[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3850 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3850

 To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction 
of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting 
  good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under 
                               that Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2010

 Mr. Reid (for Mrs. Lincoln) introduced the following bill; which was 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 
                                 Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction 
of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting 
  good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under 
                               that Act.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hunting, Fishing and Recreational 
Shooting Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION.

    Section 3(2)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2602(2)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(B) Such term does not include--'' and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `chemical substance' 
                does not include--'';
            (2) in clauses (i) through (iv), by striking the commas at 
        the end of the clauses and inserting semicolons;
            (3) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following:
                            ``(v)(I) any article the sale of which is 
                        subject to, or eligible to be subject to, the 
                        tax imposed by section 4181 of the Internal 
                        Revenue Code of 1986, and any separate 
                        component of such an article (including shells, 
                        cartridges, and ammunition); or
                            ``(II) any substance that is manufactured, 
                        processed, or distributed in commerce for use 
                        in any article or separate component described 
                        in subclause (I) (as determined without regard 
                        to any exemption from the tax imposed by 
                        section 4181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                        1986 under section 4182, section 4221, or any 
                        other provision of that Code);'';
            (4) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or'';
            (5) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
                            ``(vii)(I) any article the sale of which is 
                        subject to, or eligible to be subject to, the 
                        tax imposed by section 4161 of the Internal 
                        Revenue Code of 1986, and any separate 
                        component of such an article; or
                            ``(II) any substance that is manufactured, 
                        processed, or distributed in commerce for use 
                        in any article or separate component described 
                        in subclause (I).''; and
            (6) in the matter following clause (vii) (as added by 
        paragraph (5)), by striking ``The term `food' as used in clause 
        (vi) of this subparagraph includes'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(C) Related definition.--For purposes of clause 
                (vi) of subparagraph (B), the term `food' includes''.
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