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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3085 
To amend section 1018 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduc-
tion Act of 1992 to make violators of such section liable to residents 
and invitees of target housing for such violations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2015 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Mr. GRI-
JALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend section 1018 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to make violators of 
such section liable to residents and invitees of target 
housing for such violations, 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 Exposure Ac-
countability During Sales Avoids Lead Endangerment Act 
of 2015’’ or the ‘‘LEAD SALE Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF DISCLOSURE 
REQUIREMENTS 
REGARDING 
LEAD 
UPON 
TRANSFER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 1018(b) 
of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852d(b)(3)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, or to any resident or invitee of the target hous-
ing suffering damages,’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to violations of such 
section 1018 occurring after January 1, 2016. 
SEC. 3. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR LEAD DISCLOSURE 
RULE. 
Subsection (a) of section 1018 of the Residential 
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 4852d(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) 
INVESTIGATIONS.—The 
Secretary 
may conduct such investigations as may be nec-
essary to administer and carry out the duties of 
the Secretary under this subsection. The Sec-
retary may administer oaths and require by 
subpoena the production of documents, and the 
attendance and testimony of witnesses, as the 
Secretary considers advisable. This subpara-
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graph may not be construed to prevent the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency from exercising authority under the 
Toxic Substances Control Act or this Act. 
‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT.—Any district court 
of the United States within the jurisdiction of 
which an inquiry is carried out, upon applica-
tion of the Attorney General, may, in the case 
of contumacy, failure, or refusal to comply with 
this subsection or to obey a subpoena of the 
Secretary issued under this paragraph, issue an 
order requiring such compliance therewith. Any 
failure to obey such an order of the court may 
be punished by such court as a contempt there-
of.’’. 
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