15 U.S.C. § 8931 — Definitions

1. (1)DirectorThe term “Director” means the Director of the United States Geological Survey.
2. (2)Highly fluorinated compound
   1. (A)In generalThe term “highly fluorinated compound” means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
   2. (B)DefinitionsIn this paragraph:
      1. (i)Fully fluorinated carbon atomThe term “fully fluorinated carbon atom” means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine.
      2. (ii)Perfluoroalkyl substanceThe term “perfluoroalkyl substance” means a chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.
      3. (iii)Polyfluoroalkyl substanceThe 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.