,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ah1 #bjai,mrs4  
,d+ell 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 
& ,cosmetic ,act to require t *ildr5's  
cosmetics conta9+ talc include an       
appropriate w>n+ unless ! cosmetics are 
demon/rat$ to be asbe/os-free1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,*ildr5's ,product ,w>n+   
,label ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,label+ ( talc
 9 *ildr5's cosmetics  7a7 ,misbr&+     
,section #fjb ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &
 ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfb7 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7   
,if x is m>ket$ = use 9 *ildr5 7mean+   
individuals "u ! age ( #ah7 & conta9s   
talc 7z def9$ 9 section #fjd7 unless--  
7#a7 its label includes ! foll[+ /atem5t
 pr9t$ 9 conspicu\s text3 ,,w>n+3 ,talc 
9 ?is product has n be5 evaluat$ =      
asbe/os contam9ation4 ,asbe/os may be   

pres5t4 ,asbe/os at any level is kn[n to
 ! ,,fda to cause canc]1 includ+ lung   
canc] & meso!lioma4 ,?is product is n   
suitable = use by *ildr542 or  7#b7 a   
waiv] is 9 effect ) respect to !        
cosmetic pursuant to section #fjd4  4   
7b7 ,prem>ket safety v]ification ( talc 
cont5t ,*apt] ,,vi ( ! ,f$]al ,food1    
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfa et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #fjd4 ,prem>ket safety       
v]ification ( talc cont5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y %all waive ! applicability 
( section #fjb7;g77#a7 ) respect to a   
cosmetic conta9+ talc if ! manufactur] (
 ! cosmetic--  7#a7 atte/s 9 writ+ to ! 
,secret>y t ! s\rce ( ! talc is an      
asbe/os-free m9e2 &  7#b7 demon/rates to
 ! ,secret>y t ! talc is asbe/os-free   
us+ ! transmission electron microscopy  
me?od4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,! t]m asbe/os means ! asbe/i=m    
v>ieties ( *rysotile 7s]p5t9e71         
crocidolite 7riebeckite71 amosite       
7cumm+tonitegrun]ite71 an?ophyllite1    

tremolite1 & act9olite4  7#b7 ,! t]m    
asbe/os-free means conta9+ no traceable 
asbe/os fib]s4  7#c7 ,! t]m talc--  7,a7
 means a basic silicate ( magnesium2 &  
7,b7 includes talcum p[d]1 hydr\s       
magnesium silicate1 non-fibr\s talc1    
non-zbe/i=m talc1 /eatite talc1 & fibr\s
 non-tremolite talc4  7#d7 ,! t]m       
transmission electron microscopy ref]s  
to ! asbe/os analysis me?od us$ by      
laboratories t-- 7,a7 are accr$it$ by ! 
,national ,bureau ( ,/&>ds2 &  7,b7 use 
! protocol describ$ 9 app5dix ,a to     
subp>t ,e ( "p #gfc ( title #dj1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor  
regulations74  4  7c7 ,applicability    
,sections #fjb7;g7 & #fjd ( ! ,f$]al    
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act1 z add$  
by subsections 7a7 & 7b71 apply beg9n+  
on ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,regulations  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs1 %all     

promulgate f9al regulations to implem5t 
su* sections #fjb7;g7 & #fjd4