On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21^st Century Act which amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Nation’s primary chemicals management law.

The new law, which received bipartisan support in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, includes much needed improvements such as:

• Mandatory requirement for EPA to evaluate existing chemicals with clear and enforceable deadlines;
• New risk-based safety standard;
• Increased public transparency for chemical information; and
• Consistent source of funding for EPA to carry out the responsibilities under the new law.

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