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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1104 

To assist State and Tribal governments in assessing and remediating mold, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 

Ms. STEVENS (for herself and Mrs. GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To assist State and Tribal governments in assessing and 

remediating mold, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fix Moldy Housing 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STUDY ON CONDITIONS IN WHICH MOLD ASSESS7 MENT AND REMEDIATION IS WARRANTED. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi9 ronmental Protection Agency shall enter into an arrangeVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:35 Mar 10, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1104.IH H1104

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1 ment with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineer2 ing, and Medicine to conduct a study on— 

3 (1) the conditions in which indoor mold assess4 ment and remediation is warranted; and 

5 (2) how to assess and remediate indoor mold 

6 properly and safely. 

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

8 of enactment of this Act— 

9 (1) the study under subsection (a) shall be com10 pleted; and 

11 (2) the Administrator shall submit a report to 

12 the Congress on the results of such study. 

13 SEC. 3. STANDARDS FOR ASSESSING AND REMEDIATING 

14 MOLD. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con17 junction with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, 

18 shall issue nonbinding national standards that— 

19 (1) identify levels of mold that should be as20 sessed and remediated; and 

21 (2) outline standards for— 

22 (A) properly and safely assessing mold; 

23 and 

24 (B) properly and safely remediating mold. 


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1 (b) CONSIDERATION.—In issuing the standards 

2 under subsection (a), the Administrator shall take into 

3 consideration the results of the study conducted under sec4 tion 2. 

5 SEC. 4. PROGRAM TO ASSIST STATE AND TRIBAL GOVERN6 MENTS WITH ASSESSING AND REMEDIATING 

7 MOLD. 

8 (a) PROGRAM.—Taking into consideration the results 

9 of the study under section 2 and the national standards 

10 under section 3, the Administrator shall carry out a pro11 gram to assist State and Tribal governments in carrying 

12 out programs and activities to assess and remediate mold. 

13 (b) GRANTS.— 

14 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—In carrying out the pro15 gram under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 

16 award grants to State and Tribal governments to es17 tablish a licensing program for persons engaged in 

18 assessing and remediating mold. 

19 (2) PERMISSIBLE USE.—A grant awarded 

20 under paragraph (1) may be used to pay the costs 

21 of operating a licensing program described in para22 graph (1), including administrative costs. 

23 (3) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 

24 paragraph (1), the Administrator shall give pref25 erence to State and Tribal governments that include 


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1 geographic areas that are highly susceptible to in2 door mold contamination based on— 

3 (A) the national standards established 

4 under section 3; 

5 (B) outdoor environmental conditions, such 

6 as humidity; or 

7 (C) other factors identified by the Admin8 istrator. 

9 (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out the 

10 program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 

11 provide technical assistance to State and Tribal programs 

12 to assess and remediate mold. 

13 (d) TRAINING PROGRAM.—In carrying out the pro14 gram under subsection (a), the Administrator shall admin15 ister training seminars on assessing and remediating 

16 mold. 

17 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

18 out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 

19 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 

20 SEC. 5. GRANTS FOR ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF 

21 MOLD IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND SEVERELY 

22 IMPACTED HOMES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall award 

24 grants to State and Tribal governments to cover the costs 

25 associated with assessing and remediating mold in— 


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1 (1) buildings owned or leased by such govern2 ments, including schools and housing; and 

3 (2) private residential properties, including sin4 gle family and multifamily properties. 

5 (b) ADDITIONAL PERMISSIBLE USES OF FUNDS.— 

6 In addition to uses allowed under subsection (a), a grant 

7 awarded under this section may also be used to cover the 

8 costs of temporary housing for periods not in excess of 

9 6 months, including moving costs, for individuals who— 

10 (1) are severely impacted by mold in their resi11 dences; 

12 (2) are without insurance coverage for mold; 

13 and 

14 (3) do not have sufficient financial resources to 

15 obtain alternative housing, as determined on a case16 by-case basis by the State or Tribal government. 

17 (c) LICENSING PROGRAM.—As a condition on receipt 

18 of a grant awarded under this section, a State or Tribal 

19 government shall agree to implement a licensing program 

20 for persons in the relevant jurisdiction engaged in assess21 ing and remediating mold. 

22 (d) NOT FOR USE FOR HIGH-INCOME HOUSE23 HOLDS.—As a condition on receipt of a grant awarded 

24 under this section, a State or Tribal government shall 

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1 diate mold in housing occupied by households that are, 

2 as determined by the Administrator, high-income. 

3 (e) PRIORITIZATION.—In awarding grants under this 

4 section, the Administrator shall give priority to— 

5 (1) applicants proposing to use a grant under 

6 this section to assess and remediate mold in— 

7 (A) housing occupied by households that 

8 are, as determined by the Administrator, low9 income; or 

10 (B) buildings serving communities that 

11 are, as determined by the Administrator, low12 income; and 

13 (2) State and Tribal governments that include 

14 geographic areas that are highly susceptible to in15 door mold contamination based on— 

16 (A) the national standards established 

17 under section 3; 

18 (B) outdoor environmental conditions, such 

19 as humidity; or 

20 (C) other factors identified by the Admin21 istrator. 

22 (f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 

23 of activities implemented with a grant under this section 

24 in any fiscal year shall not exceed 60 percent of the costs 


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1 incurred by the State or Tribal government receiving the 

2 grant in implementing such activities. 

3 (g) ALLOCATION.—Of the funds made available to 

4 carry out this section each fiscal year— 

5 (1) at least 20 percent shall be used pursuant 

6 to subsection (a) to cover costs associated with as7 sessing and remediating mold in buildings owned or 

8 leased by governments; and 

9 (2) at least 20 percent shall be used pursuant 

10 to subsection (a) to cover costs associated with as11 sessing and remediating mold in private residential 

12 properties. 

13 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

14 out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 

15 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 

16 SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis19 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ20 mental Protection Agency. 

21 (2) MOLD.—The term ‘‘mold’’ means a fungal 

22 growth that forms and spreads on various kinds of 

23 damp or decaying organic matter. 


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1 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes, in ad2 dition to the several States, the District of Columbia 

3 and any territory of the United States. 

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