 
               CHAPTER 52--EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY
 
             SUBCHAPTER V--ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT
 
Sec. 4012. Asbestos hazard abatement program


(a) Abatement program

    There is hereby established a program within the Environmental 
Protection Agency to be known as the Asbestos Hazards Abatement Program 
(hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as ``Program'').

(b) Duties

    The duties of the Administrator in implementing and effectuating the 
Program shall include--
        (1) the compilation of medical, scientific, and technical 
    information including, but not limited to--
            (A) the health and safety hazards associated with asbestos 
        materials;
            (B) the means of identifying, sampling, and testing 
        materials suspected of emitting asbestos fibers; and
            (C) the means of abating the threat posed by asbestos and 
        asbestos containing materials;

        (2) the distribution of the information described in paragraph 
    (1) (in any appropriate form such as pamphlets, reports, or 
    instructions) to State and local educational agencies and to other 
    institutions, including parent and employee organizations, for the 
    purpose of carrying out activities described in this subchapter;
        (3) not later than November 15 of each year for which this 
    subchapter is authorized, the development and distribution of 
    applications, or notifications to all local educational agencies of 
    the availability of application forms including information for 
    obtaining such forms; and
        (4) the review of applications for financial assistance, and the 
    approval or disapproval of such applications, in accordance with the 
    provisions of section 4014 of this title.

(Pub. L. 98-377, title V, Sec. 503, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1288; Pub. 
L. 101-637, Secs. 4, 14(a)(3), (b)(3), (4), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 
4590, 4594, 4595.)


                               Amendments

    1990--Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(a)(3), made technical amendment to 
section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(b)(3), inserted heading and 
struck out par. (1) designation before ``There is hereby established''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(b)(4), inserted heading.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 4(1), (2), substituted 
``educational agencies'' for ``agencies'' and ``institutions, including 
parent and employee organizations,'' for ``institutions''.
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 4(3), amended par. (3) 
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: ``the 
development within forty-five days of August 11, 1984, of an interim or 
final application form, which shall be distributed promptly to local 
educational agencies; and''.
