Replacement Parts Availability Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7181 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7181

To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the exemption for 
               replacement parts, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 2026

  Mr. Hudson (for himself and Mr. Balderson) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the exemption for 
               replacement parts, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Replacement Parts Availability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT PARTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6(c)(2)(D) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(c)(2)(D)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (vi); and
            (2) in clause (i), to read as follows:
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator shall 
                        exempt replacement parts for complex durable 
                        goods and complex consumer goods that are 
                        designed prior to the date of publication in 
                        the Federal Register of the rule under 
                        subsection (a).
                            ``(ii) Exception.--The Administrator may 
                        only regulate replacement parts if the 
                        Administrator--
                                    ``(I) finds through the risk 
                                evaluation conducted under subsection 
                                (b)(4)(A) that such replacement parts 
                                contribute significantly to the risk to 
                                the general population or to an 
                                identified potentially exposed or 
                                susceptible subpopulation; and
                                    ``(II) makes an express written 
                                determination for such replacement 
                                parts, supported by substantial 
                                evidence in the risk evaluation, that 
                                the replacement part alone contributes 
                                significantly to the risk to the 
                                general population or to an identified 
                                potentially exposed or susceptible 
                                subpopulation.
                            ``(iii) Clarification.--When replacement 
                        parts are excluded from a risk evaluation under 
                        subsection (b), any rule issued under 
                        subsection (a) shall constitute final agency 
                        action for the exclusion of replacement parts 
                        for complex durable goods or complex consumer 
                        goods that were designed prior to the date of 
                        publication of such rule.
                            ``(iv) Upstream supply.--
                                    ``(I) The Administrator shall not 
                                prohibit the manufacture, processing, 
                                or import of a chemical substance to 
                                the extent that such chemical substance 
                                is necessary for the manufacture of 
                                replacement parts exempted under this 
                                section.
                                    ``(II) The Administrator shall 
                                establish procedures to ensure that 
                                such manufacture, processing, or import 
                                is limited exclusively to the 
                                manufacturer of replacement parts.
                            ``(v) Transition period.--Any prohibition 
                        or restriction on replacement parts for complex 
                        durable goods permitted under this subparagraph 
                        shall allow for a transition period of not less 
                        than 10 years.''.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 3 of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2602) is amended:
            (1) In paragraph (1), by striking ``the term'' and 
        inserting ``The term''; and
            (2) In paragraph 15(B)(i), by striking ``are'' and 
        inserting ``is''.
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