I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5121 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to screen and register individuals 
with health conditions resulting from unsafe housing units. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2023 
Ms. PORTER (for herself and Ms. JACOBS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to screen and reg-
ister individuals with health conditions resulting from 
unsafe housing units. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This 
Act 
may 
be 
cited 
as 
the 
‘‘Healthy 
Servicemembers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SCREENING AND REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH 
HEALTH CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM UN-
SAFE HOUSING UNITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 169 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2895. Screening and registry of individuals with 
health conditions resulting from unsafe 
housing units 
‘‘(a) SCREENING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with appropriate scientific agencies 
as determined by the Secretary, shall ensure that all 
military medical treatment facilities screen eligible 
individuals for covered conditions. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES.—The 
Secretary may establish procedures through which 
screening under paragraph (1) may allow an eligible 
individual to be included in the registry under sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) REGISTRY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish and maintain a registry of eligible in-
dividuals who have a covered condition. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall include any information in the registry 
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under paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines 
necessary to ascertain and monitor the health of eli-
gible individuals and the connection between the 
health of such individuals and an unsafe housing 
unit. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
INFORMATION
CAMPAIGN.—The 
Secretary shall develop a public information cam-
paign to inform eligible individuals about the reg-
istry under paragraph (1), including how to register 
and the benefits of registering. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered condition’ means a med-
ical condition that is determined by the Secretary of 
Defense to have resulted from residing in an unsafe 
housing unit. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘eligible individual’ means a 
member of the armed forces or a family member of 
a member of the armed forces who has resided in an 
unsafe housing unit. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘unsafe housing unit’ means a 
dwelling unit that— 
‘‘(A) does not meet the housing quality 
standards established under section 8(o)(8)(B) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(8)(B)); or 
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‘‘(B) is not free from dangerous air pollu-
tion levels from mold.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 2894a the following 
new item: 
‘‘2895. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions resulting 
from unsafe housing units.’’. 
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