SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT 
HAZARD REDUCTION ACT OF 1992. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1004 of the Residential 
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 4851b) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 
(27) as paragraphs (7) through (28), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) ELEVATED
BLOOD
LEAD
LEVEL.—The 
term ‘elevated blood lead level’ means the lower of— 
‘‘(A) 5 μg/dL (micrograms of lead per 
deciliter); or 
‘‘(B) the most recent definition for ele-
vated blood lead level or reference range level in 
children ages 1 through 5 years set by the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (28), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘or any 0-bedroom dwelling’’. 
(b) RELATION TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in 
this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be 
construed to affect the authority of the Environmental 
Protection Agency under section 403 of the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2683). 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
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amend the regulations of the Department to comply with 
the amendments made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE LEAD-BASED PAINT POI-
SONING PREVENTION ACT. 
Section 302(a) of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning 
Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4822(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR FAMILIES 
WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 6.— 
‘‘(A) RISK ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION.—In this section, the 
term ‘covered housing’— 
‘‘(I) means housing receiving 
Federal assistance described in para-
graph (1) that was constructed prior 
to 1978; and 
‘‘(II) does not include— 
‘‘(aa) single-family housing 
covered by an application for 
mortgage insurance from the 
Federal Housing Administration; 
or 
‘‘(bb) multi-family housing 
that— 
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‘‘(AA) is covered by an 
application for mortgage in-
surance from the Federal 
Housing 
Administration; 
and 
‘‘(BB) does not receive 
any other Federal housing 
assistance. 
‘‘(ii) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of 
the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 
2016, the Secretary shall promulgate regu-
lations that— 
‘‘(I) require an initial risk assess-
ment for all covered housing in which 
a family with a child of less than 6 
years of age will reside or be expected 
to reside for lead-based paint hazards 
prior to occupancy by the family; and 
‘‘(II) provide that a visual assess-
ment is not sufficient for purposes of 
complying with subclause (I). 
‘‘(iii) EXCEPTION.—The regulations 
promulgated under clause (ii) shall provide 
an exception to the requirement under sub-
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clause (I) of such clause for covered hous-
ing— 
‘‘(I) from which all lead-based 
paint has been identified and removed 
and clearance has been achieved in ac-
cordance with section 402 or 404 of 
the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2682 and 2684), as applicable; 
or 
‘‘(II) in accordance with any 
other standard or exception the Sec-
retary deems appropriate. 
‘‘(B) RELOCATION.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of the Lead- 
Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016, the Sec-
retary shall promulgate regulations to provide 
that a family with a child of less than 6 years 
of age that occupies a dwelling unit in covered 
housing may relocate on an emergency basis, 
and without placement on any waitlist, penalty, 
or lapse in assistance, to another unit of cov-
ered housing that has no lead-based paint haz-
ards if— 
‘‘(i) lead-based paint hazards were 
identified in the dwelling unit; or 
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‘‘(ii)(I) lead-based hazards were iden-
tified in the dwelling unit; and 
‘‘(II) the blood lead level for the child 
is an elevated blood lead level, as defined 
in section 1004(6) of the Residential Lead- 
Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 
1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b(6)).’’. 
SEC. 6. GAO REPORTS ON LEAD HAZARDS IN FEDERALLY 
ASSISTED HOUSING. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress an initial 
report on lead hazards in housing receiving Federal assist-
ance, which shall analyze the implications of— 
(1) changing Department regulations to align 
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
guidance; and 
(2) requiring a risk assessment (beyond a visual 
assessment) for initial and periodic inspections for 
lead-based paint hazards for all housing receiving 
Federal assistance, and the impact it would have on 
landlord participation and the stock of affordable 
housing. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
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General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
report on lead hazards in housing receiving Federal assist-
ance, which shall— 
(1) analyze whether existing Federal programs 
and Federal funding for lead hazard control activi-
ties in housing receiving Federal assistance meet the 
current and evolving needs, and if not, the merits of 
identifying and providing dedicated funds within new 
or existing Federal programs to conduct lead hazard 
control activities; 
(2) evaluate the financial and social cost of 
lead-based paint hazard prevention and lead hazard 
control activities, and provide recommendations on 
how to improve coordination and leveraging of public 
and private funds, including private investments and 
tax incentives, to reduce the cost associated with the 
identification and remediation of lead hazards and 
expedite home remediation; 
(3) identify existing partnerships with public 
housing agencies and public health agencies in ad-
dressing lead-based paint hazards, what gaps exist 
in compliance and enforcement, and whether the 
partnerships can be replicated and enhanced with 
dedicated funding and better data collection and dis-
semination among stakeholders; and 
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(4) examine the appropriateness and efficacy of 
existing Department protocols on reducing or abat-
ing lead-based paint hazards and whether they are 
aligned with specific environmental health scenarios 
to ensure the best and appropriate health outcomes 
and reduce further exposure. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act such sums 
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2021. 
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