Title X Amendments Act of 2016

To reduce housing-related health hazards, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Title X Amendments Act of 2016 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Poor housing conditions contribute to a wide range of health conditions, including unintentional injuries, respiratory illness, asthma, and cancer, which disproportionately impact susceptible and vulnerable populations, such as children, the poor, minorities, and people with chronic medical conditions. (2) Over 30 million housing units in the United States have significant physical problems or elevated levels of lead, radon, or other contaminants that place their occupants at risk for illnesses or injuries. (3) The societal cost of unhealthy housing in terms of lost productivity, missed school days, crime, and disability far exceed the cost of improving housing conditions. (4) Cost-effective solutions to residential health and safety hazards exist, including— (A) interventions for children and adolescents with asthma to reduce symptom days, improve quality of life, and reduce missed school days; (B) housing policies to reduce childhood lead exposure; and (C) the installation of safety devices such as smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms to reduce injuries and death from fires and malfunctioning equipment. (5) The Federal Government must continue its leadership in demonstrating and implementing projects that support the national goal of substantially reducing the number of homes in the United States with residential health and safety hazards. 3. Definitions Section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 4851b (1) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (27) as paragraphs (15) through (30), respectively; (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (13); (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) Eligible applicant The term eligible applicant ; (5) by inserting after paragraph (11), as so redesignated, the following: (12) Housing-related health hazard The term housing-related health hazard ; and (6) by inserting after paragraph (13), as so redesignated, the following: (14) Indian tribe The term Indian tribe 25 U.S.C. 450b . 4. Grant program Section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 4852 (1) in the section heading, by striking Grants for lead-based paint hazard reduction in target housing Grants for reduction of lead-based paint hazards and correction of other housing-related hazards (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (B) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated— (i) by striking for grants For grants (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; (C) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated— (i) by striking for grants For grants (ii) by striking ; and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following: (C) For grants made to carry out any of paragraphs (1) through (9) or (11) of subsection (e), the grants may not be used to assist federally assisted housing, federally owned housing, or public housing. ; (E) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B) (F) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking The Secretary criteria— (1) Authorization The Secretary is authorized to provide grants to eligible applicants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards and to identify and correct other housing-related health hazards in accordance with the provisions of this section. (2) Criteria The Secretary may make a grant under this section only to provide housing that meets the following criteria: ; and (G) by adding at the end the following: (3) Income verification For the purpose of verifying the income level of a family under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may establish a process by which a grantee may first obtain and use income and program participation information from an entity administering— (A) the HOME Investment Partnerships program under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq. (B) the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 (C) reduced price or free lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. (D) the weatherization assistance program for low-income persons established under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq. (E) the temporary assistance for needy families program established under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. (F) the supplemental security income program established under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq. (G) any other program that the Secretary determines is consistent with the family income requirements of this section. ; (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b) Eligible applicants A State or unit of general local government, as defined under section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12704 42 U.S.C. 12705 ; (4) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking a State or unit of local government an eligible applicant (5) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting in the case of a grant to carry out activities relating to lead-based paint hazards, the extent (ii) by striking housing target housing or 0-bedroom dwellings constructed before 1978 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting or other housing-related health hazards lead-based paint hazards (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) in the case of a grant to carry out activities relating to housing-related hazards, the extent to which the proposed activities will correct housing-related health hazards; ; (6) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (5), by inserting renovations, remodeling, inspections, (B) in paragraph (9)— (i) by inserting before and housing (ii) by striking and (C) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and (D) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) provide for the assessment and correction of housing-related health hazards and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the assessment and correction; and ; (7) in subsection (l)(4), by inserting and other housing-related health hazards have been corrected abated (8) in subsection (n), by inserting or Indian tribe State 5. Authorization of appropriations Section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 4852 (p) Allocation of amounts appropriated for housing-Related health hazards (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), not more than 25 percent of the amounts made available under subsection (q) for a fiscal year shall be available for grants to carry out activities under subsection (e)(10). (2) Exception If an amount that is not more than $120,000,000 is appropriated for a fiscal year, not more than $30,000,000 of that amount shall be available for grants to carry out activities under subsection (e)(10) for that fiscal year. (q) Authorization of appropriations For purposes of carrying out this subtitle, there are authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021. .

Summary: Title X Amendments Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 and revises the purpose for grants for lead-based paint hazard reduction in target housing. Such grants shall be made instead for reduction of lead-based paint hazards and correction of other housing-related hazards, including any condition of residential real property that poses a risk of biological, physical, radiological, or chemical exposure that can adversely affect human health. The Department of Housing and Urban Development may establish a process by which, in order to verify a family's income level, a grantee may first obtain and use income and program participation information from an entity administering: the HOME Investment Partnerships program under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966; reduced price or free lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; the weatherization assistance program for low-income persons established under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; the temporary assistance for needy families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct); the supplemental security income program under SSAct title XVI; or any other program consistent with the family income requirements of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. An Indian tribe and a private nonprofit organization shall be eligible to apply for such a grant, in addition to certain state or local governments, for specified activities relating to lead-based paint hazards. A private nonprofit organization shall also be eligible to apply for a grant to reduce housing-related health hazards. The bill revises grantee selection criteria for a grant to carry out activities relating to lead-based paint hazards, and prescribes criteria for activities relating to housing-related hazards. The bill also prescribes an allocation of funds for grants to assess and correct housing-related health hazards and evaluate the effectiveness of such assessments and corrections.