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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 290 

To reduce housing-related health hazards, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2013 

Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. JOHANNS, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. FRANKEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To reduce housing-related health hazards, 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 ‘‘Title X Amendments 

5 Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Poor housing conditions contribute to a 

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1 cer, which disproportionately impact susceptible and 

2 vulnerable populations, such as children, the poor, 

3 minorities, and people with chronic medical condi4 tions. 

5 (2) Over 30 million housing units in the United 

6 States have significant physical problems or elevated 

7 levels of lead, radon, or other contaminants that 

8 place their occupants at risk for illnesses or injuries. 

9 (3) The societal cost of unhealthy housing in 

10 terms of lost productivity, missed school days, crime, 

11 and disability far exceed the cost of improving hous12 ing conditions. 

13 (4) Cost-effective solutions to residential health 

14 and safety hazards exist, including— 

15 (A) interventions for children and adoles16 cents with asthma to reduce symptom days, im17 prove quality of life, and reduce missed school 

18 days; 

19 (B) housing policies to reduce childhood 

20 lead exposure; and 

21 (C) the installation of safety devices such 

22 as smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms 

23 to reduce injuries and death from fires and 

24 malfunctioning equipment. 


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1 (5) The Federal Government must continue its 

2 leadership in demonstrating and implementing 

3 projects that support the national goal substantially 

4 reducing the number of homes in the United States 

5 with residential health and safety hazards. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 Section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 

8 Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through 

11 (27) as paragraphs (15) through (30), respectively; 

12 (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as para13 graph (13); 

14 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 

15 (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; 

16 (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘eligible 

19 applicant’ means a State, a unit of general local gov20 ernment, an Indian tribe, or a private nonprofit or21 ganization that meets the requirements of section 

22 1101(b).’’; 

23 (5) by inserting after paragraph (11), as so re24 designated, the following: 


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1 ‘‘(12) HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH HAZARD.— 

2 The term ‘housing-related health hazard’ means any 

3 condition of residential real property that poses a 

4 risk of biological, physical, radiological, or chemical 

5 exposure that can adversely affect human health.’’; 

6 and 

7 (6) by inserting after paragraph (13), as so re8 designated, the following: 

9 ‘‘(14) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 

10 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

11 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

12 Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).’’. 

13 SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM. 

14 Section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 

15 Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852) is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in the section heading, by striking 

18 ‘‘GRANTS FOR LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD RE19 DUCTION IN TARGET HOUSING’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘GRANTS FOR REDUCTION OF LEAD-BASED

21 PAINT HAZARDS AND CORRECTION OF OTHER

22 HOUSING-RELATED HAZARDS’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 

2 and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D), re3 spectively; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (A), as so redesig5 nated— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘for grants’’ and in7 serting ‘‘For grants’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking the semicolon at the 

9 end and inserting a period; 

10 (C) in subparagraph (B), as so redesig11 nated— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘for grants’’ and in13 serting ‘‘For grants’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

15 a period; 

16 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B), 

17 as so redesignated, the following: 

18 ‘‘(C) For grants made to carry out any of 

19 paragraphs (1) through (9) or (11) of sub20 section (e), the grants may not be used to assist 

21 federally assisted housing, federally owned 

22 housing, or public housing.’’; 

23 (E) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig24 nated, by striking ‘‘notwithstanding paragraphs 


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1 (1) and (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding 

2 subparagraphs (A) and (B)’’; 

3 (F) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

4 (A), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘The Sec5 retary’’ and all that follows through 

6 ‘‘criteria—’’ and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is au8 thorized to provide grants to eligible applicants to 

9 evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards and to 

10 identify and correct other housing-related health 

11 hazards in accordance with the provisions of this 

12 section. 

13 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary may make a 

14 grant under this section only to provide housing that 

15 meets the following criteria:’’; and 

16 (G) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(3) INCOME VERIFICATION.—For the purpose 

18 of verifying the income level of a family under sub19 paragraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may establish 

20 a process by which a grantee may first obtain and 

21 use income and program participation information 

22 from an entity administering— 

23 ‘‘(A) the HOME Investment Partnerships 

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1 zalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.); 

3 ‘‘(B) the special supplemental nutrition 

4 program for women, infants, and children es5 tablished under section 17 of the Child Nutri6 tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); 

7 ‘‘(C) reduced price or free lunches under 

8 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 

10 ‘‘(D) the weatherization assistance pro11 gram for low-income persons established under 

12 part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation 

13 and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.); 

14 ‘‘(E) the temporary assistance for needy 

15 families program established under part A of 

16 title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 601 et seq.); 

18 ‘‘(F) the supplemental security income pro19 gram established under title XVI of the Social 

20 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); or 

21 ‘‘(G) any other program that the Secretary 

22 determines is consistent with the family income 

23 requirements of this section.’’; 

24 (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

25 following: 


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1 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State or unit of 

4 general local government, as defined under sec5 tion 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af6 fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704), that 

7 has an approved comprehensive housing afford8 ability strategy under section 105 of the Cran9 ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 12705), or an Indian tribe is eligible 

11 to apply for a grant to carry out activities 

12 under any of paragraphs (1) through (9) or 

13 (11) of subsection (e). 

14 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—A private nonprofit or15 ganization shall be eligible to apply for a grant 

16 to carry out activities under paragraphs (1) 

17 through (9) or (11) of subsection (e) if the ap18 plication adequately demonstrates that it is 

19 being submitted in partnership with the State 

20 or unit of general local government in which the 

21 activities will be carried out. 

22 ‘‘(2) HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH HAZARDS.—A 

23 private nonprofit organization shall be eligible to 

24 apply for a grant to carry out activities under sub25 section (e)(10).’’; 


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1 (4) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 

2 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a State or unit of local 

3 government’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible applicant’’; 

4 (5) in subsection (d)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (i) by inserting ‘‘in the case of a grant 

7 to carry out activities relating to lead8 based paint hazards,’’ before ‘‘the extent’’; 

9 and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘housing’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘target housing or 0-bedroom dwellings 

12 constructed before 1978’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 

14 other housing-related health hazards’’ after 

15 ‘‘lead-based paint hazards’’; 

16 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

17 through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6); and 

18 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(2) in the case of a grant to carry out activi21 ties relating to housing-related hazards, the extent 

22 to which the proposed activities will correct housing23 related health hazards;’’; 

24 (6) in subsection (e)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘renova2 tions, remodeling,’’ after ‘‘inspections,’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (9)— 

4 (i) by inserting ‘‘before and’’ after 

5 ‘‘housing’’; and 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

7 (C) by redesignating paragraph (10) as 

8 paragraph (11); and 

9 (D) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(10) provide for the assessment and correction 

12 of housing-related health hazards and the evaluation 

13 of the effectiveness of the assessment and correction; 

14 and’’; 

15 (7) in subsection (l)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘in the 

17 case of a grant to carry out activities relating 

18 to lead-based paint hazards,’’ before ‘‘the abil19 ity’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and 

21 other housing-related health hazards have been 

22 corrected’’ after ‘‘abated’’; and 

23 (8) in subsection (n), by inserting ‘‘or Indian 

24 tribe’’ after ‘‘State’’ each place that term appears. 


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1 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 1011 of the Residential Lead-based Paint 

3 Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852) is 

4 amended by striking subsection (p) and inserting the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(p) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR

7 HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH HAZARDS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para9 graph (2), not more than 25 percent of the amounts 

10 made available under subsection (q) for a fiscal year 

11 shall be available for grants to carry out activities 

12 under subsection (e)(10). 

13 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—If an amount that is not 

14 more than $120,000,000 is appropriated for a fiscal 

15 year, not more than $30,000,000 of that amount 

16 shall be available for grants to carry out activities 

17 under subsection (e)(10) for that fiscal year. 

18 ‘‘(q) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For 

19 purposes of carrying out this subtitle, there are authorized 

20 to be appropriated $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2014 through 2018.’’. 

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