Part 1. Definition
In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
Part 2. Example
SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
Answer: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Explanation: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.
Part 3. Exercise
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Missing Mercury in Manufacturing
Monitoring and Mitigation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) mercury and mercury compounds are highly toxic to
humans, ecosystems, and wildlife;
(2) as many as 10 percent of women in the United States of
childbearing age have mercury in their bloodstreams at a level
that could pose risks to their unborn babies, and as many as
630,000 children born annually in the United States are at risk
of neurological problems relating to mercury exposure in utero;
(3) the most significant source of mercury exposure to
people in the United States is ingestion of mercury-
contaminated fish;
(4) the long-term solution to mercury pollution is to
minimize global mercury use and releases of mercury to
eventually achieve reduced contamination levels in the
environment, rather than reducing fish consumption, since
uncontaminated fish represents a critical and healthy source of
nutrition for people worldwide;
(5) an estimated additional 24,000 to 30,000 tons of
mercury are used at mercury cell chlor-alkali plants worldwide;
(6) mercury pollution is a transboundary pollutant that--
(A) is deposited locally, regionally, and globally;
and
(B) affects bodies of water near industrial areas,
such as the Great Lakes, as well as bodies of water in
remote areas, such as the Arctic Circle;
(7) of the approximately 30 plants in the United States
that produce chlorine, only 8 use the obsolete ''mercury cell''
chlor-alkali process, and 5 have not yet committed to phasing
out mercury use;
(8)(A) only about 10 percent of the total quantity of
chlorine and caustic soda produced in the United States comes
from the chlor-alkali plants described in paragraph (7) that
use the mercury cell chlor-alkali process;
(B) cost-effective alternatives are available and in use in
the remaining 90 percent of chlorine and caustic soda
production; and
(C) other countries, including Japan, have already banned
the mercury cell chlor-alkali process;
(9) the chlor-alkali industry acknowledges that--
(A) mercury can contaminate products manufactured
at mercury cell facilities; and
(B) the use of some of those products results in
the direct and indirect release of mercury;
(10) despite those quantities of mercury known to have been
used or to be in use, neither the chlor-alkali industry nor the
Environmental Protection Agency is able--
(A) to adequately account for the disposition of
the mercury used at those facilities; or
(B) to accurately estimate current mercury
emissions; and
(11) it is critically important that the United States work
aggressively toward the minimization of supply, demand, and
releases of mercury, both domestically and internationally.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

Congress declares that the United States should develop policies
and programs that will--
(1) reduce mercury use and emissions within the United
States;
(2) reduce mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury
currently in use or circulation within the United States; and
(3) reduce exposures to mercury, particularly exposures of
women of childbearing age and young children.

SEC. 4. USE OF MERCURY IN CHLORINE AND CAUSTIC SODA MANUFACTURING.

(a) In General.--Title I of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 6 the
following:

''SEC. 6A. USE OF MERCURY IN CHLORINE AND CAUSTIC SODA MANUFACTURING.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Chlor-alkali facility.--The term 'chlor-alkali
facility' means a facility used for the manufacture of chlorine
or caustic soda using a mercury cell process.
''(2) Hazardous waste; solid waste.--The terms 'hazardous
waste' and 'solid waste' have the meanings given those terms in
section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903).
''(b) Prohibition.--Effective beginning January 1, 2012, the
manufacture of chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells is
prohibited in the United States.
''(c) Reporting.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2008, and
annually thereafter through April 1, 2012, the owner or
operator of each chlor-alkali facility shall submit to the
Administrator and the State in which the chlor-alkali facility
is located a report that identifies--
''(A) each type and quantity of mercury-containing
hazardous waste and nonhazardous solid waste generated
by the chlor-alkali facility during the preceding
calendar year;
''(B) the mercury content of the wastes;
''(C) the manner in which each waste was managed,
including the location of each offsite location to
which the waste was transported for subsequent handling
or management;
''(D) the volume of mercury released, intentionally
or unintentionally, into the air or water by the chlor-
alkali facility, including mercury released from
emissions or vaporization;
''(E) the volume of mercury estimated to have
accumulated in pipes and plant equipment of the chlor-
alkali facility, including a description of--
''(i) the applicable volume for each type
of equipment; and
''(ii) methods of accumulation; and
''(F) the quantity and forms of mercury found in
all products produced for sale by the chlor-alkali
facility.
''(2) Avoidance of duplication.--To avoid duplication, the
Administrator may permit the owner or operator of a facility
described in paragraph (1) to combine and submit the report
required under this subsection with any report required to be
submitted by the owner or operator under subtitle C of the
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.).
''(d) Inventory.--
''(1) In general.--For each chlor-alkali facility that
ceases operations on or after July 1, 2008, not later than 1
year after the date of cessation of operations, the
Administrator, in consultation with the State in which the
facility is located, shall conduct a comprehensive mercury
inventory covering the life and closure of the chlor-alkali
facility, taking into account--
''(A) the total quantity of mercury purchased to
start and operate the chlor-alkali facility;
''(B) the total quantity of mercury remaining in
mercury cells and other equipment at the time of
closure of the chlor-alkali facility;
''(C) the estimated quantity of mercury in
hazardous waste, nonhazardous solid waste, and products
generated at the chlor-alkali facility during the
operational life of the chlor-alkali facility; and
''(D) the estimated aggregate mercury releases from
the chlor-alkali facility into air and other
environmental media.
''(2) Records and information.--In carrying out paragraph
(1), the Administrator shall obtain mercury purchase records
and such other information from each chlor-alkali facility as
are necessary to determine, as accurately as practicable from
available information, the magnitude and nature of mercury
releases from the chlor-alkali facility into air and other
environmental media.
''(e) Mercury Storage Advisory Committee.--
''(1) Establishment.--There is established an advisory
committee, to be known as the 'Mercury Storage Advisory
Committee' (referred to in this subsection as the 'Committee').
''(2) Membership.--
''(A) In general.--The Committee shall be composed
of 9 members, of whom--
''(i) 2 members shall be jointly appointed
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and the majority leader of the Senate--
''(I) 1 of whom shall be designated
to serve as Chairperson of the
Committee; and
''(II) 1 of whom shall be
designated to serve as Vice-Chairperson
of the Committee;
''(ii) 1 member shall be the Administrator;
''(iii) 1 member shall be the Secretary of
Defense;
''(iv) 1 member shall be a representative
of State environmental agencies;
''(v) 1 member shall be a representative of
State attorneys general;
''(vi) 1 member shall be a representative
of the chlorine industry;
''(vii) 1 member shall be a representative
of the mercury waste treatment industry; and
''(viii) 1 member shall be a representative
of a nonprofit environmental organization.
''(B) Appointments.--Not later than 45 days after
the date of enactment of this section, the
Administrator, in consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees, shall appoint the members of
the Committee described in clauses (iv) through (viii)
of subparagraph (A).
''(3) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which all members of the Committee have been appointed,
the Committee shall hold the initial meeting of the Committee.
''(4) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet at the call of
the Chairperson.
''(5) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Committee
shall constitute a quorum.
''(6) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Committee shall submit to
Congress a report describing the findings and recommendations
of the Committee, if any, relating to--
''(A) the environmental, health, and safety
requirements necessary to prevent--
''(i) the release of elemental mercury into
the environment; and
''(ii) worker exposure from the storage of
elemental mercury;
''(B) the estimated annual cost of storing
elemental mercury on a per-pound or per-ton basis;
''(C) for the 40-year period beginning on the date
of submission of the report, the optimal size, number,
and other characteristics of Federal facilities
required to store elemental mercury under current and
anticipated jurisdictions of each Federal agency;
''(D) the estimated quantity of--
''(i) elemental mercury that will result
from the discontinuance of mercury cells at
chlor-alkali facilities in the United States
required under this section; and
''(ii) any other supplies that may require
storage to carry out this section;
''(E) for the 40-year period beginning on the date
of submission of the report, the estimated quantity of
elemental mercury generated from the recycling of
unwanted products and other wastes that will require
storage to comply with any export prohibitions of
elemental mercury;
''(F) any legal, technical, economic, or other
barrier that may prevent the private sector from
storing elemental mercury produced by the private
sector during the 40-year period beginning on the date
of submission of the report, including a description of
measures to address the barriers;
''(G) the advantages and disadvantages of
consolidating the storage of mercury produced by public
and private sources under the management of the public
or private sector;
''(H) the optimal plan of the Committee for storing
excess mercury produced by public and private sources;
and
''(I) additional research, if any, required to
determine a long-term disposal option for the storage
of excess mercury.
''(7) Compensation of members.--
''(A) In general.--
''(i) Non-federal employees.--A member of
the Committee who is not an officer or employee
of the Federal Government shall be compensated
at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of
title 5, United States Code, for each day
(including travel time) during which the member
is engaged in the performance of the duties of
the Committee.
''(ii) Federal employees.--A member of the
Committee who is an officer or employee of the
Federal Government shall serve without
compensation in addition to the compensation
received for the services of the member as an
officer or employee of the Federal Government.
''(B) Travel expenses.--A member of the Committee
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an
employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57
of title 5, United States Code, while away from the
home or regular place of business of the member in the
performance of the duties of the Committee.
''(8) Staff and funding.--The Administrator shall provide
to the Committee such funding and additional personnel as are
necessary to enable the Committee to perform the duties of the
Committee.
''(9) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate 180 days
after the date on which the Committee submits the report of the
Committee under paragraph (6).
''(f) Transfer to Storage.--
''(1) Regulations.--Not later than July 1, 2008, the
Administrator shall promulgate regulations establishing the
terms and conditions necessary to facilitate the transfer and
storage of mercury located at closed or closing chlor-alkali
facilities, including the allocation of costs and potential
liabilities of that transfer and storage.
''(2) Deadline for transfer.--Beginning on July 1, 2008,
elemental mercury located at a closed or closing chlor-alkali
facility that has ceased operations shall be transferred to a
storage facility established by the Administrator in accordance
with the regulations promulgated under paragraph (1).
''(g) Health Assessment.--Not later than July 1, 2009, for each
chlor-alkali facility that continues to operate as of July 1, 2008, the
Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, shall conduct a health
assessment of employees at the chlor-alkali facility.
''(h) Regulations.--In addition to regulations described in
subsection (f)(1), the Administrator may promulgate such regulations,
including the establishment of a reporting form for use in accordance
with subsection (c), as are necessary to carry out this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 6 the following:

''Sec. 6A. Use of mercury in chlorine and caustic soda
manufacturing.''.
Answer:
Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act - Declares that the United States should develop policies and programs that will reduce: (1) mercury use and emissions; (2) mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury currently in use or circulation; and (3) exposures to mercury, particularly exposures of women of childbearing age and young children.

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture of chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells, effective January 1, 2012. Requires the owner or operator of each chlor-alkali facility to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator and the state in which the facility is located an annual report for 2008-2012 concerning mercury waste, emissions, and content in products.

Requires EPA to conduct a comprehensive mercury inventory covering the life and closure of chlor-alkali facilities that cease operations on or after July 1, 2008.

Establishes the Mercury Storage Advisory Committee, which shall report to Congress on: (1) requirements necessary to prevent the release of, or worker exposure to, elemental mercury; and (2) annual costs of, federal facilities needed for, barriers to, and an optimal plan for, mercury storage.

Requires: (1) EPA to establish regulations to facilitate the transfer and storage of mercury located at closed facilities; and (2) beginning on July 1, 2008, the transfer of elemental mercury located at a closed facility that has ceased operations to a storage facility established by EPA in accordance with such regulations.

Requires EPA, in coordination with the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Administrator, by July 1, 2009, to conduct a health assessment of employees at chlor-alkali facilities that continue to operate as of July 1, 2008.