U.S. Congress - S.3209 Safe Chemicals Act of 2010
S.3209 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2010
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 as introduced.
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4/15/2010--Introduced.Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a rule that establishes: (1) the data that constitute the minimum data set for chemical substances (chemicals) aOfficial Summary
4/15/2010--Introduced.Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a rule that establishes:(1) the data that constitute the minimum data set for chemical substances (chemicals) and mixtures, which shall include information on substance characteristics and on the hazard, exposure, and use of such chemicals and mixtures; and
(2) requirements for chemical manufacturers and processors to submit and update their minimum data sets. Sets deadlines for the submission of minimum data sets for chemicals placed on the priority list established by this Act and for new chemicals. Authorizes the Administrator to:
(1) require the testing of, and the submission of test results for, any chemical or mixture;
(2) require submission of a sample of any chemical or substance for testing; and
(3) prohibit violators of testing requirements from manufacturing, processing, or distributing chemicals or mixtures. Prohibits any person from manufacturing or processing a new chemical unless the person notifies the Administrator about the person's intention to manufacture or process the chemical and the Administrator finds that the manufacturers and processors have established that the chemical meets the applicable safety standard or that it is not, and is not expected to be:
(1) manufactured or released into the environment in excess of specified volumes;
(2) a known, probable, or suspected reproductive, developmental, neurological, or immunological toxicant, carcinogen, mutagen, or endocrine disruptor or does not have other toxicological properties of concern;
(3) persistent and bioaccumulative; or
(4) found in human blood, fluids, tissue, food, drinking water, air, residential soil, or house dust at a level not naturally found in that medium. Prohibits any person from manufacturing or processing existing chemicals for uses that were not ongoing prior to this Act's enactment, at significantly increased volumes, or if the person had not previously manufactured or processed the chemicals, unless the chemicals meet the applicable safety standard and other specified requirements. Requires the Administrator to develop, publish, and update a priority list containing the names of at least 300 chemicals for which safety determinations shall be made first. Makes it the duty of:
(1) chemical manufacturers and processors to bear the burden of proving that chemicals meet applicable safety standards; and
(2) the Administrator to determine whether such burden has been met. Sets forth provisions concerning:
(1) notification of pending safety determinations;
(2) requirements for chemicals that meet safety standards;
(3) conditions in safety determinations;
(4) chemicals or mixtures that may present a substantial endangerment to health or the environment; and
(5) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), including prohibiting any person from manufacturing, processing, or distributing PCBs in other than a totally enclosed manner. Prohibits federal agencies from conveying, selling, or distributing elemental mercury. Requires the Administrator to:
(1) publish a list that categorizes all chemicals distributed in commerce;
(2) establish an Internet-accessible, public database of information on the toxicity of, use of, and exposure to chemicals;
(3) establish a Children's Environmental Health Research Program within EPA;
(4) minimize the use of animals in testing of chemicals and mixtures;
(5) create market incentives for the development of safer alternatives to existing chemicals; and
(6) develop and publish action plans to reduce disproportionate exposure to toxic chemicals. Revises provisions concerning the disclosure of data by narrowing the conditions under which data about chemicals may be treated as confidential business information. Authorizes the Administrator to prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of the Stockholm Convention, the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, and the Rotterdam Convention.
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Organizations Supporting S.3209
- American Nurses Association
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- Consumers Union
- Breast Cancer Fund
- Healthy Child, Healthy World
- ...and 2 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing S.3209
- None via MapLight at this time.
Recent News Coverage
Investors Say Obsolete Chemical Policy Threatens U.S. Businesses
...the American Sustainable Business Council, are urging lawmakers to overhaul the Toxic Chemical Substances Act of 1976 by adopting S.3209, the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010, and H.R. 5820, the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010. While opponents contend that
Investors Warn Congress: Obsolete Federal Chemicals Policy Threatens Business Recovery
...innovation. An investor letter, sent today, signed by 51 organizations managing more than $35 billion in assets, endorses S.3209, the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010, and H.R. 5820, the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010. Both bills comprehensively overhaul
Are Stronger Chemical Regulations Really Bad For Business?In April, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced The Safe Chemicals Act, a bill that if passed would make sweeping changes to the 34-year old Toxic Substance Control Act. While the old law allowed chemicals to enter the market with little or no testing, the new one would force manufacturers to prove a chemical's safety before introducing it to the market.
In April, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced The Safe Chemicals Act, a bill that if passed would make sweeping changes to the 34-year old Toxic Substance Control Act. While the old law allowed chemicals to enter the market with little or no testing, the new one would force manufacturers to prove a chemical's safety before introducing it to the market.
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On April 15, 2010, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) released the text of the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010, S. 3209 (SCA),1 which is intended to address the ...
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The U.S. Senate's Safe Chemicals Act (S. 3209) and the House's Toxic Chemicals Safety Act (H.R. 5820), which would ban the worst chemicals, better regulate chemicals in consumer products, study the full risks of these chemicals, ...
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