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CONGRESS 1

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To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reauthorize and modernize that Act, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

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Mr. U

DALL

(for himself, Mr. V 

ITTER

, Mr. M

 ANCHIN

, Mr. I

NHOFE

, Mr. C

 AR

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PER

, Mr. B

LUNT

, Mr. C

OONS

, Mr. B

OOZMAN

, Mr. D

ONNELLY 

, Mrs. C

 AP

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ITO

, Mr. H

EINRICH

, Mr. C

 ASSIDY 

, Ms. H

EITKAMP

, Mr. C

RAPO

, Ms. S

TA 

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BENOW 

, Mr. H

OEVEN

, and Mr. P

ORTMAN

) introduced the following bill;  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on

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A BILL

To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reauthorize and modernize that Act, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Frank R. Lautenberg

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Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act’’.

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SEC. 2. FINDINGS, POLICY, AND INTENT.

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Section 2(c) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15

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U.S.C. 2601(c)) is amended—

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(1) by striking ‘‘It is the intent’’ and inserting

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the following:

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‘‘(1) A 

DMINISTRATION

.—It is the intent’’;

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(2) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by

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inserting ‘‘, as provided under this Act’’ before the

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period at the end; and

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(3) by adding at the following:

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‘‘(2) R

EFORM

.—It is the intent of Congress

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that reform of this Act in accordance with the

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amendments made by the Frank R. Lautenberg

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Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act—

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‘‘(A) shall be administered in a manner

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that—

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‘‘(i) protects the health of children,

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pregnant women, the elderly, workers, con-

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sumers, the general public, and the envi-

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ronment from the risks of harmful expo-

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sures to chemical substances and mixtures;

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and

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‘‘(ii) ensures that appropriate infor-

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mation on chemical substances and mix-

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tures is available to public health officials

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and first responders in the event of an

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emergency; and

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‘‘(B) shall not displace or supplant com-

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mon law rights of action or remedies for civil

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relief.’’.

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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

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Section 3 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15

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U.S.C. 2602) is amended—

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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6),

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(7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), and (14) as

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paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), (13),

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(17), (18), and (19), respectively;

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(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-

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lowing:

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‘‘(4) C

ONDITIONS OF USE

.—The term ‘condi-

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tions of use’ means the intended, known, or reason-

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ably foreseeable circumstances the Administrator de-

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termines a chemical substance is manufactured,

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processed, distributed in commerce, used, or dis-

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posed of.’’;

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(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) (as so re-

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designated) the following:

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‘‘(11) P

OTENTIALLY EXPOSED OR SUSCEPTIBLE

 

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POPULATION

.—The term ‘potentially exposed or sus-

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ceptible population’ means 1 or more groups—

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‘‘(A) of individuals within the general pop-

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 ulation who may be—

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