Public Law 94-469

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Public Law 94-469 is the 1976 U.S. federal statute, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), that authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the manufacture, use, and distribution of chemical substances.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
chemical safety law
environmental law
administeredBy EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
aimsTo protect human health from risks of chemical substances
protect the environment from risks of chemical substances
alsoKnownAs TSCA of 1976
amendedBy Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
appliesTo existing chemical substances
industrial chemicals
new chemical substances
authorizes EPA review of new chemicals before manufacture
EPA to require reporting and recordkeeping for chemical substances
EPA to require testing of chemical substances
EPA to restrict or ban chemical substances that pose unreasonable risk
codifiedAs 15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.
codifiedIn Title 15 of the United States Code
countryOfJurisdiction United States
dateEnacted 1976-10-11
enactedBy 94th United States Congress
establishes TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
confidential business information protections for chemical data
premanufacture notification requirement
exempts cosmetics regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
drugs regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
foods and food additives regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
pesticides regulated under FIFRA
tobacco products
hasAbbreviation TSCA
hasShortName Toxic Substances Control Act
majorAmendmentYear 2016
policyArea chemical regulation
environmental protection
public health
publicLawNumber 94-469
regulates disposal of chemical substances
distribution in commerce of chemical substances
manufacture of chemical substances
processing of chemical substances
use of chemical substances
requires EPA risk evaluation of existing chemicals
reporting of substantial risk information by manufacturers
submission of premanufacture notices for new chemicals
signedBy Gerald Ford
signingPresident Gerald Ford
statutesAtLargeCitation 90 Stat. 2003
title An Act to regulate commerce and protect human health and the environment by requiring testing and necessary use restrictions on certain chemical substances
yearEnacted 1976

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Toxic Substances Control Act
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