,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bc1 #bjag,mr4 
,turner introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
require the windows in military family  
housing units to be equipped with fall  
prevention devices that protect against 
unintentional falls by young children1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as ,evan's
 ,law4  #b4 ,requirements for window    
fall prevention devices in military     
family housing  7a7 ,requirement        
,chapter #afi of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #bhgh the following new   
section3  #bhgi4 ,window fall prevention
 devices in military family housing     
units  7a7 ,requiring use of devices on 
certain windows ,the ,secretary         
concerned shall ensure that if a window 
in any military family housing unit     

acquired or constructed under this      
chapter is described in subsection 7b71 
including a window designed for         
emergency escape or rescue1 the window  
is equipped with fall prevention devices
 that protect against unintentional     
window falls by young children and that 
are in compliance with applicable       
,international ,building ,code 7,,ibc7  
standards4  7b7 ,windows described ,a   
window is described in this subsection  
if the bottom sill of the window is     
within #cf inches of the floor1 as      
measured in the interior of the unit4  4
  7b7 ,briefing on implementation ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of each military department  
shall brief the ,committee on ,armed    
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives on the implementation  
of section #bhgi of title #aj1 ,united  
,states ,code 7as added by subsection   
7a771 and include in the briefing the   
following3  7#a7 ,the extent to which   

the ,secretary is in compliance with the
 requirements of such section4  7#b7 ,a 
plan for the retrofitting of existing   
military family housing units to enable 
the units to meet the requirements of   
such section4  7#c7 ,the feasibility and
 cost-effectiveness of expanding the    
requirements of such section to apply to
 windows for which the bottom sill--    
7,a7 is within #db inches of the floor1 
as measured in the interior of the unit2
 or  7,b7 is #gb inches or more above   
the ground1 as measured on the exterior 
of the unit4  7#d7 ,the feasibility and 
cost-effectiveness of modifying the     
requirements of such section to require 
windows to be equipped with fall        
prevention devices that meet the        
following requirements3  7,a7 ,the      
device attaches to the window frame and 
covers the entire opening with materials
 of sufficient strength to withstand #fj
 pounds 7#bg kg7 of force4  7,b7 ,the   
device allows protection in case of a   
fully opened window4  7,c7 ,the device  

prohibits the passage of a #d-;inch     
rigid sphere anywhere in the window     
opening4  7,d7 ,the device has a #b-step
 release mechanism that-- 7i7 allows the
 window to be fully opened for emergency
 escape or rescue with no more than #ae 
lb ft of force2  7ii7 requires #b       
distinct actions to operate2  7iii7 is  
clearly identified for use in an        
emergency2 and  7iv7 is not designed in 
a manner which accommodates the use of  
locking devices which require special   
tools or knowledge to operate1 such as  
combination locks or keyed locks4  7#e7 
,the feasibility and cost-effectiveness 
of extending the requirements of such   
section to private housing leased or    
otherwise used by military families4    
7#f7 ,the feasibility and               
cost-effectiveness of other potential   
methods to protect against unintentional
 window falls by young children in      
military family housing units4  7c7     
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #afi of such title 

is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to section #bhgh the following 
new item3  #bhgi4 ,window fall          
prevention devices in military family   
housing units4  4