FEDERAL · 15 U.S.C. · Chapter 115

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15 U.S.C. § 8931
Title15Commerce and Trade
Chapter115 — PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND EMERGING CONTAMINANTS
SubchapterIII
Current throughPub. L. 119-99

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In this subchapter:

(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carbon atom The term "fully fluorinated carbon atom" means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine.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 a

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(Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXIII, §7331, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2281.)

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