---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 2682"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "2682"
heading: "Lead-based paint activities training and certification"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/2682"
units:
  - "Chapter 53 — Toxic Substances Control"
  - "Subchapter IV — Lead Exposure Reduction"
---

# §2682. Lead-based paint activities training and certification

- (a) **Regulations—**
  - (1) **In general—** Not later than 18 months after October 28, 1992, the [Administrator](/usc/15/2602.md?p=1) shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), promulgate final regulations governing [lead-based paint](/usc/15/2681.md?p=9) activities to ensure that individuals engaged in such activities are properly trained; that training programs are accredited; and that contractors engaged in such activities are certified. Such regulations shall contain standards for performing [lead-based paint](/usc/15/2681.md?p=9) activities, taking into account reliability, effectiveness, and safety. Such regulations shall require that all [risk assessment](/usc/15/2681.md?p=16), [inspection](/usc/15/2681.md?p=7), and [abatement](/usc/15/2681.md?p=1) activities performed in [target housing](/usc/15/2681.md?p=17) shall be performed by certified contractors, as such term is defined in [section 4851b of title 42](/usc/42/4851b.md). The provisions of this section shall supersede the provisions set forth under the heading “Lead [Abatement](/usc/15/2681.md?p=1) Training and Certification” and under the heading “Training Grants” in title III of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes”, Public Law 102–139 [105 Stat. 765, [42 U.S.C. 4822](/usc/42/4822.md) note], and upon October 28, 1992, the provisions set forth in such public law under such headings shall cease to have any force and effect.
  - (2) **Accreditation of training programs—** Final regulations promulgated under [paragraph (1)](#a-1) shall contain specific requirements for the accreditation of [lead-based paint](/usc/15/2681.md?p=9) activities training programs for workers, supervisors, inspectors and planners, and other individuals involved in [lead-based paint](/usc/15/2681.md?p=9) activities, including, but not limited to, each of the following:
    - (A) Minimum requirements for the accreditation of training providers.
    - (B) Minimum training curriculum requirements.
    - (C) Minimum training hour requirements.
    - (D) Minimum hands-on training requirements.
    - (E) Minimum trainee competency and proficiency requirements.
    - (F) Minimum requirements for training program quality control.
  - (3) **Accreditation and certification fees—** The [Administrator](/usc/15/2602.md?p=1) (or the [State](/usc/15/2602.md?p=16) in the case of an authorized [State](/usc/15/2602.md?p=16) program) shall impose a fee on—
    - (A) [persons](/usc/15/7a.md?p=6) operating training programs accredited under this subchapter; and
    - (B) [lead-based paint](/usc/15/2681.md?p=9) activities contractors certified in accordance with [paragraph (1)](#a-1).

    The fees shall be established at such level as is necessary to cover the costs of administering and enforcing the standards and regulations under this section which are applicable to such programs and contractors. The fee shall not be imposed on any [State](/usc/15/2602.md?p=16), [local government](/usc/15/34.md?p=1), or nonprofit training program. The [Administrator](/usc/15/2602.md?p=1) (or the [State](/usc/15/2602.md?p=16) in the case of an authorized [State](/usc/15/2602.md?p=16) program) may waive the fee for [lead-based paint](/usc/15/2681.md?p=9) activities contractors under [subparagraph (A)](#a-3-A) for the purpose of training their own employees.

- (b) **Lead-based paint activities—** For purposes of this subchapter, the term “[lead-based paint](/usc/15/2681.md?p=9) activities” means—
  - (1) in the case of [target housing](/usc/15/2681.md?p=17), [risk assessment](/usc/15/2681.md?p=16), [inspection](/usc/15/2681.md?p=7), and [abatement](/usc/15/2681.md?p=1); and
  - (2) in the case of any public building constructed before 1978, commercial building, bridge, or other structure or superstructure, identification of [lead-based paint](/usc/15/2681.md?p=9) and materials containing [lead-based paint](/usc/15/2681.md?p=9), deleading, removal of lead from bridges, and demolition.

  For purposes of [paragraph (2)](#b-2), the term “deleading” means activities conducted by a [person](/usc/15/7a.md?p=6) who offers to eliminate [lead-based paint](/usc/15/2681.md?p=9) or [lead-based paint hazards](/usc/15/2681.md?p=10) or to plan such activities.

- (c) **Renovation and remodeling—**
  - (1) **Guidelines—** In order to reduce the risk of exposure to lead in connection with renovation and remodeling of [target housing](/usc/15/2681.md?p=17), public buildings constructed before 1978, and commercial buildings, the [Administrator](/usc/15/2602.md?p=1) shall, within 18 months after October 28, 1992, promulgate guidelines for the conduct of such renovation and remodeling activities which may create a risk of exposure to dangerous levels of lead. The [Administrator](/usc/15/2602.md?p=1) shall disseminate such guidelines to [persons](/usc/15/7a.md?p=6) engaged in such renovation and remodeling through hardware and paint stores, employee organizations, trade groups, [State](/usc/15/2602.md?p=16) and local agencies, and through other appropriate means.
  - (2) **Study of certification—** The [Administrator](/usc/15/2602.md?p=1) shall conduct a study of the extent to which [persons](/usc/15/7a.md?p=6) engaged in various types of renovation and remodeling activities in [target housing](/usc/15/2681.md?p=17), public buildings constructed before 1978, and commercial buildings are exposed to lead in the conduct of such activities or disturb lead and create a [lead-based paint hazard](/usc/15/2681.md?p=10) on a regular or occasional basis. The [Administrator](/usc/15/2602.md?p=1) shall complete such study and publish the results thereof within 30 months after October 28, 1992.
  - (3) **Certification determination—** Within 4 years after October 28, 1992, the [Administrator](/usc/15/2602.md?p=1) shall revise the regulations under [subsection (a)](#a) to apply the regulations to renovation or remodeling activities in [target housing](/usc/15/2681.md?p=17), public buildings constructed before 1978, and commercial buildings that create [lead-based paint hazards](/usc/15/2681.md?p=10). In determining which contractors are engaged in such activities, the [Administrator](/usc/15/2602.md?p=1) shall utilize the results of the study under [paragraph (2)](#c-2) and consult with the representatives of labor organizations, [lead-based paint](/usc/15/2681.md?p=9) activities contractors, [persons](/usc/15/7a.md?p=6) engaged in remodeling and renovation, experts in lead health effects, and others. If the [Administrator](/usc/15/2602.md?p=1) determines that any category of contractors engaged in renovation or remodeling does not require certification, the [Administrator](/usc/15/2602.md?p=1) shall publish an explanation of the basis for that determination.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 94–469, title IV, § 402, as added Pub. L. 102–550, title X, § 1021(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3914.)