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title: "42 U.S.C. § 4854a"
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description: "Testing technologies"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "63A"
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chapter_name: "RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION"
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section: "4854a"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 4854a"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 4854a - Testing technologies
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## Text
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The Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, shall conduct research to—
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(1) develop improved methods for evaluating lead-based paint hazards in housing;
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(2) develop improved methods for reducing lead-based paint hazards in housing;
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(3) develop improved methods for measuring lead in paint films, dust, and soil samples;
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(4) establish performance standards for various detection methods, including spot test kits;
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(5) establish performance standards for lead-based paint hazard reduction methods, including the use of encapsulants;
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(6) establish appropriate cleanup standards;
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(7) evaluate the efficacy of interim controls in various hazard situations;
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(8) evaluate the relative performance of various abatement techniques;
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(9) evaluate the long-term cost-effectiveness of interim control and abatement strategies; and
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(10) assess the effectiveness of hazard evaluation and reduction activities funded by this chapter.
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(Pub. L. 102–550, title X, § 1052, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3925.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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References in TextThis chapter, referred to in par. (10), was in the original “this Act”, 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 Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4851 of this title and Tables.
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