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No PFAS in Cosmetics Act

H.R. 3990 · 117th Congress · Jun 17, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

To ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or poly­fluo­ro­al­kyl substances in cosmetics.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “No PFAS in Cosmetics Act”.

Sec. 2 Ban on perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances

(a)
Directed rulemaking— Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall issue a proposed rule to ban the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics. Not later than 90 days after issuing the proposed rule, the Secretary shall finalize such rule.
(b)
Definition— In this section, the term “per­fluo­ro­al­kyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance” means a per­fluo­ro­al­kyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man-made and has at least 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom.