,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ai1 #bjae,mrs4   
,fe9/e9 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,leahy7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% requirem5ts )    
respect to bisph5ol ,a4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,bpa 9 ,food
 ,packag+ ,"r to ,"k ,act4  #b4         
,requirem5ts ) respect to bisph5ol ,a   
7a7 ,regulation ( conta9]s compos$ (    
bisph5ol ,a  7#a7 ,safety assessm5t (   
products compos$ ( ,,bpa ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !      
,secret>y7 %all issue a revis$ safety   
assessm5t = food conta9]s compos$1 9    
:ole or 9 "p1 ( bisph5ol ,a1 tak+ into  
consid]ation diff]5t types ( su* food   
conta9]s & ! use ( su* food conta9]s )  
respect to diff]5t foods1 z appropriate4
  7#b7 ,safety /&>d ,?r\gh ! safety     

assessm5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 &   
tak+ into consid]ation ! requirem5ts (  
section #dji ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & 
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdh7 &   
section #agj4c7;i7 ( title #ba1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations1 ! ,secret>y %all   
det]m9e :e!r !re is a reasonable c]ta9ty
 t no h>m w result f aggregate exposure 
to bisph5ol ,a ?r\gh food conta9]s or   
o!r items compos$1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 (    
bisph5ol ,a1 tak+ into consid]ation     
pot5tial adv]se effects f l[ dose       
exposure1 & ! effects ( exposure on     
vuln]able populations1 includ+ pregnant 
wom51 infants1 *ildr51 ! eld]ly1 &      
populations ) high exposure to bisph5ol 
,a1 includ+ work]s :o are expos$ ?r\gh  
production practices or h&l+ ( f9al     
products4  7#c7 ,application ( safety   
/&>d to alt]natives ,! ,secret>y %all   
use ! safety /&>d describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b7 to evaluate ! propos$ uses (       
alt]natives to bisph5ol ,a4  7b7        
,conta9] label+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#djc ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &         

,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7z7   
,if its conta9] is compos$1 9 :ole or 9 
"p1 ( bisph5ol ,a1 unless ! label       
includes ! foll[+ /atem5t3 ,?is food    
packag+ conta9s ,,bpa1 an               
endocr9e-disrupt+ *emical1 accord+ to ! 
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?44  4  7#b7
 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all take effect #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7
 ,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9 ?is section   
7or ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section7 %all
 affect ! "r ( a ,/ate1 political       
subdivision ( a ,/ate1 or ,indian tribe 
to adopt or en=ce any regulation1       
requirem5t1 liability1 or /&>d (        
p]=mance t is m /r+5t ?an a regulation1 
requirem5t1 liability1 or /&>d (        
p]=mance "u ?is section or t--  7#a7    
applies to a product category n describ$
 9 ?is section2 or  7#b7 requires !     
provision ( a w>n+ ( risk1 illness1 or  
injury associat$ ) ! use ( food conta9]s
 compos$1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 ( bisph5ol ,a4

  7d7 ,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is      
section--  7#a7 ! t]m conta9] includes !
 l9+ ( a conta9]2 &  7#b7 ! t]m food has
 ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #bja ( !  
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba74