Sec. 7331. DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 7331 DEFINITIONS **[**[15 U.S.C. 8931](/us/usc/t15/s8931)**]** In this subtitle: ####
(1)Director The term “**Director**” means the Director of the United States Geological Survey. ####
(2)Highly fluorinated compound #####
(A)In general The term “**highly fluorinated compound**” means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. #####
(B)Definitions In this paragraph: ######
(i)Fully fluorinated carbon atom The term “**fully fluorinated carbon atom**” means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine. ######
(ii)Perfluoroalkyl substance The term “**perfluoroalkyl substance**” means a chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms. ######
(iii)Polyfluoroalkyl substance The term “**polyfluoroalkyl substance**” means a chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one carbon atom that is not a fully fluorinated carbon atom.
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