[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6309 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 6309


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2008

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 
 to define environmental intervention blood lead level, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION ACT 
              OF 1992.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 1017 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852c) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--Not later than''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Environmental Intervention Blood Lead Level.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title and any 
        regulations issued under this title, an environmental 
        intervention blood lead level shall be defined as the lower 
        of--
                    ``(A) 10 ug/dL (micrograms of lead per deciliter); 
                or
                    ``(B) the elevated blood lead level of concern for 
                a child under six years of age that has been 
                recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and 
                Prevention.
            ``(2) Relation to other authorities.--This Act may not be 
        construed as affecting the authority of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency under section 403 of the Toxic Substances 
        Control Act.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than the expiration of the 90-day 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall amend the regulations 
of such Department to comply with the amendments made by subsection 
(a).

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON PREVIOUS LEAD HAZARD INSPECTION PROGRAMS.

    Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall submit a report to the Congress on the status of the 
program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development known as the 
Big Buy program and any other voluntary programs the Secretary has 
implemented, or has planned to implement, through which the Secretary 
has conducted, or planned to conduct, lead evaluations of housing 
covered by section 35.715 of the Secretary's regulations (24 C.F.R. 
35.715; Lead Safe Housing Rule for pre-1978 assisted housing). Such 
report shall include the following information:
            (1) A description of the purpose of such programs 
        implemented or planned to be implemented.
            (2) A statement of the amounts allocated for each of such 
        programs.
            (3) Identification of the sources of the funding for each 
        of such programs.
            (4) A statement of the amount expended to each of such 
        programs, as of the date of the submission of the report.
            (5) A statement of the number of properties and the number 
        of dwelling units intended to be covered by each of such 
        programs.
            (6) A statement of the number of properties and the number 
        of dwelling units actually assisted by each of such programs.
            (7) A description of the status of each of such programs, 
        as of the date of the submission of the report.
            (8) An explanation as to why each of such programs have not 
        been completed.
            (9) A description of any enforcement actions taken against 
        owners of such housing who were to have been held harmless with 
        respect to any noncompliance with section 1018 of the 
        Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 
        U.S.C. 4852d), or with any rules implementing such section, 
        during implementation of such programs.
            (10) A timeline for completion of the remaining properties 
        and units covered by each of such programs.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act and the amendments made by this Act such sums as may be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2009.
    (b) Costs of Compliance.--This Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall not create any obligation or requirement on the part of any 
owner of housing, public housing agency, or other party (other than the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) to comply with any new 
obligations established by or pursuant to this Act or such amendments, 
except to the extent that the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development makes amounts available to such owner, agency, or party for 
the costs of such compliance.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.