Sec. 6. Notice to assisted families regarding fair housing rights and lead-based paint

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Subtitle F of title V of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 is amended— in section 578(c) ( 42 U.S.C. 13663(c) ), by striking section 579(a)(2) and inserting section 580(a)(2) ; by redesignating section 579 ( 42 U.S.C. 13664 ) as section 580; and by inserting after section 578 ( 42 U.S.C. 13663 ) the following new section: The Secretary shall require each public housing agency, grantee, and owner of housing described in subsection

(d)to provide written notice, consistent with Federal civil rights, fair housing, and nondiscrimination requirements, under subsection

(b)to each— applicant who is selected from the waiting list for admission to such federally assisted housing or to such a federally assisted housing program; and assisted family who moves to a different such federally assisted housing dwelling unit; and whose household at the time of such selection or move, includes a child of less than 6 years of age who will reside or is expected to reside in such housing. Written notice under this subsection shall be in the form developed under subsection

(c)that is provided at the time of the selection or move, as applicable, described in subsection (a)(1), that includes information sufficient to describe to the applicant or assisted family— the adverse health effects lead poisoning can have on children under 6 years old; their rights under the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ( 29 U.S.C. 794 ), title VI of the Civil Rights Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. ), and other applicable State or local laws regarding fair housing, including how to file complaints of housing discrimination under such Acts and laws; the extent of the public housing agency’s, grantee’s, and owner’s, as applicable, responsibility to ensure that their housing is controlled for lead-based paint; that the rights described pursuant to paragraph

(2)should not limit the ability of the applicant or assisted family to secure federally assisted housing based on the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 ), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ( 29 U.S.C. 794 ), or title VI of the Civil Rights Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. ) under such paragraph; and that all children enrolled in Medicaid, including children enrolled for medical assistance under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ) (or a waiver of such a plan) and children enrolled for child health assistance under a State child health plan under title XXI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq. ) (or a waiver of such a plan), are required to receive blood lead screening tests at ages 12 months and 24 months and that, in addition, any child between 24 and 72 months with no record of a previous blood lead screening test must receive such a screening test. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall develop a standard form of the notice required under this section that complies with all of the requirements of this section and shall make such standard form available to public housing agencies, grantees, and owners of federally assisted housing to facilitate compliance with the requirements of this section. Housing described in this subsection is housing that is— specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or

(F)of section 580(a)(1); or assisted under the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq. ). .

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