,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1       
#bjai,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,hirono7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
the ,administrator of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency to conduct a study 
on the effects of oxybenzone and        
octinoxate on the environment and public
 health1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,oxybenzone and ,octinoxate ,impact 
,study ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,study on the
 effects of oxybenzone and octinoxate on
 the environment and public health  7a7 
,study  7#a7 ,in general ,the           
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency 7referred to in this
 section as the ,administrator7 shall   
conduct a study on the impact of        
oxybenzone and octinoxate on-- 7,a7 the 
environment1 including lethal and       

sublethal impacts on aquatic ecosystems2
 and  7,b7 public health4  7#b7         
,inclusion ,the study under paragraph   
7#a7 shall include analysis1            
documentation1 and determinations on the
 impact of oxybenzone and octinoxate on 
the protection and propagation of-- 7,a7
 coral reefs2 and  7,b7 marine life4    
7#c7 ,consultation ,in conducting the   
study under paragraph 7#a71 the         
,administrator shall consult with-- 7,a7
 marine biology research centers located
 in the ,united ,states on the shores of
 large bodies of water2 and  7,b7 the   
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention4  7b7 ,report  
,not later than #ah months after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 and make publicly available on the     
website of the ,environmental           
,protection ,agency a report that       
describes the results of the study      
conducted under subsection 7a74