Sec. 4. Demonstration program for tenant-based housing
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Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish and implement a demonstration program under which— an owner of a dwelling for which tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ) is provided and in which a child of less than 6 years of age will reside or is expected to reside shall conduct, and cover the costs of, an initial risk assessment for lead-based paint hazards in such housing; the Secretary shall cover the costs of abatement of any lead-based paint hazards identified pursuant to risk assessments paid for as provided under paragraph (1); and the owner of any dwelling unit for which abatement activities are conducted pursuant to paragraph
(2)is required, for a period to be determined by the Secretary based on the cost or percentage of the cost of such abatement activities covered by the Secretary, to rent the dwelling unit only to a household assisted with tenant-based rental assistance under such section 8. Under the demonstration program, the Secretary shall establish procedures and requirements with respect to housing covered by the demonstration program that are similar to the procedures and requirements applicable under paragraph
(1)of section 302(a) of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4822(a)(1) ) to housing covered by such paragraph, except as otherwise modified by this section. The Secretary shall carry out the demonstration program under this section in a variety of locations having high rates of lead poisoning, including urban areas and rural areas, in a manner that ensures geographically diversity of housing assisted under the program. Public housing agencies providing rental assistance for dwelling units participating in the demonstration program under this section shall coordinate with local public health agencies to determine if such dwelling units had a previous history of lead poisoning and if that lead poisoning was reported to the public housing agency. The Secretary shall monitor the extent of landlord compliance and participation under the demonstration program under this section and shall assess the relationships between the period of affordability required under subsection (a)(2), the amount or portion of the cost of abatement activities covered by the Secretary pursuant to such subsection, and the level of participation in the demonstration program by landlords. The Secretary shall submit a report annually to the Congress on landlord compliance and participation in the demonstration program. Each such report shall identify any changes in the rate of landlord compliance and participation from year to year and from immediately before the implementation of the demonstration program to the time of such report, and shall include an analysis of whether and the extent to which the availability of dwelling units to be assisted with tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is restricted or limited based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin in any manner that does not comply with the Fair Housing Act. In conducting monitoring pursuant to paragraph
(1)and preparing reports pursuant to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall involve and consult with the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Not later than the expiration of the 6-month period beginning upon the termination of the demonstration program under subsection (h), the Secretary shall submit a final report on the program to the Congress that shall include the following information: All information required to be submitted pursuant to paragraph
(2)in each annual report under such paragraph. Identification of— the overall number of dwelling units where a risk assessment identified a lead hazard before a child under age six occupied the unit; and if feasible, for each dwelling with such an identified lead hazard— whether the unit had visual signs of a lead hazard or had previously passed a visual inspection; and any documented cases of lead poisoning in children previously residing in the dwelling unit. Identification of— the actual cost of conducting pre-occupancy risk assessments of dwelling units, including the varying cost based on the age, building type, and location of the unit; the actual cost of lead-based paint hazard control activities conducted after a risk assessment that indicated the presence of a lead-based paint hazard in the participating units; and the actual cost of the clearance examination conducted after completion of lead-based paint hazard control activities. Identification of— the number, age, race, and ethnicity of children who would have lived in dwelling units where a lead hazard was discovered after a pre-occupancy risk assessment; and the number, age, race, and ethnicity of children residing in dwelling units in buildings in which a participating dwelling unit having a lead-based paint hazard is located. Identification of— the age of participating dwelling units; the block in which participating units are located and, if not available, the census tract in which participating units are located; the type of building in which participating units are located; and the number of participating units in which a lead-based paint hazard was discovered. Identification of— the number of inspectors available in each locality to conduct risk assessments under the program; the amount of time elapsed from making of a request for a risk assessment until completion of the assessment; and the agency employing each inspector. The Secretary shall make information collected pursuant to the demonstration program under this section publicly available on the website of the Department in a manner that does not provide any personally identifiable information regarding individuals or households participating in the program. For purposes of this section, the terms risk assessment , inspection , interim controls , and lead-based paint hazard have the same meaning given such terms in section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 4851b ). There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out this section. The demonstration program established under this section shall terminate 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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