,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,kildee 7for himself and ,ms4 ,speier7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend titles  
#aj and #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 to  
ensure that children covered by the     
,,tricare program are screened and      
tested for lead levels1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,lead level screenings   
and testings for children  7a7 ,,tricare
  7#a7 ,well-baby care ,section #ajgg of
 title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7i7  7#a7    
,beginning ,january #a1 #bjai1 in       
furnishing well-baby care under         
subsection 7a77#h71 the ,secretary shall
 ensure that such care includes the     
following3  7,a7 ,with respect to a     
child who lives in housing built before 
#aigh at any time during the first #bd  
months of the life of the child--  7i7  

the first testing of the child for the  
level of lead in the blood of the child 
at approximately the age of #ab months2 
and  7ii7 the second such test at       
approximately the age of #bd months4    
7,b7 ,with respect to a child not       
covered by subparagraph 7,a7 whose      
parent or guardian1 at any time during  
the first #bd months of the life of the 
child1 has a military occupational      
specialty that the ,secretary determines
 poses an elevated risk of lead         
exposure--  7i7 the first testing of the
 child for the level of lead in the     
blood of the child at approximately the 
age of #ab months2 and  7ii7 the second 
such test at approximately the age of   
#bd months4  7,c7 ,with respect to a    
child not covered by subparagraph 7,a7  
or 7,b7--  7i7 the first screening of   
the child for an elevated risk of lead  
exposure at approximately the age of #ab
 months2 and  7ii7 the second such      
screening at approximately the age of   
#bd months4  7,d7 ,with respect to a    

child covered by subparagraph 7,c7 whose
 screening indicates an elevated risk of
 lead exposure1 testing of the child for
 the level of lead in the blood of the  
child4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall      
ensure that any care provided to a child
 pursuant to this chapter for lead      
poisoning shall be carried out in       
accordance with applicable advice from  
the ,centers for ,disease ,control and  
,prevention4  7#c7  7,a7 ,with respect  
to a child who receives a test under    
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
provide the results of the test to the  
parent or guardian of the child4  7,b7  
,with respect to a child who receives a 
test under paragraph 7#a71 the          
,secretary shall provide the results of 
the test and the address at which the   
child resides to--  7i7 the relevant    
health department of the ,state in which
 the child resides if the child resides 
in the ,united ,states2 or  7ii7 the    
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention if the child resides outside

 the ,united ,states4  7,c7 ,in         
providing information regarding a child 
to a ,state or the ,centers for ,disease
 ,control and ,prevention under         
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary may   
not provide any identifying information 
or health information of the child that 
is not specifically authorized in such  
subparagraph4  7,d7 ,in this paragraph1 
the term ,state means each of the       
several ,states1 the ,district of       
,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto 
,rico1 and any territory or possession  
of the ,united ,states4  4  7#b7        
,conforming amendment ,subsection       
7a77#h7 of such section is amended by   
striking including well-baby care that  
includes one screening of an infant for 
the level of lead in the blood of the   
infant and inserting including1 in      
accordance with subsection 7i71         
well-baby care that includes screenings 
and testings for lead exposure and lead 
poisoning4  7#c7 ,study ,not later than 
,january #a1 #bjbj1 the ,secretary of   

,defense shall submit to the            
congressional defense committees 7as    
defined by section #aja7;a77#af7 of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 a     
report detailing the following3  7,a7   
,the number of children who were tested 
for the level of lead in the blood of   
the child pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 
of subsection 7i77#a7 of section #ajgg  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as 
added by subsection 7a71 and of such    
number1 the number who were found to    
have elevated blood lead levels4  7,b7  
,the number of children who were tested 
for the level of lead in the blood of   
the child pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 
of such subsection 7i77#a71 and of such 
number1 the number who were found to    
have lead poisoning4  7,c7 ,the number  
of children who were screened for an    
elevated risk of lead exposure pursuant 
to subparagraph 7,c7 of such subsection 
7i77#a74  7,d7 ,the number of children  
who were tested the level of lead in the
 blood of the child pursuant to         

subparagraph 7,d7 of such subsection1   
and of such number1 the number who were 
found to have elevated blood lead       
levels4  7,e7 ,the treatment provided to
 children pursuant to chapter #ee of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 for   
lead poisoning4  7#d7 ,,gao ,report ,not
 later than ,january #a1 #bjba1 the     
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the             
congressional defense committees a      
report on the effectiveness of          
screening1 testing1 and treating        
children for lead exposure and lead     
poisoning pursuant to chapter #ee of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7  
,notification of housing ,section #djc  
of title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7p7 ,records 
regarding housing and lead-,based paint 
7#a7 ,the ,secretary concerned shall    
keep a record of whether the following  
housing was built before1 during1 or    
after #aigh3  7,a7 ,quarters of the     

,united ,states under the jurisdiction  
of that ,secretary concerned4  7,b7 ,a  
housing facility under the jurisdiction 
of that ,secretary concerned4  7,c7     
,other housing in which a member of the 
uniformed service of that ,secretary    
concerned resides4  7#b7 ,as a condition
 of receipt of a basic allowance for    
housing under this section1 a member of 
the uniformed services shall notify the 
,secretary concerned whether the housing
 in which that member resides was built 
before1 during1 or after #aigh4  4