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15 U.S.C. 2603: Testing of chemical substances and mixtures

Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-469. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

12 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 2604, 15 U.S.C. 2605, 15 U.S.C. 2606, 15 U.S.C. 2607, 15 U.S.C. 2611.

9 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (9).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(x), in concluding provisions, inserted ", or, in the case of a chemical substance or mixture described in subparagraph (A)(i), by rule, order, or consent agreement," after "shall by rule", substituted "information" for "data" in two places, and substituted … (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(v), substituted "such information" for "such data" in two places. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(iii), substituted "there is insufficient information" for "there are insufficient data" in two places. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(A), substituted "(1) If the Administrator finds" for "If the Administrator finds". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(i), substituted "(A)(i)(I)" for "(1)(A)(i)". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(ii), substituted "(II)" for "(ii)". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(iv), substituted "(III)" for "(iii)". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(viii), which directed amendment of subsec. (a)(1) by substituting "(bb)" for "(II)", was executed by making the substitution in text of subsec. (a)(1)(A)(ii)(I) after "quantities or", to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(vii), which directed amendment of subsec. (a)(1) by substituting "(aa)" for "(I)", was executed by making the substitution in text of subsec. (a)(1)(A)(ii)(I) after "quantities, and", to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(vi), substituted "(ii)(I)" for "(B)(i)". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(ii), substituted "(II)" for "(ii)". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(iv), substituted "(III)" for "(iii)". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(B)(ix), substituted "(B)" for "(2)". Former subpar. (B) redesignated subpar. (A)(ii). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(2)(C), added pars. (2) to (4). Former par. (2) redesignated par. (1)(B). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(1)(A)(i), which directed amendment of subsec. (b)(1) by inserting ", order, or consent agreement" at end of paragraph heading, was executed by making the insertion at end of subsec. (b) heading to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(1), substituted "protocols and methodologies" for "standards" wherever appearing except after "various test" in concluding provisions of par. (1). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(1)(A)(ii), substituted "rule, order, or consent agreement" for "rule" wherever appearing. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(A)(iii), substituted "information" for "data" in concluding provisions. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(A)(i), substituted "information" for "test data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(A)(ii), substituted "information" for "data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(B)(i), inserted "Protocols and methodologies for the development of information may also be prescribed for the assessment of exposure or exposure potential to humans or the environment." after "health or the environment." and substituted "information may be… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(1)(B), substituted "rules, orders, and consent agreements" for "rules". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(B)(ii), substituted "information" for "data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(C)(i), substituted "information" for "data" wherever appearing in subpars. (A) and (B). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(1)(C), substituted "rule or order" for "rule". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(C)(ii), inserted "or (C), as applicable," after "subparagraph (B)". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(C)(iv), substituted "subsection (a)(1)" for "subsection (a)" in introductory provisions. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(C)(iii), substituted "(a)(1)(A)(i)(II) or (a)(1)(A)(ii)(II)" for "(a)(1)(A)(ii) or (a)(1)(B)(ii)" in cls. (i) to (iii). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(C)(v), added subpar. (C). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(1)(D), substituted "rule, order, or consent agreement under subsection (a)" for "rule under subsection (a)" in two places, "repeals the rule or order or modifies the consent agreement to terminate the requirement" for "repeals the rule" in two places, and "re… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(D), substituted "of information" for "of data" in two places and "to information" for "to test data" in two places. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(3)(E), struck out par. (5) which read as follows: "Rules issued under subsection (a) (and any substantive amendment thereto or repeal thereof) shall be promulgated pursuant to section 553 of title 5 except that (A) the Administrator shall give interested persons … (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(2)(A), substituted "rule or order" for "rule". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(4)(A), substituted "information" for "data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(2)(B)(iii), substituted "the rule or order" for "the rule" in concluding provisions. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(4)(B), substituted "information" for "data" wherever appearing. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(2)(B)(i), substituted "a rule, order, or consent agreement under subsection (a) or for which information is being developed pursuant to such a rule, order, or consent agreement" for "a rule under subsection (a) or for which data is being developed pursuant… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(2)(B)(ii), substituted "such rule, order, or consent agreement or which is being developed pursuant to such rule, order, or consent agreement" for "such rule or which is being developed pursuant to such rule". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(4)(C)(i), substituted "information" for "test data" wherever appearing. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(4)(C), substituted "submitted such information" for "submitted such test data" and "submit such information" for "submit such data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(4)(C)(i), substituted "information" for "test data" in introductory provisions. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(2)(C), substituted "rule, order, or consent agreement" for "rule promulgated". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(4)(C)(ii), substituted "such information" for "such data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(4)(C)(ii), substituted "such information" for "such data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(2)(D)(i), (ii), substituted "pursuant to a rule, order, or consent agreement" for "pursuant to a rule promulgated" in two places and "such rule, order, or consent agreement" for "such rule" wherever appearing. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(4)(D), substituted "information" for "test data" wherever appearing. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(2)(D)(iii), substituted "the rule or order" for "the rule". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(3), substituted "rule, order, or consent agreement" for "rule". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(5), substituted "any information" for "any test data", "development of information" for "development of test data", "nature of the information" for "nature of the test data", and "for which information has" for "for which data have", and substituted "such information" for "such … (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(1), substituted "protocols and methodologies" for "standards". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(6)(A)(i)(I), substituted "development of information" for "promulgation of a rule" in introductory provisions. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(6)(A)(i)(II), substituted "information" for "data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e), (vii)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(6)(A)(ii), substituted "issue an order, enter into a consent agreement, or initiate a rulemaking proceeding under subsection (a), or, if such an order or consent agreement is not issued or such a proceeding is not initiated within such period, publish in the F… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(6)(B)(i), substituted "ten members" for "eight members" in introductory provisions. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(6)(B)(ii), added cls. (ix) and (x). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (e), (x)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(7)(B), in concluding provisions, struck out "or will present" after "mixture presents" and "from cancer, gene mutations, or birth defects" after "human beings", substituted "applicable" for "appropriate", and inserted ", made without consideration of costs or other … (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(7)(A), substituted "information" for "test data". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §19(d)(4), substituted "rule, order, or consent agreement" for "rule". (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(8), substituted "Petition for protocols and methodologies for the development of information" for "Petition for standards for the development of test data" in heading and "submit information" for "submit data" and "development of information" for "development of test data" in te… (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(1), substituted "protocols and methodologies" for "standards" in two places. (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 114–182, §4(9), added subsec. (h). (Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act) Law text · (h)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.