[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 1660 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 352
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1660

                          [Report No. 111-169]

 To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the emissions of 
   formaldehyde from composite wood products, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 10, 2009

   Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Gregg, Ms. 
  Landrieu, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Tester, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
    Vitter, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Begich, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
 Brownback, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Corker, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Durbin, and 
  Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

                             April 19, 2010

        Reported by Mr. Reid (for Mrs. Boxer), with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the emissions of 
   formaldehyde from composite wood products, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Formaldehyde Standards for 
Composite Wood Products Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE WOOD 
              PRODUCTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Amendment.--The Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``TITLE VI--FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE WOOD 
                           PRODUCTS</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 601. FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Finished good.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The term `finished 
                good' means any good or product (other than a panel) 
                containing--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) hardwood plywood;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) particleboard; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) medium-density 
                        fiberboard.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `finished 
                good' includes--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) manufactured housing; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) recreational 
                        vehicles.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Exclusions.--The term `finished 
                good' does not include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) any component part or other 
                        part used in the assembly of a finished good; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) 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--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) an antique; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) secondhand 
                                furniture.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Hardwood plywood.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The term `hardwood 
                plywood' means a hardwood or decorative panel that is--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) intended for interior use; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) composed of (as determined 
                        under the standard numbered ANSI/HPVA HP-1-2004 
                        (or a successor standard)) an assembly of 
                        layers or plies of veneer, joined by an 
                        adhesive with--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) lumber 
                                core;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) particleboard 
                                core;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) medium-density 
                                fiberboard core;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) hardboard core; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(V) any other special 
                                core or special back 
                                material.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `hardwood 
                plywood' does not include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a laminated 
                        product;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) military-specified 
                        plywood;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) curved plywood; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) any other product specified 
                        in--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the standard 
                                entitled `Voluntary Product Standard-
                                Structural Plywood' and numbered PS 1-
                                07 (or a successor standard); 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the standard 
                                entitled `Voluntary Product Standard-
                                Performance Standard for Wood-Based 
                                Structural-Use Panels' and numbered PS 
                                2-04 (or a successor 
                                standard).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Laminated product.--The term `laminated 
        product' means a product--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) in which a wood veneer is affixed 
                to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a particleboard 
                        platform;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) a medium-density fiberboard 
                        platform; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) a veneer-core platform; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) that is--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a component part;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) used in the construction or 
                        assembly of a finished good; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) produced by the 
                        manufacturer or fabricator of the finished good 
                        in which the product is incorporated.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Medium-density fiberboard.--The term 
        `medium-density fiberboard' 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 (or a successor standard)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) No-added formaldehyde-based resin.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The term `no-added 
                formaldehyde-based resin' means a resin formulated with 
                no added formaldehyde as part of the resin cross-
                linking structure that meets the performance standard 
                contained in section 93120.3(c) of title 17, California 
                Code of Regulations (as in effect on July 28, 
                2009).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `no-added 
                formaldehyde-based resin' may include any resin made 
                from--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) soy;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) polyvinyl acetate; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) methylene 
                        diisocyanate.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Particleboard.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The term 
                `particleboard' 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 (or a successor 
                standard)).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Exclusions.--The term 
                `particleboard' does not include any product specified 
                in the standard entitled `Voluntary Product Standard-
                Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use 
                Panels' and numbered PS 2-04 (or a successor 
                standard).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Ultra low-emitting formaldehyde resin.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The term `ultra low-
                emitting formaldehyde resin' means a resin formulated 
                using a process the average formaldehyde emissions of 
                which are consistently below the phase 2 emission 
                standards contained in the airborne toxic control 
                measure for composite wood products described in 
                section 93120.3(d) of title 17, California Code of 
                Regulations (as in effect on July 28, 2009).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `ultra low-
                emitting formaldehyde resin' may include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) melamine-urea-formaldehyde 
                        resin;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) phenol formaldehyde resin; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) resorcinol formaldehyde 
                        resin.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Requirement.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in 
        subsection (d), effective beginning on the date that is 180 
        days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
        formaldehyde emission standard contained in table 1 of section 
        93120.2(a) of title 17, California Code of Regulations 
        (relating to an airborne toxic control measure to reduce 
        formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products) (as in 
        effect on July 28, 2009), shall apply to hardwood plywood, 
        medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard sold, supplied, 
        offered for sale, or manufactured in the United 
        States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Applicability.--The formaldehyde emission 
        standard referred to in paragraph (1) shall apply regardless of 
        whether an applicable hardwood plywood, medium-density 
        fiberboard, or particleboard is--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) in the form of an unfinished panel; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) incorporated into a finished 
                good.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Exemptions.--The formaldehyde emission standard 
referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall not apply to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) hardboard;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) structural plywood, as specified in the 
        standard entitled `Voluntary Product Standard-Structural 
        Plywood' and numbered PS 1-07 (or a successor 
        standard);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) structural panels, as specified in the 
        standard entitled `Voluntary Product Standard-Performance 
        Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels' and numbered PS 
        2-04 (or a successor standard);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) structural composite lumber, as specified in 
        the standard entitled `Standard Specification for Evaluation of 
        Structural Composite Lumber Products' and numbered ASTM D 5456-
        06 (or a successor standard);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) oriented strand board;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) glued laminated lumber, as specified in the 
        standard entitled `Structural Glued Laminated Timber' and 
        numbered ANSI A190.1-2002 (or a successor standard);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) prefabricated wood I-joists, as specified in 
        the standard entitled `Standard Specification for Establishing 
        and Monitoring Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood I-
        Joists' and numbered ASTM D 5055-05 (or a successor 
        standard);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) finger-jointed lumber;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) wood packaging (including pallets, crates, 
        spools, and dunnage); or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) composite wood products used inside new 
        vehicles (as defined in section 430 of the California Vehicle 
        Code) (excluding recreational vehicles), rail cars, boats, 
        aerospace craft, or aircraft.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Regulations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2011, 
        the Administrator shall promulgate regulations to implement the 
        formaldehyde emission standard required under subsection (b) in 
        a manner that ensures that compliance with the standard is 
        equivalent to compliance with the standard contained in table 1 
        of section 93120.2(a) of title 17, California Code of 
        Regulations (as in effect on July 28, 2009).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Inclusions.--The regulations promulgated 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include provisions relating 
        to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) labeling;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) chain of custody 
                requirements;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) sell-through provisions;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) ultra low-emitting formaldehyde 
                resins;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) no-added formaldehyde-based 
                resins;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) finished goods;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) third-party testing and 
                certification;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) auditing and reporting of third-
                party certifiers;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) recordkeeping; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) enforcement.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Import regulations.--Not later than July 1, 
        2011, 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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Modification of standards.--The 
        Administrator may modify, by regulation, any reference to an 
        industry standard contained in this subsection if the standard 
        is subsequently updated.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Prohibited Acts.--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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendment.--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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``TITLE VI--FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCTS

<DELETED>``Sec. 601. Formaldehyde standards.''.

<DELETED>SEC. 3. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than December 31, 2010, 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 calendar year--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the extent to which relevant industries have 
        achieved compliance with the requirements under that 
        title.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Formaldehyde Standards for Composite 
Wood Products Act''.

SEC. 2. FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCTS.

    (a) Amendment.--The Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``TITLE VI--FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCTS

``SEC. 601. FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Finished good.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `finished good' means 
                any good or product (other than a panel) containing--
                            ``(i) hardwood plywood;
                            ``(ii) particleboard; or
                            ``(iii) medium-density fiberboard.
                    ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `finished good' does 
                not include--
                            ``(i) any component part or other part used 
                        in the assembly of a finished good; or
                            ``(ii) 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--
                                    ``(I) an antique; or
                                    ``(II) secondhand furniture.
            ``(2) Hardboard.--The term `hardboard' means a composite 
        panel composed of cellulosic fibers manufactured with a wet 
        process using--
                    ``(A) no resins; or
                    ``(B) resins that have no added formaldehyde.
            ``(3) Hardwood plywood.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `hardwood plywood' 
                means a hardwood or decorative panel that is--
                            ``(i) intended for interior use; and
                            ``(ii) composed of (as determined under the 
                        standard numbered ANSI/HPVA HP-1-2004 (or a 
                        successor standard)) an assembly of layers or 
                        plies of veneer, joined by an adhesive with--
                                    ``(I) lumber core;
                                    ``(II) particleboard core;
                                    ``(III) medium-density fiberboard 
                                core;
                                    ``(IV) hardboard core; or
                                    ``(V) any other special core or 
                                special back material.
                    ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `hardwood plywood' does 
                not include--
                            ``(i) military-specified plywood;
                            ``(ii) curved plywood; or
                            ``(iii) any other product specified in--
                                    ``(I) the standard entitled 
                                `Voluntary Product Standard-Structural 
                                Plywood' and numbered PS 1-07 (or a 
                                successor standard); or
                                    ``(II) the standard entitled 
                                `Voluntary Product Standard-Performance 
                                Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use 
                                Panels' and numbered PS 2-04 (or a 
                                successor standard).
                    ``(C) Laminated products.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator shall 
                        conduct a rulemaking process pursuant to 
                        subsection (d) that uses all available and 
                        relevant information from State authorities 
                        (including the California Air Resources Board), 
                        industry, and other available sources of such 
                        information, and analyzes such information to 
                        determine, at the discretion of the 
                        Administrator, whether the definition of 
                        hardwood plywood should exempt any laminated 
                        product. The Administrator may also modify any 
                        aspect of the definition contained in clause 
                        (ii) before including it in such regulations.
                            ``(ii) Laminated product.--The term 
                        `laminated product' means a product--
                                    ``(I) in which a wood veneer is 
                                affixed to--
                                            ``(aa) a particleboard 
                                        platform;
                                            ``(bb) a medium-density 
                                        fiberboard platform; or
                                            ``(cc) a veneer-core 
                                        platform; and
                                    ``(II) that is--
                                            ``(aa) a component part;
                                            ``(bb) used in the 
                                        construction or assembly of a 
                                        finished good; and
                                            ``(cc) produced by the 
                                        manufacturer or fabricator of 
                                        the finished good in which the 
                                        product is incorporated.
            ``(4) Medium-density fiberboard.--The term `medium-density 
        fiberboard' 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 (or a successor 
        standard)).
            ``(5) No-added formaldehyde-based resin.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `no-added formaldehyde-
                based resin' means a resin formulated with no added 
                formaldehyde as part of the resin cross-linking 
                structure that meets the performance standard contained 
                in section 93120.3(c) of title 17, California Code of 
                Regulations (as in effect on July 28, 2009).
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `no-added formaldehyde-
                based resin' may include any resin made from--
                            ``(i) soy;
                            ``(ii) polyvinyl acetate; or
                            ``(iii) methylene diisocyanate.
            ``(6) Particleboard.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `particleboard' 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 (or a successor standard)).
                    ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `particleboard' does 
                not include any product specified in the standard 
                entitled `Voluntary Product Standard-Performance 
                Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels' and 
                numbered PS 2-04 (or a successor standard).
            ``(7) Ultra low-emitting formaldehyde resin.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `ultra low-emitting 
                formaldehyde resin' means a resin formulated using a 
                process the average formaldehyde emissions of which are 
                consistently below the phase 2 emission standards 
                contained in the airborne toxic control measure for 
                composite wood products described in section 93120.3(d) 
                of title 17, California Code of Regulations (as in 
                effect on July 28, 2009).
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `ultra low-emitting 
                formaldehyde resin' may include--
                            ``(i) melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin;
                            ``(ii) phenol formaldehyde resin; and
                            ``(iii) resorcinol formaldehyde resin.
    ``(b) Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--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 formaldehyde emission 
        standard contained in table 1 of section 93120.2(a) of title 
        17, California Code of Regulations (relating to an airborne 
        toxic control measure to reduce formaldehyde emissions from 
        composite wood products) (as in effect on July 28, 2009), shall 
        apply to hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and 
        particleboard sold, supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured 
        in the United States.
            ``(2) Applicability.--The formaldehyde emission standard 
        referred to in paragraph (1) shall apply regardless of whether 
        an applicable hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, or 
        particleboard is--
                    ``(A) in the form of an unfinished panel; or
                    ``(B) incorporated into a finished good.
    ``(c) Exemptions.--The formaldehyde emission standard referred to 
in subsection (b)(1) shall not apply to--
            ``(1) hardboard;
            ``(2) structural plywood, as specified in the standard 
        entitled `Voluntary Product Standard-Structural Plywood' and 
        numbered PS 1-07 (or a successor standard);
            ``(3) structural panels, as specified in the standard 
        entitled `Voluntary Product Standard-Performance Standard for 
        Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels' and numbered PS 2-04 (or a 
        successor standard);
            ``(4) structural composite lumber, as specified in the 
        standard entitled `Standard Specification for Evaluation of 
        Structural Composite Lumber Products' and numbered ASTM D 5456-
        06 (or a successor standard);
            ``(5) oriented strand board;
            ``(6) glued laminated lumber, as specified in the standard 
        entitled `Structural Glued Laminated Timber' and numbered ANSI 
        A190.1-2002 (or a successor standard);
            ``(7) prefabricated wood I-joists, as specified in the 
        standard entitled `Standard Specification for Establishing and 
        Monitoring Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood I-
        Joists' and numbered ASTM D 5055-05 (or a successor standard);
            ``(8) finger-jointed lumber;
            ``(9) wood packaging (including pallets, crates, spools, 
        and dunnage); or
            ``(10) composite wood products used inside new vehicles (as 
        defined in section 430 of the California Vehicle Code) 
        (excluding recreational vehicles), rail cars, boats, aerospace 
        craft, or aircraft.
    ``(d) Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2012, the 
        Administrator shall promulgate regulations to implement the 
        formaldehyde emission standard required under subsection (b) in 
        a manner that ensures that compliance with the standard is 
        equivalent to compliance with the standard contained in table 1 
        of section 93120.2(a) of title 17, California Code of 
        Regulations (as in effect on July 28, 2009).
            ``(2) Inclusions.--The regulations promulgated pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall include provisions relating to--
                    ``(A) labeling;
                    ``(B) chain of custody requirements;
                    ``(C) sell-through provisions;
                    ``(D) ultra low-emitting formaldehyde resins;
                    ``(E) no-added formaldehyde-based resins;
                    ``(F) finished goods;
                    ``(G) third-party testing and certification;
                    ``(H) auditing and reporting of third-party 
                certifiers;
                    ``(I) recordkeeping;
                    ``(J) enforcement; and
                    ``(K) laminated products.
            ``(3) Import regulations.--Not later than July 1, 2012, 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.
            ``(4) Modification of standards.--The Administrator may 
        modify, by regulation, any reference to an industry standard 
        contained in this subsection if the standard is subsequently 
        updated.
    ``(e) Prohibited Acts.--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.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--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.''.

SEC. 3. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than December 31, 2010, 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 
calendar 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.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF REGULATION.

    Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency promulgates regulations under 
section 601(d)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (as added by 
section 2(a)), 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 (as so added).
                                                       Calendar No. 352

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1660

                          [Report No. 111-169]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the emissions of 
   formaldehyde from composite wood products, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 19, 2010

                       Reported with an amendment