,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gejb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,langwor?y 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,vic5te ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,web] (
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 
,evans ( ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? 
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 ,mr4 ,veasey1    
,mr4 ,cuell>1 & ,mr4 ,pflug]7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit a p]son f mak+ a   
mislead+ recycl$ cont5t claim 9         
adv]tis+1 m>ket+1 sell+1 or (f]+ = sale 
a product to a consum]1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 table (     
cont5ts  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,recycl$ ,mat]ials          
,attribution ,act ( #bjbf4  7b7 ,table (
 cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts = ?is ,act  
is z foll[s3  ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort title2    
table ( cont5ts4 ,sec4 #b4 ,def9itions4 
,sec4 #c4 ,recognition ( mass balance   
acc\nt+ = recycl$ cont5t claims4 ,sec4  
#d4 ,recycl$ cont5t claims4 ,sec4 #e4   

,en=cem5t by ,f$]al ,trade ,commission4 
,sec4 #f4 ,preemption4 ,sec4 #g4 ,sav+s 
provision4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m ,commission    
means ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#b7
 ,compet5t & reliable sci5tific evid5ce 
,! t]m compet5t & reliable sci5tific    
evid5ce means any te/1 analysis1 rese>*1
 or /udy t-- 7,a7 has be5 conduct$ &    
evaluat$ 9 an objective mann] by an     
exp]t 9 ! relevant field2  7,b7 is      
g5]ally accept$ 9 ! pr(ession to yield  
accurate & reliable results2 &  7,c7 is 
suffici5t 9 quality & quantity bas$ on  
/&>ds g5]ally accept$ 9 ! relevant      
sci5tific fields to sub/antiate t a     
repres5tation is true :5 consid]$ 9     
light ( ! entire body ( relevant        
sci5tific evid5ce4  7#c7 ,mass balance  
acc\nt+ ,! t]m mass balance acc\nt+     
means a valid *a9-(-cu/ody me?odology t 
all[s a manufactur+ supply *a9-- 7,a7 to
 mix or co-process alt]native fe$/ocks1 
includ+ pre-consum] mat]ial &           
po/-consum] mat]ial1 ) conv5tional      

fe$/ocks2 &  7,b7 to allocate ! mass (  
su* alt]native fe$/ocks to f9al products
 on ! basis ( docum5t$ inputs & outputs4
  7#d7 ,po/-consum] mat]ial ,! t]m      
po/-consum] mat]ial means mat]ial g5]at$
 by a h\sehold or a comm]cial1          
indu/rial1 or in/itutional facility z an
 end us] ( ! product1 includ+ ?r\gh     
returns ( mat]ials f ! di/ribution *a94 
7#e7 ,pre-consum] mat]ial ,! t]m        
pre-consum] mat]ial-- 7,a7 means mat]ial
 div]t$ dur+ a manufactur+ process & n  
us$ & comm]cializ$2 &  7,b7 does n      
include re-us$ mat]ial1 includ+ rework1 
regr9d1 & scrap1 g5]at$ 9 a giv5 process
 & capable ( be+ reclaim$ )9 su*        
process4  7#f7 ,recycl$ ,! t]m recycl$  
means a mat]ial t has be5 process$ ?r\gh
 recycl+4  7#g7 ,recycl$ cont5t ,! t]m  
recycl$ cont5t means ! quantity (       
pre-consum] mat]ials & po/-consum]      
mat]ials recov]$ or o!rwise div]t$ f !  
wa/e /ream ?r\gh recycl+1 = use 9 !     
production ( a new1 salable product4    
7#h7 ,recycl$ cont5t claim ,! t]m       

recycl$ cont5t claim includes any claim 
or repres5tation reg>d+ ! recycl$ nature
 ( a product or mat]ial1 includ+ recycl$
 cont5t1 recycl$ pla/ics1 recycl$       
mat]ials1 & simil> t]m9ology4  7#i7     
,recycl+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m recycl+  
means any process by :i* a mat]ial      
recov]$ or o!rwise div]t$ f ! wa/e      
/ream1 ei!r dur+ ! manufactur+ process  
79 ! case ( pre-consum] mat]ial7 or aft]
 consum] use 79 ! case ( po/-consum]    
mat]ial71 is reprocess$ & conv]t$ into a
 raw mat]ial = ! manufactur+ ( a new1   
salable product4  7,b7 ,inclusion ,! t]m
 recycl+ includes ! foll[+3  7i7        
,me*anical recycl+1 9 :i* a mat]ial is  
collect$1 sort$1 clean$1 & reprocess$   
7)\t significantly alt]+ ! *emical      
/ructure ( ! mat]ial7 = use 9           
manufactur+ products4  7ii7             
,non-me*anical recycl+1 9 :i* a mat]ial 
is collect$1 sort$1 clean$1 & trans=m$  
?r\gh te*nology t alt]s ! *emical       
/ructure ( ! mat]ial & t produces an    
output us$ to manufacture products      

7exclud+ a wa/e-to-en]gy facility 9 :i* 
su* a mat]ial is us$ prim>ily to g5]ate 
process heat or electricity74  7#aj7    
,?ird-p>ty c]tification ,?ird ,p>ty     
,c]tification means a writt5            
det]m9ation1 v]ification1 or atte/ation 
t a product1 mat]ial1 process1 s]vice1  
or entity meets specifi$ /&>ds1 crit]ia1
 or requirem5ts1 issu$ by an indep5d5t  
organization t3 7,a7 is n own$1         
controll$ by1 or "u common control ) !  
p]son or entity seek+ c]tification2     
7,b7 does n design1 manufacture1 sell1  
di/ribute1 or m>ket ! product or mat]ial
 be+ c]tifi$2  7,c7 conducts its        
c]tification activities 9 accordance )  
objectivity1 imp>tiality1 & pr(essional 
compet5ce2 &  7,d7 does n h f9ancial1   
comm]cial1 or organizational int]e/ t   
c\ld compromise its indep5d5ce or       
imp>tiality ) respect to ! c]tifi$      
product1 mat]ial1 or entity2 &  7#aa7   
,?ird-p>ty c]tification sy/em ,= !      
purposes ( ?is ,act1 ! t]m ?ird-p>ty    
c]tification sy/em means an indep5d5tly 

adm9i/]$ sy/em t-- 7,a7 e/abli%es a set 
( rules gov]n+ ! implem5tation ( mass   
balance acc\nt+ approa*es2 &  7,b7      
provides indep5d5t c]tification confirm+
 t-- 7i7 ! recycl$ cont5t attribut$ to a
 product does n exce$ ! quantity by     
weight ( recov]$ mat]ials introduc$ into
 ! manufactur+ supply *a9 7acc\nt+ =    
process losses72  7ii7 an auditable     
*a9-(-cu/ody acc\nt+ me?odology 0 appli$
 t enables ! attribution ( ! mass (     
inputs to #a or m outputs 9 accordance )
 ! rules ( ! sy/em2 &  7iii7 ! total    
mass ( alt]native fe$/ocks1 includ+     
pre-consum] mat]ial & po/-consum]       
mat]ial1 introduc$ into ! manufactur+   
supply *a9 has be5 quantifi$ &          
appropriately allocat$ to f9al products4
  #c4 ,recognition ( mass balance       
acc\nt+ = recycl$ cont5t claims  7a7    
,recognition ( mass balance acc\nt+ =   
recycl$ cont5t claims ,mass balance     
acc\nt+ %all be an acceptable me?od =   
sub/antiat+ recycl$ cont5t claims &     
analog\s claims if ! use ( mass balance 

acc\nt+ complies ) ! requirem5ts ( a    
?ird-p>ty c]tification sy/em4  #d4      
,recycl$ cont5t claims  7a7 ,prohibition
  7#a7 ,a p]son may n adv]tise1 m>ket1  
sell1 or (f] = sale a product to a      
consum] us+ a mislead+ recycl$ cont5t   
claim4  7#b7 ,fuels produc$ & sold z an 
end product may n be m>ket$ z recycl$   
cont5t "u ?is ,act4  7b7 ,guidance  7#a7
 ,update to gre5 guides ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,commission %all update ! ,guides = !
 ,use ( ,environm5tal ,m>ket+ ,claims   
issu$ by ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission 7"p
 #bfj ( title #af1 ,code ( ,f$]al       
,regulations7 7commonly kn[n z ! ,gre5  
,guides71 to ensure t ! ,gre5 ,guides   
are consi/5t ) & reflect ! def9itions1  
/&>ds1 & au?orizations e/abli%$ "u ?is  
,act1 includ+ ! au?orization to         
sub/antiate recycl$ cont5t claims ?r\gh 
mass balance acc\nt+4  7#b7 ,additional 
guidance ,! ,commission %all issue      
guidance t e/abli%es ! foll[+3 7,a7     
,mass balance acc\nt+ z an acceptable   

me?od = sub/antiat+ a recycl$ cont5t    
claim1 if--  7i7 ! use ( mass balance   
acc\nt+ complies ) ! requirem5ts ( a    
?ird-p>ty c]tification sy/em2 &  7ii7   
any repres5tation ab\t mass balance     
acc\nt+ ) respect to a recycl$ cont5t   
claim is bas$ on compet5t & reliable    
sci5tific evid5ce & pres5t$ 9 a mann] t 
is n mislead+4  7,b7 ,a cle> & consi/5t 
framework ) respect to a recycl$ cont5t 
claim1 e/abli%+ t a p]son c adv]tise1   
m>ket1 sell1 or (f] = sale a product us+
 an accurate recycl$ cont5t claim4  7#c7
 ,limitations  7,a7 ,no conf]r+ ( rights
 or b9d+ effect ,any guidance issu$ by !
 ,commission ) respect to ?is section   
%all n conf] any rights on any p]son nor
 %all su* guidance op]ate to b9d !      
,commission or any p]son to ! approa*   
recomm5d$ 9 su* guidance4  7,b7 ,basis (
 en=cem5t actions ,9 any en=cem5t action
 br\ght pursuant to ?is ,act1 !         
,commission %all allege a specific      
violation ( a provision ( ?is ,act4 ,!  
,commission may n base an en=cem5t      

action on1 or execute a cons5t ord] bas$
 on1 practices t are alleg$ to be       
inconsi/5t ) any su* guidel9es4  #e4    
,en=cem5t by ,f$]al ,trade ,commission  
7a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or        
practices ,a violation ( section #d7;a7 
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a        
regulation "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 (
 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+     
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7b7 ,p[]s ( ,commission ,! ,commission  
%all en=ce section #d7;a7 9 ! same      
mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same      
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a
 "p ( ?is section1 & any p]son :o       
violates section #d7;a7 %all be subject 
to ! p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges 
& immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade  
,commission ,act4  #f4 ,preemption ,no  
,/ate1 or political subdivision ( a     
,/ate1 may ma9ta91 en=ce1 prescribe1 or 

cont9ue 9 effect any law1 rule1         
regulation1 requirem5t1 /&>d1 or o!r    
provision hav+ ! =ce & effect ( law t   
relates to ! prohibition & en=cem5t     
provisions ( ?is ,act4  #g4 ,sav+s      
provision  7a7 ,if any provision ( ?is  
,act1 or ! application ( t provision to 
any p]son or circum/ance1 is held to be 
invalid1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1 or !     
application ( t provision to p]sons or  
circum/ances o!r ?an ^? z to :i* x is   
held invalid1 is n affect$ !reby4  7b7  
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to     
modify1 limit1 or sup]s$e any o!r ,f$]al
 laws or regulations except to ! ext5t  
expressly provid$4 ,! provisions h]e9   
e/abli% uni=m ,f$]al /&>ds = recycl$    
cont5t claims1 recycl+ claims1          
recyclability claims1 & analog\s claims1
 & apply solely to ! matt]s expressly   
address$ 9 ?is ,act4