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(4) train relevant personnel on the deployment, 
maintenance, and data interpretation of selected mold 
detection systems; 
(5) designate an individual at each military in-
stallation selected under subsection (b) to oversee the 
implementation of the pilot program; and 
(6) develop a strategic implementation and eval-
uation plan to assess performance of the selected mold 
detection systems and inform future decisions relating 
to such systems. 
(d) REPORT AND BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
termination date in subsection (e), the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the results of the pilot program, 
including recommendations for broader implementa-
tion and an assessment of costs and benefits. 
(2) BRIEFINGS.—Upon completion of the imple-
mentation plan required under subsection (c)(6), the 
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the plan and any prelimi-
nary findings. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 
pilot program under this section shall terminate on the date 
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that is five years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(f) MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘military family housing’’ means housing 
provided under subchapter II of chapter 169 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 2817. STANDARDIZATION OF MOLD REMEDIATION 
GUIDELINES 
ACROSS 
MILITARY 
DEPART-
MENTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH COMMON GUIDE-
LINES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretaries of the military departments 
shall jointly develop and implement uniform guidelines for 
the remediation of mold in military housing, facilities, and 
other real property under jurisdiction of each such Sec-
retary. 
(b) CONSISTENCY WITH ESTABLISHED STANDARDS.— 
The guidelines required under subsection (a) shall be con-
sistent with— 
(1) applicable municipal and State health and 
environmental standards; and 
(2) third-party industry standards, including 
the standard of the Institute of Inspection Cleaning 
and Restoration Certification titled ‘‘S520 Standard 
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for Professional Mold Remediation’’, or any successor 
standard. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The guidelines required under 
subsection (a) shall apply— 
(1) to contracts or task orders for mold remedi-
ation entered into on or after the date of the issuance 
of such guidelines; and 
(2) to mold remediation procedures conducted on 
or after such date of issuance. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after date of 
the issuance of the guidelines under subsection (a), the Sec-
retaries of the military departments shall jointly submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report that includes 
the guidelines and describes plans for implementation of the 
guidelines and monitoring compliance with the guidelines. 
SEC. 2818. INSPECTIONS BY QUALIFIED HOME INSPECTOR 
OF PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT INSPECTION 
PROTOCOL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall estab-
lish a standardized inspection and audit program for 
privatized military housing that provides for such inspec-
tions and audits to be conducted by an independent quali-
fied home inspector. 
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(b) INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.—Under the program 
established by subsection (a), a qualified home inspector 
shall annually inspect a statistically representative sample 
of privatized military housing units at each military in-
stallation with privatized military housing. Such inspec-
tion shall include, at a minimum— 
(1) an evaluation of HVAC systems, plumbing, 
electrical systems, and structural integrity of the 
privatized military housing units; and 
(2) an inspection for signs of water intrusion, 
visible and nonvisible mold, microbial contamination, 
and other indoor air quality concerns. 
(c) INSPECTION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later 
than February 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a plan to imple-
ment the program established under subsection (a), includ-
ing— 
(1) contracting procedures for qualified home in-
spectors; 
(2) inspection methodologies; 
(3) protocols for reporting, remediation, and fol-
low-up actions; and 
(4) integration with existing oversight and com-
pliance frameworks for privatized military housing. 
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(d) REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
March 1, 2026, and annually thereafter until March 1, 
2031, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the results of inspec-
tions conducted under this section during the preceding cal-
endar year. The report shall include— 
(1) findings and deficiencies identified; 
(2) remediation timelines and actions taken; and 
(3) recommendations for improving housing con-
ditions and oversight. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘privatized military housing’’ has 
the meaning given in section 3001(a)(2) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2821 note). 
(2) The term ‘‘qualified home inspector’’ means 
an individual who— 
(A) possesses housing inspection credentials 
required by the State in which the inspection is 
performed; and 
(B) is not an employee of, or in a fiduciary 
relationship with— 
(i) the Federal Government; or 
(ii) any entity that owns or manages 
privatized military housing. 
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