; or (B) as part of an article containing the perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance. (9) Safer alternative The term safer alternative , with respect to the use of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, means a use that— (A) does not require the use of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance to achieve the intended function; (B) demonstrates adequate performance for the intended use; (C) does not pose an unreasonable chronic or acute risk to the environment or public health as compared to the substance being replaced, including any harm that may result from persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity in any environment or human system, either by itself or cumulatively with other substances that cause similar harms; and (D) has other risk characteristics that the Administrator determines appropriate, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies and stakeholders as the Administrator determines to be appropriate. (10) State The term State means— (A) each State; (B) a territory of the United States; (C) a Freely Associated State; (D) an Indian Tribe included on the list most recently published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 5131 ); and (E) the District of Columbia. (11) User (A) In general Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the term user , with respect to a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, has the meaning given the term by the Administrator. (B) Considerations In determining the definition of the term user under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall consider— (i) the volume of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance used by an entity; (ii) risks associated with releases of or exposure to a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance as a result of actions of an entity, including— (I) toxicity; (II) bioaccumulative properties; (III) persistence in the environment; (IV) interactions with other perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances and other toxic chemicals