,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhie ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ah1 #bjad ,mr4 ,pallone introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,microbead-,free ,waters ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,prohibition against sale or distribution of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads 7a7 ,in general ,section #fja of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfa7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,if it contains synthetic plastic microbeads4 4 7b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 applies beginning on ,january #a1 #bjah4