US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 4821

Development of program; consultation; nature of program; safe level of lead; report to Congress

(a)
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop and carry out a demonstration and research program to determine the nature and extent of the problem of lead based paint poisoning in the United States, particularly in urban areas, including the methods by which the lead based paint hazard can most effectively be removed from interior surfaces, porches, and exterior surfaces of residential housing to which children may be exposed.
(b)
The Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall conduct appropriate research on multiple layers of dried paint film, containing the various lead compounds commonly used, in order to ascertain the safe level of lead in residential paint products. No later than , the Chairman shall submit to Congress a full and complete report of his findings and recommendations as developed pursuant to such programs, together with a statement of any legislation which should be enacted or any changes in existing law which should be made in order to carry out such recommendations.

Pub. L. 91–695, title III, § 30184 Stat. 2079Pub. L. 93–151, § 387 Stat. 566Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b)93 Stat. 695(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 93–1511973—Subsec. (a). incorporated existing first sentence in provisions designated as subsec. (a).

Pub. L. 93–151Subsec. (b). required the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission to conduct research to ascertain the safe level of lead in provisions designated as subsec. (b), incorporated existing second sentence as the second sentence of the subsection, substituting requirement of submission of report by the Chairman no later than , for former similar requirement for submission of a report by the Secretary within one year after .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88section 3508(b) of Title 20“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” in subsec. (a) pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.