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[CITE: 42USC4855]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
       CHAPTER 63A--RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 
                           Part 2--GAO Report
 
Sec. 4855. Federal implementation and insurance study


(a) Federal implementation study

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall assess the 
effectiveness of Federal enforcement and compliance with lead safety 
laws and regulations, including any changes needed in annual inspection 
procedures to identify lead-based paint hazards in units receiving 
assistance under subsections (b) and (o) of section 1437f of this title.

(b) Insurance study

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall assess the 
availability of liability insurance for owners of residential housing 
that contains lead-based paint and persons engaged in lead-based paint 
hazard evaluation and reduction activities. In carrying out the 
assessment, the Comptroller General shall--
        (1) analyze any precedents in the insurance industry for the 
    containment and abatement of environmental hazards, such as 
    asbestos, in federally assisted housing;
        (2) provide an assessment of the recent insurance experience in 
    the public housing lead hazard identification and reduction program; 
    and
        (3) recommend measures for increasing the availability of 
    liability insurance to owners and contractors engaged in federally 
    supported work.

(Pub. L. 102-550, title X, Sec. 1056, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3926.)
