Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

The Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the U.S.'s primary chemicals management law.

The law included improvements such as:

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