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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3290

To amend the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984 and title

II of the Toxic Substances Control Act to expand the coverage of those

Acts to include Head Start Programs, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 14, 1993

Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the

Committees on Education and Labor and Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of

1984 and title II of the Toxic Substances Control Act

to expand the coverage of those Acts to include Head

Start Programs, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Head Start Safety

5 Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF COVERAGE OF ASHAA.

7 Section 511 of title V of the Education for Economic

8 Security Act (the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act
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1 of 1984) (20 U.S.C.4011 and following) is amended as

2 follows:

3 (1) In paragraph (4) strike ‘‘and’’ at the end of

4 subparagraph (A), strike the period at the end of

5 subparagraph (B) and insert ‘‘; and’’ and add the

6 following at the end thereof:

7 ‘‘(C) any Head Start Agency des8 ignated under the Head Start Act (42

9 U.S.C. 9831 and following).’’

10 (2) In paragraph (6) strike ‘‘and’’ at the end of

11 subparagraph (C), strike the period at the end of

12 subparagraph (D) and insert ‘‘; and’’ and add the

13 following at the end thereof:

14 ‘‘(E) any facility used for a Head

15 Start Program assisted under the Head

16 Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 and follow17 ing).’’.

18 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF COVERAGE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES

19 CONTROL ACT

20 (a) HEAD START PROGRAMS.—Section 202 of the

21 Toxic Substances Control Act is amended as follows:

22 (1) In paragraph (7) strike ‘‘and’’ at the end of

23 subparagraph (B), strike the period at the end of

24 subparagraph (C) and insert ‘‘; and’’ and add the

25 following at the end thereof:
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1 ‘‘(D) any Head Start Agency des2 ignated under the Head Start Act (42

3 U.S.C. 9831 and following).’’

4 (2) In paragraph (13) strike ‘‘and’’ at the end

5 of subparagraph (C), strike the period at the end of

6 subparagraph (D) and insert ‘‘; and’’ and add the

7 following at the end thereof:

8 ‘‘(E) any facility used for a Head

9 Start Program assisted under the Head

10 Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 and follow11 ing).’’.

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATES.—(1) Title II of the Toxic

13 Substances Control Act is amended by adding the follow14 ing new section at the end thereof:

15 ‘‘SEC. 217. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS.

16 ‘‘In the case of any local educational agency which

17 is a Head Start Agency referred to in section 202(7)(D),

18 for purposes of applying the provisions of this title applica19 ble to school buildings described in section 202(13)(E),

20 the references in this title to the date of enactment of this

21 title shall be treated as references to the date of the enact22 ment of this section.’’.

23 (2) The table of contents for such title is amended

24 by adding the following new section at the end thereof:

‘‘Sec. 217. Effective date for head start programs.’’.
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1 (c) REGULATIONS.—Within 180 days after the enact2 ment of this Act, the Administrator shall amend the regu3 lations promulgated under title II of the Toxic Substances

4 Control Act to reflect the amendments made by subsection

5 (a) of this section.

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