15 U.S.C. § 8931 | Definitions

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The term “fully fluorinated carbon atom” means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine.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 atom and at least one carbon atom that is not a fully fluorinated carbon atom.

Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXIII, § 7331Dec. 20, 2019133 Stat. 2281 (, , .)