,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ai1         
#bjae,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,leahy7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish requirements with 
respect to bisphenol ,a4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,bpa in ,food ,packaging ,right to     
,know ,act4  #b4 ,requirements with     
respect to bisphenol ,a  7a7 ,regulation
 of containers composed of bisphenol ,a 
7#a7 ,safety assessment of products     
composed of ,,bpa ,not later than #ahj  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services 7referred to in this   
,act as the ,secretary7 shall issue a   
revised safety assessment for food      
containers composed1 in whole or in     
part1 of bisphenol ,a1 taking into      
consideration different types of such   

food containers and the use of such food
 containers with respect to different   
foods1 as appropriate4  7#b7 ,safety    
standard ,through the safety assessment 
described in paragraph 7#a71 and taking 
into consideration the requirements of  
section #dji of the ,federal ,food1     
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cdh7 and section #agj4c7;i7 of title  
#ba1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 the
 ,secretary shall determine whether     
there is a reasonable certainty that no 
harm will result from aggregate exposure
 to bisphenol ,a through food containers
 or other items composed1 in whole or in
 part1 of bisphenol ,a1 taking into     
consideration potential adverse effects 
from low dose exposure1 and the effects 
of exposure on vulnerable populations1  
including pregnant women1 infants1      
children1 the elderly1 and populations  
with high exposure to bisphenol ,a1     
including workers who are exposed       
through production practices or handling
 of final products4  7#c7 ,application  

of safety standard to alternatives ,the 
,secretary shall use the safety standard
 described in paragraph 7#b7 to evaluate
 the proposed uses of alternatives to   
bisphenol ,a4  7b7 ,container labeling  
7#a7 ,in general ,section #djc of the   
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7z7   
,if its container is composed1 in whole 
or in part1 of bisphenol ,a1 unless the 
label includes the following statement3 
,this food packaging contains ,,bpa1 an 
endocrine-disrupting chemical1 according
 to the ,national ,institutes of        
,health44  4  7#b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall  
take effect #ahj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,savings   
provision ,nothing in this section 7or  
the amendments made by this section7    
shall affect the right of a ,state1     
political subdivision of a ,state1 or   
,indian tribe to adopt or enforce any   
regulation1 requirement1 liability1 or  

standard of performance that is more    
stringent than a regulation1            
requirement1 liability1 or standard of  
performance under this section or that--
  7#a7 applies to a product category not
 described in this section2 or  7#b7    
requires the provision of a warning of  
risk1 illness1 or injury associated with
 the use of food containers composed1 in
 whole or in part1 of bisphenol ,a4  7d7
 ,definition ,for purposes of this      
section--  7#a7 the term container      
includes the lining of a container2 and 
7#b7 the term food has the meaning given
 that term in section #bja of the       
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba74