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title: "15 U.S.C. § 8962"
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description: "PFAS research and development"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 15
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title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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chapter_number: "115"
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chapter_name: "PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND EMERGING CONTAMINANTS"
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section: "8962"
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citation: "15 U.S.C. § 8962"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 8962 - PFAS research and development
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## Text
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(a) In general The Administrator, acting through the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development, shall—
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(1) (A) further examine the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on human health and the environment; and
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(B) make publicly available information relating to the findings under subparagraph (A);
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(2) develop a process for prioritizing which perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or classes of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, should be subject to additional research efforts that is based on—
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(A) the potential for human exposure to the substances or classes of substances;
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(B) the potential toxicity of the substances or classes of substances; and
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(C) information available about the substances or classes of substances;
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(3) develop new tools to characterize and identify perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment, including in drinking water, wastewater, surface water, groundwater, solids, and the air;
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(4) evaluate approaches for the remediation of contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment; and
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(5) develop and implement new tools and materials to communicate with the public about perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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(b) Funding There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.
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(Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXIII, § 7362, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2290.)
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