Title: PFAS Right-To-Know Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
PFAS Right-To-Know Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, in the Toxic Release Inventory of chemicals. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.
Certain industrial facilities that manufacture, process, or use PFAS must annually report to the EPA on their PFAS releases, which will be included in the Toxic Release Inventory.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2577 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2577

To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 
 to include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release 
                   Inventory, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2019

     Mr. Delgado (for himself, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
 Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 
 to include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the Toxics Release 
                   Inventory, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``PFAS Right-To-Know Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES ON THE TOXICS 
              RELEASE INVENTORY.

    Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know 
Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11023) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D); and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
            ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the requirements of 
        this section shall apply to all owners and operators of 
        facilities that--
                    ``(i) are in--
                            ``(I) Standard Industrial Classification 
                        Codes (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
                        this subparagraph) 20 through 39, 45, 99, or 
                        4213; or
                            ``(II) North American Industry 
                        Classification System Codes (as in effect on 
                        the date of enactment of this subparagraph) 
                        484230 or 484121; and
                    ``(ii) manufactured, processed, or otherwise used 
                per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances listed under 
                subsection (c) in excess of the quantity established 
                under subsection (f)(1)(C) during the calendar year for 
                which a release form is required under this section.'';
            (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(5) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.--
                    ``(A) Addition of substances.--Not later than 30 
                days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 
                Administrator shall add to the list described in 
                subsection (c) all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
                on the list published under section 8(b) of the Toxic 
                Substances Control Act.
                    ``(B) Inapplicability of certain provisions.--The 
                requirements of paragraph (1) and (2) shall not apply 
                with respect to an addition to the list described in 
                subsection (c) that is carried out under subparagraph 
                (A) of this paragraph.
                    ``(C) No deletions.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1) 
                or paragraph (3) of this subsection or subsection (e), 
                the Administrator may not delete a substance described 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph from the list 
                described in subsection (c).''; and
            (3) in subsection (f)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(other than 
                a toxic chemical described in subparagraph (C))'' after 
                ``to a toxic chemical'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding 
                clause (i), by inserting ``(other than a toxic chemical 
                described in subparagraph (C))'' after ``to a toxic 
                chemical''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) With respect to per- or polyfluoroalkyl 
                substances manufactured, processed, or used at a 
                facility, a total of 1,000 pounds of per- or 
                polyfluoroalkyl substances per year.''.
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