,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #b1  
#bjag,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,booker1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,durbin1
 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4      
,whitehouse1 and ,mr4 ,markey7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,toxic 
,substances ,control ,act to require the
 ,administrator of the ,environmental   
,protection ,agency to take action to   
eliminate human exposure to asbestos1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,alan ,reinstein ,ban ,asbestos ,now    
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,asbestos ban  7a7  
,in general ,the ,toxic ,substances     
,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  ,,vii ,asbestos  #gja4  
,definition of asbestos ,in this title1 
the term asbestos means all forms of    

asbestos4  #gjb4 ,elimination of        
asbestos exposure  7a7 ,importation1    
use1 and exposure assessment            
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 not later than #ij days after
 the date of enactment of the ,alan     
,reinstein ,ban ,asbestos ,now ,act of  
#bjag1 the ,administrator shall carry   
out and publish an identification and   
assessment of the current and reasonably
 anticipated importation1 distribution  
in commerce1 and uses of1 and exposures 
to1 asbestos4  7b7 ,exposure elimination
  7#a7 ,in general ,as soon as          
practicable1 but not later than #ah     
months after the date of enactment of   
the ,alan ,reinstein ,ban ,asbestos ,now
 ,act of #bjag1 the ,administrator shall
 impose1 by rule1 prohibitions1         
restrictions1 and other conditions1     
including prohibitions on the           
manufacture1 processing1 use1           
distribution in commerce1 and disposal  
of asbestos and mixtures and articles   
containing asbestos1 that the           

,administrator determines to be         
necessary to eliminate human or         
environmental exposure to asbestos4     
7#b7 ,selection of conditions ,in       
imposing prohibitions and other         
conditions under paragraph 7#a71 the    
,administrator shall select requirements
 that permanently eliminate the         
possibility of exposure to asbestos4    
7c7 ,timing of exposure reductions  7#a7
 ,in general ,except as provided in an  
exemption granted by the ,president     
under subsection 7d71 beginning on the  
date that is #a year after the date on  
which the ,administrator issues the rule
 described in subsection 7b77#a71 no    
person shall manufacture1 process1 use1 
distribute in commerce1 or dispose of   
any form of asbestos or any mixture or  
article containing any form of asbestos 
for any use or under any condition other
 than a use or condition described in   
that rule4  7#b7 ,effective date ,in any
 rule issued under this title1 the      
,administrator shall specify the date on

 which any prohibition1 restriction1 or 
other condition shall take effect1 and  
that date shall be as soon as           
practicable1 but not later than #a year1
 after the date of promulgation of the  
rule4  7d7 ,exemption for national      
security reasons  7#a7 ,in general      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this title1 the ,president may grant an 
exemption from the requirements of this 
section for any use of asbestos if the  
,president determines that--  7,a7 the  
use of asbestos is necessary to protect 
the national security interests of the  
,united ,states2  7,b7 no reasonable    
alternative to the asbestos use exists  
for the intended purpose2 and  7,c7 the 
use of asbestos will not result in an   
unreasonable risk to health or the      
environment 7without consideration of   
costs or other nonrisk factors71        
including an unreasonable risk to a     
potentially exposed or susceptible      
subpopulation identified as relevant by 
the ,administrator under the conditions 

of use4  7#b7 ,terms and conditions ,an 
exemption under paragraph 7#a7 shall be 
subject to such terms and conditions as 
the ,president may prescribe4  7#c7     
,duration  7,a7 ,in general ,the        
duration of an exemption under paragraph
 7#a7 shall not exceed a period of #c   
years4  7,b7 ,additional exemption ,the 
,president may grant an additional      
exemption under paragraph 7#a71 for a   
period not to exceed #c years1 by making
 a new determination under that         
paragraph4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment
 ,the table of contents for the ,toxic  
,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #bfja et seq47 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  ,,title         
,,vii--,asbestos,sec4 #gja4 ,definition 
of asbestos4,sec4 #gjb4 ,elimination of 
asbestos exposure4  4