,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,ricketts introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,toxic ,substances
 ,control ,act to improve transparency  
of the regulatory process and           
coordination of science among ,federal  
agencies1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,sound ,science ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 
,testing  7a7 ,testing requirement rule1
 order1 or consent agreement ,section   
#d7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,toxic           
,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfjc7;b77#a77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking methodologies and inserting 
technically feasible methodologies2 and 
7#b7 by inserting the intended and known
 purposes to be manufactured1 processed1
 distributed in commerce1 used1 or      
disposed of for after the development of

 information for4  7b7 ,required actions
 ,section #d7;f7 of the ,toxic          
,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfjc7;f77 is amended1 in the          
undesignated matter following paragraph 
7#b71 by striking 1 made without        
consideration of costs or other nonrisk 
factors14  7c7 ,testing modernization   
,section #d7;h7 of the ,toxic           
,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfjc7;h77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a77;,b77i71 by inserting 1  
including by requiring the use of       
relevant ,test ,guidelines that are     
published by the ,organisation for      
,economic ,cooperation and ,development 
and identified by the ,administrator and
 included on the list under paragraph   
7#b77;,c7 before the semicolon2 and     
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking on a     
regular basis and inserting at least    
once every #b years2 and  7,b7 in       
subparagraph 7,d7-- 7i7 by striking     
public notice and comment on the        

contents of the plan and inserting the  
following3 public notice and comment    
on-- 7i7 the contents of the plan  2    
7ii7 in clause 7i7 7as so designated71  
by adding and after the semicolon at the
 end2 and  7iii7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7ii7 the test methods   
and strategies proposed to be identified
 pursuant to subparagraph 7,c7 for      
inclusion on the list under such        
subparagraph2  4  #c4 ,consistency among
 existing requirements and among        
,federal department risk information    
7a7 ,scope of regulation ,section #f7;a7
 of the ,toxic ,substances ,control ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfje7;a77 is amended1  
in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 
by striking apply one or more of the    
following requirements to such substance
 or mixture to the extent necessary so  
that the chemical substance or mixture  
no longer presents such risk3 and       
inserting apply1 to the extent          
necessary1 one or more of the following 
requirements to such substance or       

mixture in order to minimize1 to the    
extent reasonably feasible1 such risk of
 injury to health or the environment34  
7b7 ,risk evaluations ,section          
#f7;b77#d7 of the ,toxic ,substances    
,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#bfje7;b77#d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,f7-- 7,a7 by striking    
clause 7ii7 and inserting the following3
  7ii7 consider-- 7,i7 only hazards and 
exposures that are more likely than not 
to result in an unreasonable risk of    
injury to health or the environment2    
7,,ii7 sentinel exposures to the        
chemical substance2 and  7,,iii7        
aggregate exposures only if the         
,administrator issues a written         
determination that such consideration is
 necessary to provide greater clarity or
 precision in the risk evaluation2  2   
7,b7 in clause 7iv71 by striking 2 and  
and inserting a semicolon2  7,c7 in     
clause 7v71 by striking the period at   
the end and inserting a semicolon2 and  
7,d7 by adding at the end the following3

  7vi7 consider any exposure limits or  
thresholds relating to the chemical     
substance developed by another ,federal 
department or agency under any          
applicable law or regulation2 and  7vii7
 not assume noncompliance with any such 
applicable law or regulation relating to
 the chemical substance1 including any  
occupational safety and health standard 
promulgated under section #f of the     
,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fee7 relating  
to the chemical substance4  2  7#b7 in  
subparagraph 7,h71 by striking #cj days 
and inserting #fj days2 and  7#c7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7,i7  
,interagency review ,in conducting a    
risk evaluation under this subsection1  
the ,administrator shall provide a      
process for ,federal departments and    
agencies to submit information and      
feedback on critical uses1 alternatives1
 and supply chain impacts1 including by 
providing not less than #cj days to     
submit comments on the draft risk       

evaluation prior to providing public    
notice and an opportunity for comment in
 accordance with subparagraph 7,h74  4  
7c7 ,promulgation of subsection 7a7     
rules ,section #f7;c77#b7 of the ,toxic 
,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfje7;c77#b77 is amended by striking  
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the     
following3  7,b7 ,selecting requirements
 ,in selecting among requirements under 
subsection 7a71 the ,administrator      
shall-- 7i7 factor in1 to the extent    
practicable-- 7,i7 the considerations   
under subparagraph 7,a71 in accordance  
with subsection 7a72 and  7,,ii7 any    
occupational safety and health standards
 promulgated under section #f of the    
,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fee7 relating  
to the chemical substance2 and  7ii7    
select those requirements that1 to the  
extent applicable-- 7,i7 are            
cost-effective in relation to the       
minimization of the unreasonable risk2  
and  7,,ii7 do not result in the        

creation of greater risks for health or 
the environment4  4  7d7 ,reasonably    
available information ,section #bf7k7 of
 the ,toxic ,substances ,control ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbe7k77 is amended by  
inserting and the existing requirements1
 prohibitions1 and restrictions for the 
chemical substance or mixture under the 
,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq47   
7including regulations promulgated under
 that ,act7 before the period at the    
end4  #d4 ,improving accountability of  
final agency actions ,section #f7;i77#b7
 of the ,toxic ,substances ,control ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfje7;i77#b77 is       
amended by inserting and any scientific 
assessment relied on by the             
,administrator in conducting a risk     
evaluation for that chemical substance  
under subsection 7b7 after environment4 
#e4 ,strengthening scientific standards 
,section #bf of the ,toxic ,substances  
,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbe7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7h7-- 7,a7 

in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7,c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
if the ,administrator is relying on the 
scientific standards described in this  
subsection or the weighting described in
 subsection 7i71 the extent to which any
 draft or final scientific assessment or
 risk evaluation developed by the       
,administrator is consistent with those 
standards or that weighting2  7#g7 to   
the extent that the ,administrator      
establishes any worker protection       
standards1 the results of consultations 
with-- 7,a7 other ,federal departments  
and agencies1 including the             
,occupational ,safety and ,health       
,administration2 and  7,b7 to evaluate  
the need for a unique worker protection 
standard established by the             
,administrator1 trained experts in      
industrial hygiene1 toxicology1         
engineering1 and process safety         

7including industry experts72 and  7#h7 
the comments and expertise of other     
,federal departments and agencies1 as   
provided pursuant to the interagency    
review process required under section   
#f7;b77#d77;,f77viii71 including the    
,department of ,defense1 the ,department
 of ,energy1 the ,occupational ,safety  
and ,health ,administration1 and the    
,department of ,agriculture4  2 and     
7#b7 in subsection 7o71 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#e7 ,committee    
review  7,a7 ,in-person peer review     
,when reviewing a risk evaluation       
carried out under section #f7;b71 the   
,committee shall conduct a complete     
in-person peer review4  7,b7 ,period of 
review ,in carrying out subparagraph    
7,a71 the ,committee shall provide a    
period of not less than #cj days to     
allow reviewers-- 7i7 to conduct peer   
reviews2 and  7ii7 to ensure a thorough 
review of-- 7,i7 the risk evaluation1   
including the underlying science relied 
on by the ,administration and the risk  

determinations of the ,administrator2   
and  7,,ii7 the quality and scientific  
veracity of any draft or final          
scientific assessment relied on by the  
,administrator in conducting the risk   
evaluation4  4