Comprehensive housing affordability strategies

Section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (18), (19), and (20) as paragraphs (19), (20), and (21), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following new paragraph: (18) estimate the number of housing units within the jurisdiction that are occupied by low-income families or very low-income families and that contain 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, outline the actions proposed or being taken to evaluate and reduce lead-based pipe hazards, and describe how lead-based pipe hazard reduction will be integrated into housing policies and programs;; and (2) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking paragraph (16) and inserting paragraph (17); and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Lead-based pipe hazards When preparing the portion of a housing strategy required by subsection (b)(18), a jurisdiction shall consult with State or local health and child welfare agencies and examine existing data related to lead-based pipe hazards and poisonings, including health department data on the addresses of housing units in which children have been identified as lead poisoned..