,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bffi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #e1 #bjba,mrs4  
,fe9/e9 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to ban ! use ( or?o-ph?alate
 *emicals z food contact sub/ances4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,prev5t+ ,h>mful ,exposure to ,ph?alates
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z     
foll[s3 7#a7 ,pr5atal exposures to      
ph?alates c d la/+ h>m to *ild bra9     
developm5t & increase *ildr5's risks =  
le>n+1 att5tion1 & behavior disord]s4   
7#b7 ,pregnant wom5's exposures to      
ph?alates1 :i* are kn[n to decrease     
fetal te/o/]one1 c h>m reproductive     
tract developm5t 9 male babies :i* may h
 lifelong consequ5ces4  7#c7 ,ph?alates 
t are us$ 9 food production mat]ials h  
be5 %[n to lea* into food f pla/ic      
equipm5t1 su* z tub+ us$ 9 comm]cial    
dairy op]ations1 lid gaskets1 food      

prep>ation gloves1 conveyor belts1 &    
food packag+ mat]ials4  7#d7 ,exposure  
to ph?alates c come f multiple s\rces   
simultane\sly1 includ+ food & food      
contact sub/ances & o!r products4       
,!re=e1 assess+ risks f individual      
ph?alates may und]e/imate ! heal? risks 
f exposure to mixtures ( ph?alates4     
7#e7 ,rese>* %[s t wom5 h high] exposure
 to ph?alates f\nd 9 p]sonal c>e        
products ?an m54  7#f7 ,/udies h %[n t  
,black & ,lat9a wom5 h high] exposure to
 c]ta9 ph?alates comp>$ ) ,:ite wom54   
7#g7 ,9 a nationally repres5tative      
sample1 ,black wom5 _h high] exposures  
to a real-_w mixture ( hormonally-active
 ph?alates comp>$ to ,:ite wom54  #c4   
,prohibition on use ( or?o-ph?alate     
*emicals z food contact sub/ances1      
includ+ food packag+ mat]ials  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
effective on ! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! use 
( any or?o-ph?alate *emical z a food    
contact sub/ance %all be deem$ to be    

unsafe = ! purposes ( ! application (   
clause 7#b77;,c7 ( section #djb7;a7 ( ! 
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdb7;a772  7#b7 any     
regulation previ\sly issu$ "u section   
#dji ( su* ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdh7    
prescrib+ ! conditions "u :i* any       
or?o-ph?alate *emical may be safely us$ 
z a food contact sub/ance %all h no =ce 
or effect2 &  7#c7 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act 
z ! ,secret>y7 %all object to any       
notification ( an int5d$ use ( an       
or?o-ph?alate *emical z a food contact  
sub/ance submitt$ "u section            
#dji7;h77#a7 ( su* ,act1 & may n issue  
regulations prescrib+ any conditions "u 
:i* any or?o-ph?alate *emical may be    
safely us$ z a food contact sub/ance4   
7b7 ,alt]native sub/ances ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 beg9n+ on ! date t 
is #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 9 act+ 9 response to any petition 
"u section #dji ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1
 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdh7  

to e/abli% safety ) respect to a food   
contact sub/ance t ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
to be an alt]native to an or?o-ph?alate 
*emical1 9 addition to ! crit]ia "u     
subsection 7c7 ( su* section #dji1 !    
,secret>y %all consid] pot5tial adv]se  
effects ( exposure to ! sub/ance on     
vuln]able populations1 includ+ pregnant 
wom51 infants1 *ildr51 ! eld]ly1 &      
populations ) high exposure1 includ+    
work]s :o are expos$ ?r\gh production   
practices or h&l+ ( f9al products4  #d4 
,,fda review ( products  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 conduct a review 
( products o!r ?an food t is subject to 
regulation by ! ,food & ,drug           
,adm9i/ration to det]m9e :e!r su*       
products lead to exposure ( ! g5]al     
public to any or?o-ph?alate *emical     
?r\gh use ( su* products2 &  7#b7 n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 issue a report on ! f9d+s ( su*  
review1 to be made available to ! public
 on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices4  7b7 ,consid]ations ,9 

conduct+ ! review "u subsection 7a71 !  
,secret>y %all consid] disproportionate 
exposure ( products conta9+ an          
or?o-ph?alate *emical to memb]s (       
communities ( color & ! heal? effects ( 
su* exposure to memb]s ( su*            
communities1 includ+ any increas$ risk (
 pret]m bir?1 l[ bir? weight1 or o!r    
risks to *ildr5's heal?4