 
               CHAPTER 52--EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY
 
             SUBCHAPTER V--ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT
 
Sec. 4021. Authorization


(a) Amount; availability until expended

    (1) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the asbestos 
abatement program not more than $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995. In addition, for such purposes and for 
each of such fiscal years there are authorized to be appropriated out of 
the Asbestos Trust Fund established by section 4022 of this title such 
sums as are contained in such trust fund in each of such fiscal years.
    (2) The sums appropriated under this subchapter shall remain 
available until expended.

(b) Minimum State amount; fiscal year obligation requirement; reserved 
        funds for administration and asbestos abatement oriented program 
        expenditures; appropriations out of Asbestos Trust Fund

    (1) A State with qualified applicants shall receive no less than 
one-half of 1 per centum of the sums appropriated under this subchapter 
or the total of the amounts requested by such applicants, whichever is 
less. Those amounts available in each fiscal year under this paragraph 
shall be obligated before the end of that fiscal year. For the purposes 
of this paragraph the term ``State'' means each of the several States, 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and, taken together, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands.
    (2) Of those sums appropriated for the implementation of this 
subchapter, not more than 5 percent may be reserved during each fiscal 
year for the administration of this subchapter and for programs 
including (but not limited to) the following:
        (A) The establishment of training centers for contractors, 
    engineers, school employees, parents, and other personnel to provide 
    instruction, in accordance with title II of the Toxic Substances 
    Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2641 et seq.), on asbestos assessment and 
    abatement.
        (B) The development and dissemination of abatement guidance 
    documents to assist in evaluation of potential hazards and the 
    determination of proper abatement programs.
        (C) The development of rules and regulations regarding 
    inspection, reporting, and recordkeeping.
        (D) The development of a comprehensive testing and technical 
    assistance program.

    (3) Of those sums appropriated for any fiscal year for the 
implementation of this subchapter, the Administrator may use not more 
than 5 percent to provide grants to States for the following purposes:
        (A) Assisting local educational agencies in performing the 
    periodic reinspections and training activities required under title 
    II of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2641 et seq.).
        (B) Establishing and maintaining programs to accredit personnel 
    performing asbestos inspections and response actions.

(Pub. L. 98-377, title V, Sec. 512, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1295; Pub. 
L. 99-519, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2989; Pub. L. 100-368, 
Sec. 6(a), July 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 833; Pub. L. 101-637, Secs. 11, 
14(a)(12), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4592, 4595.)

                       References in Text

    The Toxic Substances Control Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(A), 
(3)(A), is Pub. L. 94-469, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2003, as amended. 
Title II of the Act, as added by Pub. L. 99-519, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 
100 Stat. 2970, is classified generally to subchapter II (Sec. 2641 et 
seq.) of chapter 53 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 2601 of Title 15 and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1990--Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(a)(12), inserted section catchline.
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 11(a), amended par. (1) 
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: ``There are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the asbestos abatement program 
not more than $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 
1984, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 1985, and 
$100,000,000 for each of the five succeeding fiscal years. In addition, 
for such purposes there are authorized to be appropriated out of the 
Asbestos Trust Fund established by section 4022 of this title 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990.''
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 11(b), added par. (2) and 
struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: ``Of those sums 
appropriated for the implementation of this subchapter, up to 10 per 
centum shall be reserved during the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1984, and up to 5 per centum for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1985, for the administration of this subchapter and for programs 
including, but not limited to, the following:
        ``(A) the establishment of a training center for contractors, 
    engineers, school employees, parents and other personnel to provide 
    instruction on asbestos assessment and abatement;
        ``(B) the development and dissemination of abatement guidance 
    documents to assist in evaluation of potential hazards, and the 
    determination of proper abatement programs;
        ``(C) the development of rules and regulations regarding 
    inspection, reporting and record-keeping; and
        ``(D) the development of a comprehensive testing and technical 
    assistance program.''
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 11(b), added par. (3).
    1988--Pub. L. 100-368 moved last sentence (as added by Pub. L. 98-
377) to end of subsec. (a)(1).
    1986--Pub. L. 99-519 inserted sentence at end authorizing 
appropriations out of the Asbestos Trust Fund for years 1987, 1988, 
1989, and 1990.

          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.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 4014 of this title; title 15 
section 2656.
