[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 657 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 657

 To reauthorize the Indoor Radon Abatement Act of 1988, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 25 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

 Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Lieberman, 
 Mr. Wofford, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Moynihan, and Mr. Pell) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Indoor Radon Abatement Act of 1988, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Indoor Radon Abatement 
Reauthorization Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL GOALS.

    Section 301 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661) is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``NATIONAL GOAL'' and 
        inserting ``NATIONAL GOALS'';
            (2) by inserting ``(a) Radon Levels.--'' before the first 
        sentence of the section; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(b) Testing.--It is the goal of the United States that all homes, 
schools, and Federal buildings be tested for radon.
    ``(c) Target Action Point.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
        of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
        establish a target action point indicating a level of indoor 
        radon that the Administrator determines to be as close to the 
        national ambient outdoor radon level as can be achieved 
        consistently in single-family homes in existence at the time of 
        the determination through the application of readily available 
        and generally affordable radon mitigation practices and 
        technologies.
            ``(2) Review.--The Administrator shall review the target 
        action point periodically, but not less often than every 5 
        years, and revise the target action point as necessary.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 302 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2662) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(5) The term `Administrator' means the Administrator of 
        the Environmental Protection Agency.
            ``(6) The term `contract for the purchase and sale of 
        residential real property' means any contract or agreement 
        whereby 1 party agrees to purchase from another party any 
        interest in real property on which there is situated 1 or more 
        residential dwelling units used or occupied, or intended to be 
        used or occupied, wholly or partly, as the home or residence of 
        1 or more persons.
            ``(7) The term `direct Federal financial assistance' means 
        assistance in financing a residential dwelling provided by the 
        Federal Housing Administration, Farmers Home Administration, 
        and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            ``(8) The term `Federal building' means any building that 
        is used primarily as an office building, school, hospital, or 
        residence that is--
                    ``(A) owned, leased, or operated by a Federal 
                agency,
                    ``(B) occupied by the Library of Congress, is part 
                of the White House, or is the residence of the Vice 
                President, or
                    ``(C) included in the definition of `Capitol 
                Buildings' under section 16(a) of the Act entitled `An 
                Act to define the area of the United States Capitol 
                Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other 
                purposes', approved July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193m(1)).
            ``(9) The term `federally owned housing' means any 
        residential dwelling or multiunit residential structures owned 
        or managed by a Federal agency or for which a Federal agency is 
        a trustee or conservator. For the purpose of this paragraph, 
        the term `Federal agency' includes the Resolution Trust 
        Corporation and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
            ``(10) The term `multiunit residential structure' means a 
        building containing more than 4 separate residential dwelling 
        units, each such unit used or occupied, or intended to be used 
        or occupied, wholly or partly, as the home or residence of 1 or 
        more persons.
            ``(11) The term `person' means an individual, trust, firm, 
        joint stock company, corporation (including a government 
        corporation), partnership, association, State, municipality, 
        commission, political subdivision of a State, or an interstate 
        body.
            ``(12) The term `residential dwelling' means--
                    ``(A) a single-family dwelling or a one-family 
                dwelling unit in a structure containing not more than 
                four separate residential dwelling units, each such 
                unit used or occupied, or intended to be used or 
                occupied, wholly or partly, as the home or residence of 
                one or more persons; or
                    ``(B) a single-family or one-family dwelling unit 
                on the subground, ground, or first-floor-above-ground 
                level of a multiunit residential structure.''.

SEC. 4. PRIORITY RADON AREAS.

    Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 303 through 311 (15 U.S.C. 
        2663 through 2671) as sections 304 through 312, respectively; 
        and
            (2) by inserting after section 302 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 303. PRIORITY RADON AREAS.

    ``(a) Designation of Areas.--The Administrator shall, as 
expeditiously as possible, but not later than October 1, 1993, 
designate areas as priority radon areas, and revise the designations, 
as appropriate thereafter.
    ``(b) Standard for Designation.--The Administrator shall designate 
an area as a priority radon area in any case in which the Administrator 
determines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the average 
indoor radon level in the area is likely to exceed the national average 
indoor radon level by more than a de minimis amount.
    ``(c) Factors.--In designating priority radon areas, the 
Administrator shall consider the most current available information at 
the time of the designation, including--
            ``(1) the national assessment of radon conducted pursuant 
        to section 118(k) of the Superfund Amendments and 
        Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 7401 note);
            ``(2) surveys of school buildings conducted pursuant to 
        section 308;
            ``(3) surveys of Federal buildings conducted pursuant to 
        section 310;
            ``(4) surveys of work places conducted pursuant to section 
        318; and
            ``(5) any other information, including other radon 
        measurements and geological data, that the Administrator 
        determines to be appropriate.''.

SEC. 5. CITIZEN'S GUIDE.

    (a) Schedule.--Section 304(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``June 1, 1989,'' and inserting ``January 
        1, 1995,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, in consultation with the Director of 
        the Centers for Disease Control of the Department of Health and 
        Human Services,'' after ``Administrator'' in the last sentence 
        of the subsection.
    (b) Action Levels.--Section 304(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``Action levels.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(B) The citizen's guide shall state the national goals 
        established in this title, and shall estimate the average 
        national ambient outdoor radon level. The guide shall also 
        indicate the health benefits of reducing indoor radon levels to 
        ambient outdoor levels.
            ``(C) The citizen's guide shall state and explain the 
        target action point established pursuant to section 301(c).''.
    (c) Information.--Section 304(b)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(F) The location of priority radon areas and the 
        likelihood of radon levels above the target action point within 
        and outside of priority radon areas.''.

SEC. 6. MODEL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.

    (a) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 305 of the Toxic Substances 
        Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(a) Standards.--'' before the 
                first sentence;
                    (B) by inserting ``and periodically update'' after 
                ``develop'';
                    (C) by striking the second and fifth sentences of 
                the section;
                    (D) by inserting the following new subsection after 
                the first sentence:
    ``(b) Consultation.--In developing and updating standards and 
techniques pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall consult 
with--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
            ``(2) organizations that are involved in establishing 
        national building construction standards and techniques; and
            ``(3) national organizations that represent homebuilders 
        and State and local housing agencies (including public housing 
        agencies).'';
                    (E) by striking ``The model standards'' and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(c) Geographic Differences.--
            ``(1) In general.--The model standards''; and
                    (F) by striking ``The Administrator shall work to 
                ensure'' and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Implementation.--The Administrator shall work to ensure''.
            (2) Schedule.--Section 305 of the Toxic Substances Control 
        Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act, and as amended 
        by paragraph (1)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(e) Schedule.--The Administrator shall publish final radon 
control standards and techniques for--
            ``(1) residential dwellings and make the techniques 
        available to the public and the building industry by not later 
        than 60 days after the date of enactment of this subsection; 
        and
            ``(2) multiunit residential structures and schools by not 
        later than January 1, 1995.''.
    (b) Objectives.--Section 305 of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(as redesignated by section 4 of this Act, and as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section) is further amended by adding at the end of 
subsection (c) (as designated by subsection (a)(1)(E) of this section) 
the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Model standards and techniques.--(A) The model 
        standards and techniques shall--
                    ``(i) indicate a range of effective radon control 
                measures, practices, and techniques, that apply to 
                original construction of a wide variety of building 
                types, locations, conditions, and circumstances; and
                    ``(ii) indicate the general range of radon control 
                achievable by the measures, individually, and in 
                combination with, other measures.
            ``(B)(i) At a minimum, the Administrator shall establish 
        minimum radon reduction measures, practices, and techniques for 
        new construction for the purpose of determining compliance with 
        this section.
            ``(ii) The radon standards shall be designed--
                    ``(I) to require the use of reasonably available 
                and economically achievable techniques; and
                    ``(II) where possible, to achieve indoor radon 
                levels in homes that are less than the target action 
                point established pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(C) by 
                using the techniques referred to in subclause (I).''.
    (c) Federally Assisted Housing.--Section 305 of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act, and 
as amended by subsection (b) of this section) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Federally Assisted Housing.--The appropriate Federal official 
shall require that any residential dwelling or multiunit residential 
structure constructed--
            ``(1) later than 2 years after the date of the 
        establishment of new construction standards pursuant to this 
        section or the date of enactment of this section, whichever is 
        later, in an area designated by the Administrator as a priority 
        radon area; or
            ``(2) later than 2 years after the designation of an area 
        as a priority radon area, whichever is later,
shall be constructed in accordance with the radon control standards 
established pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B), before providing any 
direct Federal financial assistance.''.
    (d) Design Awards and Certification.--Section 305 of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act, and 
as amended by subsection (c) of this section) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Design Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a 
        radon design awards program.
            ``(2) Design awards.--The radon design awards program shall 
        provide for an award for the best residential design 
        incorporating radon control or mitigation standards for each 
        category of residential design that the Administrator shall 
        determine.''.
    (e) Relationship to State and Local Standards.--Section 305 of the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act, 
and as amended by subsection (d) of this section) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(h) Relationship to State and Local Standards.--The standards 
published pursuant to this section shall not preempt the use of any 
State or local building standard if the State or local standard is 
equally effective in reducing radon levels as the standards published 
pursuant to this section.
    ``(i) Code Promotion.--The Administrator shall develop a program to 
provide assistance to local governments, builders, national code 
organizations, national associations, States and other persons and 
entities that the Administrator determines to be appropriate to 
implement the adoption and use of radon-resistant building standards. 
The assistance may include educational and outreach materials and 
technical assistance.''.

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Activities.--Section 306(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(9) Development of a model State program to disseminate 
        radon information to State and local tenant organizations.
            ``(10) Assistance to State agencies and other organizations 
        concerning the assessment and mitigation of radon in public 
        water supplies.
            ``(11) Assistance to State agencies and other organizations 
        to facilitate prompt adoption and effective enforcement of new 
        construction standards for reducing radon levels developed 
        pursuant to section 305.
            ``(12) Development of--
                    ``(A) testing guidelines for multiunit residential 
                structures and multistory buildings not later than 6 
                months after the date of enactment of this paragraph; 
                and
                    ``(B) mitigation guidelines not later than 3 years 
                after the date of enactment of this paragraph.
            ``(13) Issuance of guidance to States on appropriate 
        elements of State radon measurement and mitigation proficiency 
        programs.''.
    (b) Proficiency Testing.--(1) Section 306(a)(2) of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is 
amended by striking ``voluntary''.
    (2) Section 306(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (as 
redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(A)'' before ``To 
        cover the operating cost'';
            (B) by striking ``No such charge may be imposed on any 
        State or local government.''; and
            (C) by adding after paragraph (2)(A), as so redesignated, 
        the following new subparagraphs:
    ``(B)(i) Except as otherwise provided in clause (ii), for the 
purposes of this paragraph, the term `small business' means a 
corporation, partnership, or unincorporated business that--
            ``(I) has 150 or fewer employees; and
            ``(II) for the 3-year period preceding the date of the 
        assessment, has an average annual gross revenue from radon 
        measurement and mitigation activities in an amount that does 
        not exceed $40,000,000.
    ``(ii) If, after consultation with the Small Business 
Administration, the Administrator determines that a modification of the 
definition of the term `small business' under clause (i) is appropriate 
to characterize small businesses associated with radon measurement and 
mitigation, the Administrator shall, by regulation, modify the 
definition in such manner as the Administrator determines to be 
appropriate.
    ``(C) The Administrator shall consider reductions of such charges 
for small businesses pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
    ``(D) No such change may be imposed on any State or local 
government. In the case of a State that administers a radon proficiency 
program pursuant to section 314(c), the State may impose charges 
consistent with any charges that would otherwise have been imposed by 
the Administrator. Any amounts collected by a State as charges under 
this paragraph may be used as part of the non-Federal share of any 
grant awarded pursuant to section 307.''.

SEC. 8. GRANT ASSISTANCE.

    (a)  Application.--Section 307(b) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) A description of the efforts of the State to develop 
        a mandatory radon proficiency program that is consistent with 
        sections 306(a)(2) and 314.''.
    (b) Eligible Activities.--Section 307(c) of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(11) Technical assistance to public water supply systems 
        concerning the mitigation of radon in public water supplies, 
        and public education and information activities to assist 
        homeowners in the assessment and mitigation of radon in private 
        drinking water supplies.
            ``(12) Activities to--
                    ``(A) adopt model new construction standards for 
                reducing radon levels developed pursuant to section 305 
                with respect to the State; and
                    ``(B) ensure the implementation of the standards in 
                the State.
            ``(13) Technical and financial assistance to non-profit 
        public interest groups to encourage radon testing and 
        mitigation at local levels.
            ``(14) Targeting outreach and technical assistance 
        activities to licensed child care facilities in priority radon 
        areas.
            ``(15) Notwithstanding the limitation in subsection (i)(4), 
        payment, in the form of grants or loans, of the cost of 
        implementing remediation measures necessary to prevent, in 
        school buildings, levels of radon above the target action point 
        identified pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(C) if the payments are 
        made in consideration of the financial need of the applicant.
            ``(16) Payment of the costs of conducting radon tests 
        required pursuant to section 308(d) if the payments are made in 
        consideration of the financial need of the applicant.
            ``(17) Educational programs, for members of the housing 
        industry, concerning the model construction standards and 
        techniques published pursuant to section 305.
            ``(18) Financial assistance to conduct surveys to improve 
        the precision of priority radon areas.''.
    (c) Preference to Certain States.--Section 307(d) of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``1991'' and inserting ``1994''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period ``, or have adopted 
        equally effective standards''.
    (d) Federal Share.--Section 307(f) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended by striking 
``in the third year'' and inserting ``in each succeeding year''.
    (e) Assistance to Local Governments.--Section 307(g) of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (6)'' and inserting ``(6), (11), 
        (12), (14), (15), and (16),''; and
            (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``Governments.--''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Any remediation plan for reducing radon in school buildings 
implemented pursuant to this section shall be reviewed for consistency 
with Environmental Protection Agency guidance by the school official 
responsible for authorizing the types of structural changes referred to 
in the plan.''.
    (f) Information.--Section 307(h) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) Any State that receives funds under this section shall 
investigate consumer complaints concerning radon services that violate 
the radon proficiency program of the Environmental Protection Agency or 
the State. An appropriate official of the State shall advise the 
Administrator concerning any person who violates the requirements of 
section 314.''.
    (g) Authorization.--Section 307(j) of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended by striking 
paragraph (5).

SEC. 9. RADON IN SCHOOLS.

    Section 308 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (as redesignated by 
section 4 of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsections:
    ``(c) Guidelines.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall publish 
        guidelines on testing for and remediating radon in school 
        buildings.
            ``(2) Requirements after publication of guidelines.--After 
        the publication of the guidelines pursuant to this subsection, 
        any testing or remediation carried out pursuant to this section 
        shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the guidelines.
            ``(3) Interim guidelines.--Any radon testing or remediation 
        of school buildings conducted prior to the publication of 
        guidelines pursuant to this subsection shall be considered to 
        meet the requirements of this section if the testing or 
        remediation is conducted in a manner consistent with any 
        interim guidance published by the Administrator or by a State 
        (in any case where the Administrator determines that the 
        guidelines of the interim guidance are substantially consistent 
        with the guidelines published under this subsection).
    ``(d) Requirement for Radon Testing.--
            ``(1)  In general.--Not later than 2 years after the 
        designation by the Administrator of an area as a priority radon 
        area, each local educational agency located in whole or in part 
        in the designated area shall conduct tests for radon in each 
        school building owned or operated by the local educational 
        agency.
            ``(2) Extension.--The Administrator may extend the schedule 
        for testing for radon pursuant to this subsection to the date 
        that is 2 years after the date of publication of testing 
        guidelines pursuant to subsection (c).
            ``(3) Test results.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The results of any tests 
                conducted pursuant to this section by a local 
                educational agency shall be available for public review 
                in the administrative offices of the local educational 
                agency during normal business hours.
                    ``(B) Notification.--The local educational agency 
                shall--
                            ``(i) notify parent, teacher, and employee 
                        organizations of the results; and
                            ``(ii) send the results to the 
                        Administrator and the agency of the State that 
                        implements radon programs.
            ``(4) Supervision of radon testing.--Any radon testing 
        conducted pursuant to this section shall be supervised by a 
        person who has received instruction pursuant to a program of 
        the Environmental Protection Agency or an equivalent State-
        approved program, as determined by the Administrator, and shall 
        use radon measurement devices and methods approved by the radon 
        proficiency program established pursuant to sections 306(a)(2) 
        and 314.''.

SEC. 10. REGIONAL RADON TRAINING CENTERS.

    Section 309(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (as redesignated 
by section 4 of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ``The regional radon training centers are authorized to 
provide training to State and local building code officials, 
contractors, and other persons or entities of the building community, 
on the model construction standards and techniques published pursuant 
to section 305.''.

SEC. 11. FEDERAL BUILDINGS.

    Section 310 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (as redesignated by 
section 4 of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(g) Radon Assessment and Mitigation Plan.--(1) Not later than 
January 1, 1994, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a plan 
describing activities to be undertaken by appropriate Federal agencies 
to assess and mitigate radon in Federal buildings.
    ``(2) The Administrator shall consult with the heads of affected 
Federal agencies in the development of the plan required under this 
subsection.
    ``(3) The plan required under this subsection shall, at a minimum--
            ``(A) include a list of each Federal building and an 
        indication of the results of any radon tests for the buildings 
        conducted by the date of issuance of the plan;
            ``(B) specify the Federal buildings for which assessment 
        and mitigation will be undertaken on an expedited basis on the 
        basis of a consideration of--
                    ``(i) the radon levels in the buildings;
                    ``(ii) the number of people exposed to high radon 
                levels; and
                    ``(iii) the susceptibility of the building to 
                mitigation;
            ``(C) specify the schedule for mitigation for each Federal 
        building in which radon levels exceed the target action level 
        specified in section 303(b)(1)(C); and
            ``(D) specify the Federal agency responsible for the 
        building, the estimated cost of mitigation, and the source of 
        funds for assessment and mitigation actions.
    ``(4) At a minimum, the head of each Federal agency that is 
responsible for Federal buildings shall ensure that--
            ``(A) all schools and residences that are Federal buildings 
        are assessed to determine radon levels by not later than 
        January 1, 1996;
            ``(B) all other Federal buildings are assessed to determine 
        radon levels by not later than January 1, 1998; and
            ``(C) in the case of a Federal building with a radon level 
        above the target action point established by the Administrator 
        pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(C), measures designed to achieve 
        radon levels at or below the target action point shall be 
        implemented by not later than 2 years after the applicable 
        deadline for assessment specified in this paragraph.
    ``(5) In implementing radon assessment and mitigation activities, 
the head of a Federal agency shall employ as a contractor a private 
firm certified by the Administrator as proficient pursuant to section 
306(a)(2).
    ``(6) Not later than 2 years after the submittal of the plan 
required under this subsection, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report on actions taken to implement the plan.''.

SEC. 12. RADON INFORMATION.

    Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661 et 
seq.) (as amended by section 4 of this Act) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 313. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING RADON UPON TRANSFER OF 
              RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

    ``(a) Radon Disclosure in Purchase and Sale or Lease of Housing.--
            ``(1) Radon hazards.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this section, the Administrator and the 
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall promulgate 
        regulations for the disclosure of radon hazards in housing that 
        is offered for sale or lease. The regulations shall require 
        that, before a purchaser or lessee is obligated under any 
        contract to purchase or lease the housing, the seller or lessor 
        shall--
                    ``(A) provide the purchaser or lessee with a radon 
                information pamphlet that meets the requirements of 
                paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) disclose to the purchaser or lessee the 
                presence or level of any known radon in the housing and 
                provide to the purchaser or lessee any radon evaluation 
                report available to the seller or lessor; and
                    ``(C) permit a purchaser to have a 10-day period 
                before becoming obligated (unless the parties mutually 
                agree upon a different period of time) to conduct a 
                test to determine the level of radon in the housing.
            ``(2) Radon information pamphlet.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after 
                the date of enactment of this section, the 
                Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of 
                Housing and Urban Development, representatives of 
                national organizations that represent State and local 
                housing agencies (including public housing agencies), 
                real estate groups, citizen groups and other groups 
                that the Administrator determines to be appropriate, 
                shall develop a written document containing radon-
                related information.
                    ``(B) Contents of document.--The document shall 
                include, at a minimum--
                            ``(i) information indicating the health 
                        risk associated with different levels of radon 
                        exposure consistent with the health information 
                        in the citizen's guide under section 304;
                            ``(ii) information regarding the 
                        advisability of undertaking measures to 
                        mitigate dangerous levels of radon;
                            ``(iii) information regarding appropriate 
                        Federal agencies and departments and agencies 
                        of States and that can provide further 
                        information on the health risk from radon, and 
                        a list of firms or other entities approved by 
                        the Administrator for the purposes of radon 
                        detection and mitigation; and
                            ``(iv) recommended Environmental Protection 
                        Agency radon testing procedures that will 
                        provide quality and reliable measurements in 
                        conjunction with a real estate transaction.
            ``(3) Contract for purchase and sale.--The regulations 
        promulgated under this section shall provide that each contract 
        for the purchase and sale of any interest in housing shall 
        contain a Radon Warning Statement and a statement signed by the 
        purchaser that the purchaser has--
                    ``(A) read the Radon Warning Statement and 
                understands the contents of the statement;
                    ``(B) received a radon hazard information pamphlet; 
                and
                    ``(C) had an opportunity to conduct a test to 
                determine the level of radon in the housing within the 
                period specified in paragraph (1)(C) or a period agreed 
                on pursuant to paragraph (1)(C).
            ``(4) Contents of radon warning statement.--The Radon 
        Warning Statement shall contain the following text printed in 
        large type on a separate sheet of paper attached to the 
        contract:
            ```Every purchaser of any interest in residential real 
        property is notified that the property may present exposure to 
        levels of radon gas that may cause lung cancer. The seller of 
        any interest in residential real property is required to 
        provide the buyer with any information on the levels of radon 
        in the housing in the possession of the seller. A radon test is 
        recommended prior to purchase.'
            ``(5) Compliance assurance.--In any case in which a seller 
        or lessor has entered into a contract with an agent for the 
        purpose of selling or leasing a unit of housing, the 
        regulations promulgated under this section shall require the 
        agent, on behalf of the seller or lessor, to ensure compliance 
        with the requirements of this section.
            ``(6) Promulgation.--A suit may be brought against the 
        Administrator or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
        under section 321 to compel the promulgation of the regulations 
        required under this section. The Federal district court shall 
        have jurisdiction to order the promulgation of the regulations.
    ``(b) Civil Liability.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person who knowingly violates any 
        provision of this section shall be jointly and severally liable 
        to a mortgage applicant, purchaser, or lessee in an amount 
        equal to 3 times the amount of damages incurred by the 
        individual.
            ``(2) Court costs and attorney fees.--In any civil action 
        brought for damages under this subsection, the appropriate 
        court may award court costs to the party that commences the 
        action, together with reasonable attorney fees and any expert 
        witness fees, in any case in which the party prevails.
    ``(c) Validity of Contracts and Liens.--Nothing in this section 
shall--
            ``(1) affect the validity or enforceability of any sale or 
        contract for the purchase and sale or lease of any interest in 
        residential real property or any loan, loan agreement, 
        mortgage, or lien made or arising in connection with a mortgage 
        loan; or
            ``(2) create a defect in title.
    ``(d) Effective Date.--The regulations under this section shall 
take effect on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment 
of this section.''.

SEC. 13. MANDATORY RADON PROFICIENCY PROGRAM.

    Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661 et 
seq.) (as amended by section 12 of this Act) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 314. MANDATORY RADON PROFICIENCY PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Mandatory Participation.--Beginning on the date that is 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this section, no person shall 
offer radon measurement devices or radon measurement or mitigation 
services to the public unless such person has successfully completed 
the radon proficiency program of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
or appropriate portions of the program.
    ``(b) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to apply to governmental units or nonprofit organizations 
that provide a radon service for their own use and do not provide that 
service for commercial purposes.
    ``(c) Delegation to States.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall administer the 
        mandatory proficiency program under this section in a manner 
        consistent with the Guidance to States on Radon Certification 
        of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            ``(2) Agreement.--The Administrator is authorized to enter 
        into any agreement or other arrangement with any State for the 
        purpose of delegating the radon proficiency program of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency, including enforcement 
        provisions, or any other part of the program, to the State, if 
        the State program is consistent with the Federal program.
    ``(d) Prohibited Acts.--It shall be unlawful for any person to--
            ``(1) fail or refuse to comply with this section (including 
        any rule or regulation promulgated under this section or order 
        issued pursuant to this section); or
            ``(2) fail or refuse to--
                    ``(A) establish or maintain records as required by 
                the Administrator or by a State with respect to which 
                the Administrator has entered into an agreement or 
                other arrangement under subsection (c);
                    ``(B) submit any report, notice, or other 
                information, required to be submitted by the 
                Administrator or by the appropriate official of a State 
                the Administrator has entered into an agreement or 
                other arrangement under subsection (c);
                    ``(C) permit entry or inspection by the 
                Administrator, or by the appropriate official of a 
                State with respect to which the Administrator has 
                entered into an agreement or other arrangement under 
                subsection (c); or
                    ``(D) permit access to, or copying of, records by 
                the appropriate official of a State with respect to 
                which the Administrator has entered into an agreement 
                or other arrangement under subsection (c).''.

SEC. 14. MEDICAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

    Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661 et 
seq.) (as amended by section 13 of this Act) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 315. MEDICAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator, in cooperation with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop and implement an 
outreach program to provide information concerning radon to the medical 
community.
    ``(b) Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Surgeon 
        General, and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, 
        shall develop informational material concerning radon tailored 
        to physicians in general practice and in specialties related to 
        lung cancer. The information shall, at a minimum--
                    ``(A) explain the health threats posed by exposure 
                to radon and include a summary of scientific evidence 
                that demonstrates the human health effects of exposure 
                to radon;
                    ``(B) explain the association of radon with smoking 
                and other causes of lung cancer;
                    ``(C) identify appropriate steps to take to 
                determine exposure to radon in the home; and
                    ``(D) identify sources of additional information.
            ``(2) Transmittal of information.--Not later than 1 year 
        after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
        shall transmit the information developed pursuant to this 
        section to--
                    ``(A) physicians in general practice;
                    ``(B) physicians in specialties related to lung 
                cancer;
                    ``(C) all physicians employed by the Federal 
                Government;
                    ``(D) all hospital administrators; and
                    ``(E) other physicians and officials determined by 
                the Administrator to be appropriate.
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, shall report to Congress concerning--
            ``(1) the implementation of this section; and
            ``(2) recommendations for measures to improve radon 
        information dissemination to the medical community.''.

SEC. 15. FEDERAL HOUSING.

    Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661 et 
seq.) (as amended by section 14 of this Act) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 316. FEDERALLY OWNED AND ASSISTED HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND BUILDINGS.

    ``(a) Federally Funded Construction.--Not later than 6 months after 
the publication of priority radon areas required by section 303, or the 
publication of model construction standards required by section 305, 
whichever is later, the head of each Federal agency shall adopt such 
procedures as may be necessary to ensure that any new Federal building, 
or any school constructed with Federal financial assistance, in a 
priority radon area shall conform to the model construction standards 
required by section 305.
    ``(b) Federally Assisted Housing.--The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, in cooperation with the Administrator, shall, not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, 
disseminate in priority radon areas information concerning the health 
threats posed by radon, proper methods of testing for radon, and 
techniques for mitigating elevated radon levels to public housing 
agencies and Indian housing authorities, as defined in paragraphs (6) 
and (11), respectively, of section 3(b) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)), and to owners and managers of other 
housing assisted under other provisions of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) and the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
    ``(c) Research.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall undertake a program of radon research, consisting of research 
concerning--
            ``(1) radon distribution and mitigation within multiunit 
        residential structures in conjunction with the Administrator;
            ``(2) landlord liability;
            ``(3) predicting radon hazards in new multiunit residential 
        structures on particular lands; and
            ``(4) such other research as both the Secretary of Housing 
        and Urban Development and the Administrator consider 
        appropriate.
    ``(d) Testing Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 6 months 
        after the date of publication of Radon Priority Areas required 
        by this title, any federally owned housing in a Radon Priority 
        Area shall be tested for radon before a sales contract to sell 
        the home is signed.
            ``(2) Requirements for radon testing.--Any radon testing 
        conducted pursuant to this section shall--
                    ``(A) be supervised by a person who has received 
                instruction pursuant to a program of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency or equivalent State approved program, 
                as determined by the Administrator; and
                    ``(B) use radon measurement devices and methods 
                approved by the radon proficiency program established 
                pursuant to section 306(a)(2).
            ``(3) Satisfaction of requirements by certain departments 
        and agencies.--Radon testing conducted within a 5-year period 
        prior to acquisition by a Federal department or agency, or any 
        Government corporation or Government-controlled corporation, 
        shall be considered to satisfy the requirements of this section 
        if the test otherwise meets the requirements of paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Availability of results.--The results of a radon test 
        required pursuant to this section shall be made available to 
        potential buyers of any homes described in paragraph (1) before 
        a sales contract to sell the home is signed.
            ``(5) Treatment as modifications.--To the extent that this 
        subsection increases the costs of the Federal Government of 
        outstanding direct loan obligations or loan guaranty 
        commitments, the activities shall be treated as modifications 
        under section 504(e) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 
        (2 U.S.C. 661c(e)) and shall be subject to the availability of 
        appropriations. To the extent that this subsection imposes 
        additional costs to the Resolution Trust Corporation and the 
        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the requirements of this 
        subsection shall be carried out only if appropriations are 
        provided in advance in an appropriations Act. In the absence of 
        appropriations sufficient to cover the costs of this 
        subsection, the requirements shall not apply to any agency 
        affected by the requirements.''.

SEC. 16. NATIONAL RADON EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS.

    Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661 et 
seq.) (as amended by section 15 of this Act) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 317. NATIONAL RADON EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

    ``The Administrator shall establish a national education campaign 
to increase public awareness concerning radon health risks and motivate 
public action to reduce radon levels. The national education campaign 
shall include the use of funds for the purchase and production of 
public educational materials. The Administrator is authorized to enter 
into cooperative agreements to carry out this section.''.

SEC. 17. RADON IN WORK PLACES.

    Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661 et 
seq.) (as amended by section 16 of this Act) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 318. RADON IN WORK PLACES.

    ``(a) Study of Radon in Work Places.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Director of the National Institute 
        for Occupational Safety and Health of the Department of Health 
        and Human Services, in consultation with the Administrator, 
        shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining the extent 
        of radon contamination in the work places of the United States.
            ``(2) Survey.--In conducting the study, the Director of the 
        National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the 
        Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator 
        shall be jointly responsible for designing a survey that, on 
        completion, shall allow Congress to characterize the extent of 
        radon contamination in work places. The survey shall include 
        testing from a representative sample of work places in each 
        priority radon area and shall include additional testing, to 
        the extent resources are available for the testing.
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Director of the National 
        Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Department 
        of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the 
        Administrator, shall submit to Congress a report that describes 
        the results of the study conducted pursuant to this section.
    ``(b) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section, but not to exceed 
$2,000,000.''.

SEC. 18. PREEMPTION.

    Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661 et 
seq.) (as amended by section 17 of this Act) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 319. PREEMPTION.

    ``(a) Construction of Provisions as Not Preempting Other Laws.--
Nothing in this title shall be construed, interpreted, or applied to 
preempt, displace, or supplant any other Federal or State law, whether 
statutory or common.
    ``(b) Award of Costs and Damage Awards.--Nothing in this title 
shall be construed or interpreted to preclude any court from awarding 
costs and damages associated with the testing or mitigation of radon 
contamination, or a portion of such costs, at any time.
    ``(c) Construction of Provisions as Not Prohibiting More Stringent 
State Requirements.--Nothing in this title shall be construed or 
interpreted as preempting a State, with respect to radon within the 
State, from establishing any liability or more stringent requirement 
that is equal to or, more stringent than, a requirement under this 
title.
    ``(d) Creation of Cause of Action.--Nothing in this title shall 
create a cause of action, or in any other way increase or diminish the 
liability of any person under any other law.
    ``(e) Effect of Provisions in Civil Actions for Damages.--
            ``(1) In general.--It is not the intent of Congress that 
        this section, or any rule, regulation, or orders issued 
        pursuant to this section, shall be interpreted as influencing, 
        in either the favor of a plaintiff or defendant, the 
        disposition of any civil action for damages relating to radon.
            ``(2) Statutory construction.--This shall not affect the 
        authority of any court to make a determination in any 
        adjudicatory proceeding under applicable State law with respect 
        to the admission into evidence or any other application of this 
        title or rules, regulations, or orders issued pursuant to this 
        title.''.

SEC. 19. ENFORCEMENT.

    Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661 et 
seq.) (as amended by section 18 of this Act) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 320. ENFORCEMENT.

    ``(a) Civil Penalties.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person who violates section 313 or 
        314, or who provides false information concerning compliance 
        with section 305(f) to an appropriate Federal official, shall 
        be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount 
        not to exceed $10,000 for each violation.
            ``(2) Civil penalties.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A civil penalty under this 
                section shall be assessed by the Administrator by an 
                order made on the record after opportunity for a 
                hearing in accordance with section 554 of title 5, 
                United States Code. Before issuing the order, the 
                Administrator shall give written notice to the person 
                to be assessed a civil penalty under the order and 
                provide such person an opportunity to request a hearing 
                on the order not later than 15 days after the date the 
                notice is received by the person.
                    ``(B) Determination of amount of civil penalty.--In 
                determining the amount of a civil penalty, the 
                Administrator may take into account--
                            ``(i) the nature, circumstances, extent, 
                        and gravity of each violation; and
                            ``(ii) with respect to the violator, the 
                        ability to pay, the effect on ability to 
                        continue to do business, any history of prior 
                        such violations, the degree of culpability, and 
                        such other matters as justice may require.
                    ``(C) Notification of civil penalties.--The 
                Administrator may compromise, modify, remit, with or 
                without conditions, any civil penalty that may be 
                imposed under this subsection. The amount of the 
                penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed 
                upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sums owing 
                by the United States to the firm charged.
            ``(3) Judicial review.--Any person who--
                    ``(A) has requested a hearing under this section 
                concerning the assessment of a civil penalty; and
                    ``(B) is aggrieved by an order assessing a civil 
                penalty,
        may file a petition for judicial review of such order with the 
        United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
        Circuit or for any other circuit in which such person resides 
        or transacts business. The petition may only be filed within 
        the 30-day period beginning on the date the order making the 
        assessment is issued.
            ``(4) Failure to pay assessment.--If any person fails to 
        pay an assessment of a civil penalty--
                    ``(A) after the order making the assessment has 
                become a final order (if such person does not file a 
                petition for judicial review of the order in accordance 
                with paragraph (3)); or
                    ``(B) after a court, in an action brought under 
                paragraph (3), has entered a final judgment in favor of 
                the Administrator,
        the Attorney General shall recover the amount assessed (plus 
        interest at currently prevailing rates from the date of the 
        expiration of the 30-day period referred to in paragraph (3) or 
        the date of the final judgment, as the case may be) in an 
        action brought in any appropriate district court of the United 
        States. In such an action, the validity, amount, and 
        appropriateness of such penalty shall not be subject to review.
    ``(b) Compliance Orders.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the Administrator finds on the basis 
        of information made available, that a person, firm, or 
        organization is in violation of this title, the Administrator 
        shall proceed under the authority under paragraph (2), or 
        notify the person, firm, or organization in which the violation 
        occurred. If, after a 30-day period beginning on the date of 
        notification by the Administrator, the State has not commenced 
        appropriate enforcement action, the Administrator may issue an 
        order requiring compliance or such other relief as the 
        Administrator may find appropriate, or bring a civil action in 
        accordance with paragraph (4).
            ``(2) Enforcement.--If the Administrator finds, on the 
        basis of information made available, that a person, firm, or 
        organization is in violation of a requirement of this title, 
        the Administrator may issue an order requiring such person, 
        firm, or organization to comply with the requirement or such 
        other relief as the Administrator may find appropriate, or 
        shall bring a civil action in accordance with paragraph (4).
            ``(3) Orders.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any orders issued under this 
                section shall--
                            ``(i) be by personal service;
                            ``(ii) state with reasonable specificity 
                        the nature of the violation; and
                            ``(iii) specify a period for compliance of 
                        not to exceed 30 days.
                    ``(B) Orders.--In issuing each order the 
                Administrator shall take into account the seriousness 
                of the violation and any good faith efforts to comply 
                with applicable requirements.
            ``(4) Civil action.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator is authorized 
                to commence a civil action for appropriate relief, 
                including a permanent or temporary injunction, of any 
                violation for which the Administrator is authorized to 
                issue a compliance order under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Venue.--Any action taken under this 
                subsection may be brought in the district court of the 
                United States in the district in which the defendant is 
                located or resides or is doing business. The court 
                shall have jurisdiction to restrain the violation and 
                require compliance. Notice of the commencement of the 
                action shall be given immediately on commencement to 
                the appropriate State.''.

SEC. 20. CITIZEN SUITS.

    Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661 et 
seq.) (as amended by section 19 of this Act) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 321. CITIZEN SUITS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
        any person may commence a civil action--
                    ``(A) against the United States in any case in 
                which the United States is alleged to be in violation 
                of section 305(f), 310, or 316, or any rule promulgated 
                thereunder, to restrain the violation;
                    ``(B) against any person who is alleged to be in 
                violation of section 308, 313, or 314, or any rule 
                promulgated thereunder, to restrain the violation; or
                    ``(C) against the Administrator to compel the 
                Administrator to perform any act or duty under this 
                title that is not discretionary.
            ``(2) Actions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each civil action under 
                paragraph (1)(A) shall be brought in the United States 
                district court for the district in which the alleged 
                violation occurred, in which the defendant resides, or 
                in which the principal place of business of the 
                defendant is located. Any action brought under 
                paragraph (1)(B) shall be brought in the United States 
                District Court for the District of Columbia, or the 
                United States district court for the judicial district 
                in which the plaintiff is domiciled.
                    ``(B) Jurisdiction.--The district courts of the 
                United States shall have jurisdiction over suits 
                brought under this section, without regard to the 
                amount in controversy or the citizenship of any party.
                    ``(C) Service of process.--In any civil action 
                under this subsection, process may be served on a 
                defendant in any judicial district in which the 
                defendant resides or may be found. Subpoenas for 
                witnesses may be served in any judicial district.
    ``(b) Limitation.--
            ``(1) In general.--No civil action may be commenced--
                    ``(A) under subsection (a)(1)(A) to restrain a 
                violation of this title, or rule or order under this 
                title--
                            ``(i) before the expiration of the 60-day 
                        period beginning on the date that the plaintiff 
                        gives notice of the violation--
                                    ``(I) to the Administrator; and
                                    ``(II) to the person who is alleged 
                                to have committed the violation; or
                            ``(ii) if--
                                    ``(I)(aa) the Administrator has 
                                commenced, and is diligently 
                                prosecuting, a proceeding to require 
                                compliance with this title or with a 
                                rule or order issued under this title; 
                                or
                                    ``(bb) the Attorney General has 
                                commenced and is diligently prosecuting 
                                a civil action in a court of the United 
                                States to require compliance with this 
                                title or with a rule or order issued 
                                under this title; and
                                    ``(II) the proceeding or civil 
                                action is commenced after the giving of 
                                notice; or
                    ``(B) under subsection (a)(1)(B) before the 
                expiration of the 60-day period beginning on the date 
                that the plaintiff gives notice to the Administrator of 
                the alleged failure of the Administrator to perform an 
                act or duty that is the basis for such action.
            ``(2) Notice.--Notice under this subsection shall be given 
        in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe by rule. 
        Any person who pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) may intervene as a 
        matter of right in the proceeding or action.
    ``(c) In General.--
            ``(1) Intervention by administrator.--In any action under 
        this section, the Administrator, if not a party, may intervene 
        as a matter of right.
            ``(2) Court costs.--The court, in issuing any final order 
        in any action brought pursuant to subsection (a), may award 
        costs of suit and reasonable fees for attorneys and expert 
        witnesses if the court determines that the award is 
        appropriate. In issuing a decision in an action brought to 
        review such an order, the court may award costs of suit and 
        reasonable fees for attorneys if the court determines that the 
        award is appropriate.
            ``(3) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this section 
        shall restrict any right that any person (or class of persons) 
        may have under any statute or common law to seek enforcement of 
        this Act, or any rule or order under this Act, or to seek any 
        other relief.
    ``(d) Consolidation.--
            ``(1) In general.--If 2 or more civil actions brought under 
        subsection (a) involve the same defendant and the same issues 
        or violations are pending in 2 or more judicial districts, the 
        pending actions, upon an application of the defendants to the 
        actions is made to a court in which any of the actions is 
        brought, may, if the court in the discretion of the court so 
        decides, be consolidated for trial by order (issued after 
        giving all parties reasonable notice and opportunity to be 
        heard) of the court and tried in--
                    ``(A) a district that is selected by the defendant 
                and in which 1 of the actions is pending;
                    ``(B) a district that is agreed upon by stipulation 
                between all the parties to the actions and in which 1 
                of the actions is pending; or
                    ``(C) a district that is selected by the court and 
                in which 1 of the actions is pending.
            ``(2) Notification.--In issuing an order referred to in 
        paragraph (1), the Court shall give prompt notification of the 
        order to the other courts in which the civil actions 
        consolidated under the order are pending.''.

SEC. 21. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Technical Assistance.--Section 306(f) of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended by 
striking ``and 1991.'' and inserting ``1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 
and 1996.''.
    (b) Grant Assistance.--Section 307(j)(1) of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended by 
inserting before the period ``, and $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996.''.
    (c) School Remediation.--Section 307(j) of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (5); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(5) Of funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection for 
        fiscal years 1994 through 1996, not more than one-third shall 
        be used to implement radon remediation measures for local 
        educational agencies pursuant to paragraphs (15) and (16) of 
        subsection (c).
            ``(6) Of funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection for 
        fiscal years 1994 through 1996, the Administrator may reserve 
        an amount up to 2 percent or $200,000, whichever is the 
        greater, for the purposes of making grants to local educational 
        agencies for the implementation of measures to reduce radon 
        levels--
                    ``(A) local educational agency is prohibited by 
                State law from receiving grant assistance from the 
                State; and
                    ``(B) the local educational agency provides not 
                less than 50 percent of the cost of implementing such 
                measures from non-Federal sources.''.
    (d) Regional Training Centers.--Section 309(f) of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (as redesignated by section 4 of this Act) is 
amended by inserting before the period ``, and $1,500,000 for each of 
fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996.''.

SEC. 22. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1 of the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 303 
        through 311 as 304 through 312, respectively;
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 302 the 
        following new item:

``Sec. 303. Priority radon areas.'';
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new items:

``Sec. 313. Radon-related information.
``Sec. 314. Mandatory radon proficiency program.
``Sec. 315. Medical community outreach.
``Sec. 316. Federally owned and assisted homes, schools, and buildings.
``Sec. 317. National radon educational campaign.
``Sec. 318. Radon in work places.
``Sec. 319. Preemption.
``Sec. 320. Enforcement.
``Sec. 321. Citizens suits.
``Sec. 322. Periodic reassessment of health risks.''.
    (b) Radon Mitigation Demonstration Program.--Section 118(k)(2) of 
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 
7401 note) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``develop and'' before ``test 
                methods''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end of the subparagraph the 
                following new sentence: ``The demonstration program 
                shall include the development and evaluation of 
                innovative low-cost techniques to reduce radon 
                concentrations in existing structure (in existence at 
                the time of the program), including structures with low 
                to moderate radon levels, and in new structures, and 
                the development and demonstration of radon mitigation 
                technology for multistory buildings.''.
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).

SEC. 23. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON PROMOTING RADON TESTING.

    (a) Evaluation.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, shall evaluate existing (in existence at the time of 
the evaluation) efforts to promote radon testing in the homes of the 
United States and methods to increase radon testing.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Administer shall report to Congress by 
        October 1, 1994, on the effectiveness of alternative strategies 
        to promote radon testing. The strategies shall include--
                    (A) grants to support the development of radon 
                testing strategies by States;
                    (B) financial incentives to homeowners;
                    (C) testing and disclosure of radon levels during 
                real estate marketing;
                    (D) public education programs;
                    (E) distributing radon information during real 
                estate marketing; and
                    (F) distributing radon information with utility 
                bills.
            (2) Consultation.--In preparing the report, the 
        Administrator shall consult with concerned parties, including 
        public interest groups, health officials, radon testing 
        industries, realtors, home builders, utilities and the States.

SEC. 24. PERIODIC REASSESSMENT OF HEALTH RISKS.

    Title III of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2661 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
section:

``SEC. 322. PERIODIC REASSESSMENT OF HEALTH RISKS.

    The Administrator, in consultation with the heads of the National 
Academy of Sciences and the Centers for Disease Control, shall conduct 
a program to reassess, on a periodic basis, the human health risks 
associated with radon exposure.''.

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