I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6252 
To amend the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to provide for 
additional procedures for families with children under the age of 6, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2018 
Mr. MCEACHIN (for himself and Mr. FASO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act 
to provide for additional procedures for families with 
children under the age of 6, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lead-Safe Housing 
for Kids Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. 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— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR FAMILIES 
WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 6.— 
‘‘(A) RISK ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION.—In this subpara-
graph, 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 under the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.); or 
‘‘(bb) multi-family housing 
that— 
‘‘(AA) is covered by an 
application for mortgage in-
surance under the National 
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Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.); and 
‘‘(BB) does not receive 
any other Federal housing 
assistance. 
‘‘(ii) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of 
the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 
2018, the Secretary shall promulgate regu-
lations that— 
‘‘(I) require the owner of covered 
housing in which a family with a child 
of less than 6 years of age will reside 
or is expected to reside to conduct an 
initial risk assessment for lead-based 
paint hazards— 
‘‘(aa) in the case of covered 
housing receiving tenant-based 
rental assistance under section 8 
of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), not 
later than 15 days after the date 
on which the family and the 
owner submit a request for ap-
proval of a tenancy; 
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‘‘(bb) in the case of covered 
housing receiving public housing 
assistance 
under 
the 
United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) or project- 
based rental assistance under 
section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f), not later than 15 days 
after the date on which a phys-
ical condition inspection occurs; 
and 
‘‘(cc) in the case of covered 
housing not described in item 
(aa) or (bb), not later than a 
date established by the Secretary; 
‘‘(II) provide that a visual assess-
ment alone is not sufficient for pur-
poses of complying with subclause (I); 
‘‘(III) require that, if lead-based 
paint hazards are identified by an ini-
tial risk assessment conducted under 
subclause (I), the owner of the cov-
ered housing shall— 
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‘‘(aa) not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the initial 
risk assessment is conducted, 
control the lead-based paint haz-
ards, including achieving clear-
ance in accordance with regula-
tions promulgated under section 
402 or 404 of the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2682, 2684), as applicable; and 
‘‘(bb) provide notice to all 
residents in the covered housing 
affected by the initial risk assess-
ment, and provide notice in the 
common areas of the covered 
housing, that lead-based paint 
hazards were identified and will 
be controlled within the 30-day 
period described in item (aa); 
and 
‘‘(IV) provide that there shall be 
no extension of the 30-day period de-
scribed in subclause (III)(aa). 
‘‘(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—The regulations 
promulgated under clause (ii) shall provide 
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an exception to the requirement under sub-
clause (I) of such clause for covered hous-
ing— 
‘‘(I) if the owner of the covered 
housing submits to the Secretary doc-
umentation— 
‘‘(aa) that the owner con-
ducted a risk assessment of the 
covered housing for lead-based 
paint hazards during the 12- 
month period preceding the date 
on which the family is expected 
to reside in the covered housing; 
and 
‘‘(bb) of any clearance ex-
aminations of lead-based paint 
hazard control work resulting 
from the risk assessment de-
scribed in item (aa); 
‘‘(II) from which all lead-based 
paint has been identified and removed 
and clearance has been achieved in ac-
cordance with regulations promul-
gated under section 402 or 404 of the 
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Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2682, 2684), as applicable; 
‘‘(III)(aa) if lead-based paint 
hazards are identified in the dwelling 
unit in the covered housing in which 
the family will reside or is expected to 
reside; 
‘‘(bb) the dwelling unit is unoccu-
pied; 
‘‘(cc) the owner of the covered 
housing, without any further delay in 
occupancy or increase in rent, pro-
vides the family with another dwelling 
unit in the covered housing that has 
no lead-based paint hazards; and 
‘‘(dd) the common areas servicing 
the new dwelling unit have no lead- 
based paint hazards; and 
‘‘(IV) in accordance with any 
other standard or exception the Sec-
retary deems appropriate based on 
health-based standards. 
‘‘(B) RELOCATION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Lead- 
Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2018, the Sec-
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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 in which lead-based paint hazards were 
identified, but not controlled in accordance with 
regulations required under clause (ii), may relo-
cate on an emergency basis and without place-
ment on any waitlist, penalty (including rent 
payments to be made for that dwelling unit), or 
lapse in assistance to— 
‘‘(i) a dwelling unit that was con-
structed in 1978 or later; or 
‘‘(ii) another dwelling unit in covered 
housing that has no lead-based paint haz-
ards.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the amendments made by section 2 such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. 
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