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 566 84 Stat. 2079. 42 USC 4821.

PUBLIC LAW 93-151-NOV. 9, 1973

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SEC. 3. Section 301 of the Lead Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act is amended to read as follows: " FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM

Safe l e v e l of lead. Report to Congress.

"SEC. 301. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall develop and carry out a demonstration and research program to determine the nature and extent of the problem of lead based paint poisoning in the United States, particularly in urban areas, including the methods by which the lead based paint hazard can most effectively be removed from interior surfaces, porches, and exterior surfaces of residential housing to which children may be exposed. " (b) The Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall conduct appropriate research on multiple layers of dried paint film, containing the various lead compounds commonly used, in order to ascertain the safe level of lead in residential paint products. No later than December 31, 1974, the Chairman shall submit to Congress a full and complete report of his findings and recommendations as developed pursuant to such programs, together with a statement of any legislation which should be enacted or any changes in existing law which should be made in order to carry out such recommendations." SEC. 4. (a) Title III of the Lead Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act is amended— (1) by adding at the end thereof the following: "FEDERAL H O U S I N G ADMINISTRATION

Housing constructed prior to 1950.

Housing constructed during Or after 1950.

Federally owned property for residential habitation.

Effective date.

42 USC 4831.

REQUIREMENTS

"SEC. 302. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Secretary') shall establish procedures to eliminate as far as practicable the hazards of lead based paint poisoning with respect to any existing housing which may present such hazards and which is covered by an application for mortgage insurance or housing assistance payments under a program administered by the Secretary. Such procedures shall apply to all such housing constructed prior to 1950 and shall as a minimum provide for (1) appropriate measures to eliminate as far as practicable immediate hazards due to the presence of paint which may contain lead and to which children may be exposed, and (2) assured notification to purchasers and tenants of such housing of the hazards of lead based paint, of the symptoms and treatment of lead based paint poisoning, and of the importance and availability of maintenance and removal techniques for eliminating such hazards. Such procedures may apply to housing constructed during or after 1950 if the Secretary determines, in his discretion, that such housing presents hazards of lead based paint. The Secretary may establish such other procedures as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. Further, the Secretary shall establish and implement procedures to eliminate the hazards of lead based paint poisoning in all federally owned properties prior to the sale of such properties when their use is intended for residential habitation."; and (2) by inserting after "PROGRAM", in the caption of such title, a semicolon and the following: " FEDERAL H O U S I N G ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) of this section become effective upon the expiration of ninety days following the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 5. Section 401 of the Lead Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act is amended to read as follows:

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