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Amend the amendment in section 2 in §1691 by striking out all of subsection 12 (page 2, lines 32 to 35 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘12.  Safer alternative.    "Safer alternative" means an alternative that, when compared to a priority chemical that it could replace, has been shown to be less harmful to human health or the environment.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the definition of "safer alternative" to mean an alternative that, when compared to a priority chemical that it could replace, has been shown to be less harmful to human health or the environment.