[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2600 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2600
To regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the Toxic
Substances Control Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 8, 2019
Ms. Dean (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Cisneros, and Mr. Khanna)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the Toxic
Substances Control Act, and for other purposes.
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 ``Toxic PFAS Control Act''.
SEC. 2. REGULATION OF PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.--Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
U.S.C. 2605) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.--
``(1) Prohibitions.--Except as provided in subsection (g)--
``(A) beginning on the date that is 6 months after
the date of enactment of this subsection--
``(i) no person may manufacture any new
chemical substance that is a perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substance; and
``(ii) no person may manufacture or process
any chemical substance that is a perfluoroalkyl
or polyfluoroalkyl substance for a use that is
a significant new use with respect to which the
Administrator has issued a final or proposed
determination in accordance with section
5(a)(2);
``(B) beginning on the date that is 2 years after
the date of enactment of this subsection, no person may
manufacture any chemical substance that is a
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance; and
``(C) beginning on the date that is 3 years after
the date of enactment of this subsection, no person may
process or distribute in commerce any chemical
substance that is a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substance.
``(2) Regulation.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) through
(d), not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Administrator shall promulgate a rule
that--
``(A) prescribes the manner or method of disposal
of any chemical substance that is a perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substance, or of any article containing
such a chemical substance, by a manufacturer or
processor or by any other person who uses or disposes
of such a chemical substance, and that--
``(i) does not require any person to take
any action which would be in violation of any
law or requirement of, or in effect for, a
State or political subdivision; and
``(ii) requires each person subject to it
to notify each State and political subdivision
in which a required disposal may occur of such
disposal;
``(B) requires that any such chemical substance, or
article containing such a chemical substance, be marked
with clear and adequate minimum warnings, and
instructions with respect to its processing, use,
distribution in commerce, or disposal or with respect
to any combination of such activities, including
requirements for the form and content of such warnings
and instructions;
``(C) requires any person manufacturing or
processing any amount of such a chemical substance to
report such manufacture or processing pursuant to
section 8, notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of such
section; and
``(D) requires any person manufacturing any such
chemical substance--
``(i) to accept for disposal in accordance
with subparagraph (A) any such chemical
substance that has not been processed;
``(ii) to replace or repurchase such
chemical substance as elected by the person to
whom the requirement is directed; and
``(iii) to give notice of the requirements
of this subparagraph to the public, processors
and distributors in commerce of such chemical
substance and, to the extent reasonably
ascertainable, to other persons in possession
of such chemical substance or exposed to such
chemical substance.''.
(b) Exemptions.--Section 6(g) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(15 U.S.C. 2605(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting ``, or a requirement of subsection (k),''
after ``subsection (a) rule''; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
``An exemption under this subsection from a requirement of
subsection (k) may be for a period that is not longer than 1
year.''.
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