Ban Asbestos in America Act: Findings 1 and 2

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that—

(1)(A) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified asbestos as a category A human carcinogen, the highest cancer hazard classification for a substance; and

(B) the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified asbestos as a class 1 human carcinogen;

(2) many people in the United States incorrectly believe that—

(A) asbestos has been banned in the United States; and

(B) there is no risk of exposure to asbestos through the use of new commercial products;