To direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation the heads of certain agencies and organizations, to conduct a study on the health effects of indoor residential mold growth in covered military housing, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a major interagency study on the health effects of indoor mold in military housing, consulting with agencies including the EPA, CDC, HUD, and the National Academy of Sciences. Based on study results, federal agencies must jointly create model health, safety, and habitability standards for preventing and remediating mold in military housing, as well as construction standards for new military homes.
Who Benefits and How
Military service members and their families living in base housing benefit from improved health protections against mold exposure, which can cause respiratory illness, neurological effects, and other serious conditions. Children in military families, who are especially vulnerable to mold-related asthma and respiratory illness, are specifically addressed. Military health practitioners receive required training on diagnosing mold-related illness.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Defense and multiple federal agencies bear the administrative burden of conducting the study, developing standards, and implementing new construction and remediation requirements. Military housing contractors and installation managers must comply with new mold prevention, detection, and remediation standards. The study and implementation timeline spans several years.
Key Provisions
- Comprehensive interagency health study on mold effects in military housing, due within three years
- Model standards for mold inspection, remediation, testing, ventilation, and building codes on military installations
- New construction standards for mold prevention in military housing, with public review and comment period
- Mandatory mold-related illness training for military health practitioners
- Standards must be reviewed and updated at least every five years
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive study on health effects of indoor mold in military housing and develop model standards for preventing, detecting, and remediating mold on military installations.
Key Policy Areas
Military/Veterans Affairs, Public Health, Housing
Primary Purpose
Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive study on health effects of indoor mold in military housing and develop model standards for preventing, detecting, and remediating mold on military installations.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- Military Service Members and Families
- Children in Military Families
- Military Health Practitioners
Identified Costs
- Department of Defense
- Federal Agencies (EPA, CDC, HUD, etc.)
- Military Housing Contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
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Military housing contractors and property managers
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