,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aadc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aa1    
#bjai ,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve testing and   
inspections for lead on military        
installations1 in ,department of        
,defense housing and schools1 and in    
military dependent children1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,get the ,lead
 ,out of ,military ,housing ,act4  #b4  
,department of ,defense policy on lead  
testing on military installations  7a7  
,policy required ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall establish a policy under which--  
7#a7 a qualified individual may access a
 military installation for the purpose  
of conducting lead testing on the       

installation1 subject to the approval of
 the ,secretary2 and  7#b7 the results  
of any lead testing conducted on a      
military installation shall be          
transmitted-- 7,a7 in the case of a     
military installation located inside the
 ,united ,states1 to relevant ,federal1 
,state1 and local agencies2 and  7,b7 in
 the case of a military installation    
located outside the ,united ,states1 to 
the ,centers for ,disease ,control and  
,prevention4  7b7 ,penalties ,as part of
 the policy established under subsection
 7a71 the ,secretary shall prescribe    
penalties for any member of the ,armed  
,forces--  7#a7 who is responsible for  
transmitting the results of lead testing
 on a military installation to ,federal1
 ,state1 and local agencies or to the   
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention pursuant to the policy1 and 
who does not so transmit such results2  
or  7#b7 who impedes or obstructs the   
conduct of lead testing on a military   
installation by a qualified individual  

approved to conduct such testing        
pursuant to the policy4  7c7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term ,united ,states has the meaning   
given such term section #aja7;a77#a7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 
,the term qualified individual means an 
individual who is certified by the      
,environmental ,protection ,agency or by
 a ,state as-- 7,a7 a lead-based paint  
inspector2 or  7,b7 a lead-based paint  
risk assessor4  #c4 ,lead testing in    
,department of ,defense ,education      
,activity schools  7a7 ,lead-,based     
paint and lead in drinking water  7#a7  
,testing required ,the ,secretary of    
,defense shall ensure that all covered  
schools are tested for--  7,a7 the      
presence of lead-based paint2 and  7,b7 
the presence of lead in drinking water4 
7#b7 ,standards ,in carrying out        
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
ensure that tests are performed in      
accordance with regulations of the      
,environmental ,protection ,agency4     

7#c7 ,notification ,not later than one  
day after a test carried out pursuant to
 this subsection detects the presence of
 lead-based paint in1 or lead in the    
drinking water of1 a covered school1 the
 ,secretary shall notify of such        
result--  7,a7 the parents or legal     
guardians of students attending such    
covered school2 and  7,b7 the employees 
of such covered school4  7b7 ,lead      
mitigation  7#a7 ,activities required   
,the ,secretary shall undertake         
activities necessary to mitigate the    
presence of lead in a covered school in 
which lead is detected as a result of a 
test performed pursuant to subsection   
7a74  7#b7 ,standards ,in carrying out  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
ensure mitigation is undertaken in      
accordance with regulations of the      
,environmental ,protection ,agency and  
the ,department of ,housing and ,urban  
,development4  7c7 ,timing ,the         
,secretary shall complete all actions   
required pursuant to subsections 7a7 and

 7b7 not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4  7d7
 ,report ,not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
congressional defense committees a      
report containing information on        
activities carried out under this       
section1 including--  7#a7 the number of
 covered schools tested for lead-based  
paint2  7#b7 the number of covered      
schools tested for lead in drinking     
water2  7#c7 for each covered school at 
which testing was performed1 the results
 of the testing2  7#d7 for each covered 
school at which testing was not         
performed1 an explanation for the       
failure to perform the testing2 and     
7#e7 for each covered school in which   
lead was detected1 the activities       
undertaken to mitigate the presence of  
lead4  7e7 ,covered school defined ,in  
this section1 the term covered school   
means the following3 7#a7 ,a school     
owned or operated by the ,department of 

,defense ,education ,activity4  7#b7 ,a 
school with which the ,secretary has    
entered into a contract or otherwise    
entered into an arrangement to provide  
educational programs under--  7,a7      
section #bafd of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code2 or  7,b7 section #adjb of
 the ,defense ,dependents' ,education   
,act of #aigh 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iba74  #d4
 ,prohibition on discouraging lead      
inspections in military housing  7a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary concerned may  
not discourage the inspection of covered
 housing for lead-based paint or sources
 of lead4  7b7 ,testing authorized ,the 
,secretary concerned may authorize      
testing for lead in covered housing when
 such testing is not required by        
,federal1 ,state1 or local regulations  
or laws4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,the term ,secretary      
concerned has the meaning given that    
term in section #aja7;a77#i7 of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the  
term covered housing means military     

owned and government controlled family  
housing and privately leased or rented  
housing4  #e4 ,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 #bjbj1 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 including well baby
 care that includes screenings and      
testings in accordance with subsection  
7i7 for lead exposure and lead          
poisoning4  7#c7 ,study ,not later than 
,january #a1 #bjba1 the ,secretary of   
,defense shall submit to the            
congressional defense committees 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 for the level of lead in
 the blood of the child pursuant to     
subparagraph 7,d7 of such subsection    
7i77#a71 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    
#bjbb1 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 on 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  #f4 
,annual certification and reporting on  
lead-based paint in military housing    
7a7 ,annual certification  7#a7 ,in     
general ,each ,secretary concerned shall
 submit a certification in writing to   
the ,secretary of ,defense and the      
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development indicating whether the     
military housing under the jurisdiction 
of the ,secretary concerned is in       
compliance with the requirements        
respecting lead-based paint1 lead-based 
paint activities1 and lead-based paint  
hazards described in section #djh of the
 ,toxic ,substances ,control ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #bfhh74  7#b7 ,submission     
dates ,each ,secretary concerned shall  
submit the certification under paragraph
 7#a7 not later than ,july #ca of each  
year beginning in #bjbj4  7#c7 ,contents
 ,each certification under paragraph    
7#a7 shall state1 with regards to the   
preceding calendar year-- 7,a7 the total

 number of military housing units under 
the jurisdiction of the ,secretary      
concerned that were inspected for       
lead-based paint in accordance with the 
requirements described in paragraph     
7#a72  7,b7 the total number of military
 housing units that were found to       
contain lead-based paint in the course  
of inspections described in subparagraph
 7,a72  7,c7 any abatement efforts      
conducted regarding military housing    
units described in subparagraph 7,b72   
and  7,d7 the total number of military  
housing units under the jurisdiction of 
the ,secretary concerned that were not  
inspected for lead-based paint4  7b7    
,annual reports ,not later than ,august 
#ca of each year beginning in #bjbj1 the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall publish   
7including on a website of the          
,department of ,defense7 and submit to  
the congressional defense committees a  
report that sets forth the following3   
7#a7 ,each military department that has 
failed to submit a certification        

required under subsection 7a7 with      
respect to the preceding calendar year4 
7#b7 ,a detailed summary of the data1   
broken down by military department1     
contained in the certifications under   
subsection 7a7 for such calendar year4  
7c7 ,noncompliance penalties ,in each of
 fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbc1 each 
political appointee of a military       
department that has failed to certify   
compliance under subsection 7a7 for the 
last calendar year ending before the    
year in which such fiscal year begins   
may not receive bonus pay1 excluding    
overtime pay1 until the ,secretary      
concerned certifies such compliance4    
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the  
terms ,secretary concerned and military 
department have the meanings given those
 terms in section #aja of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code4