Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§4855 Federal implementation and insurance study

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 63A— - RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part Part 2— - GAO Report › § 4855

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Comptroller General must check whether federal lead-safety rules are being enforced and whether annual inspection procedures should change to find lead paint hazards in housing that gets help under subsections (b) and (o) of section 1437f. The Comptroller General must also study how easy it is for owners and workers to get liability insurance for lead-related work, look at past insurance responses to hazards like asbestos, review recent public housing insurance experience, and recommend ways to increase insurance availability for owners and contractors doing federally supported work.

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Title 42, §4855

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(a)The Comptroller General of the United States shall assess the effectiveness of Federal enforcement and compliance with lead safety laws and regulations, including any changes needed in annual inspection procedures to identify lead-based paint hazards in units receiving assistance under subsections (b) and (o) of section 1437f of this title.

(b)The Comptroller General of the United States shall assess the availability of liability insurance for owners of residential housing that contains lead-based paint and persons engaged in lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction activities. In carrying out the assessment, the Comptroller General shall—

(1)analyze any precedents in the insurance industry for the containment and abatement of environmental hazards, such as asbestos, in federally assisted housing;

(2)provide an assessment of the recent insurance experience in the public housing lead hazard identification and reduction program; and

(3)recommend measures for increasing the availability of liability insurance to owners and contractors engaged in federally supported work.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 4855

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73