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42 U.S.C. § 4852d — Task force on lead-based paint hazard reduction and financing
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**(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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**(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 Federal agencies relating to lead-based paint poisoning prevention;
(6) reducing the current uncertainties of liability related to lead-based paint in rental housing by clarifying standards of care for landlords and lenders, and by exploring the “safe harbor” concept;
(7) increasing the availability of liability insurance for owners of rental housing and certified contractors and establishing alternative systems to compensate victims of lead-based paint poisoning; and
(8) evaluating the utility and appropriateness of requiring risk assessments or inspections and notification to prospective lessees of rental housing.
**(d) Compensation** The members of the task force shall not receive Federal compensation for their participation.
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**(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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**(a) Annual report** The Secretary shall transmit to the Congress an annual report that—
(1) sets forth the Secretary’s assessment of the progress made in implementing the various programs authorized by this chapter;
(2) summarizes the most current health and environmental studies on childhood lead poisoning, including studies that analyze the relationship between interim control and abatement activities and the incidence of lead poisoning in resident children;
(3) recommends legislative and administrative initiatives that may improve the performance by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in combating lead hazards through the expansion of lead hazard evaluation and reduction activities;
(4) describes the results of research carried out in accordance with subchapter III; and
(5) estimates the amount of Federal assistance annually expended on lead hazard evaluation and reduction activities.
**(b) Biennial report**
(1) **In general** — 24 months after October 28, 1992, and at the end of every 24-month period thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Congress on the progress of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in implementing expanded lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction activities.
(2) **Contents** — The report shall—
(A) assess the effectiveness of [section 4852d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4852d&num=0&edition=prelim) in making the public aware of lead-based paint hazards;
(B) estimate the extent to which lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction activities are being conducted in the various categories of housing;
(C) monitor and report expenditures for lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction for programs within the jurisdiction of th
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 4852d
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Centers for Disease Control changed to Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention by Pub. L. 102–531, title
III, § 312, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3504.
§ 4852c. Guidelines for lead-based paint hazard
evaluation and reduction activities
Not later than 12 months after October 28,
1992, the Secretary, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Secretary of Labor, and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services (acting
through the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control), shall issue guidelines for the conduct
of federally supported work involving risk as-
sessments, inspections, interim controls, and
abatement of lead-based paint 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 residents
of the housing.
(Pub. L. 102–550, title X, § 1017, Oct. 28, 1992, 106
Stat. 3909.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Centers for Disease Control changed to Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention by Pub. L. 102–531, title
III, § 312, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3504.
§ 4852d. 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 pro-
mulgate regulations under this section for the
disclosure of lead-based paint hazards in tar-
get housing wh
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