The sunscreen order must account for past safety data and for skin cancer prevention
Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, section 6506, Sec. 6506.
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The sunscreen order must account for past safety data and for skin cancer prevention
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHow: statuteSec. 6506 in the PDF
What the document says
“A final administrative order on nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients issued under section 3854 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136; 21 U.S.C. 360fff-3 note) shall-- (1) account for historical data regarding the safety of sunscreen active ingredients that have previously been accepted for marketing in the United States;”
The order also has to account for the role of broad spectrum sunscreens with a sun protection factor of 15 or higher in effective skin cancer prevention, and to use the evidence and testing standards added by subsection (a).
What the document actually says
“A final administrative order on nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients issued under section 3854 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136; 21 U.S.C. 360fff-3 note) shall-- (1) account for historical data regarding the safety of sunscreen active ingredients that have previously been accepted for marketing in the United States;”
That sentence, in plain words
The final order on sunscreen must look at old safety data. That data is on things already sold here.
What this is about
The agency has been working on a sunscreen rule for years. This sets three things the final rule must weigh.
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37, sec. 6506, 139 Stat. 644 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm
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“The sunscreen order must account for past safety data and for skin cancer prevention,” Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, section 6506, Sec. 6506. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/continuing-appropriations-agriculture-legislative/proposal/sec6506-sunscreen-order-terms/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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