Sec. 9. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL LAWS
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## SEC. 9 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL LAWS Section 9 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2608) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by striking “has reasonable basis to conclude” and inserting “determines”; ######
(ii)by striking “or will present”; and ######
(iii)by inserting “, without consideration of costs or other nonrisk factors, including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation identified as relevant by the Administrator, under the conditions of use,” after “or the environment”; #####
(B)in paragraph (2)— ######
(i)in subparagraph (A), by inserting “, within the time period specified by the Administrator in the report,” after “issues an order”; and ######
(ii)in subparagraph (B), by inserting “responds within the time period specified by the Administrator in the report and” before “initiates, within 90”; #####
(C)by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (6); and #####
(D)by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: > > #### “(3) > > The Administrator shall take the actions described in paragraph
(4)if the Administrator makes a report under paragraph
(1)with respect to a chemical substance or mixture and the agency to which the report was made does not— > > > ##### “(A) > > issue the order described in paragraph (2)(A) within the time period specified by the Administrator in the report; or > > > ##### “(B) > > > ######
(i)> > respond under paragraph
(1)within the timeframe specified by the Administrator in the report; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > initiate action within 90 days of publication in the Federal Register of the response described in clause (i). > > > #### “(4) > > If an agency to which a report is submitted under paragraph
(1)does not take the actions described in subparagraph
(A)or
(B)of paragraph (3), the Administrator shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > initiate or complete appropriate action under section 6; or > > > ##### “(B) > > take any action authorized or required under section 7, as applicable. > > > #### “(5) > > This subsection shall not relieve the Administrator of any obligation to take any appropriate action under section 6(a) or 7 to address risks from the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, or disposal of a chemical substance or mixture, or any combination of those activities, that are not identified in a report issued by the Administrator under paragraph (1).” > ; ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)by striking “The Administrator shall coordinate” and inserting “(1) The Administrator shall coordinate”; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(2) > > In making a determination under paragraph
(1)that it is in the public interest for the Administrator to take an action under this title with respect to a chemical substance or mixture rather than under another law administered in whole or in part by the Administrator, the Administrator shall consider, based on information reasonably available to the Administrator, all relevant aspects of the risk described in paragraph
(1)and a comparison of the estimated costs and efficiencies of the action to be taken under this title and an action to be taken under such other law to protect against such risk.” > ; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(e) Exposure Information > > In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), if the Administrator obtains information related to exposures or releases of a chemical substance or mixture that may be prevented or reduced under another Federal law, including a law not administered by the Administrator, the Administrator shall make such information available to the relevant Federal agency or office of the Environmental Protection Agency.” > .
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