I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5863 
To authorize temporary emergency extensions to certain exemptions to the 
requirements with respect to polychlorinated biphenyls under the Toxic 
Substances Control Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2006 
Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. DINGELL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize temporary emergency extensions to certain ex-
emptions to the requirements with respect to poly-
chlorinated biphenyls under the Toxic Substances Control 
Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY EXEMPTION AU-
THORITY FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL 
ACT.—Section 6(e)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(e)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graphs (B) and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 
(B), (C), and (D)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘but not 
more than 1 year from the date it is granted’’ and 
inserting ‘‘but not more than 1 year from the date 
it is granted, except as provided in subparagraph 
(D)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) The Administrator may extend, if notified of an 
emergency situation, an exemption granted pursuant to 
subparagraph (B) for a period of not more than 30 days 
for the purpose of authorizing the safe, effective, and effi-
cient shipment into the customs territory of the United 
States of polychlorinated biphenyls for purposes of their 
disposal, treatment, or storage in the customs territory of 
the United States.’’. 
(b) SUNSET DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall cease to have effect on September 30, 
2012. The termination of the authority to grant exemp-
tions pursuant to such amendments shall not affect the 
validity of any exemption granted prior to such date. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2011, any 
person or entity, as of the date of enactment of this sec-
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tion, who has been granted an exemption pursuant to sec-
tion 6(e)(3)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act shall 
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on 
the 
status 
of 
foreign-manufactured 
polychlorinated 
biphenyls generated by or under the control of that person 
or entity outside of the United States. The report shall 
address, at a minimum— 
(1) the remaining volume of such foreign-manu-
factured polychlorinated biphenyls that may require 
shipment into the customs territory of the United 
States for disposal, treatment, or storage; and 
(2) the efforts that have been made by that per-
son or entity or related Federal entities to reduce 
such volume by— 
(A) reducing the volume of foreign-manu-
factured polychlorinated biphenyls generated by 
or under the control of that person or entity 
outside the United States; or 
(B) developing alternative options for the 
disposal, treatment, or storage of such poly-
chlorinated biphenyls. 
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