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 2008’’. 
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 Pre-
vention 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 concern 
for a child under six years of age that has been 
established by the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention; or 
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‘‘(B) a confirmed concentration of lead in 
whole blood equal to or greater than 10 ug/dL 
(micrograms of lead per deciliter); and 
‘‘(2) a lead hazard screen conducted as a result 
of a reported environmental intervention blood lead 
level, as established in paragraph (1), for any housing 
may include an examination of toys and materials 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 Sec-
retary to have the ability to test such toys and mate-
rials.’’. 
(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 HAZARD 
INSPECTION PROGRAMS. 
Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a 
report to the Congress on the status of the program of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development known as 
the Big Buy program and any other voluntary programs 
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the Secretary has implemented, or has planned to imple-
ment, through which the Secretary has conducted, or 
planned to conduct, lead evaluations of housing covered by 
section 35.715 of the Secretary’s regulations (24 C.F.R. 
35.715; Lead Safe Housing Rule for pre-1978 assisted hous-
ing). Such report shall include the following information: 
(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 submission of 
the report. 
(5) A statement of the number of properties and 
the number of dwelling units intended to be covered 
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. 
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(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-
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 programs. 
(10) A timeline for completion of the remaining 
properties and units covered by each of such pro-
grams. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act such sums as may be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2009. 
(b) COSTS OF COMPLIANCE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall not create any obligation or 
requirement on the part of any owner of housing, public 
housing agency, or other party (other than the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development) to comply with any 
new obligations established by or pursuant to this Act or 
such amendments, except to the extent that the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development makes amounts avail-
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able to such owner, agency, or party for the costs of such 
compliance. 
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Union Calendar No. 506 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6309 
[Report No. 110–788] 
A BILL 
To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Haz-
ard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environ-
mental intervention blood lead level and establish 
additional requirements for certain lead hazard 
screens, and for other purposes. 
JULY 29, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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