), ASTM
D-6007-02; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H2FC5A5A25B164171868AA00A066EF172" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>quality control tests
shall be conducted pursuant to ASTM D-6007-02, ASTM D-5582, or such other test
methods as may be established by the Administrator through rulemaking.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" id="H43AF5341503F4F42B2A99D1400658F2E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Test results obtained under subparagraph
(A)(i) or (ii) by any test method other than ASTM E-1333-96 (2002) must include
a showing of equivalence by means established by the Administrator through
rulemaking.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="HIF00" id="H07876B9CD5DD42D6BA692D0CBF928FE3" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Except where otherwise
specified, the Administrator shall establish through rulemaking the number and
frequency of tests required to demonstrate compliance with the emission
standards.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H076D9188F99D4EBB8C52924F3D934378"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
formaldehyde emission standard referred to in paragraph (1) shall apply
regardless of whether an applicable hardwood plywood, medium-density
fiberboard, or particleboard is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD4937EA248234604BE9155FBF8A369DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the form of an
unfinished panel; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A835BADE02A49E0BAAA6F025C86AB84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>incorporated into a
finished good.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7B24FABB5B240408DABEC901DF0F237"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exemptions</header><text>The
formaldehyde emission standard referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall not apply
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H25A16761BAA14E9A876DF5A6B6F1D8E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>hardboard;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23B33AB5559542AFA436A1ACFFC4C6F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">structural plywood, as specified in the
standard entitled <quote>Voluntary Product Standard–Structural Plywood</quote>
and numbered PS 1–07;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H142985C7D7B141D4B10E5CA53884E97A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>structural panels, as
specified in the standard entitled <quote>Voluntary Product
Standard–Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels</quote> and
numbered PS 2–04;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D1CD2F24DED4062B6450A08EF799722"><enum>(4)</enum><text>structural composite
lumber, as specified in the standard entitled <quote>Standard Specification for
Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Products</quote> and numbered ASTM D
5456–06;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC4F280C9668469AA893B7F5D3532745"><enum>(5)</enum><text>oriented strand
board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA46D9835911C4BDB94BB1C2E91929044"><enum>(6)</enum><text>glued laminated lumber,
as specified in the standard entitled <quote>Structural Glued Laminated
Timber</quote> and numbered ANSI A190.1–2002;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3E314AEEE764B0A9D1DEB797563440F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>prefabricated wood
I-joists, as specified in the standard entitled <quote>Standard Specification
for Establishing and Monitoring Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood
I-Joists</quote> and numbered ASTM D 5055–05;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA634673474A4230A9AEEED6FDF3BCC6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>finger-jointed
lumber;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C7E9D369D734E30AD47B69EF52C7772"><enum>(9)</enum><text>wood packaging (including
pallets, crates, spools, and dunnage);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3CB38E222F04234A9DF79DFBC367CEF"><enum>(10)</enum><text>composite wood products
used inside a new—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3CE9B7A5C87143838475A1A0D54A80C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>vehicle (other than a
recreational vehicle) constructed entirely from new parts that has never
been—</text>
<clause id="H17DFC9DDDC804C9687024B8E8EABFB04"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the subject of a retail
sale; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H084191BE073242738F7CC1C05CFCD85B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>registered with the
appropriate State agency or authority responsible for motor vehicles or with
any foreign state, province, or country;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE84A5D2FA2B14522B2FDBD94648C4C4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>rail car;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1FCA6D1FADB44D88F2B33B71D826FDF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>boat;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H230FE0861EC544B481B327495B087F62"><enum>(D)</enum><text>aerospace craft;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD534576C5D73471D91E4B683CC7C5B27"><enum>(E)</enum><text>aircraft;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBCD93875FC6E4660BAC148E569095ECA"><enum>(11)</enum><text>windows that contain
composite wood products, if the window product contains less than 5 percent by
volume of hardwood plywood, particleboard, or medium-density fiberboard,
combined, in relation to the total volume of the finished window product;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H811276477D5F4D45B99E0DBC2E7E3469"><enum>(12)</enum><text>exterior doors and
garage doors that contain composite wood products, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H85239DD58F9E4C0BB1317FDA4945F542"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the doors are made from
composite wood products manufactured with no-added formaldehyde-based resins or
ultra low-emitting formaldehyde resins; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8E8A443BC184195B603FB6A31466199"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the doors contain less
than 3 percent by volume of hardwood plywood, particleboard, or medium-density
fiberboard, combined, in relation to the total volume of the finished exterior
door or garage door.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8B58F39F396A4250B5C51CB2DE2838A5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="H72918FB3E85B4EEBA266A08040D646F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
January 1, 2013, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations to implement
the standards required under subsection (b) in a manner that ensures compliance
with the emission standards described in subsection (b)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H906F8E8EB05640659767FF29D7599474"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include provisions
relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE876070DBD7F49418169624FC6FAB47D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>labeling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F462B6EFFC24B54B3C923CEAC336AFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>chain of custody
requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9357989C2B4844E6A409B15655DFFBF6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>sell-through
provisions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCB2FAAC0D644A24B15AA56D168B4FEC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ultra low-emitting
formaldehyde resins;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA2ACFC917ED4216AD3875453A25B773"><enum>(E)</enum><text>no-added
formaldehyde-based resins;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE43CF6D6A1AE42C08DDDE5A42BE06A98"><enum>(F)</enum><text>finished goods;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9BFAA69E08B4AC091FF57881B69DC84"><enum>(G)</enum><text>third-party testing and
certification;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C82F2B2F2F0469C8156C4D4554BF3A4"><enum>(H)</enum><text>auditing and reporting of
third-party certifiers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0076C02D70842C5B5529ED6C74B0F32"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recordkeeping;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13885041815D478C848D9C11934943F2"><enum>(J)</enum><text>enforcement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEEF189711284D4A9A649A13718BED10"><enum>(K)</enum><text>laminated products;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B2D0113736B45389BFCC6AC806B18AA"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exceptions from the requirements of
regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection for products and components
containing de minimis amounts of composite wood products.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">The
Administrator shall not provide under subparagraph (L) exceptions to the
formaldehyde emission standard requirements in subsection (b).</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2919523BD0E144F49A112AD8A6797324"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sell-through
provisions</header>
<subparagraph id="H9F0AD75E705D481E81DF10B3F3D9A3AD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Sell-through provisions established by the Administrator
under this subsection, with respect to composite wood products and finished
goods containing regulated composite wood products (including recreational
vehicles, manufactured homes, and modular homes), shall—</text>
<clause id="HAAAA3DC7A5DD451584AC16F98ACC57EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be based on a designated
date of manufacture (which shall be no earlier than the date 180 days following
the promulgation of the regulations pursuant to this subsection) of the
composite wood product or finished good, rather than date of sale of the
composite wood product or finished good; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4730A2CA5DC7445892B7D0070095190D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide that any
inventory of composite wood products or finished goods containing regulated
composite wood products, manufactured before the designated date of manufacture
of the composite wood products or finished goods, shall not be subject to the
formaldehyde emission standard requirements under subsection (b)(1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CB268DCCAB145B2910476A49FE30A25"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementing
regulations</header><text>The regulations promulgated under this subsection
shall—</text>
<clause id="HA3651E89BD264AE7A336E0D51B103F41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prohibit the stockpiling
of inventory to be sold after the designated date of manufacture; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6D553CD521914476991AEC6CC7BFB84C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not require any labeling
or testing of composite wood products or finished goods containing regulated
composite wood products manufactured before the designated date of
manufacture.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE90C17E910654E3A89EF9485E4706E23"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph, the term
<quote>stockpiling</quote> means manufacturing or purchasing a composite wood
product or finished good containing a regulated composite wood product between
the date of enactment of the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products
Act and the date 180 days following the promulgation of the regulations
pursuant to this subsection at a rate which is significantly greater (as
determined by the Administrator) than the rate at which such product or good
was manufactured or purchased during a base period (as determined by the
Administrator) ending before the date of enactment of the Formaldehyde
Standards for Composite Wood Products Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDC80EE24B04843E1B5E8127958986D18"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Import
regulations</header><text>Not later than July 1, 2013, the Administrator, in
coordination with the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection and other
appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall revise regulations
promulgated pursuant to section 13 as the Administrator determines to be
necessary to ensure compliance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4771647729D346A6BD7C0C416212DD7E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Successor standards and
test methods</header><text>The Administrator may, after public notice and
opportunity for comment, substitute an industry standard or test method
referenced in this section with its successor version.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA79807E8128D4B0CAF0BAD33CE13C458"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Prohibited
acts</header><text>An individual or entity that violates any requirement under
this section (including any regulation promulgated pursuant to subsection (d))
shall be considered to have committed a prohibited act under section
15.</text>
</subsection></section>.
(b)The table of
contents of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. prec. 2601) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
Title VI—FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE
WOOD PRODUCTS
Sec. 601. Formaldehyde
standards.
.
3.Not later than one
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through
December 31, 2014, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report
describing, with respect to the preceding year—
(1)the status of the
measures carried out or planned to be carried out pursuant to title VI of the
Toxic Substances Control Act; and
(2)the extent to which
relevant industries have achieved compliance with the requirements under that
title.
4.Modification of
regulationNot later than 180
days after the date of promulgation of regulations pursuant to section 601(d)
of the Toxic Substances Control Act (as amended by section 2), the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall update the regulation contained in section
3280.308 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act), to ensure that the regulation reflects the standards
established by section 601 of the Toxic Substances Control Act.
June 22, 2010
Committee on Financial
Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed