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 94 STAT. 488

20 USC 1221.

PUBLIC LAW 96-270—JUNE 14, 1980 may be exposed to hazardous concentrations of asbestos fibers in the school buildings which they use each day; (9) without an improved program of information distribution, technical and scientific assistance, and financial support, many local educational agencies and States will not be able to mitigate the potential asbestos hazards in their schools; and (10) the effective regulation of interstate commerce for the protection of the public health requires the establishment of programs under this Act to identify and mitigate hazards from exposure to asbestos fibers and materials emitting such fibers. (b) It is the purpose of this Act to— (1) direct the Secretary of Education to establish a task force to assist States and local educational agencies to ascertain the extent of the danger to the health of school children and employees from asbestos materials in schools; (2) require States receiving administrative funds for any applicable program (as defined under section 400(c)(1)(A) of the General Education Provisions Act) to prepare a plan describing the manner in which information relating to programs established under this Act shall be distributed to local educational agencies; (3) provide scientific, technical, and financial assistance to State educational agencies and local educational agencies to enable them to conduct an asbestos detection program to identify asbestos hazards in schools; (4) provide loans to local educational agencies for the mitigation of asbestos hazards which constitute an imminent hazard to the health and safety of school children and employees; and (5) assure that no employee of any local educational agency suffers any disciplinary action as a result of calling attention to potential asbestos hazards which may exist in schools. TASK FORCE

20 USC 3602. Members.

SEC. 3. (a)(1) There is established a task force to be known as the Asbestos Hazards School Safety Task Force (hereinafter in this Act referred to as "Task Force"). The Task Force shall be composed of ten members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary within 30 days after the effective date of this Act, as follows: (A) One representative of the Department of Education, recommended by the Secretary of Education. (B) One representative of the Department of Health and Human Services. (C) One representative of the National Cancer Institute. (D) One representative of the Environmental Protection Agency, recommended by the Administrator of such agency. (E) One representative of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. (F) One representative of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, recommended by the Secretary of Labor. (G) Four representatives from among organizations concerned with education and health. Members of the Task Force shall be individuals who have knowledge of the medical problems associated with exposure to asbestos, or individuals who are familiar with procedures for the following activities: the containment or removal of asbestos from buildings; the replacement of asbestos materials removed from school buildings with other appropriate building materials; and the restoration of

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