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Union Calendar No. 291 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4805 

[Report No. 111–509, Part I] 

To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the emissions of 

formaldehyde from composite wood products, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2010 

Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 

to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JUNE 22, 2010 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JUNE 22, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Ms. SUTTON and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY

JUNE 22, 2010 

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 10, 2010] 


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A BILL 

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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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Formaldehyde Stand5 ards for Composite Wood Products Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE 

7 WOOD PRODUCTS. 

8 (a) AMENDMENT.—The Toxic Substances Control Act 

9 (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘TITLE VI—FORMALDEHYDE 

12 STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE 

13 WOOD PRODUCTS 

14 ‘‘SEC. 601. FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS. 

15 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 ‘‘(1) FINISHED GOOD.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘finished 

18 good’ means any good or product (other than a 

19 panel) containing— 

20 ‘‘(i) hardwood plywood; 

21 ‘‘(ii) particleboard; or 

22 ‘‘(iii) medium-density fiberboard. 

23 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘finished 

24 good’ does not include— 


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1 ‘‘(i) any component part or other part 

2 used in the assembly of a finished good; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) any finished good that has pre4 viously been sold or supplied to an indi5 vidual or entity that purchased or acquired 

6 the finished good in good faith for purposes 

7 other than resale, such as— 

8 ‘‘(I) an antique; or 

9 ‘‘(II) secondhand furniture. 

10 ‘‘(2) HARDBOARD.—The term ‘hardboard’ has 

11 such meaning as the Administrator shall establish, by 

12 regulation, pursuant to subsection (d). 

13 ‘‘(3) HARDWOOD PLYWOOD.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘hardwood 

15 plywood’ means a hardwood or decorative panel 

16 that is— 

17 ‘‘(i) intended for interior use; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) composed of (as determined under 

19 the standard numbered ANSI/HPVA HP– 

20 1–2009) an assembly of layers or plies of 

21 veneer, joined by an adhesive with— 

22 ‘‘(I) lumber core; 

23 ‘‘(II) particleboard core; 

24 ‘‘(III) medium-density fiberboard 

25 core; 


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1 ‘‘(IV) hardboard core; or 

2 ‘‘(V) any other special core or spe3 cial back material. 

4 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘hardwood 

5 plywood’ does not include— 

6 ‘‘(i) military-specified plywood; 

7 ‘‘(ii) curved plywood; or 

8 ‘‘(iii) any other product specified in— 

9 ‘‘(I) the standard entitled ‘Vol10 untary Product Standard–Structural 

11 Plywood’ and numbered PS 1–07; or 

12 ‘‘(II) the standard entitled ‘Vol13 untary Product Standard–Performance 

14 Standard for Wood-Based Structural15 Use Panels’ and numbered PS 2–04. 

16 ‘‘(C) LAMINATED PRODUCTS.— 

17 ‘‘(i) RULEMAKING.— 

18 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Adminis19 trator shall conduct a rulemaking 

20 process pursuant to subsection (d) that 

21 uses all available and relevant infor22 mation from State authorities, indus23 try, and other available sources of such 

24 information, and analyzes that infor25 mation to determine, at the discretion 


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1 of the Administrator, whether the defi2 nition of the term ‘hardwood plywood’ 

3 should exempt engineered veneer or 

4 any laminated product. 

5 ‘‘(II) MODIFICATION.—The Ad6 ministrator may modify any aspect of 

7 the definition contained in clause (ii) 

8 before including that definition in the 

9 regulations promulgated pursuant to 

10 subclause (I). 

11 ‘‘(ii) LAMINATED PRODUCT.—The term 

12 ‘laminated product’ means a product— 

13 ‘‘(I) in which a wood veneer is af14 fixed to— 

15 ‘‘(aa) a particleboard plat16 form; 

17 ‘‘(bb) a medium-density fi18 berboard platform; or 

19 ‘‘(cc) a veneer-core platform; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(II) that is— 

22 ‘‘(aa) a component part; 

23 ‘‘(bb) used in the construc24 tion or assembly of a finished 

25 good; and 


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1 ‘‘(cc) produced by the manu2 facturer or fabricator of the fin3 ished good in which the product is 

4 incorporated. 

5 ‘‘(4) MANUFACTURED HOME.—The term ‘manu6 factured home’ has the meaning given the term in sec7 tion 3280.2 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations 

8 (as in effect on the date of promulgation of regula9 tions pursuant to subsection (d)). 

10 ‘‘(5) MEDIUM-DENSITY FIBERBOARD.—The term 

11 ‘medium-density fiberboard’ means a panel composed 

12 of cellulosic fibers made by dry forming and pressing 

13 a resinated fiber mat (as determined under the stand14 ard numbered ANSI A208.2–2009). 

15 ‘‘(6) MODULAR HOME.—The term ‘modular 

16 home’ means a home that is constructed in a factory 

17 in 1 or more modules— 

18 ‘‘(A) each of which meet applicable State 

19 and local building codes of the area in which the 

20 home will be located; and 

21 ‘‘(B) that are transported to the home build22 ing site, installed on foundations, and completed. 

23 ‘‘(7) NO-ADDED FORMALDEHYDE-BASED

24 RESIN.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—(i) The term ‘no-added 

2 formaldehyde-based resin’ means a resin formu3 lated with no added formaldehyde as part of the 

4 resin cross-linking structure in a composite wood 

5 product that meets the emission standards in 

6 subparagraph (C) as measured by— 

7 ‘‘(I) one test conducted pursuant to test 

8 method ASTM E-1333-96 (2002) or, subject 

9 to clause (ii), ASTM D-6007-02; and 

10 ‘‘(II) 3 months of routine quality con11 trol tests pursuant to ASTM D-6007-02 or 

12 ASTM D-5582 or such other routine quality 

13 control test methods as may be established 

14 by the Administrator through rulemaking. 

15 ‘‘(ii) Test results obtained under clause 

16 (i)(I) or (II) by any test method other than 

17 ASTM E-1333-96 (2002) must include a showing 

18 of equivalence by means established by the Ad19 ministrator through rulemaking. 

20 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘no-added 

21 formaldehyde-based resin’ may include any resin 

22 made from— 

23 ‘‘(i) soy; 

24 ‘‘(ii) polyvinyl acetate; or 

25 ‘‘(iii) methylene diisocyanate. 


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1 ‘‘(C) EMISSION STANDARDS.—The following 

2 are the emission standards for composite wood 

3 products made with no-added formaldehyde4 based resins under this paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(i) No higher than 0.04 parts per mil6 lion of formaldehyde for 90 percent of the 3 

7 months of routine quality control testing 

8 data required under subparagraph (A)(ii). 

9 ‘‘(ii) No test result higher than 0.05 

10 parts per million of formaldehyde for hard11 wood plywood and 0.06 parts per million 

12 for particleboard, medium-density fiber13 board, and thin medium-density fiberboard. 

14 ‘‘(8) PARTICLEBOARD.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term 

16 ‘particleboard’ means a panel composed of cellu17 losic material in the form of discrete particles 

18 (as distinguished from fibers, flakes, or strands) 

19 that are pressed together with resin (as deter20 mined under the standard numbered ANSI 

21 A208.1–2009). 

22 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term 

23 ‘particleboard’ does not include any product 

24 specified in the standard entitled ‘Voluntary 

25 Product Standard–Performance Standard for 


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1 Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels’ and num2 bered PS 2–04. 

3 ‘‘(9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE.—The term ‘rec4 reational vehicle’ has the meaning given the term in 

5 section 3282.8 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations 

6 (as in effect on the date of promulgation of regula7 tions pursuant to subsection (d)). 

8 ‘‘(10) ULTRA LOW-EMITTING FORMALDEHYDE

9 RESIN.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—(i) The term ‘ultra low11 emitting formaldehyde resin’ means a resin in a 

12 composite wood product that meets the emission 

13 standards in subparagraph (C) as measured 

14 by— 

15 ‘‘(I) 2 quarterly tests conducted pursu16 ant to test method ASTM E-1333-96 (2002) 

17 or, subject to clause (ii), ASTM D-6007-02; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(II) 6 months of routine quality con20 trol tests pursuant to ASTM D-6007-02 or 

21 ASTM D-5582 or such other routine quality 

22 control test methods as may be established 

23 by the Administrator through rulemaking. 

24 ‘‘(ii) Test results obtained under clause 

25 (i)(I) or (II) by any test method other than 


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1 ASTM E-1333-96 (2002) must include a showing 

2 of equivalence by means established by the Ad3 ministrator through rulemaking. 

4 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘ultra low5 emitting formaldehyde resin’ may include— 

6 ‘‘(i) melamine-urea-formaldehyde 

7 resin; 

8 ‘‘(ii) phenol formaldehyde resin; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) resorcinol formaldehyde resin. 

10 ‘‘(C) EMISSION STANDARDS.— 

11 ‘‘(i) The Administrator may, pursuant 

12 to regulations issued under subsection (d), 

13 reduce the testing requirements for a manu14 facturer only if its product made with ultra 

15 low-emitting formaldehyde resin meets the 

16 following emission standards: 

17 ‘‘(I) For hardwood plywood, no 

18 higher than 0.05 parts per million of 

19 formaldehyde. 

20 ‘‘(II) For medium-density fiber21 board— 

22 ‘‘(aa) no higher than 0.06 

23 parts per million of formaldehyde 

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1 required under subparagraph 

2 (A)(ii); and 

3 ‘‘(bb) no test result higher 

4 than 0.09 parts per million of 

5 formaldehyde. 

6 ‘‘(III) For particleboard— 

7 ‘‘(aa) no higher than 0.05 

8 parts per million of formaldehyde 

9 for 90 percent of 6 months of rou10 tine quality control testing data 

11 required under subparagraph 

12 (A)(ii); and 

13 ‘‘(bb) no test result higher 

14 than 0.08 parts per million of 

15 formaldehyde. 

16 ‘‘(IV) For thin medium-density fi17 berboard— 

18 ‘‘(aa) no higher than 0.08 

19 parts per million of formaldehyde 

20 for 90 percent of 6 months of rou21 tine quality control testing data 

22 required under subparagraph 

23 (A)(ii); and 


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1 ‘‘(bb) no test result higher 

2 than 0.11 parts per million of 

3 formaldehyde. 

4 ‘‘(ii) The Administrator may not, pur5 suant to regulations issued under subsection 

6 (d), exempt a manufacturer from third 

7 party certification requirements unless its 

8 product made with ultra low-emitting form9 aldehyde resin meets the following emission 

10 standards: 

11 ‘‘(I) No higher than 0.04 parts 

12 per million of formaldehyde for 90 per13 cent of 6 months of routine quality 

14 control testing data required under 

15 subparagraph (A)(ii). 

16 ‘‘(II) No test result higher than 

17 0.05 parts per million of formaldehyde 

18 for hardwood plywood and 0.06 parts 

19 per million for particleboard, medium20 density fiberboard, and thin medium21 density fiberboard. 

22 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in an 

24 applicable sell-through regulation promulgated pursu25 ant to subsection (d), effective beginning on the date 


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1 that is 180 days after the date of promulgation of 

2 those regulations, the emission standards described in 

3 paragraph (2), shall apply to hardwood plywood, me4 dium-density fiberboard, and particleboard sold, sup5 plied, offered for sale, or manufactured in the United 

6 States. 

7 ‘‘(2) EMISSION STANDARDS.—The emission 

8 standards referred to in paragraph (1), based on test 

9 method ASTM E-1333-96 (2002), are as follows: 

10 ‘‘(A) For hardwood plywood with a veneer 

11 core, 0.05 parts per million of formaldehyde. 

12 ‘‘(B) For hardwood plywood with a com13 posite core— 

14 ‘‘(i) 0.08 parts per million of formalde15 hyde for any period after the effective date 

16 described in paragraph (1) and before July 

17 1, 2012; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) 0.05 parts per million of form19 aldehyde, effective on the later of the effec20 tive date described in paragraph (1) or July 

21 1, 2012. 

22 ‘‘(C) For medium-density fiberboard— 

23 ‘‘(i) 0.21 parts per million of formalde24 hyde for any period after the effective date 


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1 described in paragraph (1) and before July 

2 1, 2011; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) 0.11 parts per million of form4 aldehyde, effective on the later of the effec5 tive date described in paragraph (1) or July 

6 1, 2011. 

7 ‘‘(D) For thin medium-density fiberboard— 

8 ‘‘(i) 0.21 parts per million of formalde9 hyde for any period after the effective date 

10 described in paragraph (1) and before July 

11 1, 2012; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) 0.13 parts per million of form13 aldehyde, effective on the later of the effec14 tive date described in paragraph (1) or July 

15 1, 2012. 

16 ‘‘(E) For particleboard— 

17 ‘‘(i) 0.18 parts per million of formalde18 hyde for any period after the effective date 

19 described in paragraph (1) and before July 

20 1, 2011; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) 0.09 parts per million of form22 aldehyde, effective on the later of the effec23 tive date described in paragraph (1) or July 

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1 ‘‘(3) COMPLIANCE WITH EMISSION STANDARDS.— 

2 (A) Compliance with the emission standards described 

3 in paragraph (2) shall be measured by— 

4 ‘‘(i) quarterly tests shall be conducted pur5 suant to test method ASTM E-1333-96 (2002) or, 

6 subject to subparagraph (B), ASTM D-6007-02; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(ii) quality control tests shall be conducted 

9 pursuant to ASTM D-6007-02, ASTM D-5582, 

10 or such other test methods as may be established 

11 by the Administrator through rulemaking. 

12 ‘‘(B) Test results obtained under subparagraph 

13 (A)(i) or (ii) by any test method other than ASTM 

14 E-1333-96 (2002) must include a showing of equiva15 lence by means established by the Administrator 

16 through rulemaking. 

17 ‘‘(C) Except where otherwise specified, the Ad18 ministrator shall establish through rulemaking the 

19 number and frequency of tests required to demonstrate 

20 compliance with the emission standards. 

21 ‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—The formaldehyde emis22 sion standard referred to in paragraph (1) shall 

23 apply regardless of whether an applicable hardwood 

24 plywood, medium-density fiberboard, or particleboard 

25 is— 


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1 ‘‘(A) in the form of an unfinished panel; or 

2 ‘‘(B) incorporated into a finished good. 

3 ‘‘(c) EXEMPTIONS.—The formaldehyde emission stand4 ard referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall not apply to— 

5 ‘‘(1) hardboard; 

6 ‘‘(2) structural plywood, as specified in the 

7 standard entitled ‘Voluntary Product Standard– 

8 Structural Plywood’ and numbered PS 1–07; 

9 ‘‘(3) structural panels, as specified in the stand10 ard entitled ‘Voluntary Product Standard–Perform11 ance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Pan12 els’ and numbered PS 2–04; 

13 ‘‘(4) structural composite lumber, as specified in 

14 the standard entitled ‘Standard Specification for 

15 Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Prod16 ucts’ and numbered ASTM D 5456–06; 

17 ‘‘(5) oriented strand board; 

18 ‘‘(6) glued laminated lumber, as specified in the 

19 standard entitled ‘Structural Glued Laminated Tim20 ber’ and numbered ANSI A190.1–2002; 

21 ‘‘(7) prefabricated wood I-joists, as specified in 

22 the standard entitled ‘Standard Specification for Es23 tablishing and Monitoring Structural Capacities of 

24 Prefabricated Wood I-Joists’ and numbered ASTM D 

25 5055–05; 


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1 ‘‘(8) finger-jointed lumber; 

2 ‘‘(9) wood packaging (including pallets, crates, 

3 spools, and dunnage); 

4 ‘‘(10) composite wood products used inside a 

5 new— 

6 ‘‘(A) vehicle (other than a recreational vehi7 cle) constructed entirely from new parts that has 

8 never been— 

9 ‘‘(i) the subject of a retail sale; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) registered with the appropriate 

11 State agency or authority responsible for 

12 motor vehicles or with any foreign state, 

13 province, or country; 

14 ‘‘(B) rail car; 

15 ‘‘(C) boat; 

16 ‘‘(D) aerospace craft; or 

17 ‘‘(E) aircraft; 

18 ‘‘(11) windows that contain composite wood 

19 products, if the window product contains less than 5 

20 percent by volume of hardwood plywood, 

21 particleboard, or medium-density fiberboard, com22 bined, in relation to the total volume of the finished 

23 window product; or 

24 ‘‘(12) exterior doors and garage doors that con25 tain composite wood products, if— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the doors are made from composite 

2 wood products manufactured with no-added 

3 formaldehyde-based resins or ultra low-emitting 

4 formaldehyde resins; or 

5 ‘‘(B) the doors contain less than 3 percent 

6 by volume of hardwood plywood, particleboard, 

7 or medium-density fiberboard, combined, in rela8 tion to the total volume of the finished exterior 

9 door or garage door. 

10 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 

12 2013, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations 

13 to implement the standards required under subsection 

14 (b) in a manner that ensures compliance with the 

15 emission standards described in subsection (b)(2). 

16 ‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The regulations promulgated 

17 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include provisions 

18 relating to— 

19 ‘‘(A) labeling; 

20 ‘‘(B) chain of custody requirements; 

21 ‘‘(C) sell-through provisions; 

22 ‘‘(D) ultra low-emitting formaldehyde res23 ins; 

24 ‘‘(E) no-added formaldehyde-based resins; 

25 ‘‘(F) finished goods; 


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1 ‘‘(G) third-party testing and certification; 

2 ‘‘(H) auditing and reporting of third-party 

3 certifiers; 

4 ‘‘(I) recordkeeping; 

5 ‘‘(J) enforcement; 

6 ‘‘(K) laminated products; and 

7 ‘‘(L) exceptions from the requirements of 

8 regulations promulgated pursuant to this sub9 section for products and components containing 

10 de minimis amounts of composite wood products. 

11 The Administrator shall not provide under subpara12 graph (L) exceptions to the formaldehyde emission 

13 standard requirements in subsection (b). 

14 ‘‘(3) SELL-THROUGH PROVISIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Sell-through provisions 

16 established by the Administrator under this sub17 section, with respect to composite wood products 

18 and finished goods containing regulated com19 posite wood products (including recreational ve20 hicles, manufactured homes, and modular 

21 homes), shall— 

22 ‘‘(i) be based on a designated date of 

23 manufacture (which shall be no earlier than 

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1 section) of the composite wood product or 

2 finished good, rather than date of sale of the 

3 composite wood product or finished good; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(ii) provide that any inventory of 

6 composite wood products or finished goods 

7 containing regulated composite wood prod8 ucts, manufactured before the designated 

9 date of manufacture of the composite wood 

10 products or finished goods, shall not be sub11 ject to the formaldehyde emission standard 

12 requirements under subsection (b)(1). 

13 ‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.—The 

14 regulations promulgated under this subsection 

15 shall— 

16 ‘‘(i) prohibit the stockpiling of inven17 tory to be sold after the designated date of 

18 manufacture; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) not require any labeling or test20 ing of composite wood products or finished 

21 goods containing regulated composite wood 

22 products manufactured before the designated 

23 date of manufacture. 

24 ‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

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1 facturing or purchasing a composite wood prod2 uct or finished good containing a regulated com3 posite wood product between the date of enact4 ment of the Formaldehyde Standards for Com5 posite Wood Products Act and the date 180 days 

6 following the promulgation of the regulations 

7 pursuant to this subsection at a rate which is 

8 significantly greater (as determined by the Ad9 ministrator) than the rate at which such product 

10 or good was manufactured or purchased during 

11 a base period (as determined by the Adminis12 trator) ending before the date of enactment of the 

13 Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood 

14 Products Act. 

15 ‘‘(4) IMPORT REGULATIONS.—Not later than 

16 July 1, 2013, the Administrator, in coordination with 

17 the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection 

18 and other appropriate Federal departments and agen19 cies, shall revise regulations promulgated pursuant to 

20 section 13 as the Administrator determines to be nec21 essary to ensure compliance with this section. 

22 ‘‘(5) SUCCESSOR STANDARDS AND TEST METH23 ODS.—The Administrator may, after public notice 

24 and opportunity for comment, substitute an industry 


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1 standard or test method referenced in this section 

2 with its successor version. 

3 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITED ACTS.—An individual or entity that 

4 violates any requirement under this section (including any 

5 regulation promulgated pursuant to subsection (d)) shall be 

6 considered to have committed a prohibited act under section 

7 15.’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

9 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. prec. 2601) 

10 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘TITLE VI—FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE WOOD 

PRODUCTS 

‘‘Sec. 601. Formaldehyde standards.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

12 Not later than one year after the date of enactment 

13 of this Act, and annually thereafter through December 31, 

14 2014, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

15 Agency shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 

16 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 

17 and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report de18 scribing, with respect to the preceding year— 

19 (1) the status of the measures carried out or 

20 planned to be carried out pursuant to title VI of the 

21 Toxic Substances Control Act; and 


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1 (2) the extent to which relevant industries have 

2 achieved compliance with the requirements under that 

3 title. 

4 SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF REGULATION. 

5 Not later than 180 days after the date of promulgation 

6 of regulations pursuant to section 601(d) of the Toxic Sub7 stances Control Act (as amended by section 2), the Secretary 

8 of Housing and Urban Development shall update the regu9 lation contained in section 3280.308 of title 24, Code of 

10 Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 

11 of this Act), to ensure that the regulation reflects the stand12 ards established by section 601 of the Toxic Substances Con13 trol Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 291 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4805 

[Report No. 111–509, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reposite wood products, and for other purposes. duce the emissions of formaldehyde from comJUNE 22, 2010 

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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