(13) the Administrator shall establish a pro-
gram by which entities shall be certified to perform 
the activities under paragraph (11)(C); 
(14) beginning 7 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the 
Administrator shall— 
(A) publish a report on the effectiveness, 
as determined by the Administrator, of the la-
beling program in achieving objectives, includ-
ing such effectiveness in— 
(i) providing consumers information 
that consumers find useful; and 
(ii) reducing the greenhouse gas emis-
sions associated with apparel throughout 
the full life cycle as described in paragraph 
(6)(A); 
(B) review and revise the regulations under 
this section to increase such effectiveness, as 
determined by the Administrator, of the label-
ing program with respect to the two objectives 
listed in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
(A); and 
(C) report to the Congress any rec-
ommendations for amendments to this section 
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that, in the determination of the Administrator, 
would improve such effectiveness; and 
(15) the Administrator shall provide technical 
assistance, including through consultants, in report-
ing information as required in accordance with the 
labeling program, otherwise participating in the la-
beling program, and reducing greenhouse gas emis-
sions, to— 
(A) participants; 
(B) entities seeking to become partici-
pants; and 
(C) entities seeking to become certified 
under paragraph (13). 
(c) VOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
carry out a program under which a participant may 
agree to— 
(A) a voluntary commitment to reduce the 
total 
greenhouse 
gas 
emissions 
released 
throughout the full life cycle of participating ar-
ticles of apparel and their input materials, as 
described in subsection (b)(6)(A); and 
(B) make publicly available, including on 
the participant’s website, sustainability infor-
mation pertaining to the participant or the par-
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ticipating article of apparel that is determined 
by the Administrator to be based on the best 
available scientific information. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall establish the program required by para-
graph (1). 
(3) 
ENCOURAGEMENT; 
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Administrator shall encourage partici-
pants, and provide technical assistance to partici-
pants, to agree to voluntary commitments under this 
subsection. 
(4) NO MANDATE.— This subsection does not 
authorize the Administrator to impose any mandate. 
(d) DATABASE.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall es-
tablish a database to provide easy access to consumers and 
apparel industry stakeholders to information pertaining to 
the labeling program, including— 
(1) explanations of the objectives and the meth-
odologies of the Administrator in establishing the re-
quirements described in subsection (b); 
(2) the information described in subsection 
(b)(6) with respect to each participating article of 
apparel; 
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(3) the voluntary commitments of each partici-
pant as reported under subsection (c); and 
(4) any additional available information on the 
sustainability of apparel that the Administrator de-
termines to be— 
(A) useful to the consumer and apparel in-
dustry stakeholders; and 
(B) based on the best scientifically avail-
able information. 
(e) CONSUMER OUTREACH.— 
(1) PROGRAM.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall establish a program to inform consumers about 
the labeling program. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The consumer outreach 
program established under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) provide retail apparel establishments 
educational materials and other information to 
be conveyed to consumers regarding the label-
ing program; 
(B) provide technical assistance to retail 
apparel establishments regarding the labeling 
program and the materials and information de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
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(C) reach the public through a wide range 
of means, including public service announce-
ments and advertising. 
(f) PENALTIES FOR FRAUDULENT USE OF LABEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person that violates a 
requirement of this section shall forfeit and pay to 
the United States a civil penalty of not more than 
$10,000 for each such violation. 
(2) SEPARATE
VIOLATIONS.—Each separate 
violation of a requirement of this section shall be a 
separate offense, except that in a case of a violation 
through continuing failure to obey or neglect to obey 
an order by the Administrator under this section, 
each day of continuance of such failure or neglect 
shall be deemed a separate offense. 
(3) EQUITABLE
RELIEF.—In a civil action 
brought under this section, the United States dis-
trict courts are empowered to grant mandatory in-
junctions and such other equitable relief as such 
courts deem appropriate. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPAREL INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS.—The 
term ‘‘apparel industry stakeholders’’ means— 
(A) suppliers and vendors of apparel man-
ufacturers; 
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(B) apparel manufacturers; 
(C) retail apparel establishments; 
(D) entities that measure, monitor, verify, 
and report information described under sub-
section (b)(6); 
(E) institutions of higher education; 
(F) consumer organizations; and 
(G) other experts, as determined by the 
Administrator. 
(2) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ includes each of the following: 
(A) Carbon dioxide. 
(B) Methane. 
(C) Nitrous oxide. 
(D) Sulfur hexafluoride. 
(E) Any hydrofluorocarbon. 
(F) Any perfluorocarbon. 
(G) Nitrogen trifluoride. 
(H) Any fully fluorinated linear, branched, 
or cyclic— 
(i) alkane; 
(ii) ether; 
(iii) tertiary amine; or 
(iv) aminoether. 
(I) Any perfluoropolyether. 
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(J) Any hydrofluoropolyether. 
(K) Any other fluorocarbon, except for a 
fluorocarbon with a vapor pressure of less than 
1 mm of Hg absolute at 25 degrees Celsius. 
(3) GREENHOUSE
GAS
EMISSION.—The term 
‘‘greenhouse gas emission’’ means the release of a 
greenhouse gas into the ambient air. 
(4) RETAIL
APPAREL
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
term ‘‘retail apparel establishment’’ means a person 
that sells an article of apparel to a consumer. 
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