[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5835 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5835

 To authorize the use of subpoenas by the Office of Healthy Homes and 
Lead Hazard Control of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
in investigations of potential violations of the Residential Lead-Based 
                  Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2010

Mr. Ellison (for himself and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the use of subpoenas by the Office of Healthy Homes and 
Lead Hazard Control of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
in investigations of potential violations of the Residential Lead-Based 
                  Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.

    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 ``Improving Lead-Based Paint 
Investigations Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR THE LEAD DISCLOSURE RULE.

    Subsection (a) of section 1018 of Subtitle A, of Title X of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852d), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Authority of secretary.--
                    ``(A) Investigations.--The Secretary is authorized 
                to conduct such investigations as may be necessary to 
                administer and carry out the duties of the Secretary 
                under this section. The Secretary is authorized to 
                administer oaths and require by subpoena the production 
                of documents, and the attendance and testimony of 
                witnesses as the Secretary deems advisable. Nothing 
                contained in this subparagraph shall prevent the 
                Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
                from exercising authority under the Toxic Substances 
                Control Act or this Act.
                    ``(B) Enforcement.--Any district court of the 
                United States within the jurisdiction of which an 
                inquiry is carried, on application of the Attorney 
                General, may, in the case of contumacy, failure, or 
                refusal to obey a subpoena of the Secretary issued 
                under this section, issue an order requiring such entry 
                or such compliance therewith; and any failure to obey 
                such order of the court may be punished by such court 
                as a contempt thereof.''.
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