text: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
  
      The Congress finds that--
              (1) lead is a naturally occurring element which has been 
          used in a variety of industrial applications including 
          radiation shields, storage batteries, paint, and gasoline;
              (2) 1 in 6 United States children are victims of lead 
          poisoning, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
          Disease Registry;
              (3) lead poses a significant environmental health problem 
          since adverse effects have been conclusively demonstrated at 
          relatively low exposures;
              (4) lead exposures to children under age 7 are of greatest 
          concern because of its association with significant neurotoxic 
          effects, including reduction in intelligence, attention span 
          deficits, and reading and learning disabilities;
              (5) the quantity of lead in house dust appears to be the 
          best single indicator of lead levels in the blood of an infant;
              (6) past efforts to abate lead-based paint have relied on 
          methods which endangered workers and often resulted in more 
          available lead dust for the occupants;
              (7) improving methods for testing and abating lead-based 
          paint offers a highly cost effective means of reducing 
          exposures and thus preventing childhood lead poisoning; and
              (8) the efforts of the Federal Government to develop and 
          disseminate information on the most effective techniques to 
          lower human exposure to lead should be improved.
  
  SEC. 2. DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES.
  
      (a) Emerging Technologies Research.--The Administrator of the 
  Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the heads of 
  other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop methods for 
  conducting evaluations of lead detection products and techniques. The 
  Administrator shall make available to the public the results of any 
  evaluations conducted by such methods as the results of the evaluations 
  become available.
      (b) Standardization.--Within 2 years after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of 
  Standards and Technology, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
  Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish protocols, criteria, 
  and minimum performance standards to be used in the evaluations 
  described in subsection (a) and to ensure reliable, accurate, and 
  effective lead detection technologies.
  
  SEC. 3. LEAD EXPOSURE IN CHILDREN.
  
      The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in 
  consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, 
  shall conduct a long-term research study to establish the sources of 
  lead exposure for children under the age of seven years. The research 
  shall, to the greatest extent possible--
              (1) establish profiles for the percentage of such children 
          who have an exposure to a particular lead source (such as lead-
          based paint and dust from lead-based paint), and the particular 
          route of such exposure (such as drinking water, food, air, and 
          soil);
              (2) establish the percentage of each particular kind of 
          exposure and route of exposure described in paragraph (1); and
              (3) be broken down by region, economic strata, and any 
          other demographic feature the Administrator considers to be 
          appropriate.
  
  SEC. 4. RESEARCH ON ABATEMENT AND IN-PLACE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.
  
      The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
  in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
  Agency and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall carry 
  out research studies to evaluate which practices and techniques are 
  most effective in reducing human exposure to lead. The research studies 
  shall emphasize the development of new technologies and shall address 
  the cost effectiveness of such practices and techniques. The 
  Administrator shall make available to the public the results of such 
  studies as the results become available.
  
  SEC. 5. LEAD REMOVAL AND CONTAINMENT PRODUCTS.
  
      (a) Research.--The Director of the National Institute of Standards 
  and Technology, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
  Environmental Protection Agency and the heads of other appropriate 
  Federal agencies, shall conduct research on the safety, efficacy, 
  durability, and other relevant performance properties of lead removal 
  and containment products.
      (b) Standardization.--Within 24 months after the date of enactment 
  of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
  Technology shall establish performance criteria and standards for lead 
  removal and containment products.
  
  SEC. 6. PUBLIC EDUCATION.
  
      The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in 
  cooperation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall sponsor 
  public education and outreach efforts to increase awareness of the 
  scope, severity, and sources of lead exposure. The Administrator shall 
  focus such public education and efforts in a manner which provides, to 
  the greatest extent possible, information to the children for whom 
  profiles are established in section 3 about the particular kind and 
  route of lead exposure of such children.
  
  SEC. 7. USE OF CLEARINGHOUSE AND TELEPHONE HOTLINE.
  
      The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
  ensure that any information which is made available to the public 
  pursuant to this Act is made available through the clearinghouse and 
  hotline established pursuant to section 405(e) of the Toxic Control 
  Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) in addition to any other means 
  of availability the Administrator considers to be appropriate.
  
  SEC. 8. STATE PROGRAMS.
  
      (a) Grant Assistance.--The Governor of a State may apply to the 
  Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for a grant to 
  compile (particularly through the use of questionnaires) data on lead 
  exposure in the State, to coordinate with other States the collection 
  of such data in order to build a national data base on lead exposure, 
  and to carry out public outreach programs on lead exposure.
      (b) Grant Management.--
              (1) Criteria for selection.--In selecting States for grants 
          under subsection (a) the Administrator shall review--
                      (A) the previous experience of the State in 
                  addressing lead exposure and lead exposure data 
                  collection issues;
                      (B) the seriousness of the lead exposure issues 
                  identified by the State; and
                      (C) the State standards for techniques and 
                  practices to reduce human exposure to lead.
              (2) Availability of sufficient funding.--In selecting 
          States for grants under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
          focus resources to ensure that sufficient funds are available 
          to selected States to provide for comprehensive collection and 
          coordination of lead exposure data and for sufficient public 
          outreach programs.
              (3) Federal share of funding.--The Federal share of grants 
          under subsection (a) shall not exceed 75 percent of the costs 
          incurred by the State to carry out the activities described in 
          such subsection and shall be made on the condition that the 
          non-Federal share is provided from non-Federal funds.
              (4) Availability of funds.--Funds granted pursuant to 
          subsection (a) in a fiscal year shall remain available for 
          obligation for that fiscal year and for the next following 
          fiscal year.
              (5) Limitation on receipt of grant in following year.--No 
          grant shall be made under this section in any fiscal year to a 
          State which in the preceding year received a grant under this 
          section unless the Administrator determines that such State 
          satisfactorily implemented such grant activities in such 
          preceding fiscal year.
              (6) Information required in grant application.--States 
          shall provide such information in applications for grant 
          assistance and pertaining to grant funded activities as the 
          Administrator requires.
      (c) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the Administrator 
  shall coordinate with the Director of the National Institute of 
  Standards and Technology.
  
  SEC. 9. REPORTS.
  
      Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this 
  Act, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
  and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
  jointly submit to the Congress an initial report detailing the 
  activities undertaken by the Director and the Administrator pursuant to 
  this Act, including the results of studies conducted pursuant to this 
  Act and any recommendations for administrative and legislative action 
  that the Director and the Administrator consider appropriate. After 
  submission of the initial report, the Director and the Administrator 
  shall submit to the Congress an update of the initial report as often 
  as the Director and the Administrator consider necessary.
target: Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to:  (1) develop evaluation methods for lead detection products and techniques; (2) conduct long-term research to establish the sources of children's lead exposure; and (3) sponsor related public education and outreach efforts, including telephone hotline and clearinghouse systems. 
  Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct research on:  (1) effective practices, techniques, and new technologies to reduce human exposure to lead; and (2) safety and effectiveness of lead removal and containment products. 
  Authorizes State grants for compilation of lead exposure data.
feat_title: To authorize research and evaluation programs for monitoring, detecting, and abating lead based paint and other lead exposure hazards in housing, and for other purposes.