Radon Program Development Act of 1987
PL 100-551 (S.744), enacted 10/28/1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-551—OCT. 28, 1988 
102 STAT. 2755 
Public Law 100-551 
100th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to assist States in responding to the 
Oct. 28, 1988 
threat to human health posed by exposure to radon. 
[S. 744] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INDOOR RADON ABATEMENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT.—The Toxic 
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 and following) is amended by 
adding after title II the following new title: 
"TITLE III—INDOOR RADON ABATEMENT 
"SEC. 301. NATIONAL GOAL. 
15 USC 2661. 
"The national long-term goal of the United States with respect to 
radon levels in buildings is that the air within buildings in the 
United States should be as free of radon as the ambient air outside 
of buildings. 
"SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
15 USC 2662. 
"For purposes of this title: 
"(1) The term 'local educational agency' means— 
"(A) any local educational agency as defined in section 
198 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 3381); 
"(B) the owner of any nonprofit elementary or secondary 
school building; and 
"(C) the governing authority of any school operated 
P
ursuant to section 6 of the Act of September 30, 1950 (64 
tat. 1107), relating to impact aid for children who reside on 
Federal property. 
"(2) The term 'nonprofit elementary or secondary school' has 
the meaning given such term by section 202(8). 
"(3) The term 'radon' means the radioactive gaseous element 
and its short-lived decay products produced by the disintegra-
tion of the element radium occurring in air, water, soil, or other 
media. 
"(4) The term 'school building' has the meaning given such 
term by section 202(13). 
"SEC. 303. EPA CITIZEN'S GUIDE. 
15 USC 2663. 
"(a) PuBUCATiON.—In order to make continuous progress toward 
the long-term goal established in section 301 of this title, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, not 
later than June 1,1989, publish and make available to the public an 
updated version of its document titled 'A Citizen's Guide to Radon'. 
The Administrator shall revise and republish the guide as necessary 
thereafter. 
"flt)) INFORMATION INCLUDED.— 
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"(1) ACTION LEVELS.—The updated citizen's guide published as 
provided in subsection (a) shall include a description of a series 
of action levels indicating the health risk associated with dif-
ferent levels of radon exposure. 
"(2) OTHER INFORMATION.—The updated citizen's guide shall 
also include information with respect to each of the following: 
"(A) The increased health risk associated with the expo-
sure of potentially sensitive populations to different levels 
of radon. 
"(B) The increased health risk associated with the expo-
sure to radon of persons engaged in potentially risk-increas-
ing behavior. 
'(C) The cost and technological feasibility of reducing 
radon concentrations within existing and new buildings. 
"(D) The relationship between short-term and long-term 
testing techniques and the relationship between (i) 
measurements based on both such techniques, and (ii) the 
actions levels set forth as provided in paragraph (1), 
"(E) Outdoor radon levels around the country. 
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"SEC. 304. MODEL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND TECHNIQUES. 
"The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall develop model construction standards and techniques for 
controlling radon levels within new buildings. To the maximum 
extent possible, these standards and techniques should be developed 
with the assistance of organizations involved in establishing na-
tional building construction standards and techniques. The Adminis-
trator shall make a draft of the document containing the model 
standards and techniques available for public review and comment. 
The model standards and techniques shall provide for geographic 
differences in construction t3rpes and materials, geology, weather, 
and other variables that may affect radon levels in new buildings. 
The Administrator shall make final model standards and techniques 
available to the public by June 1, 1990. The Administrator shall 
work to ensure that organizations responsible for developing na-
tional model building codes, and authorities which regulate building 
construction within States or political subdivisions within States, 
adopt the Agency's model standards and techniques. 
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"SEC. 305. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR RADON PROGRAMS. 
"(a) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator (or another Fed-
eral department or agency designated by the Administrator) shall 
develop and implement activities designed to assist State radon 
programs. These activities may include, but are not limited to, the 
following: 
Public 
"(1) Establishment of a clearinghouse of radon related 
information. 
information, including mitigation studies, public information 
materials, surveys of radon 
levels, and other 
relevant 
information. 
"(2) Operation of a voluntary proficiency program for rating 
the effectiveness of radon measurement devices and methods, 
the effectiveness of radon mitigation devices and methods, and 
the effectiveness of private firms and individuals offering radon-
related architecture, design, engineering, measurement, and 
mitigation services. The proficiency program under 
this 
subparagraph shall be in operation within one year after the 
date of the enactment of this section. 
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102 STAT. 2757 
"(3) Design and implementation of training seminars for State 
and local officials and private and professional firms dealing 
with radon and addressing topics such as monitoring, analysis, 
mitigation, health effects, public information, and program 
design. 
"(4) Publication of public information materials concerning 
radon health risks and methods of radon mitigation. 
"(5) Operation of cooperative projects between the Environ-
mental Protection Agency's Radon Action Program and the 
State's radon program. Such projects shall include the Home 
Evaluation Program, in which the Environmental Protection 
Agency evaluates homes and States demonstrate mitigation 
methods in these homes. To the maximum extent practicable, 
consistent with the objectives of the evaluation and demonstra-
tion, homes of low-income persons should be selected for evalua-
tion and demonstration. 
"(6) Demonstration of radon mitigation methods in various 
types of structures and in various geographic settings and 
publication of findings. In the case of demonstration of such 
methods in homes, the Administrator should select homes of 
low-income persons, to the maximum extent practicable and 
consistent with the objectives of the demonstration. 
"(7) Establishment of a national data base with data orga-
nized by State concerning the location and amounts of radon. 
"(8) Development and demonstration of methods of radon 
measurement and mitigation that take into account unique 
characteristics, if any, of nonresidential buildings housing child 
care facilities. 
"(b) DISCRETIONARY ASSISTANCE.—Upon request of a State, the 
Administrator (or another Federal department or agency designated 
by the Administrator) may provide technical assistance to such 
State in development or implementation of programs addressing 
radon. Such assistance may include, but is not limited to, the 
following: 
"(1) Design and implementation of surveys of the location and 
occurrence of radon within a State. 
"(2) Design and implementation of public information and 
education programs. 
"(3) Design and implementation of State programs to control 
radon in existing or new structures. 
"(4) Assessment of mitigation alternatives in unusual or un-
conventional structures. 
"(5) Design and implementation of methods for radon 
measurement and mitigation for nonresidential buildings hous-
ing child care facilities. 
"(c) INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
The Administrator, or another Federal department or agency des-
ignated by the Administrator, shall provide appropriate information 
concerning technology and methods of radon assessment and mitiga-
tion to professional organizations representing private firms in-
volved in building design, engineering, and construction. 
"(d) PLAN.—Within 9 months after the date of the enactment of 
this section and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit 
to Congress a plan identifying assistance to be provided under this 
section and outlining personnel and financial resources necessary to 
implement this section. Prior to submission to Congress, this plan 
shall be reviewed by the advisory groups provided for in section 
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403(c) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 
1986 (42 U.S.C. 7401 note). 
"(e) PROFICIENCY RATING PROGRAM AND TRAINING SEMINAR.— 
"(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
not more them $1,500,000 for the purposes of initially establish-
ing the proficiency rating program under subsection (aX2) and 
the training seminars under subsection (aX3). 
"(2) CHARGE IMPOSED.—To cover the operating costs of such 
proficiency rating program and training seminars, the Adminis-
trator shall impose on persons appljdng for a proficiency rating 
and on private and professional firms participating in training 
seminars such charges as may be necessary to defray the costs 
of the program or seminars. No such charge may be imposed on 
any State or local government. 
'(3) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—Funds derived from the charges im-
posed under paragraph (2) shall be deposited in a special ac-
count in the Treasury, Amounts in the special account are 
authorized to be appropriated only for purposes of administer-
ing such proficiency rating program or training seminars or for 
reimbursement of funds appropriated to the Administrator to 
initially establish such program or seminars. 
"(4) REIMBURSEMENT OF GENERAL FUND.—During the first 
three years of the program and seminars, the Administrator 
shall make every effort, consistent with the goals and successful 
operation of the progreim and seminars, to set charges imposed 
under paragraph (2) so that an amount in excess of operation 
costs is collected. Such excess amount shall be used to reimburse 
the General Fund of the Treasury for the full amount appro-
priated to initially establish the program and seminars. 
"(f) AUTHORIZATION.—(1) There is authorized to be appropriated 
for the purposes of carrying out sections 303, 304, and this section an 
amount not to exceed $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1989, 1990, 
and 1991. 
"(2) No amount appropriated under this subsection may be used 
by the Environmental Protection Agency to administer the grant 
program under section 306. 
"(3) No eunount appropriated under this subsection may be used to 
cover the costs of the proficiency rating program under subsection 
(aX2). 
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"SEC. 306. GRANT ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR RADON PROGRAMS. 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, upon application of the 
Governor of a State, the Administrator may make a grant, subject to 
such terms and conditions as the Administrator considers appro-
priate, under this section to the State for the purpose of assisting the 
State in the development and implementation of programs for the 
assessment and mitigation of radon. 
"(b) APPUCATION.—An application for a grant under this section 
in any fiscal year shall contain such information as the Adminis-
trator shall require, including each of the following: 
"(1) A description of the seriousness and extent of radon 
exposure in the State. 
(2) An identification of the State agency which has the 
primary responsibility for radon programs and which will re-
ceive the grant, a description of the roles and responsibilities of 
the lead State agency and any other State agencies involved in 
radon programs, and description of the roles and responsibilities 
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102 STAT. 2759 
of any municipal, district, or areawide organization involved in 
radon programs. 
"(3) A description of the activities and programs related to 
radon which the State proposes in such year. 
"(4) A budget specifying Federal and State funding of each 
element of activity of the grant application. 
"(5) A 3-year plan which outlines long range program goals 
and objectives, tasks necessary to achieve them, and resource 
requirements for the entire 3-year period, including anticipated 
State funding levels and desired Federal funding levels. This 
clause shall apply only for the initial year in which a grant 
application is made. 
"(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Activities eligible for grant assistance 
under this section are the following: 
"(1) Survey of radon levels, including special surveys of geo-
graphic areas or classes of buildings (such as, among others, 
public buildings, school buildings, high-risk residential construc-
tion types). 
"(2) Development of public information and educational mate-
rials concerning radon assessment, mitigation, and control pro-
grams. 
"(3) Implementation of programs to control radon in existing 
and new structures. 
"(4) Purchsise by the State of radon measurement equipment 
or devices. 
"(5) Purchase and maintenance of analytical equipment con-
nected to radon measurement and analysis, including costs of 
calibration of such equipment. 
"(6) Payment of costs of Environmental Protection Agency-
approved training programs related to radon for permanent 
State or local employees. 
"(7) Payment of general overhead and program administra-
tion costs. 
"(8) Development of a data storage and management system 
for information concerning radon occurrence, levels, and 
programs. 
"(9) Payment of costs of demonstration of radon mitigation 
methods and technologies as approved by the Administrator, 
including State participation in the Environmental Protection 
Agency Home Evaluation Program. 
"(10) A toll-free radon hotline to provide information and 
technical assistance. 
"(d) PREFERENCE TO CERTAIN STATES.—Beginning in fiscal year 
1991, the Administrator shall give a preference for grant assistance 
under this section to States that have made reasonable efforts to 
ensure the adoption, by the authorities which regulate building 
construction within that State or political subdivisions within 
States, of the model construction standards and techniques for new 
buildings developed under section 304. 
"(e) PRIORITY ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS.—The Administrator shall 
support eligible activities contained in State applications with the 
full amount of available funds. In the event that State applications 
for funds exceed the total funds available in a fiscal year, the 
Administrator shall give priority to activities or projects proposed 
by States based on each of the following criteria: 
"(1) The seriousness and extent of the radon contamination 
problem to be addressed. 
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"(2) The potential for the activity or project to bring about 
reduction in radon levels. 
"(3) The potential for development of innovative radon assess-
ment techniques, mitigation measures as approved by the 
Administrator, or program management approaches which may 
be of use to other States. 
"(4) Any other uniform criteria that the Administrator deems 
necessary to promote the goals of the grant program and that 
the Administrator provides to States before the application 
process. 
"(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of radon 
prc^am activities implemented with Federal assistance under this 
section in any fiscal year shall not exceed 75 percent of the costs 
incurred by the State in implementing such program in the first 
year of a grant to such State, 60 percent in the second year, and 50 
percent in the third year. Federal assistance shall be made on the 
condition that the non-Federal share is provided from non-Federal 
funds. 
"(g) ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—States may, 
at 
the 
Governor's discretion, use funds from grants under this section to 
assist local governments in implementation of activities eligible for 
assistance under paragraphs (2), (3), and (6) of subsection (c). 
"(h) INFORMATION.—(1) The Administrator may request such 
information, data, and reports developed by the State as he consid-
ers necessary to make the determination of continuing eligibility 
under this section. 
"(2) Any State receiving funds under this section shall provide to 
the Administrator all radon-related information generated in its 
activities, including the results of radon surveys, mitigation dem-
onstration projects, and risk communication studies. 
"(3) Any State receiving funds under this section shall maintain, 
and make available to the public, a list of firms and individuals 
within the State that have received a passing rating under the 
Environmental Protection Agency proficiency rating program 
referred to in section 305(aX2). The list shall also include the address 
and phone number of such firms and individuals, together with the 
proficiency rating received by each. The Administrator shall make 
such list available to the public at appropriate locations in each 
State which does not receive funds under this section unless the 
State assumes such responsibility. 
"(i) LIMITATIONS.—(1) No ^ a n t may be made under this section in 
any fiscal year to a State which in the preceding fiscal year received 
a grant under this section unless the Administrator determines that 
such State satisfactorily implemented the activities funded by the 
grant in such preceding fiscal year. 
"(2) The costs of implementing paragraphs (4) and (9) of subsection 
(c) shall not in the aggregate exceed 50 percent of the amount of any 
grant awarded under this section to a State in a fiscal year. In 
implementing such paragraphs, a State should make every effort, 
consistent with the goals and successful operation of the State radon 
program, to give a preference to low-income persons. 
"(3) The costs of general overhead and pn^ram administration 
under subsection (cX7) shall not exceed 25 percent of the amount of 
any grant awarded under this section to a State in a fiscal year. 
"(4) A State may use funds received under this section for finan-
cial assistance to persons only to the extent such assistance is 
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102 STAT. 2761 
related to demonstration projects or the purchase and analysis of 
radon measurement devices. 
"(j) AUTHORIZATION.—(1) There is authorized to be appropriated 
for grant assistance under this section an amount not to exceed 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1989,1990, and 1991. 
"(2) There is authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of 
administering the grant program under this section such sums as 
may be necessary for each of such fiscal years. 
"(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not more 
than 10 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out this section 
may be used to make grants to any one State. 
"(4) Funds not obligated to States in the fiscal year for which 
funds are appropriated under this section shall remain available for 
obligation during the next fiscal year. 
"(5) No amount appropriated under this subsection may be used to 
cover the costs of the proficiency rating program under section 
305(aX2). 
"SEC. 307. RADON IN SCHOOLS. 
15 USC 2667. 
"(a) STUDY OF RADON IN SCHOOLS.— 
"(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator shall conduct a study for 
the purpose of determining the extent of radon contamination 
in the Nation's school buildings. 
"(2) LIST OF HIGH PROBABILITY AREAS.—In carrying out such 
study, the Administrator shall identify and compile a list of 
areas within the United States which the Administrator deter-
mines have a high probability of including schools which have 
elevated levels of radon. 
"(3) BASIS OF UST.—In compiling such list, the Administrator 
shall make such determinations on the basis of, among other 
things, each of the following: 
"(A) Geological data. 
"(B) Data on high radon levels in homes and other struc-
tures nearby any such school. 
"(C) Physical characteristics of the school buildings. 
"(4) SURVEY.—In conducting such study the Administrator 
shall design a survey which when completed allows Congress to 
characterize the extent of radon contamination in schools in 
each State. The survey shall include testing from a representa-
tive sample of schools in each high-risk area identified, in 
paragraph (1) and shall include additional testing, to the extent 
resources are available for such testing. The survey also shall 
include any reliable testing data supplied by States, schools, or 
other parties. 
"(5) ASSISTANCE.—(A) The Administrator shall make available 
to the appropriate agency of each State, as designated by the 
Governor of such State, a list of high risk areas within each 
State, including a delineation of such areas and any other data 
available to the Administrator for schools in that State. To 
assist such agencies, the Administrator also shall provide guid-
ance and data detailing the risks associated with high radon 
levels, technical guidance and related information concerning 
testing for radon within schools, and methods of reducing radon 
levels. 
"(B) In addition to the assistance authorized by subparagraph 
(A), the Administrator is authorized to make available to the 
appropriate agency of each State, as designated by the Governor 
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Schools and 
colleges. 
Grants. 
Schools and 
colleges. 
of such State, devices suitable for use by such agencies in 
conducting tests for radon within the schools under the jurisdic-
tion of any such State agency. The Administrator is authorized 
to make available to such agencies the use of laboratories of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, or to recommend labora-
tories, to evaluate any such devices for the presence of radon 
levels. 
"(6) DIAGNOSTIC AND REMEDIAL EFFORTS.—The Administrator 
is authorized to select, from high-risk areas identified in para-
graph (2), school buildings for purposes of enabling the Adminis-
trator to undertake diagnostic and remedial efforts to reduce 
the levels of radon in such school buildings. Such diagnostic and 
remedial efforts shall be carried out with a view to developing 
technology and expertise for the purpose of making such tech-
nology and expertise available to any local educational agency 
and the several States. 
"(7) STATUS REPORT.—On or before October 1, 1989, the 
Administrator shall submit to the Congress a status report with 
respect to action teiken by the Administrator in conducting the 
study required by this section, including the results of the 
Administrator's diagnostic and remedial work. On or before 
October 1, 1989, the Administrator shall submit a final report 
setting forth the results of the study conducted pursuant to this 
section, including the results of the Administrator's diagnostic 
and remedial work, and the recommendations of the Adminis-
trator. 
"(b) AUTHORIZATION.—For the purpose of carrying out the provi-
sions of paragraph (6) of subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums, not to exceed $500,000, as may be nec-
essary. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section 
other than such paragraph (6), there are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums, not to exceed $1,000,000, as may be necessary. 
"SEC. 308. REGIONAL RADON TRAINING CENTERS. 
"(a) FUNDING PROGRAM.—Upon application of colleges, univer-
sities, institutions of higher learning, or consortia of such institu-
tions, the Administrator may make a grant or cooperative agree-
ment, subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator 
considers appropriate, under this section to the applicant for the 
purpose of establishing and operating a regional radon training 
center. 
"(b) PURPOSE OF THE CENTERS.—The purpose of a regional radon 
training center is to develop information and provide training to 
Federal and State officials, professional and private firms, and the 
public regarding the health risks posed by radon and demonstrated 
methods of radon measurement and mitigation. 
"(c) APPUCATIONS.—Any colleges, universities, institutions of 
higher learning or consortia of such institutions may submit an 
application for funding under this section. Such applications shall 
be submitted to the Administrator in such form and containing such 
information as the Administrator may require. 
"(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Administrator shall support at 
least 3 eligible applications with the full amount of available funds. 
The Administrator shall select recipients of funding under this 
section to ensure that funds are equitably allocated among r ^ o n s 
of the United States, and on the basis of each of the following 
criteria: 
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102 STAT. 2763 
"(1) The extent to which the applicant's program will promote 
the purpose described in subsection Qo)-
"(2) The demonstrated expertise of the applicant regarding 
radon measurement and mitigation methods and other radon-
related issues. 
"(3) The demonstrated expertise of the applicant in radon 
training and in activities relating to information development 
and dissemination. 
"(4) The seriousness of the radon problem in the region. 
"(5) The geographical coverage of the proposed center. 
"(6) Any other uniform criteria that the Administrator deems 
necessary to promote the purpose described in subsection (b) 
and that the Administrator provides to potential applicants 
prior to the application process. 
"(e) TERMINATION OF FUNDING.—No funding may be given under 
this section in any fiscal year to an applicant which in the preceding 
fiscal year received funding under this section unless the Adminis-
trator determines that the recipient satisfactorily implemented the 
activities that were funded in the preceding year. 
"(f) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out the program under this section not to exceed $1,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991. 
"SEC. 309. STUDY OF RADON IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS. 
15 USC 2669. 
"(a) STUDY REQUIREMENT.—The head of each Federal department 
Water. 
or agency that owns a Federal building shall conduct a study for the 
purpose of determining the extent of radon contamination in such 
buildings. Such study shall include, in the case of a Federal building 
using a nonpublic water source (such as a well or other ground-
water), radon contamination of the water. 
"(b) HiGH-RiSK FEDERAL BUILDINGS.—(1) The Administrator shall 
identify and compile a list of areas within the United States which 
the Administrator, in consultation with Federal departments and 
agencies, determines have a high probability of including Federal 
buildings which have elevated levels of radon. 
"(2) In compiling such list, the Administrator shall make such 
determinations on the basis of, among other things, the following: 
"(A) Greological data. 
"(B) Data on high radon levels in homes and other structures 
near any such Federal building. 
"(C) Physical characteristics of the Federal buildings. 
"(c) STUDY DESIGNS.—Studies required under subsection (a) shall 
be based on design criteria specified by the Administrator. The head 
of each Federal department or agency conducting such a study shall 
submit, not later than July 1, 1989, a study design to the Adminis-
trator for approval. The study design shall follow the most recent 
Environmental Protection Agency guidance documents, including 'A 
Citizen's Guide to Radon'; the Interim Protocol for Screening and 
Follow Up: Radon and Radon Decay Products Measurements'; the 
'Interim Indoor Radon & Radon Decay Product Measurement Proto-
col'; and any other recent guidance documents. The study design 
shall include testing data from a representative sample of Federal 
buildings in each high-risk area identified in subsection (b). The 
study design also shall include additional testing data to the extent 
resources are available, including any reliable data supplied by 
Federal agencies, States, or other parties. 
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"(d) INFORMATION ON RISKS AND TESTING.—(1) The Administrator 
shall provide to the departments or agencies conducting studies 
under subsection (a) the following: 
"(A) Guidance and data detailing the risks associated with 
high radon levels. 
"(B) Technical guidance and related information concerning 
testing for radon within Federal buildings and water supplies. 
"(C) Technical guidance and related information concerning 
methods for reducing radon levels. 
"(2) In addition to the assistance required by paragraph (1), the 
Administrator is authorized to make available, on a cost reimburs-
able basis, to the departments or agencies conducting studies under 
subsection (a) devices suitable for use by such departments or agen-
cies in conducting tests for radon within Federal buildings. For the 
purpose of assisting such departments or agencies in evaluating any 
such devices for the presence of radon levels, the Administrator is 
authorized to recommend laboratories or to make available to such 
departments or agencies, on a cost reimbursable basis, the use of 
laboratories of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
"(e) STUDY DEADUNE.—Not later than June 1, 1990, the head of 
each Federal department or agency conducting a study under 
subsection (a) shall complete the study and provide the study to the 
Administrator. 
"(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than October 1, 1990, the 
Administrator shall submit a report to the Congress describing the 
results of the studies conducted pursuant to subsection (a), 
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"SEC. 310. REGULATIONS. 
"The Administrator is authorized to issue such regulations as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. 
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"SEC. 311. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
"Amounts authorized to be appropriated in this title for purposes 
of carrying out the provisions of this title are in addition to amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under other provisions of law for 
radon-related activities.". 
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102 STAT. 2765 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The Toxic Substances Control Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2601 and following) is amended by adding at the end of 
the table of contents in section 1 the following: 
"TITLE III—INDOOR RADON ABATEMENT 
"Sec. 301. National goal. 
"Sec. 302. Definitions. 
"Sec. 303. EPA Citizen's guide. 
"Sec. 304. Model construction standards and techniques. 
"Sec. 305. Technical assistance to States for radon programs. 
"Sec. 306. Grant assistance to States for radon programs. 
"Sec. 307. Radon in schools. 
"Sec. 308. Regional radon training centers. 
"Sec. 309. Study of radon in Federal buildings. 
"Sec. 310. Regulations. 
"Sec. 311. Additional authorizations.". 
Approved October 28, 1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 744 (H.R. 2837): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-1047 accompanying H.R. 2837 (Comm. on Energy and 
Commerce). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-91 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 133 (1987): July 8, considered and passed Senate. 
Vol. 134 (1988): Oct. 5, H.R. 2837 considered and passed House; proceedings 
vacated and S. 744, amended, passed in lieu. 
Oct. 7, Senate concurred in House amendments.