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S 2818 114th Congress Senate Housing and Community Development Appropriations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Housing and community development funding Housing supply and affordability Low- and moderate-income housing

Title X Amendments Act of 2016

Introduced: April 19, 2016 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2199)
Apr 19, 2016
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Title X Amendments Act of 2016

This bill reauthorizes the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 and revises the purpose for grants for lead-based paint hazard reduction in target housing.

Such grants shall be made instead for reduction of lead-based paint hazards and correction of other housing-related hazards, including any condition of residential real property that poses a risk of biological, physical, radiological, or chemical exposure that can adversely affect human health.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development may establish a process by which, in order to verify a family's income level, a grantee may first obtain and use income and program participation information from an entity administering:

  • the HOME Investment Partnerships program under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
  • the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966;
  • reduced price or free lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act;
  • the weatherization assistance program for low-income persons established under the Energy Conservation and Production Act;
  • the temporary assistance for needy families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct);
  • the supplemental security income program under SSAct title XVI; or
  • any other program consistent with the family income requirements of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.

An Indian tribe and a private nonprofit organization shall be eligible to apply for such a grant, in addition to certain state or local governments, for specified activities relating to lead-based paint hazards.

A private nonprofit organization shall also be eligible to apply for a grant to reduce housing-related health hazards.

The bill revises grantee selection criteria for a grant to carry out activities relating to lead-based paint hazards, and prescribes criteria for activities relating to housing-related hazards.

The bill also prescribes an allocation of funds for grants to assess and correct housing-related health hazards and evaluate the effectiveness of such assessments and corrections.

What's happening now April 19, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2199)

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