Sec. 2101. State reporting of elevated blood lead levels
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Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish procedures under which a State shall, on a quarterly basis, report to the Director the number of residents of the State under 2 years of age who have elevated blood lead levels. The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on the reports received under subsection (a), shall identify specific areas where children with high blood lead levels are concentrated and conduct an investigation to determine the sources of lead in such areas.
There is authorized to be appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.