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THE RADON REPORTER | 17 establishing new regulatory programs elsewhere. Better oversight is critical to protect families from widespread problems such as incorrect radon test results and unsafe mitigation. EPA-Related Asks. We are requesting that Senators and Representatives support in the FY27 Interior-Environment appropriations bills (1) an increase for State and Tribal Indoor Air Radon Grants (SIRG) within the categorical grants program from $9.13 million to $18 million and (2) level funding for the Indoor Air: Radon program within the Radiation and Indoor Air Office, as well as the report language below: Categorical Grant: Radon . [SIRG] The Committee continues to support state and tribal radon program efforts that raise awareness about the associated risks of radon exposure. The Committee encourages increasing radon grants from the FY26 level to $18 million, with the increase to be used for adopting and strengthening state credential requirements for radon measurement and mitigation workers. Indoor Air: Radon . The Committee supports Agency efforts to update its radon credentialing framework to ensure a quality workforce, public health protection, and consistency, and to support the ongoing development of the EPA-recommended voluntary consensus standards. Attention to HUD radon policies was also requested . In several meetings with offices involved in housing- related committees and subcommittees, IEA team members requested new and greater attention to radon policies at HUD. As background, in the wake of FHFA’s rescission of its radon policy for multifamily lending, a lending industry association has advocated that HUD multifamily lending follow Fannie Mae and defer radon requirements. IEA is advocating with HUD, and emphasizing the need for Congress to direct HUD, to continue its multifamily lending radon testing and mitigation requirements and, further, to consider strengthening the department-wide radon policy affecting other HUD programs so that it will be as protective as the lending policy, through appropriations report language: HUD-Related Asks . We are requesting that Senators and Representatives support including the report language below in the FY27 Transportation-HUD appropriations bills: Office of Housing, General and Special Risk Program Account. The Committee recognizes the importance of protecting tenants from radon exposure, the second leading cause of lung cancer, and encourages the FHA to continue the 2020 policy requirement for radon testing, and radon mitigation as needed, performed by Radon Professionals according to the applicable ANSI/AARST industry consensus standard. Community Planning and Development, Office of Environment and Energy. The Committee understands that the departmentwide radon testing and mitigation policy promulgated by the Office of Community Planning and Development is not as protective as FHA’s 2020 policy requirement for radon testing, and radon mitigation as needed, performed by Radon Professionals according to the applicable ANSI/AARST industry consensus standard. The Committee encourages HUD to reevaluate and prepare for the implementation of changes consistent with the FHA 2020 policy requirement. President’s Budget Breaking News: The Trump Administration’s proposed budget for FY 27, released April 3rd, proposed to eliminate the State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants (SIRG) (along with most other categorical grants to states and tribes), under rationales such as “responsibility for funding local indoor radon reduction programs is best placed with states and localities” and “many programs are mature or have accomplished their purpose.” The budget also proposes to eliminate the Indoor Air: Radon program within the Office of Radiation and Indoor Air. These elimination proposals were not accepted by Congressional appropriators last year. IEA Lobbying Partner - ML Strategies ML Strategies, based in Washington DC and Boston, is the lobbying and government affairs affiliate of Mintz that specializes in “government relations, strategic lobbying, public affairs strategy, strategic communications, and business development expertise — delivering the insight, access, and execution clients need to influence policy, shape legislation, and drive outcomes at the local, state, and federal levels.” Its team includes former senior elected officials, regulators, and government leaders who understand how decisions are made and how to move priorities through complex political and legislative environments. With support from contributions made to IEA’s Advocates Program, the association has contracted with ML for assistance with strengthening Congressional and Executive Branch commitment to radon risk reduction policies. The ML Strategies team assisting IEA includes: Anthony DeMaio,Senior Vice President; Frank C. Guinta, Senior Vice President; R Neal Martin,Senior Director of Government Relations POLICY