               CHAPTER 52--EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY
 
             SUBCHAPTER V--ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT
 
Sec. 4020. Definitions

    For purposes of this subchapter:
        (1) The term ``asbestos'' means--
            (A) chrysotile, amosite, or crocidolite; or
            (B) in fibrous form, tremolite, anthophyllite, or 
        actinolite.

        (2) The term ``Attorney General'' means the Attorney General of 
    the United States.
        (3) The term ``threat'' or ``hazard'' means that an asbestos 
    material is friable or easily damaged, or within reach of students 
    or employees or otherwise susceptible to damage (including damage 
    from water, vibration, or air circulation) which could result in the 
    dispersal of asbestos fibers into the school environment.
        (4) The term ``local educational agency'' means--
            (A) any local educational agency as defined in section 8801 
        of this title; and
            (B) the governing authority of any nonprofit elementary or 
        secondary school.

        (5) The term ``nonprofit elementary or secondary school'' 
    means--
            (A) any elementary or secondary school as defined in section 
        8801 of this title owned and operated by one or more nonprofit 
        corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of 
        which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any 
        private shareholder or individual; and
            (B) any school of any agency of the United States.

        (6) The term ``school buildings'' means--
            (A) structures suitable for use as classrooms, laboratories, 
        libraries, school eating facilities, or facilities used for the 
        preparation of food;
            (B) any gymnasium or other facility which is specially 
        designed for athletic or recreational activities for an academic 
        course in physical education;
            (C) other facilities used for the instruction of students, 
        for research, or for the administration of educational or 
        research programs; and
            (D) maintenance, storage, or utility facilities essential to 
        the operation of the facilities described in subparagraphs (A) 
        through (C) of this paragraph.

        (7) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the 
    Environmental Protection Agency, or the Administrator's designee.
        (8) The term ``State'' means each of the several States, the 
    District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
    American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
    the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Bureau of Indian 
    Affairs.
        (9) The term ``response action'' has the meaning given such term 
    by section 2642(11) of title 15.

(Pub. L. 98-377, title V, Sec. 511, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1294; Pub. 
L. 101-637, Secs. 10, 14(a)(11), (c)(6), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4592, 
4594, 4596; Pub. L. 103-382, title III, Sec. 394(c), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 
Stat. 4027.)


                               Amendments

    1994--Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 103-382, Sec. 394(c)(1), substituted 
``section 8801 of this title'' for ``section 198(a)(10) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    Par. (5)(A). Pub. L. 103-382, Sec. 394(c)(2), substituted ``section 
8801 of this title'' for ``section 198(a)(7) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965''.
    1990--Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(a)(11), (c)(6)(A), inserted section 
catchline and substituted ``this subchapter:'' for ``this subchapter--
''.
    Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(c)(6)(B), (C), substituted 
``The'' for ``the'' at beginning and a period for semicolon at end.
    Par. (3). Pub. L. 101-637, Secs. 10(1), 14(c)(6)(B)-(D), substituted 
``The'' for ``the'' at beginning and a period for semicolon at end, 
struck out ``each'' before ``reach of students'', and inserted ``, 
vibration,'' after ``damage from water''.
    Par. (4). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(c)(6)(B), (C), substituted 
``The'' for ``the'' at beginning and a period for semicolon at end.
    Par. (5). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(c)(6)(E), which directed the 
insertion of ``secondary'' before ``school'', was executed by making the 
insertion in the introductory provisions to reflect the probable intent 
of Congress.
    Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(c)(6)(B), (C), substituted ``The'' for 
``the'' at beginning and a period for semicolon at end.
    Pars. (6), (7). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(c)(6)(B), (C), substituted 
``The'' for ``the'' at beginning and a period for semicolon at end.
    Par. (8). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(c)(6)(B), substituted ``The'' for 
``the'' at beginning.
    Par. (9). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 10(2), added par. (9).

          Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

    For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note 
set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular 
Possessions.
