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1 SEC. 18. LEAD RESEARCH PROGRAM. 



2 (a) Establishment of Program. — The Adminis- 



3 trator shall establish a program to conduct research, in- 



4 eluding laboratory research in a controlled setting, on lead. 



5 The research shall include the following: 



6 (1) Research concerning state-of-the-art tech- 



7 nologies for detecting lead in paint films and dust. 



8 (2) Research concerning short-term and long- 



9 term cost-effective technologies for the removal of 



10 lead-based paint and in-place management tech- 



1 1 niques. The research required under this paragraph 



12 shall address the relative risk of, and the environ- 



13 mental protection afforded by, various options to re- 



14 move or ameliorate the toxic effects of lead-based 



15 paint. 



16 (3) A long-term research study concerning envi- 



17 ronmentally compatible methods for the permanent 



18 disposal, recycling, or recovery of lead in lead con- 



19 tamination. 



20 (4) A long-term research study to improve tech- 



21 niques to measure lead levels, including levels of lead 



22 in soil and dust. The study shall examine then cur- 



23 rent and proposed methods and technologies to 



24 measure lead exposure hazards. 



25 (5) A long-term research study to examine the 



26 results of lead abatement activities. The study shall 



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