,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gahh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ba1 #bjbf    
,mr4 ,panetta 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 
& ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve  
h\s+ & environm5tal heal? & safety      
protections = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces &  
_! families resid+ 9 milit>y family     
h\s+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y     
,occupancy ,liv+ ,def5se ,act or !      
,,mold ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se  
%\ld e/abli% & implem5t a uni=m code (  
basic h\s+ /&>ds = safety1 com=t1 &     
habitability = privatiz$ milit>y h\s+1  
:i* meets or exce$s requirem5ts in=m$ by
 a nationally recogniz$1 cons5sus-bas$1 
model prop]ty ma9t5ance code4  7#b7     
,?\s&s ( milit>y families liv+ 9        
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ h be5 expos$ to  
haz>d\s environm5tal conditions1 includ+
 widespread mold contam9ation1 due to   

neglig5t ma9t5ance practices &          
inadequate gov]nm5t ov]sight4  7#c7     
,milit>y families frequ5tly %\ld] !     
f9ancial burd5 ( environm5tal haz>ds1   
(t5 pay+ out-(-pocket = tempor>y        
relocation1 ! loss ( p]sonal prop]ty1   
m$ical exp5ses1 & long-t]m heal?        
evaluations & treatm5ts4  7#d7 ,unsafe  
h\s+ conditions und]m9e milit>y read9ess
 by =c+ memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to div]t 
"t & att5tion f _! duties to manage     
heal? & h\s+ em]g5cies1 jeop>diz+       
mission p]=mance1 morale1 & unit        
cohesion4  7#e7 ,! lack ( consi/5t1     
indep5d5t audits1 inspections1 &        
p]=mance assessm5ts ( privatiz$ milit>y 
h\s+ has enabl$ poor contractor         
acc\ntability1 result+ 9 ongo+ ma9t5ance
 failures & t5ant h>m4  7#f7 ,! use (   
non-disclosure agreem5ts by provid]s (  
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ to sil5ce t5ants 
report+ unsafe conditions ob/ructs      
transp>5cy1 suppresses aw>5ess ( sy/emic
 failures1 & imp$es ef=ts to hold       
contractors acc\ntable4  7#g7 ,available

 data f m$ical reports1 t5ant surveys1 &
 docum5tation by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se  
/rongly sugge/ t prolong$ exposure to   
mold 9 privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ is l9k$ to
 high] rates ( respiratory illness1     
neurological symptoms1 & developm5tal   
issues 9 *ildr51 und]scor+ ! urg5t ne$ =
 compreh5sive environm5tal heal?        
protections4  7#h7 ,z ( ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,,tric>e program 
7z def9$ 9 section #ajgb ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 does n cov]        
mold-relat$ m$ical exp5ses1 includ+     
diagno/ic te/+ = mycotox9 exposure or   
long-t]m treatm5t = illnesses caus$ or  
exac]bat$ by mold1 leav+ milit>y        
families )\t adequate support =         
h\s+-relat$ heal? conditions4  7#i7     
,approximately #gjj1jjj memb]s ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces & _! families reside 9 privatiz$ 
milit>y h\s+ op]at$ by #ad companies    
across #gh developm5ts 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  7#aj7 ,sev]al provid]s (       
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ h be5 implicat$ 9
 fraud s*emes 9 rec5t ye>s1 includ+ "o  

company t pl$ guilty 9 #bjba to defraud+
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se by falsify+      
ma9t5ance records1 & ano!r t rea*$ a    
#ejj1jjj ,f$]al settlem5t 9 #bjbb1 )\t  
admitt+ guilt1 = simil> misconduct4  #c4
 ,developm5t & implem5tation ( m9imum   
heal? & safety /&>ds = milit>y family   
h\s+  7a7 ,/&>ds  7#a7 ,initial guidance
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all issue int]im   
guidance = acceptable levels ( relative 
humidity1 v5tilation1 dampness1 & wat]  
intrusion to be appli$ at all cov]$     
h\s+4  7,b7 ,effect ,int]im guidance    
issu$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all rema9 9  
effect until f9al /&>ds are publi%$ "u  
p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,f9al /&>ds ,n lat]
 ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all    
issue f9al /&>ds = acceptable levels (  
relative humidity1 v5tilation1 dampness1
 & wat] intrusion to be appli$ at all   
cov]$ h\s+1 :i* %all include-- 7,a7     
acceptable levels ( relative humidity   

indoors2  7,b7 requir$ v5tilation &     
moi/ure control measures2  7,c7         
environm5tal inspection & te/+ me?ods2 &
  7,d7 ! /&>d ( c>e = mold rem$iation   
adopt$ "u subsection 7g74  7#c7 ,report+
 & availability ( te/+ ,! f9al /&>ds    
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all require  
results ( environm5tal inspection & te/+
 me?ods "u subp>agraph 7,c7 ( su*       
p>agraph to be report$ to ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se & made available to t5ants (    
affect$ h\s+ units n lat] ?an #aj days  
aft] sample collection4  7b7            
,c]tification ( compliance ,n less      
frequ5tly ?an annually1 ea* h\s+ (fice (
 ! ,dep>tm5t %all c]tify to ,congress t 
! h\s+ (fice is 9 compliance ) heal? &  
safety /&>ds = cov]$ h\s+ requir$ "u ?is
 section4  7c7 ,e/abli%m5t ( indep5d5t  
inspection protocol = privatiz$ milit>y 
h\s+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all ensure 
t ea* in/allation ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,def5se conducts1 us+ indep5d5t c]tifi$ 

?ird-p>ty inspectors1 mold &            
environm5tal heal? inspections = all    
cov]$ h\s+ t is privatiz$ milit>y h\s+--
  7,a7 ^u e t5ant turnov] ( a h\s+ unit2
  7,b7 ^u receipt ( any t5ant compla9t  
reg>d+ safety & habitability ( a h\s+   
unit2 &  7,c7 foll[+ any rem$iation     
ef=t1 /ructural repair1 or response to  
an id5tifi$ environm5tal haz>d at a h\s+
 unit4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ( inspections     
,inspections conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7  
%all include1 at a m9imum--  7,a7       
evaluation ( heat+1 v5tilation1 & air   
condition+ 7,,hvac7 sy/ems1 plumb+1     
electrical sy/ems1 & /ructural          
integrity2  7,b7 inspection = signs (   
wat] intrusion1 dampness1 humidity1     
visible or non-visible mold1 microbial  
gr[?1 & o!r indoor air quality conc]ns2 
7,c7 review ( curr5t & pa/ "w ord]      
records & completion timel9es2 &  7,d7  
review ( contractor compliance )        
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ contract         
requirem5ts & h\s+ regulations ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7#c7 ,record+ &   

ma9t5ance ( records ,all f9d+s (        
inspections conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7   
%all be-- 7,a7 record$ 9 a /&>diz$      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t inspection record2     
7,b7 c]tifi$ by ! inspector ) a cle>    
pass or fail /atus2  7,c7 ma9ta9$ 9 an  
accessible1 hi/orical h\s+ record = ea* 
h\s+ unit2 &  7,d7 made available to !  
relevant in/allation comm&] & milit>y   
h\s+ (fice4  7#d7 ,docum5tation &       
submission ( results ,! comm&] ( ea*    
in/allation ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all--  7,a7  
docum5t results ( inspections conduct$  
"u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 submit !      
results ( su* inspections to--  7i7 !   
,secret>y2  7ii7 ! ,(fice ( ,inspector  
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2 &  7iii7
 ! ,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4     
7#e7 ,access & transp>5cy ,inspection   
reports c]tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#c77;,b7 & 
h\s+ hi/ory records requir$ "u p>agraph 
7#c77;,c7 %all be--  7,a7 provid$ 9 full
 to curr5t t5ants ( ! inspect$ unit2    
7,b7 made available ^u reque/ to any    

incom+ t5ants2 &  7,c7 ma9ta9$ 9 a      
secure portal accessible to /aff ( !    
relevant milit>y h\s+ (fice1 !          
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & milit>y 
family advocacy p]sonnel4  7#f7         
,rem$iation or t5ant relocation ,9 !    
case ( a h\s+ unit fail+ inspection     
conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all ensure t ! unit is rem$iat$ or !   
t5ants ( su* unit are relocat$ n lat]   
?an #cj days aft] su* fail$ inspection1 
if su* t5ants wi% to be relocat$4  7d7  
,compla9t & response me*anism  7#a7     
,hotl9e & website ,! ,secret>y %all     
modify ! ,def5se ,h\s+ ,fe$back ,sy/em1 
or successor sy/em1 to ensure t su*     
sy/em conta9s a t5ant compla9t hotl9e & 
website t is available #bd h\rs p] day1 
sev5 days p] week = report+ humidity1   
wat] damage1 or o!r haz>ds 9 cov]$ h\s+4
  7#b7 ,website in=mation ,! website    
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all conta9    
in=mation on ! compla9ts made "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 disaggregat$ by          

in/allation & ) any p]sonally id5tify+  
in=mation r$act$4  7#c7 ,response ,ea*  
h\s+ (fice = an in/allation ( !         
,dep>tm5t %all-- 7,a7 respond to        
compla9ts ( t5ants ( cov]$ h\s+ n lat]  
?an five bus9ess days aft] ! compla9t2  
7,b7 track progress ( su* response until
 resolution2 &  7,c7 provide to t5ants  
writt5 confirmation ( inspection f9d+s &
 actions tak54  7e7 ,requirem5ts =      
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+  7#a7 ,heal? &   
safety /&>ds = milit>y h\s+ ,! ,secret>y
 ( ea* milit>y dep>tm5t %all ensure t   
all h\s+ project agreem5ts & r5ewals =  
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ "u ! jurisdiction
 ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$ ent]$ into on or 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act are 
compliant ) ! appropriate environm5tal  
heal? & safety /&>ds e/abli%$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7#b7 ,future      
contract agreem5ts & r5ewals ,= all h\s+
 project agreem5ts & r5ewals = privatiz$
 milit>y h\s+ ent]$ into on or aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & to !    
ext5t practicable = agreem5ts 9 place z 

( su* date ( enactm5t1 n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all        
incorporate en=ceable provisions relat$ 
to environm5tal haz>d response1         
inspection1 & t5ant relocation          
protections :i* %all include--  7,a7    
en=ceable environm5tal heal? & safety   
clauses2 &  7,b7 requirem5ts t provid]s 
( privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ be> full       
f9ancial responsibility =--  7i7 requir$
 ?ird-p>ty inspections2  7ii7 ma9t5ance2
  7iii7 mold rem$iation2  7iv7 all      
relocation exp5ses = milit>y families   
=c$ to vacate un9habitable units2  7v7  
prop]ty loss2 &  7vi7 refund+ any am\nts
 paid ?r\gh a basic all[ance = h\s+ "u  
section #djc ( title #cg1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 = milit>y families =c$ to vacate 
un9habitable units4  7f7 ,c]tification  
requirem5ts = mold assessm5t &          
rem$iation ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t   
all ma9t5ance p]sonnel1 contract$ mold  
assessors1 indoor environm5tal          
pr(essionals1 & mold rem$iators         

responsible = assess+ or rem$iat+ mold &
 wat] damage 9 cov]$ h\s+ %all possess &
 ma9ta9 curr5t c]tifications issu$ by a 
nationally recogniz$1 ?ird-p>ty1        
nonpr(it c]tify+ body1 :i* may include !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,in/itute ( ,inspection
 ,clean+ & ,re/oration ,c]tification4   
7#b7 ,! ,national ,organization (       
,rem$iators & ,microbial ,inspectors4   
7#c7 ,! ,am]ican ,c\ncil = ,accr$it$    
,c]tification4  7g7 ,/&>d ( c>e = mold  
rem$iation ,all mold rem$iation         
activities conduct$ 9 cov]$ h\s+ %all   
comply ) ! ,am]ican ,national ,/&>ds    
,in/itute & ,in/itute ( ,inspection     
,clean+ & ,re/oration ,c]tification     
,s#ebj ,/&>d = ,pr(essional ,mold       
,rem$iation1 ,f\r? ,edition1 or any     
subsequ5t edition publi%$ by ! ,in/itute
 ( ,inspection ,clean+ & ,re/oration    
,c]tification or successor organization4
  7h7 ,issuance ( guidance ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7 issue   
guidance ) respect to ! implem5tation ( 

?is section2 &  7#b7 provide writt5     
notification to all provid]s ( privatiz$
 milit>y h\s+ reg>d+ ! requirem5ts ( ?is
 section4  7i7 ,qu>t]ly report+         
requirem5t  7#a7 ,designation ( ,*ief   
,h\s+ ,(fic] ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y (   
,def5se = ,en]gy1 ,in/allations1 &      
,environm5t %all s]ve z ,*ief ,h\s+     
,(fic] & %all receive1 review1 & compile
 reports f milit>y h\s+ (fices across   
all in/allations ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,def5se4  7#b7 ,milit>y h\s+ (fice      
report+ ,n less frequ5tly ?an qu>t]ly1  
ea* *ief ( a milit>y h\s+ (fice %all    
submit to ! ,*ief ,h\s+ ,(fic] designat$
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 a report t includes1  
at a m9imum--  7,a7 ! numb] & type (    
t5ant compla9ts receiv$2  7,b7 an       
assessm5t ( "w ord] volume & av]age     
completion "t2  7,c7 an id5tification ( 
in/ances ( unresolv$ or recurr+         
ma9t5ance issues2  7,d7 an id5tification
 ( environm5tal haz>d notifications & ! 
/atus ( ! rem$iation ( su* haz>ds2  7,e7
 a summ>y ( compliance by contractors ) 

requirem5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t & any         
violations ( ^? requirem5ts2  7,f7 any  
reports ( retaliation1 discrim9ation1   
displacem5t1 or h\s+-relat$ m$ical      
conc]ns 7) p]sonal in=mation r$act$ if  
reque/$72 &  7,g7 a summ>y ( comm&-level
 aw>5ess or action on h\s+ issues4  7#c7
 ,compilation & congressional submission
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,*ief ,h\s+ ,(fic]   
%all--  7i7 compile ! reports receiv$ "u
 p>agraph 7#b72  7ii7 submit to !       
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives su* compil$
 reports n less frequ5tly ?an qu>t]ly & 
n less frequ5tly ?an annually = ! qu>t] 
or ye> cov]$ by ! report1 z ! case may  
be2 &  7iii7 provide to ! ,committees on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives brief+s reg>d+ ea*      
report submitt$ "u clause 7ii74  7,b7   
,brief+s ,brief+s requir$ "u subp>agraph
 7,a77iii7 %all include tr5d analysis1  
contractor p]=mance insights1 & risk    
flags bas$ on in/allation-level         
conditions4  7#d7 ,data transp>5cy &    

ret5tion  7,a7 ,=mat ,! ,secret>y %all  
ensure t all report+ requir$ "u ?is     
subsection foll[s a /&>diz$ ,f$]al =mat4
  7,b7 ,ret5tion ( in=mation ,!         
,secret>y %all ensure t all raw data1   
logs1 & support+ docum5tation = reports 
requir$ "u ?is subsection are reta9$ = a
 p]iod ( n less ?an five ye>s4  7,c7    
,availability ( data sets ,! ,secret>y  
may make available to t5ant ombudsm5 or 
,f$]al h\s+ liaison (fices data sets us$
 to prep>e reports "u ?is subsection )  
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation r$act$4 
7#e7 ,en=cem5t ,9 ! case ( a l&lord 7z  
def9$ 9 section #bhga ( title #aj1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 or o!r private     
sector entity t fails to comply ) any   
requirem5t e/abli%$ to comply ) ?is     
subsection1 ! ,secret>y may--  7,a7     
notify comm& lead]%ip ( ! relevant      
in/allation ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7,b7 conduct
 an audit or p]=mance review2 &  7,c7 9 
! case ( sy/emic failure to comply ) any
 su* requirem5t1 susp5d eligibility (   
su* l&lord or entity = h\s+-relat$      

bonuses4  7j7 ,public report+           
requirem5ts ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually
 !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !  
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & publi% on
 a publicly available website ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ) respect to cov]$ 
h\s+--  7#a7 ! numb] ( mold compla9ts   
receiv$1 disaggregat$ by in/allation ( !
 ,dep>tm5t2  7#b7 ! results (           
inspections "u ?is section & compliance 
rates2  7#c7 rem$iation timel9es & co/s2
 &  7#d7 ! numb] ( relocations made4    
7k7 ,s5se ( ,congress on heal? risks    
associat$ ) mold ,x is ! s5se (         
,congress t ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9    
collaboration ) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices1 %\ld evaluate ! heal?  
impacts ( mold exposure 9 milit>y h\s+ &
 consid] appropriate m$ical responses & 
cov]age "u exi/+ heal? c>e sy/ems4  7l7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,acceptable levels ( relative humidity  
,! t]m acceptable levels ( relative     

humidity1 ) respect to an area1 means an
 area ) humidity levels t are less ?an  
#ej p]c5t4  7#b7 ,cov]$ h\s+ ,! t]m     
cov]$ h\s+ means any milit>y family h\s+
 own$1 leas$1 or manag$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,def5se1 includ+ privatiz$ milit>y     
h\s+4  7#c7 ,environm5tal inspection &  
te/+ me?ods ,! t]m environm5tal         
inspection & te/+ me?ods means detail$  
visual inspection sub/antiat$ by mold   
te/+ measures t include air sampl+1 tape
 lifts1 swabs1 & c>pet samples1 &       
(ficial laboratory analysis ( su*       
samples4  7#d7 ,mold ,! t]m mold means  
any =m ( multi-cellul> fungi f\nd 9     
wat]-damag$ indoor environm5ts & build+ 
mat]ials1 includ+1 cladosporium1        
p5icillium1 alt]n>ia1 asp]gillus1       
fus>ium1 *aetomium1 tri*od]ma1          
memnoniella1 mucor1 /a*ybotrys *>t>um1  
/reptomyces1 & epicoccum(t54  7#e7      
,privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ ,! t]m privatiz$
 milit>y h\s+ means milit>y h\s+ "u     
sub*apt] ,,iv ( *apt] #afi ( title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4