‘‘(I) any chemical substance or 
mixture that is listed on Annex III to 
the PIC Convention and the conditions 
and restrictions applicable thereto; and 
‘‘(II) any condition or restriction 
of an importing foreign state that is 
applicable to the import, in accordance 
with the PIC Convention, of the chem-
ical substance or mixture. 
‘‘(ii) TIMING.—A notice required under 
clause (i) shall be issued not later than 90 
days after, and any conditions or restric-
tions described in clause (i)(II) shall take 
effect not later than 180 days after, the date 
of receipt of a notice, from the Secretariat 
of the PIC Convention, that— 
‘‘(I) transmits import decisions of 
the parties to the PIC Convention; or 
‘‘(II) provides notice of the failure 
of the parties to provide import deci-
sions. 
‘‘(iii) TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS AND 
RESTRICTIONS.—A condition or restriction 
identified by a notice required under clause 
(i) shall be considered to be an export con-
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dition or restriction for the purpose of para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(D) NOTICE OF EXEMPTION.—The Admin-
istrator may issue a notice exempting any chem-
ical substance or mixture from the requirements 
of paragraphs (1) through (3), and subpara-
graph (B) of this paragraph, if the Adminis-
trator determines, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, that the exemption would be 
consistent with the PIC Convention or the POPs 
Convention. 
‘‘(5) CONSOLIDATION OF NOTICES.—With respect 
to any pre-export notice requirement under this sub-
section, the Administrator shall allow any such re-
quirement, and any pre-export notice requirement in 
other provisions of this Act, to be satisfied by a single 
notice. 
‘‘(6) TRACE
CONCENTRATIONS.—The Adminis-
trator shall allow the export of trace concentrations of 
otherwise restricted or banned chemicals without noti-
fication if the Administrator finds that the export of 
such concentrations without notification does not pose 
a significant threat to human health or the environ-
ment and is not inconsistent with the PIC Conven-
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tion, the POPs Convention, and the LRTAP POPs 
Protocol.’’. 
SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) The table of contents in section 1 of the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 
‘‘Sec. 501. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 502. Implementation of POPs Convention and LRTAP POPs Protocol. 
‘‘Sec. 503. Notice, information, rulemaking, and exemptions. 
‘‘Sec. 504. Amendments and consultation. 
‘‘Sec. 505. International cooperation and notice of meetings. 
‘‘Sec. 506. Effect of requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 507. Rules of construction.’’. 
(b) Section 11 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2610) is amended in subsections (a) and (b) by 
striking ‘‘title IV’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘title 
IV or title V’’. 
(c) Section 15 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2614) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or any re-
quirement prescribed under title V or rule or order 
promulgated or issued under title V’’ after ‘‘under 
title II’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or any re-
quirement prescribed under title V or rule or order 
promulgated or issued under title V’’ after ‘‘under sec-
tion 5 or 7’’. 
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