,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1       
#bjai,mr4 ,merkley introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the            
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs to    
develop standards for a ,reef ,safe     
label for sunscreen4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,reef    
,safe ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,labeling     
criteria for reef safe sunscreen  7a7   
,in general ,as soon as practicable1 but
 not later than #b years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary1 acting through the          
,commissioner1 shall develop labeling   
criteria for a ,reef ,safe designation  
for nonprescription sunscreen1 in       
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
and the ,administrator of the ,national 
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               

,administration4  7b7 ,reef safe label  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b     
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,secretary1 acting       
through the ,commissioner1 shall develop
 standards for use of the term ,reef    
,safe on the labeling of nonprescription
 sunscreen1 which shall conform with the
 requirements of section #ejb of the    
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ceb74  7#b7        
,criteria and consultation ,in          
developing the standards described in   
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall--  
7,a7 consider the impacts of active     
sunscreen ingredients on the mortality  
of1 and developmental or reproductive   
disruptions to1 certain marine species1 
including fish1 fish larvae1 sea        
urchins1 coral1 and shrimp2 and  7,b7   
consult with appropriate heads of       
,federal agencies1 including the        
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency and the             
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic

 and ,atmospheric ,administration1 with 
respect to studies on the impacts of    
active sunscreen ingredients on living  
components of coral reef ecosystems4    
7c7 ,review and revision ,not less      
frequently than once every #aj years1   
the ,secretary1 acting through the      
,commissioner and in consultation with  
the ,administrator of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency and the            
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration1 and  
taking into consideration scientific    
studies of the ,food and ,drug          
,administration1 the ,environmental     
,protection ,agency1 and the ,national  
,oceanic and ,environmental ,protection 
,agency1 shall-- 7#a7 review the        
labeling standards in effect under      
subsection 7b77#a72  7#b7 if            
appropriate1 revise the criteria under  
subsection 7b77#b72 and  7#c7 in        
accordance with such criteria1 as       
revised under paragraph 7#b7 as         
applicable1 update the labeling         

standards under subsection 7b77#a74  7d7
 ,non-preemption ,nothing in this       
section shall be construed to prevent a 
,state from establishing1 enforcing1 or 
maintaining a requirement with respect  
to labeling criteria for a ,reef ,safe  
designation for nonprescription         
sunscreen1 provided that any such ,state
 law is at least as restrictive as the  
requirements established under this     
section4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this     
section-- 7#a7 the terms active         
sunscreen ingredient1 nonprescription1  
and sunscreen have the meanings given   
such terms in section #ehf of the       
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;fff72  7#b7 the
 terms coral and coral reef ecosystem   
have the meanings given such terms in   
section #baj of the ,coral ,reef        
,conservation ,act of #bjjj 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #fdji72  7#c7 the term        
,commissioner means the ,commissioner of
 ,food and ,drugs2 and  7#d7 the term   
,secretary1 unless specified otherwise1 

means the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services4