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 AND LEAD HAZARD SCREENS.—For purposes of 
this title and title III of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning 
Prevention Act, and any regulations issued under this title 
or such title III— 
‘‘(1) an environmental intervention blood lead 
level shall be defined as the lower of— 
‘‘(A) the elevated blood lead level of con-
cern for a child under six years of age that has 
been established by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention; or 
‘‘(B) a confirmed concentration of lead in 
whole blood equal to or greater than 10 ug/dL 
(micrograms of lead per deciliter) for a confirm-
atory test; and 
‘‘(2) a lead hazard screen conducted as a result 
of a reported environmental intervention blood lead 
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level, as established in paragraph (1), for any hous-
ing may include an examination of toys and mate-
rials in the child’s environment that are likely to 
contain lead, except that such examination shall be 
conducted by an appropriate agency determined by 
the Secretary to have the ability to test such toys 
and materials.’’. 
(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 ABATEMENT 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 Reimbursement program and any 
other voluntary programs the Secretary has implemented, 
or has planned to implement, through which the Secretary 
has conducted lead evaluations of housing covered by sec-
tion 35.715 of the Secretary’s regulations (24 C.F.R. 
35.715; Lead Safe Housing Rule for pre-1978 assisted 
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housing). Such report shall include the following informa-
tion: 
(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-
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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. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act such sums 
as may be appropriated for fiscal year 2009. 
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