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‘‘(A) include procedures to facilitate recurring 
unescorted access to military installations in the 
United States, in appropriate cases, for covered indi-
viduals the Secretary determines eligible for such re-
curring unescorted access; and 
‘‘(B) issue guidance relating to the granting of 
unescorted access to military installations in the 
United States for covered individuals. 
‘‘(3) The procedures developed pursuant to para-
graph (2)(A) shall include, to the extent practical, a list 
of credentials that can be used for such recurring 
unescorted access to such a military installation that are, 
to the extent practical, credentials non-Department of De-
fense personnel already possess. 
‘‘(4) The guidance issued pursuant to paragraph 
(2)(B) shall— 
‘‘(A) identify the categories of covered individ-
uals eligible for such unescorted access; 
‘‘(B) include a list of credentials that can be 
used for such unescorted access to such a military 
installation that are, to the extent practical, the cre-
dentials described in paragraph (3); 
‘‘(C) be consistent across such military installa-
tions;
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‘‘(D) be in accordance with any privileges or 
benefits accorded under, procedures developed pur-
suant to, or requirements of, each covered provision 
and paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(E) be provided to the commanders of each 
such military installation. 
‘‘(5) Upon publication in the Federal Register of ac-
cess standards described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall publish such access standards on a publicly accessible 
website of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(6) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 
shall seek to use existing identification screening tech-
nology to validate federally-recognized access credentials 
and develop additional technology only to the extent nec-
essary to assist commanders of military installations in the 
United States in implementing the access standards under 
paragraph (1) at points of entry for such military installa-
tions. 
‘‘(b) PRE-ARRIVAL PROTOCOL FOR ACCESS TO MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS
IN UNITED STATES.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the access standards under sub-
section (a) include a specific protocol for the voluntary 
pre-arrival registration and screening of individuals antici-
pating a need for access to a military installation in the
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United States to establish the fitness of such individual 
and the purpose of such access. Under such protocol— 
‘‘(1) such a registration and screening shall 
occur not less than 24 hours and not more than 14 
days prior to the time of such access; and 
‘‘(2) if an individual is determined fit to enter 
the installation pursuant to the pre-arrival registra-
tion and screening, access may only be granted upon 
arrival at the military installation for the stated pur-
pose following a verification of the identity of the in-
dividual. 
‘‘(c) REVIEWS AND SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not 
less frequently than once every five years, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) review the access standards and guidance 
under this section, and make such updates as may 
be determined appropriate by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
the most recently reviewed and, as applicable, up-
dated version of such access standards and guid-
ance. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered individual’ means the 
following:
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‘‘(A) A member of the armed forces or ci-
vilian employee of the Department of Defense, 
or an employee or family member of such mem-
ber or employee, who resides, attends school, re-
ceives health care services, or shops at a com-
missary or exchange store on a military instal-
lation in the United States. 
‘‘(B) A retired member of the armed 
forces, including the reserve components, or a 
family member of such retired member, who re-
sides, attend schools, receives health care serv-
ices, or shops at a commissary or exchange 
store on such an installation. 
‘‘(C) An individual performing work at 
such an installation under a contract or sub-
contract (at any tier), including a military con-
struction 
project, 
military 
family 
housing 
project, or a facilities sustainment, restoration, 
and modernization project. 
‘‘(D) A motor carrier or household goods 
motor carrier (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 13102 of title 49) providing transportation 
services for the United States Transportation 
Command.
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‘‘(2) The term ‘covered provision’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Chapter 54 of this title. 
‘‘(B) Section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 
note). 
‘‘(C) Section 2812 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2150; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note). 
‘‘(D) Sections 346 and 1050 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 
113 note). 
‘‘(E) Section 626 of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 
1802; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
‘‘(F) Section 1090 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283; 134 Stat. 3879; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
‘‘(G) Section 2833 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
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Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 
3003). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘federally-recognized access cre-
dential’ means a credential authorized by Federal 
law or otherwise issued by the head of a department 
or agency of the Federal Government that requires 
the vetting of an individual for access to a facility, 
area, or program. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘military installation’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2801 of this 
title. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘State’ means any of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
Islands of the United States, or the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘United States’ includes each 
State, as such term is defined in this subsection.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR FIRST REVIEW AND SUBMISSION 
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(1) conduct the first review of the access stand-
ards and guidance required under section 2698 of
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title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)); and 
(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
the reviewed and, as applicable, updated version of 
such access standards and guidance. 
(c) MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN NOTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 1090(b)(2)(B) of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3879; 
10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘is’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and, as appropriate, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, are’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF DUPLICATE PROVISION.—Sec-
tion 1069 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 
Stat. 326) is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR NA-
TIONAL
DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION
ACT.—Section 
1050 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 113 note; 130 Stat. 
2396) is amended—
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(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEPART-
MENT
OF
DEFENSE
INSTALLATIONS’’ and 
inserting ‘‘MILITARY INSTALLATIONS’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense installations’’ and inserting 
‘‘military installations in the United States’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Depart-
ment of Defense facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘mili-
tary installations in the United States’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘mili-
tary installation’ and ‘United States’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 2698(e) of title 10, United 
States Code.’’. 
SEC. 2834. DEFERRAL OF EXECUTION OF CERTAIN RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR COVERED HOUSING FA-
CILITIES AND COVERED LANDSCAPE FEA-
TURES; REPORT. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—Notwithstanding any provision 
of chapter 3041 or chapter 3061 of title 54, United States 
Code, that requires review from or consultation with the 
head of any other Federal agency, each Secretary of a 
military department may defer the execution of the re-
quirements of each such chapter with respect to a covered
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housing facility or covered landscape feature until the date 
that is 60 years after the date on which the construction 
of such covered housing facility or covered landscape fea-
ture was completed. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, each Secretary of a mili-
tary department shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that includes— 
(1) an identification of covered housing facili-
ties under the respective jurisdiction of each such 
Secretary constructed between 1975 and 1985; and 
(2) a strategy for the demolition or manage-
ment, as the case may be, of each such covered 
housing facility. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered housing facility’’ means 
a housing facility that—
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(A) is subject to the requirements of chap-
ter 3061 of title 54, United States Code; 
(B) is located on a military installation; 
(C) is under the jurisdiction of a Secretary 
of a military department; and 
(D) was constructed after December 31, 
1975. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered landscape feature’’ 
means a landscape feature (as such term is used in 
the document of the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Army for Installations, Energy and 
Environment titled ‘‘Program Comment for the 
Preservation of pre-1919 Historic Army Housing, 
Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape 
Features’’ and published on March 1, 2024) that— 
(A) is subject to such chapter; 
(B) is located on a military installation; 
(C) is under the jurisdiction of a Secretary 
of a military department; and 
(D) was constructed after December 31, 
1975. 
(4) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States 
Code.
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SEC. 2835. PILOT PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT OF ARMY 
AND DEPARTMENT OF NAVY TO CONDUCT 
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS ON 
COVERED HISTORIC FACILITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of chapter 3041 or chapter 3061 of title 54, United 
States Code, that requires review from or consultation 
with the head of any other Federal agency, each applicable 
Secretary shall carry out a pilot program under which the 
applicable Secretary may enter into agreements to conduct 
repair and maintenance projects on covered historic facili-
ties. 
(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each applicable Secretary 
shall select one military installation under the juris-
diction of the applicable Secretary concerned at 
which to carry out a pilot program under subsection 
(a). 
(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting a military installa-
tion pursuant to paragraph (1), an applicable Sec-
retary shall give priority to military installations at 
which such Secretary determines there exists a large 
quantity of covered historic facilities. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which an applicable Secretary selects a military 
installation pursuant to subsection (b), the applicable Sec-
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retary concerned shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a notification of such selection. 
(d) STANDARDS FOR PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each repair and mainte-
nance project conducted pursuant to a pilot program 
under subsection (a) shall be in accordance with rel-
evant standards established by the Secretary of the 
Interior for historic building preservation and main-
tenance. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to require an applica-
ble Secretary to consult the Secretary of the Interior 
with respect to a repair or maintenance project con-
ducted pursuant to a pilot program under subsection 
(a). 
(e) SUNSET.—The authority of an applicable Sec-
retary to obligate or expend amounts to carry out a pilot 
program under this section shall terminate on December 
31, 2029. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘applicable Secretary’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Army; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Navy. 
(2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means—
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(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered historic facility’’ means 
a housing or operational facility located on a mili-
tary installation under the jurisdiction of the appli-
cable Secretary concerned that— 
(A) was constructed before 1919; and 
(B) is subject to the requirements of chap-
ter 3061 of title 54, United States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given in section 2801 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 2836. STRATEGY AND ASSESSMENT WITH RESPECT TO 
NON-OPERATIONAL, 
UNDERUTILIZED, 
AND 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILI-
TIES; BRIEFING REQUIRED. 
(a) STRATEGY FOR DEMOLITION.—Each Secretary of 
a military department shall develop a strategy to demolish 
facilities under the respective jurisdiction of each such 
Secretary that— 
(1) are in poor or failing condition under the 
uniform index developed under section 2838 of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118–31); 
(2) are not in operational use; or 
(3) such Secretary determines are underutilized. 
(b) 
ASSESSMENT
OF
CERTAIN
MAINTENANCE 
COSTS.—Each Secretary of a military department shall 
conduct an assessment to determine the total cost to the 
United States to maintain facilities that— 
(1) are not in operational use; and 
(2) such Secretary determines are underutilized. 
(c) REQUIRED
CONSIDERATION.—In determining 
whether a facility is underutilized pursuant to subsection 
(a) or subsection (b), each Secretary of a military depart-
ment shall compare the occupancy of such facility to the 
total square footage of such facility. 
(d) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, each Sec-
retary of a military department shall provide to con-
gressional defense committees a briefing on— 
(A) the strategy required by subsection (a); 
and 
(B) the results of the assessment required 
by subsection (b).
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(2) ELEMENTS.—Each such briefing shall in-
clude— 
(A) a summary of the existing authorities 
of each Secretary of a military department to 
demolish the facilities covered by the strategy 
required by subsection (a); 
(B) a plan to implement such strategy; and 
(C) recommendations of each such Sec-
retary with respect to reducing— 
(i) the inventory of facilities in poor 
or failing condition under the uniform 
index developed under section 2838 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31); 
and 
(ii) the total cost to the United States 
to maintain the facilities covered by the as-
sessment required by subsection (b). 
(e) FACILITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
2801 of title 10, United States Code.
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SEC. 2837. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR USE OF IMITATIVE 
SUBSTITUTE 
BUILDING 
MATERIALS 
FOR 
MAINTENANCE, 
REPAIR, 
REHABILITATION, 
OR RENOVATION OF COVERED HISTORIC FA-
CILITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY
FOR USE
OF IMITATIVE MATE-
RIALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of chapter 3041 or chapter 3061 of title 54, 
United States Code, that requires review from or 
consultation with the head of any other Federal 
agency, and subject to paragraph (2), each Secretary 
of a military department may use imitative sub-
stitute building materials in projects for the mainte-
nance, repair, rehabilitation, or renovation of a cov-
ered historic facility. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—A Secretary of a military de-
partment may exercise the authority under para-
graph (1) if the Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned determines— 
(A) the applicable maintenance, repair, re-
habilitation, or renovation project affects the 
quality of life, health, and safety of occupants, 
if any, of a covered historic facility; or 
(B) the use of building materials original 
to a covered historic facility or in-kind building
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materials in an applicable maintenance, repair, 
rehabilitation, or renovation project is not fi-
nancially feasible. 
(b) SUNSET.—The authority of a Secretary of a mili-
tary department to obligate or expend amounts pursuant 
to this section shall terminate on December 30, 2029. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered historic facility’’ means 
a housing or operational facility located on a mili-
tary installation under the jurisdiction of a Secretary 
of a military department that— 
(A) was constructed before 1919; and 
(B) is subject to the requirements of chap-
ter 3061 of title 54, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘imitative substitute building ma-
terials’’ means modern, industry-standard, natural, 
composite, and synthetic materials that— 
(A) simulate the appearance of building 
materials original to a covered historic facility; 
and 
(B) are more cost effective than such 
building materials. 
(3) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given in section 2801 of title 10, United 
States Code.
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SEC. 2838. EXPENDITURES ON LEASED FACILITIES AND 
REAL PROPERTY USAGE IN THE NATIONAL 
CAPITAL REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than ten years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall reduce expenditures on facilities leased by the De-
partment of Defense located in the National Capital Re-
gion by 50 percent. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025, and avail-
able for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the trav-
el of persons, not more than 90 percent may be obligated 
or expended until the date on which the Secretary of De-
fense provides to the congressional defense committees the 
briefing required in the Joint Explanatory Statement of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118–31) on real property usage within 
the National Capital Region. 
(c) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION DEFINED.—The 
term ‘‘National Capital Region’’ has the meaning given 
in section 2674 of title 10, United States Code.
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SEC. 2839. SCREENING AND REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS 
WITH 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS 
RESULTING 
FROM UNSAFE 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.’’. 
SEC. 2839A. PROHIBITION ON USE BY AIR FORCE OF COR-
PORATE STRUCTURE IN CONDUCTING CER-
TAIN BASING DECISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may not make any basing decision during the resource al-
location plan or program objective memorandum process 
of the Department of the Air Force (commonly known as 
a ‘‘programmatic basing decision’’) through the use of the 
DAF Corporate Structure set forth under chapters 3.2 
and 7.1 of the Department of the Air Force Instruction 
10–503, dated June 12, 2023, relating to strategic basing. 
(b) UPDATE
OF INSTRUCTION
AND OTHER POL-
ICY.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall up-
date any instruction or other policy of the Department of 
the Air Force to include the prohibition under subsection 
(a).
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SEC. 2839B. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO MAP REFERENCE 
IN THE MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS ACT 
OF 2013. 
Subtitle G of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 
2013 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1025; 136 Stat. 
3027) is amended by striking ‘‘November 30, 2022’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘May 22, 2024’’. 
SEC. 2839C. RESEARCH, STANDARDS, AND OTHER REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATING TO INDOOR RESIDENTIAL 
MOLD. 
(a) RESEARCH ON HEALTH IMPACTS OF INDOOR 
RESIDENTIAL MOLD.— 
(1) RESEARCH.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Health Affairs, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, the President 
of the National Academy of Sciences, and the 
Chair of the Board of Directors of the National 
Institute of Building Sciences shall conduct a
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comprehensive study of the health effects of in-
door residential mold growth in barracks or 
other housing on military installations, using 
the most up-to-date scientific peer-reviewed 
medical literature. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The study conducted 
under subparagraph (A) shall ascertain— 
(i) detailed information about harmful 
or toxigenic mold that may impact the 
services and those living on military instal-
lations, as well as any toxin or toxic com-
pound such mold can produce; 
(ii) the most accurate research-based 
methods of detecting harmful or toxigenic 
mold; 
(iii) potential dangers of prolonged or 
chronic exposure to indoor residential mold 
growth in residential areas on military in-
stallations; 
(iv) the hazards involved with inad-
equate mold inspections on military instal-
lations and improper indoor residential 
mold remediation in barracks on military 
installations;