Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Country/Territory United States of America Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for other purposes. Subject Environment gen., Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword EIA Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Pollution control Hazardous substances Data collection/reporting Inspection Enforcement/compliance Freshwater pollution Water quality standards Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Act amends the Toxic Substances Control Act. Improvements of that Act include: Mandatory requirement for The Environmental Protection Agency (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. Full text English Website www.gpo.gov References - Legislation Amends Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601-2697). Legislation | United States of America | 1976 (2002) Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Policy/planning, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX