PUBLIC LAW 100-628—NOV. 7, 1988 102 STAT. 3281

including the abatement of lead-based paint and dust which
exceeds the standard of lead permitted in paints by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission under this Act, and such
abatement shall qualify for assistance under section 14 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937."; and

(5) by inserting before the period at the end of the last
sentence the following: ", industrial hygienist, or local public
health official".

(b) ABATEMENT DEMONSTRATION.—Section 302(dX2) of the Lead-
Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4822(dX2)) is
amended—

(1) by striking the paragraph caption and inserting the follow-
ing: "ABATEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—";

(2) in subparagraph. (A)—

(A) by inserting after "Urban Development" the follow-
ing: "and public housing"; and

(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "For
purposes of the demonstration, a public housing agency
may elect to test for lead-based paint using atomic absorp-
tion spectroscopy and may elect to abate lead-based paint
and dust containing lead under standards more stringent
than that in subsection (c), including the abatement of lead-
based paint and dust which exceeds the standard of lead
permitted in paints by the Consumer Product Safety
Commission under this Act, and such abatement shall qual-
ify for assistance under section 14 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937."; and

(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after the first sentence
the following new sentence: "Based on the demonstration, the
Secretary shall prepare and include in the report a comprehen-
sive and workable plan for the cost-effective inspection and
abatement of public housing in accordance with paragraph (3),
including an estimate of the total cost of abatement in accord-
ance with paragraph (3XB).".

(c) REPORTS.—Section 302(dX2XB) of the Lead-Based Paint Poison-
ing Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4822(dX2XB)) is amended—

(1) in clause (i), by inserting ", including X-ray fluorescence
and atomic absorption spectroscopy" before the semicolon;

(2) in clause (ii), by inserting , including removal, contain-
ment, or encapsulation of the contaminated components, proce-
dures which minimize the generation of dust (including the high
efficiency vacuum removal of leaded dust), and procedures that
provide for offsite disposal of the removed components, in
compliance with all applicable regulatory standards and proce-
dures" before the semicolon;

(3) in clause (iii), by inserting ", abatement, and worker
protection" before the semicolon;

(4) by striking "and" at the end of clause (v);

(5) by striking the period at the end of clause (vi) and insert-
ing "; and "; and

(6) by adding at the end the following new clause:

"(vii) the merits of an interim containment protocol
for public housing dwellings that are determined to
have lead-based paint hazards but for which com-
prehensive improvement assistance under section 14
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is not
available.".