; (C) the facilitation of the development of low-noise emission products; (D) the coordination of Federal noise reduction programs; (E) the provision of assistance to State and local abatement efforts; and (F) the promotion of noise education and research. (8) Funding for the Office was terminated in 1982 and no funds have been provided since that year. (9) Noise abatement programs throughout the United States lie dormant because— (A) funding for the enforcement of regulations promulgated under the Noise Control Act of 1972 ( 42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.) was terminated, although the Administrator remains legally responsible for the enforcement of the regulations; and (B) the Noise Control Act of 1972 ( 42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.) prohibits State and local governments from regulating noise sources in many situations. (10) As population growth and air and vehicular traffic continue to increase, noise pollution is likely to become an even greater problem in the future. (11) The health and welfare of the people of the United States demands that the Administrator, as the head of the lead Federal agency for the protection of public health and welfare, once again assume a role in combating noise pollution. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Office The term Office means the Office of Noise Abatement and Control. 4. Reestablishment of the Office (a) Reestablishment The Administrator shall reestablish within the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Noise Abatement and Control. (b) Duties The Office shall— (1) promote the development of effective State and local noise control programs by providing States with technical assistance and grants to develop the programs, including the purchase of equipment for local communities; (2) carry out a national noise control research program to assess the impacts of noise from varied noise sources on mental and physical health