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 sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTION BLOOD LEAD 
LEVEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this title 
and any regulations issued under this title, an envi-
ronmental intervention blood lead level shall be de-
fined as the lower of— 
‘‘(A) 10 ug/dL (micrograms of lead per 
deciliter); or 
‘‘(B) the elevated blood lead level of con-
cern 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 sec-
tion 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 Develop-
ment shall amend the regulations of such Department to 
comply with the amendments made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON PREVIOUS LEAD HAZ-
ARD 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 sub-
mit 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 as-
sisted housing). Such report shall include the following in-
formation: 
(1) A description of the purpose of such pro-
grams 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 submis-
sion of the report. 
(5) A statement of the number of properties 
and the number of dwelling units intended to be cov-
ered 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 re-
port. 
(8) An explanation as to why each of such pro-
grams 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 non-
compliance 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 pro-
grams. 
(10) A timeline for completion of the remaining 
properties and units covered by each of such pro-
grams. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated 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 obliga-
tion or requirement on the part of any owner of housing, 
public housing agency, or other party (other than the Sec-
retary 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: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6309 
AN ACT 
To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Haz-
ard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environ-
mental intervention blood lead level, and for 
other purposes.