Number: RS21688
Title: Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention: Summary of Federal Mandates and Financial Assistance for Reducing Hazards in Housing
Authors: Linda-Jo Schierow, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: The federal strategy to reduce childhood exposure to LBP promotes interim measures, rather than complete removal of LBP, to eliminate by 2010 hazards from housing units constructed prior to 1960. The Bush Administration has requested continued funding in FY2008 for grants and related programs that support the strategy. In 2000, President Clinton's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children suggested that the use of financial incentives, such as tax credits or deductions, might be explored to reduce LBP hazards in housing for additional lowincome families not served by HUD grants and moderate-income families with young children. Legislation to provide such incentives has been introduced into the 110th Congress.
Pages: 5
Date: June 12, 2008