PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 3917 "(f) STATE AND LOCAL CERTIFICATION. — The regulations under this title shall, to the extent appropriate, encourage States to seek program authorization and to use existing State and local certification and accreditation procedures, except that a State or local government shall not require more than 1 certification under this section for any lead-based paint activities contractor to carry out lead-based paint activities in the State or political subdivision thereof. "(g) GRANTS TO STATES. —The Administrator is authorized to make grants to States to develop and carry out authorized State programs under this section. The grants shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator may establish to further the purposes of this title. "(h) ENFORCEMENT BY ADMINISTRATOR. — If a State does not have a State program authorized under this section and in efiTect by the date which is 2 years after promulgation of the regulations under section 402 or 406, the Administrator shall, by such date, establish a Federal program for section 402 or 406 (as the case may be) for such State and administer and enforce such program in such State. 'SEC. 406. LEAD ABATEMENT AND MEASUREMENT. 15 USC 2685. "(a) PROGRAM To PROMOTE LEAD EXPOSURE ABATEMENT.— The Administrator, in cooperation with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall conduct a comprehensive program to promote safe, effective, and affordable monitoring, detection, and abatement of lead-based paint and other lead exposure hazards. " (b) STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPUNG LABORA- TORIES. —(1) The Administrator shall establish protocols, criteria, and minimum performance standards for laboratory analysis of lead in paint films, soil, and dust. Within 2 years after the enactment of this title, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall establish a program to certify laboratories as qualified to test substances for lead content unless the Administrator determines, by the date specified in this paragraph, that effective voluntary accreditation programs are in place and operating on a nationwide basis at the time of such determination. To be certified under such program, a laboratory shall, at a minimum, demonstrate an ability to test substances accurately for lead content. "(2) Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment Public of this section, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall ^formation publish and make available to the public a list of certified or accredited environmental sampling laboratories. "(3) If the Administrator determines under paragraph (1) that effective voluntary accreditation programs are in place for environmental sampling laboratories, the Administrator shall review the performance and effectiveness of such programs within 3 years after such determination. If, upon such review, the Administrator determines that the voluntary accreditation programs are not effective in assuring the quality and consistency of laboratory analyses, the Administrator shall, not more than 12 months thereafter, establish a certification program that meets the requirements of paragraph (1). "(c) EXPOSURE STUDIES. —(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the 'Secretary*), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease
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