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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 696 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed,... · Sec. 21

Sec. 21. Citizens’ petitions

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Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2620 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking under section 4, 6, or 8 or an order under section 5(e) or (6)(b)(2) and inserting , order, or any other action authorized under this Act ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking under section 4, 6, or 8 or an order under section 5(e), 6(b)(1)(A), or 6(b)(1)(B) and inserting or order or to initiate other action authorized under this Act ; in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by striking section 4, 5, 6, or 8 and inserting the applicable provisions of this Act ; and in paragraph (4)— in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by striking a rulemaking proceeding and inserting proceedings authorized under this Act ; and in subparagraph (B)— in the matter preceding clause (i)— in the first sentence, by striking a proceeding to issue a rule under section 4, 6, or 8 or an order under section 5(e) or 6(b)(2) and inserting proceedings authorized under this Act ; and by inserting Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the case of a petition to delist a chemical substance under section 6(a), the delisting may not proceed except as authorized under that subsection. after the first sentence; in clause (i)— in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking in the case of a petition to initiate a proceeding for the issuance of a rule under section 4 or an order under section 5(e) and inserting except as provided in clause (ii), in the case of a petition to initiate a proceeding for the issuance of a rule or an order under this Act ; and in subclause (II), by striking an unreasonable risk to and inserting substantial endangerment ; and in clause (ii)— by striking issuance of a rule under section 6 or 8 or an order under section 6(b)(2) and inserting imposition or issuance of a restriction, use condition, or order under this chapter ; by striking an unreasonable risk of injury and inserting a substantial endangerment ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon.
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