{"data":{"id":"us/15-u.s.c.-2653","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 U.S.C. § 2653","heading":"EPA study of asbestos-containing material in public buildings","body":"Within 360 days after October 22, 1986, the Administrator shall conduct and submit to the Congress the results of a study which shall—(1) assess the extent to which asbestos-containing materials are present in public and commercial buildings; (2) assess the condition of asbestos-containing material in commercial buildings and the likelihood that persons occupying such buildings, including service and maintenance personnel, are, or may be, exposed to asbestos fibers; (3) consider and report on whether public and commercial buildings should be subject to the same inspection and response action requirements that apply to school buildings; (4) assess whether existing Federal regulations adequately protect the general public, particularly abatement personnel, from exposure to asbestos during renovation and demolition of such buildings; and (5) include recommendations that explicitly address whether there is a need to establish standards for, and regulate asbestos exposure in, public and commercial buildings.","path":["Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE","CHAPTER 53—TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc15@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:39Z","sha256":"c49ce7ee2802e7293be4d3535ee48d1e9fb8208ee510d94a06205fbe15e8aa44","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-u.s.c.-2652","next":"us/15-u.s.c.-2654"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}