S. 1685 · 118th Congress
SUPERSAFE Act
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This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to form the Supercomputing for Safer Chemicals (SUPERSAFE) Consortium to, among other purposes, establish rapid approaches for the development of safer alternatives to toxic substances.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 18, 2023
Supercomputing for Safer Chemicals Act or the SUPERSAFE Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to form the Supercomputing for Safer Chemicals (SUPERSAFE) Consortium to, among other purposes, establish rapid approaches for the development of safer alternatives to toxic substances.
Specifically, the consortium must use supercomputing, machine learning, and similar capabilities to (1) establish rapid approaches for large-scale identification of toxic substances and the development of safer alternatives to toxic substances; (2) address the need to identify safe chemicals for use in consumer and industrial products, including in the manufacturing process to support the move to safer alternatives; and (3) make recommendations on how the produced information can be applied in risk assessments in regulatory decisions.
The consortium must make all models and documentation available to the public.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: SUPERSAFE Act
Also known as: Supercomputing for Safer Chemicals Act
Latest action (May 18, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1749)
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 18, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.