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This bill, the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023, aims to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos, which refers to specific asbestos fibers extracted and processed for commercial value. The bill provides some exceptions, such as allowing the use of commercial asbestos for manufacturing diaphragms for chlor-alkali facilities until two years after the bill's enactment, and allowing the President to grant temporary exemptions for national security reasons. Additionally, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and make publicly available resources to educate the public and health professionals about the adverse health effects of asbestos exposure and available resources to address and mitigate such exposure.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1069/all-info