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PUBLIC LAW 102-522—OCT. 26, 1992 106 STAT. 3423 that shall be unplemented by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and other Federal agencies for the period of time necessary to enable such agencies to obtain the information identified under subparagraph (A)(iii). (C) CONSTRUCTION. —NotMng in this section shall be construed as precluding any government agency from investigating issues related to home contamination using existing proceduires until such time as a final strategy is developed or from taking actions in addition to those proposed in the strategy after its completion. (3) IMPLEMENTATION OF INVESTIGATIVE STRATEGY.—Upon completion of the investigative strategy under subparagraph (B)(iii), each Federal agency or department shall fulfill the role assigned to it by the strategy, (d) REGULATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary of Labor, based on the information developed under subsection (c) and on other information available to the Secretary, shall— (A) determine if additional education about, emphasis on, or enforcement of existing regulations or standards is needed and will be sufficient, or u additional regulations or standards are needed with regard to employee transported releases of hazardous materials; and (B) prepare and submit to the appropriate committees Reports. of Congress a report concerning the result of such determination. (2) ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS OR STANDARDS. —If the Secretary of Labor determines that additional regulations or standards are needed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall promulgate, pursuant to the Secretary's authority under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), such regulations or standards as determined to be appropriate not later than 3 years after such determination.