,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aejg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1      
#bjai,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself1 ,mrs4  
,gillibrand1 and ,mr4 ,carper7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to include certain  
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl      
substances in the toxics release        
inventory1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,pfas ,release ,disclosure ,act4   
#b4 ,additions to toxics release        
inventory  7a7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term  
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency4  7#b7 ,toxics release inventory
 ,the term toxics release inventory     
means the toxics release inventory under
 section #cac7;c7 of the ,emergency     
,planning and ,community                
,right-,to-,know ,act of #aihf 7#db     

,u4,s4,c4 #aajbc7;c774  7b7 ,immediate  
inclusion  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to 
subsection 7e71 beginning ,january #a of
 the calendar year following the date of
 enactment of this ,act1 the following  
chemicals shall be deemed to be included
 in the toxics release inventory3 7,a7  
,perfluorooctanoic acid 7commonly       
referred to as ,,pfoa7 7,chemical       
,abstracts ,service ,no4 #cce-fg-a74    
7,b7 ,the salt associated with the      
chemical described in subparagraph 7,a7 
7,chemical ,abstracts ,service ,no4     
#chbe-bf-a74  7,c7 ,perfluorooctane     
sulfonic acid 7commonly referred to as  
,,pfos7 7,chemical ,abstracts ,service  
,no4 #agfc-bc-a74  7,d7 ,the salts      
associated with the chemical described  
in subparagraph 7,c7 7,chemical         
,abstract ,service ,nos4 #debih-ij-f1   
#bideg-gb-e1 #efggc-db-c1 #bijha-ef-i1  
#djba-dg-j1 #aaahgc-cc-g1 and           
#iajcf-ga-d74  7,e7 ,a perfluoroalkyl or
 polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of  
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       

substances that is-- 7i7 listed as an   
active chemical substance in the        
,february #bjai update to the inventory 
under section #h7;b77#a7 of the ,toxic  
,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfjg7;b77#a772 and  7ii7 on the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 subject to   
the provisions of-- 7,i7 section        
#gba4iehb of title #dj1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations2 or  7,,ii7       
section #gba4ajecf of title #dj1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations4  7#b7         
,threshold for reporting  7,a7 ,in      
general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71  
the threshold for reporting the         
chemicals described in paragraph 7#a7   
under section #cac7;f77#a7 of the       
,emergency ,planning and ,community     
,right-,to-,know ,act of #aihf 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #aajbc7;f77#a77 is #ajj       
pounds4  7,b7 ,revisions ,not later than
 #e years after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,administrator shall--  
7i7 determine whether revision of the   
threshold under subparagraph 7,a7 is    

warranted2 and  7ii7 if the             
,administrator determines a revision to 
be warranted under clause 7i71 initiate 
a revision under section #cac7;f77#b7 of
 the ,emergency ,planning and ,community
 ,right-,to-,know ,act of #aihf 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #aajbc7;f77#b774  7c7         
,inclusion following assessment  7#a7   
,in general ,subject to subsection 7e71 
a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl     
substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances shall be     
automatically included in the toxics    
release inventory beginning ,january #a 
of the calendar year after any of the   
following dates3 7,a7 ,establishment of 
toxicity value ,the date on which the   
,administrator establishes a toxicity   
value for the perfluoroalkyl or         
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of   
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substances4  7,b7 ,significant new use  
rule ,the date on which the             
,administrator finalizes a significant  
new use rule under subsection 7a77#b7 or

 7f7 of section #e of the ,toxic        
,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfjd7 for the perfluoroalkyl or       
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of   
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substances4  7,c7 ,addition to existing 
significant new use rule ,the date on   
which the perfluoroalkyl or             
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of   
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substances is added to a list of        
substances covered by a significant new 
use rule under subsection 7a77#b7 or 7f7
 of section #e of the ,toxic ,substances
 ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjd74   
7,d7 ,addition as active chemical       
substance ,the date on which the        
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances that is on a 
list of substances covered by a         
significant new use rule under          
subsection 7a77#b7 or 7f7 of section #e 
of the ,toxic ,substances ,control ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjd7 is added as an    

active chemical substance on the        
inventory under section #h7;b77#a7 of   
the ,toxic ,substances ,control ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjg7;b77#a774  7#b7    
,threshold for reporting  7,a7 ,in      
general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71  
the threshold for reporting under       
section #cac7;f77#a7 of the ,emergency  
,planning and ,community                
,right-,to-,know ,act of #aihf 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #aabjc7;f77#a77 the substances
 and classes of substances included in  
the toxics release inventory under      
paragraph 7#a7 is #ajj pounds4  7,b7    
,revisions ,not later than #e years     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator shall-- 7i7    
determine whether revision of the       
thresholds under subparagraph 7,a7 is   
warranted2 and  7ii7 if the             
,administrator determines a revision to 
be warranted under clause 7i71 initiate 
a revision under section #cac7;f77#b7 of
 the ,emergency ,planning and ,community
 ,right-,to-,know ,act of #aihf 7#db    

,u4,s4,c4 #aajbc7;f77#b774  7d7         
,inclusion following determination  7#a7
 ,in general ,to the extent not already 
subject to subsection 7b71 not later    
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall determine whether  
the substances and classes of substances
 described in paragraph 7#b7 meet the   
criteria described in section           
#cac7;d77#b7 of the ,emergency ,planning
 and ,community ,right-,to-,know ,act of
 #aihf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aajbc7;d77#b77   
for inclusion in the toxics release     
inventory4  7#b7 ,substances described  
,the substances and classes of          
substances referred to in paragraph 7#a7
 are perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances and classes of perfluoroalkyl
 and polyfluoroalkyl substances1        
including-- 7,a7 hexafluoropropylene    
oxide dimer acid 7,chemical ,abstracts  
,service ,no4 #acbeb-ac-f72  7,b7 the   
compounds associated with the chemical  
described in subparagraph 7,a7          

7,chemical ,abstracts ,service ,nos4    
#fbjcg-hj-c and #bjfb-ih-h72  7,c7      
perfluoro7#b-pentafluoroethoxy-ethoxy7ac
etic acid ammonium salt 7,chemical      
,abstracts ,service ,no4 #ijhjbj-eb-j72 
7,d7 #b1c1c1c-tetrafluoro               
#b-7a1a1b1c1c1c-;hexafluoro7-#b-7trifluo
romethoxy7 propanoyl fluoride 7,chemical
 ,abstracts ,service ,no4 #bdgi-ge-f72  
7,e7 #b1c1c1c-tetrafluoro               
#b-7a1a1b1c1c1c-;hexafluoro7-#b-7trifluo
romethoxy7 propionic acid 7,chemical    
,abstracts ,service ,no4 #bdgi-gc-d72   
7,f7                                    
#c;,h-perfluoro-#c-7c-methoxy-propoxy7  
propanoic acid 7,chemical ,abstracts    
,service ,no4 #iaijje-ad-d72  7,g7 the  
salts associated with the chemical      
described in subparagraph 7,f7          
7,chemical ,abstracts ,service ,nos4    
#iehdde-dd-h1 #ajhgbga-df-b1 and        
,,nocas#hibdeb72  7,h7 #a-octanesulfonic
 acid                                   
#c1c1d1d1e1e1f1f1g1g1h1h-tridecafluoro-p
otassium salt 7,chemical ,abstracts     

,service ,no4 #eiehg-ch-a72  7,i7       
perfluorobutanesulfonic acid 7,chemical 
,abstracts ,service ,no4 #cge-gc-e72    
7,j7 #a-;,butanesulfonic acid1          
#a1a1b1b1c1c1d1d1d-nonafluoro-potassium 
salt 7,chemical ,abstracts ,service ,no4
 #bidbj-di-c72  7,k7 the component      
associated with the chemical described  
in subparagraph 7,j7 7,chemical         
,abstracts ,service ,no4 #deahg-ae-c72  
7,l7 heptafluorobutyric acid 7,chemical 
,abstracts ,service ,no4 #cge-bb-d72    
7,m7 perfluorohexanoic acid 7,chemical  
,abstracts ,service ,no4 #cjg-bd-d72 and
  7,n7 a perfluoroalkyl and             
polyfluoroalkyl substance or class of   
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substances other than those chemicals   
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,m7 that is used to manufacture        
fluoropolymers1 as determined by the    
,administrator4  7#c7 ,addition to      
toxics release inventory ,subject to    
subsection 7e71 if the ,administrator   
determines under paragraph 7#a7 that a  

substance or a class of substances      
described in paragraph 7#b7 meets the   
criteria described in section           
#cac7;d77#b7 of the ,emergency ,planning
 and ,community ,right-,to-,know ,act of
 #aihf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aajbc7;d77#b771  
the ,administrator shall revise the     
toxics release inventory to include that
 substance or class of substances not   
later than #b years after the date on   
which the ,administrator makes the      
determination4  7e7 ,confidential       
business information  7#a7 ,in general  
,prior to including on the toxics       
release inventory pursuant to subsection
 7b77#a71 7c77#a71 or 7d77#c7 any       
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances the chemical 
identity of which is subject to a claim 
of a person of protection from          
disclosure under subsection 7a7 of      
section #eeb of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 pursuant to subsection   
7b77#d7 of that section1 the            

,administrator shall-- 7,a7 review that 
claim of protection from disclosure2 and
  7,b7 require that person to reassert  
and substantiate or resubstantiate that 
claim in accordance with section #ad7;f7
 of the ,toxic ,substances ,control ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfac7;f774  7#b7       
,nondisclosure of protection information
 ,if the ,administrator determines that 
the chemical identity of a              
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substance or class of perfluoroalkyl or 
polyfluoroalkyl substances qualifies for
 protection from disclosure under       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall
 include the substance or class of      
substances1 as applicable1 on the toxics
 release inventory in a manner that does
 not disclose the protected information4
  7f7 ,emergency ,planning and          
,community ,right-,to-,know ,act of     
#aihf ,section #cac7;c7 of the          
,emergency ,planning and ,community     
,right-,to-,know ,act of #aihf 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #aajbc7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 

by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2  7#b7 by striking are  
those chemicals and inserting the       
following3 8are--  7#a7 the chemicals  2
 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#b7 the chemicals included 
under subsections 7b77#a71 7c77#a71 and 
7d77#c7 of section #b of the ,,pfas     
,release ,disclosure ,act4  4