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 94 STAT. 494

Time limitation.

Reports to congressional committees.

PUBLIC LAW 96-270—JUNE 14, 1980 utilize all appropriate safety procedures to minimize health risks; (ii) no child or school employee shall be permitted in the vicinity of any asbestos containment or removal activity; and (iii) the local educational agency shall pay employees engaged in containment, removal, or replacement activities to carry out programs under this section at reasonable rates of pay, as established by the Secretary on the basis of prevailing wage rates in the location of such work. (2) The Secretary shall provide the Task Force with a copy of any application submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1). (3) No loans may be made by the Secretary under this section for projects described in subsection (a)(2) which commenced before the availability of loans under the Loan Program unless the local educational agency submits to the Secretary an application which— (A) meets the requirements of paragraph (1); and (B) contains assurances that any work already completed by the applicant has been carried out in substantial conformity with section 7(b). No loan may be awarded under this section for any project described in subsection (a)(2) which was completed before January 1, 1976. (d) During each of the three calendar years after the year in which this Act is enacted, the Secretary shall submit before February 1 of such year a report to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which shall— (1) describe the number of loans made in the preceding calendar year and specify each applicant for and recipient of a loan; (2) describe the nature of the asbestos problem of each applicant; (3) describe the types of programs for which loans were made; (4) specify the estimated total costs of such programs to the recipients of loans and specify the amount of loans made under the Loan Program; and (5) specify the number of loan applications which were disapproved during the preceding calendar year and describe the reasons for such disapprovals. STANDARDS AND SAFETY PROCEDURES

20 USC 3606.

Eligibility criteria.

SEC. 7. (a)(1) Within 120 days after the first meeting of the Task Force, and after consultation with the Task Force, the Secretary shall establish and distribute to the State agency or unit designated under section 4(a)(4)— (A) procedures for testing the level of asbestos fibers in schools, including safety measures to be followed in conducting such tests; (B) standards for evaluating (on the basis of such tests) the likelihood of the leakage of asbestos fibers into the school environment; and (C) standards for determining which contractors are qualified to carry out the testing and evaluation described in this paragraph. (2) After consulting with the Task Force, the Secretary shall establish criteria to be used for determining eligibility for loans under section 6 of this Act. The criteria shall be based on the assessment of the extent of the health hazards posed by the presence

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