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15 U.S.C. § 8931

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 (i)The term “fully fluorinated carbon atom” means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine.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