I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4321 
To eliminate lead-based pipe and tap hazards in housing, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 
Mr. RYAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Finan-
cial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To eliminate lead-based pipe and tap hazards in housing, 
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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environ-
mental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘GET 
THE LEAD OUT Act of 2019’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—LEAD-BASED PIPE HAZARD REDUCTION 
Sec. 101. Grants for lead-based pipe hazard reduction in housing. 
Sec. 102. Evaluation and reduction of lead-based pipe hazards in federally as-
sisted housing. 
Sec. 103. Comprehensive housing affordability strategies. 
Sec. 104. Task force on lead-based pipe hazard reduction and financing. 
Sec. 105. National consultation on lead-based pipe hazard reduction. 
Sec. 106. Guidelines for lead-based pipe hazard evaluation and reduction activi-
ties. 
Sec. 107. Disclosure of information concerning lead upon transfer of residential 
property. 
TITLE II—LEAD EXPOSURE REDUCTION 
Sec. 201. Lead-based pipe activities training and certification. 
Sec. 202. Identification of dangerous levels of lead. 
Sec. 203. Authorized State programs. 
Sec. 204. Lead abatement and measurement. 
Sec. 205. Lead hazard information pamphlet. 
Sec. 206. Regulations. 
Sec. 207. Control of lead-based pipe hazards at Federal facilities. 
Sec. 208. Prohibited Acts. 
Sec. 209. Relationship to other Federal law. 
Sec. 210. General provisions relating to administrative proceedings. 
TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR LEAD 
HAZARD REDUCTION 
Sec. 301. HUD grants for lead hazards reduction in housing. 
Sec. 302. EPA funding for lead exposure reduction. 
TITLE IV—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Partnership interests transferred in connection with performance of 
services. 
Sec. 402. Special rules for partners providing investment management services 
to partnerships. 
Sec. 403. Return to pre-2018 estate and gift tax basic exclusion amount. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are as follows: 
(1) to develop a national strategy to build the 
infrastructure necessary to eliminate lead-based pipe 
and tap hazards in housing; 
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(2) to reorient the national approach to the 
presence of lead-based pipe and taps in public and 
private homes to implement, on a priority basis, a 
program to evaluate and reduce lead-based pipe haz-
ards in the Nation’s building stock; 
(3) to encourage effective action to prevent 
childhood lead poisoning by establishing a workable 
framework for lead-based pipe and tap hazard eval-
uation and reduction and by ending the current con-
fusion over reasonable standards of care; 
(4) to ensure and implement the definitions of 
lead hazards in section 1417 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–6) and ensure that the 
existence of lead-based pipe and taps hazards is 
taken into account in the development of Federal 
Government housing policies and in the sale, rental 
and renovation of homes, and apartments; 
(5) to mobilize national resources expeditiously, 
through a partnership among all levels of govern-
ment and the private sector, to develop the most 
promising, cost-effective methods for evaluating and 
reducing lead-based pipe and tap hazards; 
(6) to reduce the threat of childhood lead poi-
soning in housing owned, assisted, or transferred by 
the Federal Government; and 
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(7) to educate the public concerning the haz-
ards and sources of lead-based pipes and taps poi-
soning and steps to reduce and eliminate such haz-
ards. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
(1) 
ABATEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘abatement’’ 
means any set of measures designed to permanently 
eliminate lead-based pipe hazards in accordance with 
standards established by appropriate Federal agen-
cies. Such term includes— 
(A) the removal of lead-based pipes and 
taps; 
(B) all preparation, cleanup, disposal, and 
post-abatement clearance testing activities asso-
ciated with such measures; and 
(C) all repair to damages post-abatement. 
(2) CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘cer-
tified contractor’’ means— 
(A) a contractor, inspector, or supervisor 
who has completed a training program certified 
by the appropriate Federal agency and has met 
any other requirements for certification or li-
censure established by such agency or who has 
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been certified by any State through a program 
which has been found by such Federal agency 
to be at least as rigorous as the Federal certifi-
cation program; and 
(B) workers or designers who have fully 
met training requirements established by the 
appropriate Federal agency. 
(3) CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE 
OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘con-
tract for the purchase and sale of residential real 
property’’ means any contract or agreement in which 
one party agrees to purchase an interest in real 
property on which there is situated or more residen-
tial dwellings used or occupied, or intended to be 
used or occupied, in whole or in part, as the home 
or residence of one or more persons. 
(4) 
EVALUATION.—The 
term 
‘‘evaluation’’ 
means risk assessment, inspection, or risk assess-
ment and inspection. 
(5) 
FEDERALLY
ASSISTED
HOUSING.—The 
term ‘‘federally assisted housing’’ means residential 
dwellings receiving project-based assistance under 
programs including— 
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(A) section 221(d)(3) or 236 of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(3); 
1715z–1); 
(B) section 101 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); 
(C) section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); and 
(D) sections 502(a), 504, 514, 515, 516, 
and 533 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1472(a); 1474; 1484; 1485; 1486; 1490m). 
(6) FEDERALLY OWNED HOUSING.—The term 
‘‘federally owned housing’’ means residential dwell-
ings owned or managed by a Federal agency, or for 
which a Federal agency is a trustee or conservator. 
For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ‘‘Fed-
eral agency’’ includes the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, the Rural Housing Service 
of the Department of Agriculture, the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corporation, the General Services 
Administration, the Department of Defense, the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, the Department of the 
Interior, the Department of Transportation, and any 
other Federal agency. 
(7) FEDERALLY SUPPORTED WORK.—The term 
‘‘federally supported work’’ means any lead hazard 
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evaluation or reduction activities conducted in feder-
ally owned or assisted housing or funded in whole or 
in part through any financial assistance program of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, the Rural Housing Service of the Department 
of Agriculture, or the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
(8) 
INSPECTION.—The 
term 
‘‘inspection’’ 
means an investigation to determine the presence of 
lead-based pipe or taps as provided in section 141.86 
of the regulations of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (40 C.F.R. 181.46; relating to monitoring 
requirements for lead and copper in tap water) and 
the provision of a report explaining the results of the 
investigation. 
(9) INTERIM
CONTROLS.—The term ‘‘interim 
controls’’ means a set of measures designed to re-
duce temporarily human exposure or likely exposure 
to lead-based pipe hazards, including specialized 
cleaning, repairs, maintenance, ongoing monitoring 
of lead-based pipe or potential hazards, and the es-
tablishment and operation of management and resi-
dent education programs. 
(10) LEAD-BASED PIPE.—The term ‘‘lead-based 
pipe’’ means any pipe, including fittings, taps, fix-
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tures, solder, and flux that does not satisfy the defi-
nition of ‘‘lead-free’’ established under section 1417 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act. 
(11) LEAD-BASED PIPE HAZARDS.—The term 
‘‘lead-based pipe hazards’’ means any condition that 
causes exposure to lead from lead-based pipe that 
would result in adverse human health effects, as es-
tablished by the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(12) MORTGAGE LOAN.—The term ‘‘mortgage 
loan’’ includes any loan (other than temporary fi-
nancing such as a construction loan) that— 
(A) is secured by a first lien on any inter-
est in residential real property; and 
(B) either— 
(i) is insured, guaranteed, made, or 
assisted by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, or the Rural Housing 
Service of the Department of Agriculture, 
or by any other agency of the Federal Gov-
ernment; or 
(ii) is intended to be sold by each 
originating mortgage institution to any 
federally chartered secondary mortgage 
market institution. 
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(13) ORIGINATING MORTGAGE INSTITUTION.— 
The term ‘‘originating mortgage institution’’ means 
a lender that provides mortgage loans. 
(14) PRIORITY HOUSING.—The term ‘‘priority 
housing’’ means housing that qualifies as affordable 
housing under section 215 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12745), including housing that receives assistance 
under subsection (b) or (o) of section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f). 
(15) PUBLIC
HOUSING.—The term ‘‘public 
housing’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 
(16) 
REDUCTION.—The 
term 
‘‘reduction’’ 
means measures designed to reduce or eliminate 
human exposure to lead-based pipe hazards through 
methods including interim controls and abatement. 
(17) RESIDENTIAL DWELLING.—The term ‘‘res-
idential dwelling’’ means— 
(A) a single-family dwelling, including at-
tached structures such as porches and stoops; 
or 
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(B) a single-family dwelling unit in a 
structure that contains more than 1 separate 
residential dwelling unit, in which each such 
unit is used or occupied, or intended to be used 
or occupied, in whole or in part, as the home 
or residence of one or more persons. 
(18) RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.—The term 
‘‘residential real property’’ means real property on 
which there is situated one or more residential dwell-
ings used or occupied, or intended to be used or oc-
cupied, in whole or in part, as the home or residence 
of one or more persons. 
(19) RISK ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘‘risk as-
sessment’’ means an on-site investigation to deter-
mine and report the existence, nature, severity, and 
location of lead-based pipe hazards in residential 
dwellings, including— 
(A) information gathering regarding the 
age and history of the housing and occupancy 
by children under age 6; 
(B) visual inspection; 
(C) other activities as may be appropriate; 
and 
(D) provision of a report explaining the re-
sults of the investigation. 
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(20) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment. 
TITLE I—LEAD-BASED PIPE 
HAZARD REDUCTION 
SEC. 101. GRANTS FOR LEAD-BASED PIPE HAZARD REDUC-
TION IN HOUSING. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development is authorized to provide 
grants to eligible applicants to evaluate and reduce lead- 
based pipes hazards in priority housing that is not feder-
ally assisted housing, federally owned housing, or public 
housing, in accordance with the provisions of this section. 
(b) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—A State or unit of local 
government that has an approved comprehensive housing 
affordability strategy under section 105 of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12705) is eligible to apply for a grant under this section. 
(c) FORM
OF APPLICATION.—To receive a grant 
under this section, a State or unit of local government 
shall submit an application in such form and in such man-
ner as the Secretary shall prescribe. An application shall 
contain— 
(1) a copy of that portion of an applicant’s 
comprehensive housing affordability strategy re-
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quired by section 105(b)(16) of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Affordable Housing Act; 
(2) a statement of the amount of assistance the 
applicant seeks under this section; 
(3) a description of the planned activities to be 
undertaken with grants under this section, including 
an estimate of the amount to be allocated for each 
activity; 
(4) a description of the forms of financial as-
sistance to owners and occupants of priority housing 
that will be provided through grants under this sec-
tion; and 
(5) such assurances as the Secretary may re-
quire regarding the applicant’s capacity to carry out 
the activities. 
(d) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall 
award grants under this section on the basis of the merit 
of the activities proposed to be carried out and on the 
basis of selection criteria, which shall include— 
(1) the extent to which the proposed activities 
will reduce the risk of lead-based water poisoning to 
children under the age of 6 who reside in priority 
housing; 
(2) the degree of severity and extent of lead- 
based pipe hazards in the jurisdiction to be served; 
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(3) the ability of the applicant to leverage 
State, local, and private funds to supplement the 
grant under this section; 
(4) the ability of the applicant to carry out the 
proposed activities; and 
(5) such other factors as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate to ensure that grants made avail-
able under this section are used effectively and to 
promote the purposes of this Act. 
(e) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A grant under this sec-
tion may be used to— 
(1) perform risk assessments and inspections in 
priority housing; 
(2) provide for the interim control of lead-based 
pipe hazards in priority housing; 
(3) provide for the abatement of lead-based pipe 
hazards in priority housing; 
(4) provide for the additional cost of reducing 
lead-based pipe hazards in units undergoing renova-
tion funded by other sources; 
(5) ensure that risk assessments, inspections, 
and abatements are carried out by certified contrac-
tors monitor the blood-lead levels of workers involved 
in lead hazard reduction activities funded under this 
section; 
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(6) assist in the temporary relocation of fami-
lies forced to vacate priority housing while lead- 
based pipe hazard reduction measures are being con-
ducted; 
(7) educate the public on the nature and causes 
of lead poisoning and measures to reduce exposure 
to lead, including exposure due to residential lead- 
based pipe hazards; 
(8) test the blood-lead levels of children under 
the age of 6 residing in priority housing after lead- 
based pipe hazard reduction activity has been con-
ducted, to assure that such activity does not cause 
excessive exposures to lead; and 
(9) carry out such other activities that the Sec-
retary determines appropriate to promote the pur-
poses of this Act. 
(f) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.—A recipient of a grant 
under this section may provide the services described in 
this section through a variety of programs, including 
grants, loans, equity investments, revolving loan funds, 
loan funds, loan guarantees, interest write-downs, and 
other forms of assistance approved by the Secretary. 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILD-
INGS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
the capacity of eligible applicants to carry out the 
requirements of section 105(b)(18) of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act and to 
carry out activities under this section. In fiscal years 
2020 and 2021, the Secretary may make grants of 
up to $200,000 for the purpose of establishing State 
training, certification, or accreditation programs 
that meet the requirements of section 201 of this 
Act (relating to lead-based pipe activities training 
and certification). 
(2) SET-ASIDE.—Of the total amount approved 
in appropriation Acts under section 301, there shall 
be set aside to carry out this subsection $3,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. 
(h) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The recipient of a 
grant under this section shall make contributions toward 
the cost of activities that receive assistance under this sec-
tion in an amount not less than 10 percent of the total 
grant amount under this section. 
(i) PROHIBITION OF SUBSTITUTION OF FUNDS.— 
Grants under this section may not be used to replace other 
amounts made available or designated by State or local 
governments for use for the purposes under this title. 
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(j) LIMITATION ON USE.—A recipient of a grant 
under this section shall ensure that not more than 10 per-
cent of the grant will be used for administrative expenses 
associated with the activities funded by the grant. 
(k) FINANCIAL RECORDS.—A recipient of a grant 
under this section shall maintain and provide the Sec-
retary with financial records sufficient, in the determina-
tion of the Secretary, to ensure proper accounting and dis-
bursing of amounts received from a grant under this sec-
tion. 
(l) REPORT.—A recipient of a grant under this sec-
tion shall submit to the Secretary, for any fiscal year in 
which the recipient expends grant funds under this sec-
tion, a report that— 
(1) describes the use of the amounts received; 
(2) states the number of risk assessments and 
the number of inspections conducted in residential 
dwellings; 
(3) states the number of residential dwellings in 
which lead-based pipe hazards have been reduced 
through interim controls; 
(4) states the number of residential dwellings in 
which lead-based pipe hazards have been abated; and 
(5) provides any other information that the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate. 
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(m) NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY.—The Sec-
retary shall publish a Notice of Funding Availability not 
later than 120 days after funds are appropriated to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 102. EVALUATION AND REDUCTION OF LEAD-BASED 
PIPE HAZARDS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
HOUSING. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
FEDERALLY
ASSISTED 
HOUSING.—The Secretary shall provide for appropriate 
measures and procedures to conduct risk assessments, in-
spections, interim controls, and abatement of lead-based 
pipe hazards in federally assisted housing. At a minimum, 
such procedures shall require— 
(1) the provision of lead hazard information 
pamphlets, developed pursuant to section 205 of this 
Act for purchasers and tenants of such housing; 
(2) periodic risk assessments and interim con-
trols for such housing in accordance with a schedule 
determined by the Secretary, which shall provide for 
the initial risk assessment to be performed— 
(A) in not less than 50 percent of the 
dwelling units of such housing within 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
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(B) in the remainder of the dwelling units 
of such housing within 10 years after such date 
of enactment; 
(3) inspection for the presence of lead-based 
pipe in such housing prior to federally funded ren-
ovation or rehabilitation; 
(4) reduction of lead-based pipe hazards in such 
housing in the course of rehabilitation projects re-
ceiving less than $25,000 per unit in Federal funds; 
(5) abatement of lead-based pipe hazards in 
such housing in the course of substantial rehabilita-
tion projects receiving more than $25,000 per unit 
in Federal funds; 
(6) where risk assessment, inspection, or reduc-
tion activities have been undertaken in such housing, 
the provision of notice to occupants describing the 
nature and scope of such activities and the actual 
risk assessment or inspection reports (including 
available information on the location of any remain-
ing lead-based pipe and lead-based pipe hazards); 
and 
(7) such other measures for such housing as 
the Secretary deems appropriate. 
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(b) PUBLIC HOUSING.—Section 9(d)(1) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(M) lead-based pipe hazard evaluation 
and reduction, as defined in section 3 of the 
Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of 
Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 
2019.’’. 
(c) HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 
212(a) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) (relating to 
lead-based paint hazards) as paragraph (4); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) LEAD-BASED PIPE HAZARDS.—A partici-
pating jurisdiction may use funds provided under 
this subtitle for the evaluation and reduction of lead- 
based pipe hazards’’. 
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(d) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS.— 
Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (24)(D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(26) lead-based pipe hazard evaluation and re-
duction, as defined in section 3 of the Grants for 
Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental 
Lead in Our Towns Act of 2019.’’. 
(e) SECTION
8 RENTAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
8(c)(2)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The Secretary may (at the discretion of 
the Secretary and subject to the availability of appropria-
tions for contract amendments), on a project-by-project 
basis for projects receiving project-based assistance, pro-
vide adjustments to the maximum monthly rents to cover 
the costs of evaluating and reducing lead-based pipe haz-
ards, as defined in section 3 of the Grants for Eliminating 
the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns 
Act of 2019.’’. 
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(f) HOPE FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING HOME-
OWNERSHIP.—Title III of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 is amended— 
(1) in section 302(b) (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa– 
1(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) inspection for lead-based pipe hazards, as 
required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Elimi-
nating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in 
Our Towns Act of 2019;’’; and 
(2) in section 303(b) (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa– 
2(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (14) as paragraphs (6) through (15), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) Abatement of lead-based pipe hazards, as 
required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Elimi-
nating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in 
Our Towns Act of 2019.’’. 
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(g) HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP OF MULTIFAMILY 
UNITS.—Title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act is amended— 
(1) in section 422(b) (42 U.S.C. 12872(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) inspection for lead-based pipe hazards, as 
required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Elimi-
nating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in 
Our Towns Act of 2019;’’; and 
(2) in section 423(b) (42 U.S.C. 12873(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (14) as paragraphs (6) through (15), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) Abatement of lead-based pipe hazards, as 
required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Elimi-
nating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in 
Our Towns Act of 2019.’’. 
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(h) HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP OF SINGLE FAMILY 
HOMES.—Title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act is amended— 
(1) in section 442(b) (42 U.S.C. 12892(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) inspection for lead-based pipe hazards, as 
required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Elimi-
nating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in 
Our Towns Act of 2019;’’; and 
(2) in section 443(b) (42 U.S.C. 12893(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (11) as paragraphs (6) through (12), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) Abatement of lead-based pipe hazards, as 
required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Elimi-
nating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in 
Our Towns Act of 2019.’’. 
(i) FHA INSURANCE FOR MORTGAGES FOR SINGLE 
FAMILY HOMES.— 
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(1) HOME IMPROVEMENT.—The fourth undesig-
nated paragraph of section 2(a) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1703(a)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting after the period at the end 
of the first sentence the following: ‘‘Alterations, 
repairs, and improvements upon or in connec-
tion with existing structures may also include 
the evaluation and reduction of lead-based pipes 
hazards.’’; and 
(B) in the last sentence— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘and’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘, when used 
with respect to lead-based paint haz-
ards,’’ before ‘‘have’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) the terms ‘evaluation’, ‘reduction’, and 
‘lead-based pipe hazard’, when used with respect to 
lead-based pipe hazards, have the meaning given 
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Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in 
Our Towns Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 
103. 
COMPREHENSIVE 
HOUSING 
AFFORDABILITY 
STRATEGIES. 
Section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (18), 
(19), and (20) as paragraphs (19), (20), and 
(21), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (17) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) estimate the number of housing units 
within the jurisdiction that are occupied by low-in-
come families or very low-income families and that 
contain lead-based pipe hazards, as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Haz-
ard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 
2019, outline the actions proposed or being taken to 
evaluate and reduce lead-based pipe hazards, and de-
scribe how lead-based pipe hazard reduction will be 
integrated into housing policies and programs;’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (16)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (17)’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) LEAD-BASED PIPE HAZARDS.—When pre-
paring the portion of a housing strategy required by 
subsection (b)(18), a jurisdiction shall consult with 
State or local health and child welfare agencies and 
examine existing data related to lead-based pipe haz-
ards and poisonings, including health department 
data on the addresses of housing units in which chil-
dren have been identified as lead poisoned.’’. 
SEC. 104. TASK FORCE ON LEAD-BASED PIPE HAZARD RE-
DUCTION AND FINANCING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall establish a task force to make recommenda-
tions on expanding resources and efforts to evaluate and 
reduce lead-based pipe hazards in private housing. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The task force shall include indi-
viduals representing the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, the Rural Housing Service of the De-
partment of Agriculture, the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the 
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Federal National Mortgage Association, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, employee or organizations in 
the building and construction trades industry, landlords, 
tenants, primary lending institutions, private mortgage in-
surers, single family and multifamily real estate interests, 
nonprofit housing developers, property liability insurers, 
public housing agencies, low-income housing advocacy or-
ganizations, national, State and local lead-poisoning pre-
vention advocates and experts, and community-based or-
ganizations located in areas with substantial rental hous-
ing. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The task force shall make 
recommendations to the Secretary and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency concerning— 
(1) incorporating the need to finance lead-based 
pipe hazard reduction into underwriting standards; 
(2) developing new loan products and proce-
dures for financing lead-based pipe hazard evalua-
tion and reduction activities; 
(3) adjusting appraisal guidelines to address 
lead safety; 
(4) incorporating risk assessments or inspec-
tions for lead-based pipe as a routine procedure in 
the origination of new residential mortgages; 
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(5) revising guidelines, regulations, and edu-
cational pamphlets issued by the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development and other Federal 
agencies relating to lead-based pipe poisoning pre-
vention; 
(6) reducing the current uncertainties of liabil-
ity related to lead-based pipe in rental housing; 
clarifying standards of care for landlords and lend-
ers, and exploring the ‘‘safe harbor’’ concept; 
(7) increasing the availability of liability insur-
ance for owners of rental housing and certified con-
tractors and establishing alternative systems to com-
pensate victims of lead-based pipe poisoning: and 
(8) evaluating the utility and a appropriateness 
of requiring risk assessments or inspections and no-
tification to prospective leases of rental housing. 
(d) COMPENSATION.—The members of the task force 
shall not receive Federal compensation for their participa-
tion. 
SEC. 105. NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON LEAD-BASED PIPE 
HAZARD REDUCTION. 
In carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall consult 
on an ongoing basis with the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control, other Federal agencies concerned 
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with lead poisoning prevention, and the task force estab-
lished pursuant to section 104. 
SEC. 106. GUIDELINES FOR LEAD-BASED PIPE HAZARD 
EVALUATION AND REDUCTION ACTIVITIES. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (acting through the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control), shall issue guidelines for the 
conduct of federally supported work involving risk assess-
ments, regulations, inspections, interim controls, and 
abatement of lead-based pipe hazards. Such guidelines 
shall be based upon criteria that measure the condition 
of the housing (and the presence of children under age 
6 for the purposes of risk assessments) and shall not be 
based upon criteria that measure the health of the resi-
dents of the housing. 
SEC. 107. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING 
LEAD UPON TRANSFER OF RESIDENTIAL 
PROPERTY. 
(a) DISCLOSURE IN PURCHASE AND SALE OR LEASE 
OF HOUSING.— 
(1) LEAD-BASED
PIPE
HAZARDS.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
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(2) CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE.—The 
regulations promulgated under this section shall pro-
vide that every contract for the purchase and sale of 
any interest in housing shall contain a Lead Warn-
ing Statement and a statement signed by the pur-
chaser that the purchaser has— 
(A) read the Lead Warning Statement and 
understands its contents; 
(B) received a lead hazard information 
pamphlet; and 
(C) had a 10-day opportunity (unless the 
parties mutually agreed upon a different period 
of time) before becoming obligated under the 
contract to purchase the housing to conduct a 
risk assessment or inspection for the presence 
of lead-based pipe hazards. 
(3) CONTENTS
OF
LEAD
WARNING
STATE-
MENT.—The Lead Warning Statement referred to in 
paragraph (2) shall contain the following text print-
ed in large type on a separate sheet of paper at-
tached to the contract: ‘‘Every purchaser of any in-
terest in residential real property on which a resi-
dential dwelling was built prior to 1986 is notified 
that such property may present exposure to lead 
from lead-based pipes that may place young children 
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at risk of developing lead poisoning. Lead poisoning 
in young children may produce permanent neuro-
logical damage, including learning disabilities, re-
duced intelligence quotient, behavioral problems, and 
impaired memory. Lead poisoning also poses a par-
ticular risk to pregnant women. The seller interest 
in residential real property is required to provide the 
buyer with any information on lead-based pipe haz-
ards from risk assessment or inspections in the sell-
er’s possession and notify the buyer of any known 
lead-based pipe hazards. A risk assessment or in-
spection for possible lead-based pipe hazards is rec-
ommended prior to purchase.’’ 
(4) COMPLIANCE
ASSURANCE.—Whenever a 
seller or lessor has entered into a contract with an 
agent for the purpose of selling or leasing a unit of 
housing, the regulations promulgated under this sec-
tion shall require the agent, on behalf of the seller 
or lessor, to ensure compliance with the require-
ments of this section. 
(b) PROMULGATION.—A suit may be brought against 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
under section 20 of the Toxic Substances Control Act to 
compel promulgation of the regulations required under 
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this section and the Federal district court shall have juris-
diction to order such promulgation. 
(c) PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.— 
(1) MONETARY
PENALTY.—Any person who 
knowingly violates any provision of this section shall 
be subject to civil money penalties in accordance 
with the provisions of section 102 of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 
1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 
(2) ACTION BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary is 
authorized to take such lawful action as may be nec-
essary to enjoin any violation of this section. 
(3) CIVIL LIABILITY.—Any person who know-
ingly violates the provisions of this section shall be 
jointly and severally liable to the purchaser or lessee 
in an amount equal to 3 times the amount of dam-
ages incurred by such individual. 
(4) COSTS.—In any civil action brought for 
damages, the appropriate court may award court 
costs to the party commencing such action, together 
with reasonable attorney fees and any expert witness 
fees, if that party prevails. 
(5) PROHIBITED ACT.—It shall be a prohibited 
act under section 409 of the Toxic Substances Con-
trol Act for any person to fail or refuse to comply 
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with a provision of this section or with any rule or 
order issued under this section. For purposes of en-
forcing this section under the Toxic Substances Con-
trol Act, the penalty for each violation applicable 
under section 16 of that Act shall not be more than 
$10,000. 
(d) VALIDITY OF CONTRACTS AND LIENS.—Nothing 
in this section shall affect the validity or enforceability of 
any sale or contract for the purchase and sale or lease 
of any interest in residential real property or any loan, 
loan agreement, mortgage, or lien made or arising in con-
nection with a mortgage loan, nor shall anything in this 
section create a defect in title. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The regulations under this 
section shall take effect 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE II—LEAD EXPOSURE 
REDUCTION 
SEC. 201. LEAD-BASED PIPE ACTIVITIES TRAINING AND 
CERTIFICATION. 
(a) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
(in this title referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) 
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shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(acting through the Director of the National Insti-
tute for Occupational Safety and Health), promul-
gate final regulations governing lead-based pipe ac-
tivities to ensure that individuals engaged in such 
activities are properly trained; that training pro-
grams are accredited; and that contractors are en-
gaged in such activities are certified. Such regula-
tions shall contain standards for performing lead- 
based pipe activities, taking into account reliability, 
effectiveness, and safety. Such regulations shall re-
quire that all risk assessment, inspection, and abate-
ment activities performed in housing shall be per-
formed by certified contractors. 
(2) ACCREDITATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
Final regulations shall contain specific requirements 
for the accreditation of lead-based pipe activities 
training programs for workers, supervisors, inspec-
tors and planners, and other individuals involved in 
lead-based pipe activities, including, but not limited 
to, each of the following: 
(A) Minimum requirements for the accredi-
tation of training providers. 
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