117 HR 7897 IH: PFAS Reference Standards Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-05-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7897IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 27, 2022Mr. Sarbanes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo require manufacturers of PFAS to submit analytical reference standards to the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the PFAS Reference Standards Act.

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EPA requirement for submission of analytical reference standards for PFAS

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall require each covered entity to submit to the Administrator an analytical reference standard for each chemical substance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom manufactured by the covered entity after the date that is 10 years prior to the date of enactment of this Act.(b)

Uses

The Administrator may—(1)use an analytical reference standard submitted under this section only for—(A)the development of information, protocols, and methodologies, which may be carried out by an entity determined appropriate by the Administrator; or(B)activities relating to the implementation or enforcement of Federal requirements; and(2)provide an analytical reference standard submitted under this section to a State, to be used only for—(A)the development of information, protocols, and methodologies, which may be carried out by an entity determined appropriate by the State; or(B)activities relating to the implementation or enforcement of State requirements.(c)

Prohibition

No person receiving an analytical reference standard submitted under this section may use or transfer the analytical reference standard for a commercial purpose.(d)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2)

Chemical substance

The term chemical substance means any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity.(3)

Covered entity

The term covered entity means a manufacturer of a chemical substance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.(4)

Manufacture; State

The terms manufacture and State have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2602).