{"data":{"id":"us/15-u.s.c.-8931","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 U.S.C. § 8931","heading":"Definitions","body":"In this subchapter:(1) DirectorThe term “Director” means the Director of the United States Geological Survey. (2) Highly fluorinated compound(A) In generalThe term “highly fluorinated compound” means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. (B) DefinitionsIn this paragraph:(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carbon atomThe term “fully fluorinated carbon atom” means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine. (ii) Perfluoroalkyl substanceThe term “perfluoroalkyl substance” means a chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms. (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.","path":["Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE","CHAPTER 115—PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND EMERGING CONTAMINANTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc15@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:39Z","sha256":"a11be78111c6c2ea4c05e954dd425d42b3c2f70a8cb44759ef1f0106ba96d8cd","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-u.s.c.-8921","next":"us/15-u.s.c.-8932"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}