Evaluation and reduction of lead-based pipe hazards in federally assisted housing

(a) Requirements for federally assisted housing The Secretary shall provide for appropriate measures and procedures to conduct risk assessments, inspections, interim controls, and abatement of lead-based pipe hazards in federally assisted housing. At a minimum, such procedures shall require— (1) the provision of lead hazard information pamphlets, developed pursuant to section 205 of this Act for purchasers and tenants of such housing; (2) periodic risk assessments and interim controls for such housing in accordance with a schedule determined by the Secretary, which shall provide for the initial risk assessment to be performed— (A) in not less than 50 percent of the dwelling units of such housing within 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) in the remainder of the dwelling units of such housing within 10 years after such date of enactment; (3) inspection for the presence of lead-based pipe in such housing prior to federally funded renovation or rehabilitation; (4) reduction of lead-based pipe hazards in such housing in the course of rehabilitation projects receiving less than $25,000 per unit in Federal funds; (5) abatement of lead-based pipe hazards in such housing in the course of substantial rehabilitation projects receiving more than $25,000 per unit in Federal funds; (6) where risk assessment, inspection, or reduction activities have been undertaken in such housing, the provision of notice to occupants describing the nature and scope of such activities and the actual risk assessment or inspection reports (including available information on the location of any remaining lead-based pipe and lead-based pipe hazards); and (7) such other measures for such housing as the Secretary deems appropriate. (b) Public housing Section 9(d)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (K), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (M) lead-based pipe hazard evaluation and reduction, as defined in section 3 of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026.. (c) HOME Investment Partnerships Section 212(a) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) (relating to lead-based paint hazards) as paragraph (4); and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Lead-based pipe hazards A participating jurisdiction may use funds provided under this subtitle for the evaluation and reduction of lead-based pipe hazards. (d) Community development block grants Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (24)(D), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (26) lead-based pipe hazard evaluation and reduction, as defined in section 3 of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026.. (e) Section 8 rental assistance Section 8(c)(2)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may (at the discretion of the Secretary and subject to the availability of appropriations for contract amendments), on a project-by-project basis for projects receiving project-based assistance, provide adjustments to the maximum monthly rents to cover the costs of evaluating and reducing lead-based pipe hazards, as defined in section 3 of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026.. (f) Hope for Public and Indian housing homeownership Title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— (1) in section 302(b) (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa–1(b))— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) inspection for lead-based pipe hazards, as required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026;; and (2) in section 303(b) (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa–2(b))— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (14) as paragraphs (6) through (15), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Abatement of lead-based pipe hazards, as required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026.. (g) Hope for homeownership of multifamily units Title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is amended— (1) in section 422(b) (42 U.S.C. 12872(b))— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) inspection for lead-based pipe hazards, as required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026;; and (2) in section 423(b) (42 U.S.C. 12873(b))— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (14) as paragraphs (6) through (15), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Abatement of lead-based pipe hazards, as required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026.. (h) Hope for homeownership of single family homes Title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is amended— (1) in section 442(b) (42 U.S.C. 12892(b))— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) inspection for lead-based pipe hazards, as required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026;; and (2) in section 443(b) (42 U.S.C. 12893(b))— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (11) as paragraphs (6) through (12), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Abatement of lead-based pipe hazards, as required by section 102(a) of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026.. (i) FHA insurance for mortgages for single family homes (1) Home improvement The fourth undesignated paragraph of section 2(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1703(a)) is amended— (A) by inserting after the period at the end of the first sentence the following: Alterations, repairs, and improvements upon or in connection with existing structures may also include the evaluation and reduction of lead-based pipes hazards.; and (B) in the last sentence— (i) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting and; (iii) in paragraph (4)— (I) by inserting, when used with respect to lead-based paint hazards, before have; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting and; and (iv) by adding at the end the following: (5) the terms evaluation, reduction, and lead-based pipe hazard, when used with respect to lead-based pipe hazards, have the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026.. (2) Rehabilitation loans The last sentence of section 203(k)(2)(B) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(k)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following:, and measures to evaluate and reduce lead-based pipe hazards, as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026. (j) FHA insurance for mortgages for multifamily housing Section 221(d)(4)(iv) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 17151(d)(4)(iv)) is amended by inserting before the closing parentheses the following:, and the cost of evaluating and reducing lead-based pipe hazards, as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026. (k) Rural housing Section 501(a)(5) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following:, and measures to evaluate and reduce lead-based pipe hazards, as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Grants for Eliminating the Toxic Hazard of Environmental Lead in Our Towns Act of 2026.