S 838
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 838
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction
of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting
good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under
that Act.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 14, 2011
Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. THUNE, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. BEGICH,
and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction
of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting
good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under
that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting
Protection Act'.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION.
Section 3(2)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B))
is amended--
(1) in clause (v), by striking `, and' and inserting `, or any component
of any such article including, without limitation, shot, bullets and
other projectiles, propellants, and primers,';
(2) in clause (vi) by striking the period at the end and inserting
`, and'; and
(3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
`(vii) any sport fishing equipment (as such term is defined in subparagraph
(a) of section 4162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) the sale
of which is subject to the tax imposed by section 4161(a) of such
Code (determined without regard to any exemptions from such tax as
provided by section 4162 or 4221 or any other provision of such Code),
and sport fishing equipment components.'.
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