Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 115 — Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Emerging Contaminants
§ 8931. Definitions
Statutory text
In this subchapter:
Director
The term “Director” means the Director of the United States Geological Survey.
Highly fluorinated compound
In general
The term “highly fluorinated compound” means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
Definitions
In this paragraph:
Fully fluorinated carbon atom
The term “fully fluorinated carbon atom” means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine.
Perfluoroalkyl substance
The term “perfluoroalkyl substance” means a chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.
Polyfluoroalkyl substance
The term “polyfluoroalkyl substance” means a chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one carbon atom that is not a fully fluorinated carbon atom.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
PFAS Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–92 div. F title LXXIII § 7331 · 133 Stat. 1198
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 8931
(Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXIII, § 7331, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2281.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXIII, § 7331, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2281.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 7331. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) Director.— The term “Director” means the Director of the United States Geological Survey. (2) Highly fluorinated compound.— (A) In general.— The term “highly fluorinated compound” means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. (B) Definitions.— In this paragraph: (i) Fully fluorinated carbon atom.— The term “fully fluorinated carbon atom” means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine. (ii) Perfluoroalkyl substance.— The term “perfluoroalkyl substance” means a chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms. (iii) Polyfluoroalkyl substance.— The term “polyfluoroalkyl substance” means a chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one carbon atom that is not a fully fluorinated carbon atom.
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