,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjbf,ms4 ,br[n 7= h]self1 ,ms4         
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (
 ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4         
,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 
,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4          
,crockett1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1
 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 
& ,ms4 ,sewell7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al
 ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act to      
specify t hair /raight5+ or smoo?+      
products conta9+ =maldehyde or          
=maldehyde releas+ sub/ances w be       
consid]$ adult]at$1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,heal?y ,hair ,act4  #b4  ,hair     
/raight5+ or smoo?+ products conta9+    
=maldehyde consid]$ adult]at$  7a7  ,9  
g5]al  ,section #fja ( ! ,f$]al ,food1  
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfa7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       

foll[+3  7h7 ,if x is a hair /raight5+  
or hair smoo?+ product 7includ+ a k]at9 
treatm5t7 & x conta9s any am\nt (       
=maldehyde or any =maldehyde releas+    
sub/ance4  4  7b7  ,hair /raight5+ or   
hair smoo?+ product def9$  ,section #fjd
 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic   
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfd7 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7  ,hair    
/raight5+ or hair smoo?+ product  ,! t]m
 hair /raight5+ or hair smoo?+ product  
means a product int5d$ to /raight51     
relax1 smoo?1 or o!rwise alt] ! texture 
( hair4  4  7c7  ,effective date  ,!    
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply ) respect to cosmetics introduc$  
or deliv]$ = introduction into int]/ate 
comm]ce on or aft] ! date t is #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   
#c4  ,/udy on heal? impacts ( exposure  
to hair /raight5+ or smoo?+ products    
conta9+ =maldehyde & o!r sub/ances  7a7 
,9 g5]al  ,! ,commission] ( ,food &     
,drugs1 9 consultation ) ! ,director ( !
 ,national ,in/itute = ,occupational    

,safety & ,heal?1 %all conduct a /udy on
 ! %ort-t]m & long-t]m heal? impacts (  
exposure to hair /raight5+ or smoo?+    
products conta9+ =maldehyde or          
=maldehyde releas+ sub/ances 7or simil> 
*emical ag5ts t ! ,secret>y det]m9es    
pose comp>able heal? risks71 includ+--  
7#a7 ! impacts ( su* exposure on salon  
work]s2 &  7#b7 ! association ( su*     
exposure ) canc]1 respiratory issues1 & 
endocr9e disruption4  7b7  ,reports to  
,congress  ,! ,commission] ( ,food &    
,drugs1 9 consultation ) ! ,director ( !
 ,national ,in/itute = ,occupational    
,safety & ,heal?1 %all submit to        
,congress an initial report & a f9al    
report t conta9--  7#a7 ! f9d+s ( ! /udy
 "u subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 !           
,commission]'s recomm5dations =         
regulatory action ) respect to limit+ ! 
heal? impacts ( exposure to hair        
/raight5+ or smoo?+ products conta9+    
=maldehyde or =maldehyde releas+        
sub/ances 7or simil> *emical ag5ts t !  
,secret>y det]m9es pose comp>able heal? 

risks71 en=cem5t ( su* actions1 &       
additional rese>* ne$$ to assess su*    
heal? impacts4  7c7  ,tim+ ( reports  ,!
 ,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs1 9       
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,in/itute = ,occupational ,safety &    
,heal?1 %all submit--  7#a7 ! initial   
report ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b7 n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act2 &  7#b7 ! f9al report ref]r$  
to 9 su* subsection n lat] ?an #b ye>s &
 #b mon?s aft] su* date ( enactm5t4