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On the recordMay 27, 2021
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1903 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ETHYLENE OXIDE EMISSIONS STANDARDS. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator'') shall amend subpart O of part 63 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations-- (1) to revise the standards for the emission of ethylene oxide under that subpart based on the results described in the report of the National Center for Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled ``Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide'' and dated December 2016; (2) to apply maximum achievable control technology (within the meaning of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)) requirements to chamber exhaust vents; and (3) to apply to area sources and major sources (as those terms are defined in section 112(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(a))) of ethylene oxide.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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May 27, 2021

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