,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ad1 #bjai,mr4  
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york 7= 
himself1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,katko1   
,mr4 ,heck1 & ,ms4 ,scanlon7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to /udy & facilitate ! abatem5t
 & removal ( environm5tal haz>ds 9 homes
 rehabilitat$ ) community p>ticipation1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,remov+            
,environm5tal ,haz>ds ,& ,build+ ,safely
 ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,rehabs ,act (      
#bjai4  #b4 ,/udy & removal (           
environm5tal haz>ds 9 homes be+         
rehabilitat$  7a7 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t 
%all conduct a /udy on--  7#a7 ! be/    
me?ods to assess ! am\nt ( mold 9 a s+le
 family home prior to su* home be+      
rehabilitat$2  7#b7 ! dang] pos$ by mold

 9 a s+le family home prior to su* home 
be+ rehabilitat$2 &  7#c7 be/ practices 
= safely remov+ mold :5 rehabilitat+ a  
s+le family home4  7b7 ,report ,n lat]  
?an #cj days aft] ! completion ( ! /udy 
pursuant to subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit a report to ,congress       
conta9+ ! results ( su* /udy1 & make su*
 report available on a public website ( 
! ,dep>tm5t4  #c4 ,grant program = !    
abatem5t & removal ( environm5tal haz>ds
 f homes  7a7 ,grant au?ority ,!        
,secret>y may1 to ! ext5t am\nts are    
available to c>ry out ?is section & !   
requirem5ts ( ?is section are met1 make 
grants to provide = or facilitate !     
abatem5t & removal ( environm5tal haz>ds
 9 homes be+ rehabilitat$ to national & 
regional organizations & consortia t h  
exp]i5ce 9 provid+ = or facilitat+ !    
abatem5t & removal ( environm5tal haz>ds
 f homes4  7b7 ,goals & acc\ntability ,9
 mak+ grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y
 %all take su* actions z may be necess>y
 to ensure t--  7#a7 assi/ance provid$  

"u ?is section is us$ to provide = or   
facilitate ! abatem5t & removal (       
environm5tal haz>ds 9 homes be+         
rehabilitat$ ?r\gh ! provision (        
self-help h\s+1 "u :i* ! home[n]        
contributes a significant am\nt ( sweat 
equity t[>d ! rehabilitation ( ! dwell+2
  7#b7 ! dwell+s = :i* abatem5t or      
removal is p]=m$ 9 connection )         
assi/ance provid$ "u ?is section are    
quality dwell+s t comply ) local build+ 
& safety codes & /&>ds & are available  
at prices bel[ ! prevail+ m>ket prices2 
7#c7 ! provision ( assi/ance "u ?is     
section e/abli%es & fo/]s a p>tn]%ip    
betwe5 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t &             
organizations & consortia1 result+ 9    
effici5t rehabilitation ( af=dable h\s+ 
) m9imal gov]nm5tal int]v5tion1 limit$  
gov]nm5tal regulation1 & significant    
involvem5t by private entities2  7#d7   
activities to rehabilitate h\s+ assi/$  
pursuant to ?is section involve         
community p>ticipation 9 :i* volunte]s  
assi/ 9 ! rehabilitation ( dwell+s2 &   

7#e7 assi/ance "u ?is section = !       
abatem5t or removal ( environm5tal      
haz>ds is provid$ = dwell+s on a        
geographically div]se basis1 :i* %all   
include areas hav+ high h\s+ co/s1 rural
 areas1 & areas und]s]v$ by o!r         
home[n]%ip opportunities t are populat$ 
by l[-income families unable to o!rwise 
af=d h\s+4  ,if1 at any "t1 ! ,secret>y 
det]m9es t ! goals "u ?is subsection _c 
be met by provid+ assi/ance 9 accordance
 ) ! t]ms ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y    
%all imm$iately notify ! applicable     
,committees 9 writ+ ( su* det]m9ation & 
any propos$ *anges = su* goals or ?is   
section4  7c7 ,national competition ,!  
,secret>y %all select organizations &   
consortia ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 to 
receive grants ?r\gh a national         
competitive process1 :i* ! ,secret>y    
%all e/abli%4  7d7 ,use ,am\nts f grants
 made "u ?is section1 includ+ any       
recaptur$ am\nts1 %all be us$ only = !  
abatem5t & removal ( environm5tal haz>ds
 9 connection ) rehabilitat+ exi/+ homes

 to make !m dec5t1 safe1 & sanit>y      
nonluxury dwell+s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates =   
families & p]sons :o o!rwise w\ld be    
unable to af=d to pur*ase a dwell+4  7e7
 ,e/abli%m5t ( grant fund  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,any am\nts f a grant made "u ?is      
section %all be deposit$ by ! grantee   
organization or consortium 9 a fund t is
 e/abli%$ by su* organization or        
consortium = su* am\nts1 adm9i/]$ by su*
 organization or consortium1 & available
 only = ! uses describ$ 9 subsection    
7d74 ,any int]e/1 fees1 or o!r e>n+s ( !
 fund %all be deposit$ 9 ! fund & %all  
be consid]$ grant am\nts = purposes (   
?is section4  7#b7 ,assi/ance to        
affiliates ,any organization or         
consortia t receives a grant "u ?is     
section may use am\nts 9 ! fund e/abli%$
 = su* organizations or consortia       
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 = ! uses     
describ$ 9 subsection 7d71 by provid+   
assi/ance f ! fund to local affiliates (
 su* organizations & consortia4  7f7    
,requirem5ts = assi/ance ,! ,secret>y   

may make a grant to an organization or  
consortium "u subsection 7a7 only       
pursuant to--  7#a7 an expression (     
int]e/ by su* organization or consortia 
to ! ,secret>y = a grant = su* purposes2
 &  7#b7 a grant agreem5t ent]$ into "u 
subsection 7g74  7g7 ,grant agreem5t ,a 
grant "u ?is section %all be made only  
pursuant to a grant agreem5t ent]$ into 
by ! ,secret>y & ! organization or      
consortia receiv+ ! grant1 :i* %all--   
7#a7 require su* organization or        
consortia to use grant am\nts only z    
provid$ 9 ?is section2  7#b7 require !  
organization or consortia to use ! grant
 am\nts 9 a mann] t lev]ages o!r s\rces 
( fund+ o!r ?an grants "u ?is section1  
includ+ private or public funds1 9      
rehabilitat+ dwell+s2  7#c7 provide t ! 
,secret>y %all recapture any grant      
am\nts provid$ to ! organization or     
consortia t are n us$ )9 #bd mon?s aft] 
su* am\nts are fir/ disburs$ to !       
organization or consortia2 &  7#d7      
conta9 su* o!r t]ms z ! ,secret>y may   

require to provide = compliance )       
subsection 7b7 & ! requirem5ts ( ?is    
section4  7h7 ,fulfillm5t ( grant       
agreem5t ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t an  
organization or consortia aw>d$ a grant 
"u ?is section has n1 )9 #bd mon?s aft] 
grant am\nts are fir/ made available to 
! organization or consortia1            
sub/antially fulfill$ ! obligations "u !
 grant agreem5t1 ! ,secret>y %all use   
any su* undisburs$ am\nts rema9+ f su*  
grants = o!r grants 9 accordance ) ?is  
section4  7i7 ,records & audits ,dur+ ! 
p]iod beg9n+ ^u ! mak+ ( a grant "u ?is 
section & end+ ^u close-out ( ! grant "u
 subsection 7j7--  7#a7 ! organization  
aw>d$ ! grant %all keep su* records &   
adopt su* adm9i/rative practices z !    
,secret>y may require to ensure         
compliance ) ! provisions ( ?is section 
& ! grant agreem5t2 &  7#b7 ! ,secret>y 
& ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & any ( _! duly appo9t$         
repres5tatives1 %all h access = !       
purpose ( audit & exam9ation to any     

books1 docum5ts1 pap]s1 & records ( !   
grantee organization or consortia & its 
affiliates t are p]t95t to ! grant made 
"u ?is section4  7j7 ,close-,out ,!     
,secret>y %all close out a grant made "u
 ?is section ^u det]m9+ t ! aggregate   
am\nt ( any assi/ance provid$ f ! fund  
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7e77#a7 by !     
grantee organization or consortium      
exce$s ! am\nt ( ! grant4 ,= purposes ( 
?is subsection1 any int]e/1 fees1 & o!r 
e>n+s ( ! fund %all be exclud$ f ! am\nt
 ( ! grant4  7k7 ,report to ,congress ,n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft] close-out ( all 
grants "u ?is section is complet$1 !    
,secret>y %all submit a report to !     
applicable ,committees describ+--  7#a7 
! grants made "u ?is section2  7#b7 !   
grantees2  7#c7 ! h\s+ = :i* abatem5t or
 removal ( environm5tal haz>ds 0 p]=m$ 9
 connection ) ! grant am\nts2 &  7#d7 ! 
purposes = :i* ! grant am\nts 7 us$4    
#d4 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 
! foll[+ def9itions %all apply3  7#a7   
,applicable ,committees ,! t]m          

applicable ,committees means ! ,h\se    
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices & !    
,s5ate ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &   
,urban ,affairs4  7#b7 ,environm5tal    
haz>d ,! t]m environm5tal haz>d means   
any condition t causes exposure to lead1
 asbe/os1 mold1 & o!r haz>ds z det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &   
,urban ,developm5t4  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates includes ! ,/ates (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (          
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn       
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 
,am]ican ,samoa1 & any o!r t]ritory or  
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #e4      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4   
#f4 ,sunset ,! ,secret>y %all n ent]    
into any grant agreem5t1 contract1 or   
obligation "u ?is ,act aft] ! conclusion
 ( fiscal ye> #bjbb4