Sec. 202. Lead-based paint hazard control and housing-related health and safety hazard mitigation in housing of families with lower incomes

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In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— $3,425,000,000 for grants to States, units of general local government, Indian tribes or their tribally designated housing entities, and nonprofit organizations for the activities under subsection

(c)in target housing units that do not receive Federal housing assistance other than assistance provided under subsection 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o) ), excluding paragraph (o)(13) of such section, and common areas servicing such units, where low-income families reside or are expected to reside; $250,000,000 for grants to States or units of general local government or nonprofit entities for the activities in subsection

(c)in target housing units, and common areas servicing such units, that are being assisted under the Weatherization Assistance Program authorized under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6861–6872 ) but are not assisted under any other Federal housing program other than subsection 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o) ), excluding paragraph 8(o)(13) of such section; $1,000,000,000 for grants to owners of a property receiving project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), including under subsection (o)(13) of such section, that meets the definition of target housing and that has not received a grant for similar purposes under this Act, for the activities in subsection (c), except for abatement of lead-based paint by enclosure or encapsulation, or interim controls of lead-based paint hazards in target housing units receiving such assistance and common areas servicing such units; $75,000,000 for costs related to training and technical assistance to support identification and mitigation of lead and housing-related health and safety hazards, research, and evaluation; and $250,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary of administering and overseeing the implementation of this section, and the Secretary’s lead hazard reduction and related programs generally including information technology, financial reporting, research and evaluations, other cross-program costs in support of programs administered by the Secretary in this title, and other costs. Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain available until September 30, 2033. The Secretary may make income determinations of eligibility for enrollment of housing units for assistance under this section that are consistent with eligibility requirements for grants awarded under other Federal means-tested programs, provided such determination does not require additional action by other Federal agencies. An owner of rental property that receives assistance under subsection (a)(3) shall give priority in renting units for which the lead-based paint has been abated pursuant to subsection (a)(3), for not less than 3 years following the completion of lead abatement activities, to families with a child under the age of 6 years. A recipient of a grant under this section may use up to 10 percent of the grant for administrative expenses associated with the activities funded by this section. Grants awarded under this section shall be used for purposes of building capacity and conducting activities relating to testing, evaluating, and mitigating lead-based paint, lead-based paint hazards, and housing-related health and safety hazards; outreach, education, and engagement with community stakeholders, including stakeholders in disadvantaged communities; program evaluation and research; grant administration, and other activities that directly or indirectly support the work under this section, as applicable, that without which such activities could not be conducted. For purposes of this section, the following definitions, and definitions in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7),

(10)through (17), and

(20)through

(27)of section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 4851b(1) –(3), 42 U.S.C. 4851b(5) –(7), 42 U.S.C. 4851b(10) –(17), 42 U.S.C. 4851b(20) –(27), shall apply: The terms nonprofit and nonprofit organization mean a corporation, community chest, fund, or foundation not organized for profit, but organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes; or an organization not organized for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare. The terms public housing , public housing agency , and low-income family have the same meaning given such terms in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) ). The terms State and unit of general local government have the same meaning given such terms in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302 ). For any grant of assistance under this section, a State or unit of general local government may assume responsibilities for elements of grant compliance, regardless of whether it is the grant recipient, if the State or unit of general local government is permitted to assume responsibility for the applicable element of grant compliance for grants for which it is the recipient under section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 4852 ). The Secretary shall have the authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guidance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the programs, projects, or activities authorized under this section to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities are completed in a timely and effective manner.

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