,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dicd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #a1 #bjbj,mr4 
,book] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( !          
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to     
conduct a /udy on m]cury vapor releas$ f
 syn!tic floor+ made us+ ph5ylm]curic   
acetate1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,m]cury 
,vapor ,/udy ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ,,pma floor+1 a 
type ( rubb]iz$ polyure?ane floor+1 0   
widely in/all$ 9 s*ools1 hospitals1     
retirem5t homes1 community c5t]s1 & o!r 
public spaces />t+ 9 ! #aifjs2  7#b7    
,,pma floor+ may release m]cury vapor   
into ! air z ! floor+ det]iorates2  7#c7
 m]cury is a p]si/5t bioaccumulative    
neurotox9 ) great pot5tial = h>m1       
p>ticul>ly = *ildr5 & o!r vuln]able     
populations2  7#d7 !re h be5 no /udies  
exam9+ ! effects on *ildr5 & o!r        

vuln]able populations f m]cury vapor    
emitt$ f ,,pma floor+2  7#e7 sev]al     
,/ates h issu$ guidance on maximum      
acceptable levels ( m]cury vapor f ,,pma
 floor+1 b ! guidance levels v>y f ,/ate
 to ,/ate & !re is curr5tly no national 
/&>d2  7#f7 s*ool di/ricts & o!r public 
spaces across ! ,unit$ ,/ates are unaw>e
 ( ! risk ( m]cury vapor exposure f     
,,pma floor+2 &  7#g7 z ( ,novemb]      
#bjbj1 x is n kn[n-- 7,a7 h[ _m s*ools &
 public spaces h ,,pma floor+ in/all$2  
7,b7 :i* s*ools & public spaces may h   
,,pma floor+ in/all$2 &  7,c7 :e!r ,,pma
 floor+ is /ill be+ in/all$ 9 s*ool     
di/ricts & public spaces across ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator   
means ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal  
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,,pma floor+  
,! t]m ,,pma floor+ means syn!tic floor+
 made us+ ph5ylm]curic acetate z a      
cataly/4  #d4 ,/udy on ! effects (      
m]cury vapor f ,,pma floor+ on human    
heal?  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,adm9i/rator1 9     

consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,ag5cy
 = ,toxic ,sub/ances & ,disease         
,regi/ry1 ! ,consum] ,product ,safety   
,commission1 & ! heads ( o!r appropriate
 ,f$]al ag5cies1 %all conduct a /udy--  
7#a7 on ! pot5tial exposure to m]cury   
vapor f ,,pma floor+1 includ+ by        
collect+ exi/+ data & obta9+ new data on
 m]cury vapor conc5trations 9 facilities
 ) ,,pma floor+2  7#b7 on ! preval5ce ( 
,,pma floor+ 9 s*ools2 &  7#c7 to       
e/abli% appropriate indu/rial hygi5e    
monitor+ /eps to prev5t or int]dict     
m]cury vapor exposure4  7b7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an #edj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 submit to ,congress & make publicly    
available on ! website ( ! ,environm5tal
 ,protection ,ag5cy a report t          
includes-- 7#a7 a description ( !       
results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 
7a72  7#b7 a calculation ( ! m9imal risk
 level = exposure to m]cury vapor f     
,,pma floor+2  7#c7 a regi/ry ( s*ools )
 ,,pma floor+2  7#d7 guidance on be/    

practices to prop]ly address & mitigate 
! risk ( m]cury vapor exposure f ,,pma  
floor+2  7#e7 a plan to communicate !   
pot5tial haz>ds ( ,,pma floor+ to s*ool 
di/ricts & ! g5]al public2 &  7#f7 a    
recomm5dation z to :e!r to ban1 phase   
out1 or o!rwise re/rict ! future        
in/allation ( ,,pma floor+4