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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4432 

To amend section 1018 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to make violators of such section liable to residents 

and invitees of target housing for such violations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. CICILLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To amend section 1018 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 

Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to make violators of 

such section liable to residents and invitees of target 

housing for such violations, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lead Exposure Ac5 countability During Sales Avoids Lead Endangerment Act 

6 of 2017’’ or the ‘‘LEAD SALE Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF DISCLOSURE 

2 REQUIREMENTS REGARDING LEAD UPON 

3 TRANSFER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 1018(b) 

5 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 

6 Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(3)) is amended by in7 serting ‘‘, or to any resident or invitee of the target hous8 ing suffering damages,’’. 

9 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub10 section (a) shall apply with respect to violations of such 

11 section 1018 occurring after January 1, 2018. 

12 SEC. 3. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR LEAD DISCLOSURE 

13 RULE. 

14 Subsection (a) of section 1018 of the Residential 

15 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 

16 U.S.C. 4852d(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 

17 following new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(6) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— 

19 ‘‘(A) INVESTIGATIONS.—The Secretary 

20 may conduct such investigations as may be nec21 essary to administer and carry out the duties of 

22 the Secretary under this subsection. The Sec23 retary may administer oaths and require by 

24 subpoena the production of documents, and the 

25 attendance and testimony of witnesses, as the 

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1 graph may not be construed to prevent the Ad2 ministrator of the Environmental Protection 

3 Agency from exercising authority under the 

4 Toxic Substances Control Act or this Act. 

5 ‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT.—Any district court 

6 of the United States within the jurisdiction of 

7 which an inquiry is carried out, upon applica8 tion of the Attorney General, may, in the case 

9 of contumacy, failure, or refusal to comply with 

10 this subsection or to obey a subpoena of the 

11 Secretary issued under this paragraph, issue an 

12 order requiring such compliance therewith. Any 

13 failure to obey such an order of the court may 

14 be punished by such court as a contempt there15 of.’’. 

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