PUBLIC LAW 95-626—NOV. 10, 1978
92 STAT. 3586
Appropriation authorization.
Repeal. 42 USC 1395x note.
and in such installments and on such terms and conditions as the Secretary finds necessary to carry out the purposes of such grants. The authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts under this subsection shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance by appropriation Acts. "(4) There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this subsection $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981.". (b) Effective October 1, 1978, section 602 of Public Law 94-63 is repealed. LEAD-BASED P A I N T POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Ante, p. 3578.
SEC. 208. (a) Part A of title III is amended by adding after section 315 (added by section 203 of this Act) the following new section: li-
LEAD-BASED P A I N T POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Grants. 42 USC 247a.
Definitions.
"SEC. 316. (a)(1)(A) The Secretary may make grants to agencies of units of general local governments and to private nonprofit entities to assist them in meeting the costs of providing lead-based paint poisoning prevention programs. The Secretary may also make such grants to an agency^ of State government in any case where State government provides direct services to citizens in local communities or where units of general local government within the State are prevented by State law from implementing or receiving such grants or from expending such grants in accordance with their intended purpose. "(B) Each program for which a grant is made under this subsection shall afford, to the maximum extent feasible, opportunities for employing the residents of communities or neighborhoods affected by leadbased paint poisoning, and for providing appropriate training, education, and any information which may be necessary to inform such residents of opportunities for employment in lead-based paint elimination programs. "(2) For purposes of this section— . •... - * " (A) the term 'lead-based paint poisoning prevention program' means any program which provides for— "(i) educational programs intended to communicate to parents, educators, and local health officials the health danger and prevalence of lead-based paint poisoning among children; "(ii) the development and carrying out of intensive community testing programs designed to detect incidents of leadbased paint poisoning among community residents and to insure prompt medical treatment for such afflicted individuals; "(iii) the development and carrying out of intensive followup programs to insure that identified cases of lead-based paint poisoning are protected against further exposure to lead-based paints in their living environment; "(iv) the establishment of centralized laboratory facilities for analyzing biological and environmental lead specimens; and "(v) any other actions which will reduce or eliminate lead-based paint poisoning; and
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