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15 U.S.C. § 2686 — Lead hazard information pamphlet

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15 U.S.C. § 2686 — Lead hazard information pamphlet

**(a) Lead hazard information pamphlet** Not later than 2 years after October 28, 1992, after notice and opportunity for comment, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall publish, and from time to time revise, a lead hazard information pamphlet to be used in connection with this subchapter and [section 4852d of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4852d&num=0&edition=prelim). The pamphlet shall— (1) contain information regarding the health risks associated with exposure to lead; (2) provide information on the presence of lead-based paint hazards in federally assisted, federally owned, and target housing; (3) describe the risks of lead exposure for children under 6 years of age, pregnant women, women of childbearing age, persons involved in home renovation, and others residing in a dwelling with lead-based paint hazards; (4) describe the risks of renovation in a dwelling with lead-based paint hazards; (5) provide information on approved methods for evaluating and reducing lead-based paint hazards and their effectiveness in identifying, reducing, eliminating, or preventing exposure to lead-based paint hazards; (6) advise persons how to obtain a list of contractors certified pursuant to this subchapter in lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction in the area in which the pamphlet is to be used; (7) state that a risk assessment or inspection for lead-based paint is recommended prior to the purchase, lease, or renovation of target housing; (8) state that certain State and local laws impose additional requirements related to lead-based paint in housing and provide a listi

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42 U.S.C. § 4852d — Task force on lead-based paint hazard reduction and financing

**(a) In general** The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish a task force to make recommendations on expanding resources and efforts to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards in private housing. **(b) Membership** The task force shall include individuals representing the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Farmers Home Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Environmental Protection Agency, employee organizations in the building and construction trades industry, landlords, tenants, primary lending institutions, private mortgage insurers, single-family and multifamily real estate interests, nonprofit housing developers, property liability insurers, public housing agencies, low-income housing advocacy organizations, national, State and local lead-poisoning prevention advocates and experts, and community-based organizations located in areas with substantial rental housing. **(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 paint hazard reduction into underwriting standards; (2) developing new loan products and procedures for financing lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction activities; (3) adjusting appraisal guidelines to address lead safety; (4) incorporating risk assessments or inspections for lead-based paint as a routine procedure in the origination of new residential mortgages; (5) revising guidelines, regulations, and educational pamphlets issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other Feder

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42 U.S.C. § 4822 — Requirements for housing receiving Federal assistance

**(a) General requirements** (1) **Elimination of hazards** — The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall establish procedures to eliminate as far as practicable the hazards of lead based paint poisoning with respect to any existing housing which may present such hazards and which is covered by an application for mortgage insurance or housing assistance payments under a program administered by the Secretary or otherwise receives more than $5,000 in project-based assistance under a Federal housing program. Beginning on January 1, 1995, such procedures shall apply to all such housing that constitutes target housing, as defined in [section 4851b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4851b&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall provide for appropriate measures to conduct risk assessments, inspections, interim controls, and abatement of lead-based paint hazards. At a minimum, such procedures shall require— (A) the provision of lead hazard information pamphlets, developed pursuant to [section 2686 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2686&num=0&edition=prelim), to purchasers and tenants; (B) periodic risk assessments and interim controls in accordance with a schedule determined by the Secretary, the initial risk assessment of each unit constructed prior to 1960 to be conducted not later than January 1, 1996, and, for units constructed between 1960 and 1978— (i) not less than 25 percent shall be performed by January 1, 1998; (ii) not less than 50 percent shall be performed by January 1, 2000; and (iii) the remainder shall be performed by January 1, 2002; (C) inspection for the presence of

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42 U.S.C. § 4854 — Disclosure of information concerning lead upon transfer of residential property

**(a) Lead disclosure in purchase and sale or lease of target housing** (1) **Lead-based paint hazards** — Not later than 2 years after October 28, 1992, the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall promulgate regulations under this section for the disclosure of lead-based paint hazards in target housing which is offered for sale or lease. The regulations shall require that, before the purchaser or lessee is obligated under any contract to purchase or lease the housing, the seller or lessor shall— (A) provide the purchaser or lessee with a lead hazard information pamphlet, as prescribed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 406 of the Toxic Substances Control Act [[15 U.S.C. 2686](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2686&num=0&edition=prelim)]; (B) disclose to the purchaser or lessee the presence of any known lead-based paint, or any known lead-based paint hazards, in such housing and provide to the purchaser or lessee any lead hazard evaluation report available to the seller or lessor; and (C) permit the purchaser a 10-day period (unless the parties mutually agree upon a different period of time) to conduct a risk assessment or inspection for the presence of lead-based paint hazards. (2) **Contract for purchase and sale** — Regulations promulgated under this section shall provide that every contract for the purchase and sale of any interest in target housing shall contain a Lead Warning Statement and a statement signed by the purchaser 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

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15 U.S.C. § 2686 — Lead hazard information pamphlet

Page 1934 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2686 (D) the need for careful, quality, abatement and management actions; (E) the need for universal screening of chil- dren; (F) other components of a lead poisoning prevention program; (G) the health consequences of lead exposure resulting from lead-based paint hazards; (H) risk assessment and inspection methods for lead-based paint hazards; and (I) measures to reduce the risk of lead expo- sure from lead-based paint. (2) The activities described in paragraph (1) shall be designed to provide educational services and information to— (A) health professionals; (B) the general public, with emphasis on par- ents of young children; (C) homeowners, landlords, and tenants; (D) consumers of home improvement prod- ucts; (E) the residential real estate industry; and (F) the home renovation industry. (3) In implementing the activities described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall assure co- ordination with the President’s Commission on Environmental Quality’s education and aware- ness campaign on lead poisoning. (4) The Administrator, in consultation with the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, shall develop information to be dis- tributed by retailers of home improvement prod- ucts to provide consumers with practical infor- mation related to the hazards of renovation and remodeling where lead-based paint may be present. (e) Technical assistance (1) Clearinghouse Not later than 6 months after October 28, 1992, the Administrator shall establish, in con- sultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, a National Clear- inghouse on Childhood Lead Poisoning (here- inafter in this section referred to as ‘‘Clearing- house’’). The

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