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[CITE: 42USC4856]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
       CHAPTER 63A--RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION
 
                         SUBCHAPTER IV--REPORTS
 
Sec. 4856. Reports of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development


(a) Annual report

    The Secretary shall transmit to the Congress an annual report that--
        (1) sets forth the Secretary's assessment of the progress made 
    in implementing the various programs authorized by this chapter;
        (2) summarizes the most current health and environmental studies 
    on childhood lead poisoning, including studies that analyze the 
    relationship between interim control and abatement activities and 
    the incidence of lead poisoning in resident children;
        (3) recommends legislative and administrative initiatives that 
    may improve the performance by the Department of Housing and Urban 
    Development in combating lead hazards through the expansion of lead 
    hazard evaluation and reduction activities;
        (4) describes the results of research carried out in accordance 
    with subchapter III of this chapter; and
        (5) estimates the amount of Federal assistance annually expended 
    on lead hazard evaluation and reduction activities.

(b) Biennial report

                           (1) In general

        24 months after October 28, 1992, and at the end of every 24-
    month period thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Congress 
    on the progress of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
    in implementing expanded lead-based paint hazard evaluation and 
    reduction activities.

                            (2) Contents

        The report shall--
            (A) assess the effectiveness of section 4852d of this title 
        in making the public aware of lead-based paint hazards;
            (B) estimate the extent to which lead-based paint hazard 
        evaluation and reduction activities are being conducted in the 
        various categories of housing;
            (C) monitor and report expenditures for lead-based paint 
        hazard evaluation and reduction for programs within the 
        jurisdiction of the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
            (D) identify the infrastructure needed to eliminate lead-
        based paint hazards in all housing as expeditiously as possible, 
        including cost-effective technology, standards and regulations, 
        trained and certified contractors, certified laboratories, 
        liability insurance, private financing techniques, and 
        appropriate Government subsidies;
            (E) assess the extent to which the infrastructure described 
        in subparagraph (D) exists, make recommendations to correct 
        shortcomings, and provide estimates of the costs of measures 
        needed to build an adequate infrastructure; and
            (F) include any additional information that the Secretary 
        deems appropriate.

(Pub. L. 102-550, title X, Sec. 1061, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3926.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original 
``this title'', meaning title X of Pub. L. 102-550, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 
Stat. 3897, known as the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 4851 of this title and Tables.
