Chemical Safety

In the closing days of the 113th Congress, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 4007, the “Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014.”

The legislation provides a four-year authorization of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).

Society to present Arnold J. Lehman Award to Dr. Becker at SOT Annual Meeting in March.

ACC issued the following statement reiterating its support for H.R. 4012, the "Secret Science Reform Act of 2014."

We welcome GAO’s review of coordination issues among the five federal agencies engaged in chemical assessment activities, and we look forward to reviewing the report in greater detail.