Sec. 3. Definitions
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Section 3 of the Toxic Substances Control Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2602 ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), and
(14)as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), (13), (17), (18), and (19), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following: The term conditions of use means the intended, known, or reasonably foreseeable circumstances the Administrator determines a chemical substance is manufactured, processed, distributed in commerce, used, or disposed of. ; by inserting after paragraph
(10)(as so redesignated) the following: The term potentially exposed or susceptible population means 1 or more groups— of individuals within the general population who may be— differentially exposed to chemical substances under the conditions of use; or susceptible to greater adverse health consequences from chemical exposures than the general population; and that when identified by the Administrator may include such groups as infants, children, pregnant women, workers, and the elderly. ; and by inserting after paragraph
(13)(as so redesignated) the following: The term safety assessment means an assessment of the risk posed by a chemical substance under the conditions of use, integrating hazard, use, and exposure information regarding the chemical substance. The term safety determination means a determination by the Administrator as to whether a chemical substance meets the safety standard under the conditions of use. The term safety standard means a standard that ensures, without taking into consideration cost or other nonrisk factors, that no unreasonable risk of harm to health or the environment will result from exposure to a chemical substance under the conditions of use, including no unreasonable risk of harm to— the general population; or any potentially exposed or susceptible population that the Administrator has identified as relevant to the safety assessment and safety determination for a chemical substance. .
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