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[CITE: 15USC2656]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                  CHAPTER 53--TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
 
            SUBCHAPTER II--ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE
 
Sec. 2656. Training grants


(a) Grants

    The Administrator is authorized to award grants under this section 
to nonprofit organizations that demonstrate experience in implementing 
and operating health and safety asbestos training and education programs 
for workers who are or will be engaged in asbestos-related activities 
(including State and local governments, colleges and universities, joint 
labor-management trust funds, and nonprofit government employee 
organizations) to establish and, or, operate asbestos training programs 
on a not-for-profit basis. Applications for grants under this subsection 
shall be submitted in such form and manner, and contain such 
information, as the Administrator prescribes.

(b) Authorization

    Of such sums as are authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
section 4021(a) of title 20 for the fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 
and 1995, not more than $5,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section in each such fiscal year.

(Pub. L. 94-469, title II, Sec. 216, as added Pub. L. 101-637, 
Sec. 16(a)(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4597.)


                             Effective Date

    Section 16(b) of Pub. L. 101-637 provided that: ``Section 216 of the 
Toxic Substances Control Act [this section], as added by subsection (a), 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 28, 
1990].''
