,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bh1 #bjad ,mrs4 
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york 7=    
h]self1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 & ,ms4 ,moore7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to e/abli% a program (     
rese>* reg>d+ ! risks pos$ by ! pres5ce 
( diox91 syn!tic fib]s1 *emical         
fragrances1 & o!r compon5ts ( fem99e    
hygi5e products4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,rob9 ,danielson   
,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress  
f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,fem99e hygi5e     
products are widely us$ by wom5 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates today1 b !re is n en\gh   
rese>* on ! compon5ts ( ^! products4    
7#b7 ,wom5 may be expos$ to sub/ances 9 
tampons & o!r m5/rual products = z long 
z #fj ye>s ov] ! c\rse ( _! reproductive
 lives4 ,! av]age woman may use z _m z  
#af1hjj tampons 9 h] lifetime4 ,a woman 
on m5opausal hormone !rapy may use z _m 

z #bd1cfj tampons 9 h] lifetime4  7#c7  
,trace am\nts ( diox9s c be f\nd 9      
tampons or o!r fem99e hygi5e products4  
,! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & ! 
,int]national ,ag5cy = ,rese>* on       
,canc]1 an arm ( ! ,_w ,heal?           
,organization1 h conclud$ t diox9s are a
 probable human c>c9og5 7canc]-caus+    
ag5t74  7#d7 ,! ,food & ,drug           
,adm9i/ration 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z
 ! ,,fda7 has hi/orically reli$ on data 
provid$ by manufactur]s ( fem99e hygi5e 
products 9 det]m9+ product safety4  7#e7
 ,al?\gh ! ,,fda curr5tly requires      
tampon manufactur]s to r\t9ely monitor  
diox9 levels 9 raw mat]ials & f9i%$     
tampons1 ?is in=mation is n readily     
available to ! public4 ,! ,,fda %\ld    
consid] :e!r to exp& regulation to      
include o!r types ( fem99e hygi5e       
products & a broad] li/ ( contam9ants4  
#c4 ,rese>* on diox9 & o!r pot5tially   
h>mful compon5ts ( fem99e hygi5e        
products ,"p ,f ( title ,,iv ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     

#bhg;d et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ section3  #dhf;,c4 ,rese>* 
on diox9 & o!r pot5tially h>mful        
compon5ts ( fem99e hygi5e products  7a7 
,rese>*  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director (   
,,nih1 9 collaboration ) ! ,director ( !
 ,(fice1 %all provide = ! conduct or    
support ( rese>* to det]m9e ! ext5t to  
:i* ! pres5ce ( diox9s1 syn!tic fib]s1  
*lor9e1 & o!r compon5ts1 includ+        
contam9ants & sub/ances us$ z           
fragrances1 9 tampons & o!r fem99e      
hygi5e products--  7,a7 poses any risks 
to ! heal? ( wom5 :o use ! products1    
includ+ risks relat+ to c]vical canc]1  
endometriosis1 inf]tility1 ov>ian canc]1
 brea/ canc]1 immune sy/em defici5cies1 
pelvic inflammatory disease1 toxic %ock 
syndrome1 & bact]ial & yea/ infections2 
&  7,b7 poses any risks to ! heal? (    
*ildr5 ( wom5 :o us$ su* products dur+  
or be=e ! pregnancies involv$1 includ+  
risks relat+ to fetal & *ildhood        
developm5t4  7#b7 ,requirem5t reg>d+    
data f manufactur]s ,rese>* "u p>agraph 

7#a7 %all include rese>* to confirm !   
data on tampons & o!r fem99e hygi5e     
products submitt$ to ! ,commission] (   
,food & ,drugs by manufactur]s ( su*    
products4  7#c7 ,def9ition ,= purposes (
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! t]m fem99e hygi5e     
products means tampons1 pads1 l9]s1     
cups1 sponges1 & simil> products us$ by 
wom5 ) respect to m5/ruation or o!r     
g5ital-tract secretions4  7b7 ,reports  
,reports on ! results ( rese>* "u       
subsection 7a7 %all be p]iodically      
submitt$ to ! ,congress1 ! ,commission] 
( ,food & ,drugs1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !    
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 & !   
,*airman ( ! ,consum] ,product ,safety  
,commission4 ,su* reports %all be made  
available to ! public ?r\gh ! data sy/em
 & cle>+h\se program e/abli%$ "u section
 #dhf;,a1 or ?r\gh o!r appropriate      
means4  7c7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,= ! purpose ( c>ry+ out 
?is section1 !re are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y =
 ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjae ?r\gh #bjai4 

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