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‘‘(1) authorize the use of imitative substitute 
building materials to maintain, repair, renovate, re-
habilitate, or otherwise alter covered housing units lo-
cated on a military installation under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) defer the application of historic preservation 
requirements under chapter 3061 of such title on a 
covered housing unit until such covered housing unit 
is 100 years old, regardless of whether such covered 
housing unit is included on, or eligible for inclusion 
on, the National Register. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered housing unit’ means a 
Government-owned or privatized unit of family hous-
ing or military unaccompanied housing that— 
‘‘(A) was constructed after 1962; and 
‘‘(B) is under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of Defense 
‘‘(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 housing unit; and 
‘‘(B) are more cost effective than such build-
ing materials. 
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‘‘(3) The term ‘National Register’ means the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places maintained under 
chapter 3021 of title 54, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 2813. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS 
WITH RESPECT TO CLOSURE OF MAINTE-
NANCE WORK ORDERS FOR PRIVATIZED MILI-
TARY HOUSING. 
Section 2891(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) 
as subparagraphs (A) through (C), repsectively; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A landlord pro-
viding’’; 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph 
(1) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) except as provided in paragraph (2), by al-
lowing the work order or maintenance ticket to be 
closed only after the landlord makes not fewer than 
three documented attempts to notify the resident of 
work completion through means that include— 
‘‘(i) the resident Internet portal for the 
housing unit; 
‘‘(ii) text messaging; 
‘‘(iii) email; and 
‘‘(iv) telephone.’’; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) If a resident does not respond to a landlord after 
three attempts of the landlord to notify the resident of work 
completion pursuant to paragraph (1)(C), the landlord may 
close the work order or maintenance ticket only if— 
‘‘(A) the landlord submits to the head of the ap-
plicable housing management office notice that the 
landlord intends to close the work order or mainte-
nance ticket; and 
‘‘(B) the head of the applicable housing manage-
ment office does not object, in writing, to the clo-
sure.’’. 
SEC. 2814. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL LANDLORD FINAN-
CIAL INFORMATION IN CERTAIN ANNUAL RE-
PORT ON PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING. 
Section 2891c(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(G) Information with respect to each insurance 
policy maintained by the landlord for such housing 
units, including the— 
‘‘(i) scope of coverage; 
‘‘(ii) deductible; 
‘‘(iii) policy limit; and 
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‘‘(iv) total premium amount. 
‘‘(H) The total amount of remedial payments 
made by the landlord to tenants of such housing units 
pursuant to a final decision under the dispute resolu-
tion process under section 2894 of this title. 
‘‘(I) For each such remedial payment, a sum-
mary of the nature of the dispute underlying the final 
decision that required the remedial payment.’’. 
SEC. 2815. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO PRIVATIZED 
MILITARY HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1080(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to the reports 
required to be submitted to Congress under subsection (b) 
and subsection (c) of section 2884 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1061(c) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub-
lic Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (52). 
SEC. 2816. PILOT PROGRAM FOR EMERGING MOLD REMEDI-
ATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
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shall carry out a pilot program to assess and implement 
emerging mold monitoring and remediation technologies in 
military family housing. 
(b) SELECTION OF LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
select not fewer than three and not more than five military 
installations at which to carry out the pilot program estab-
lished under subsection (a). The Secretary shall prioritize 
selection of military installations in regions with elevated 
climate-related risk factors for mold growth, such as per-
sistent humidity, frequent rainfall, or outdated HVAC in-
frastructure. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) install moisture detection systems with ad-
vanced capabilities, including sensor-based humidity 
or spore monitoring technologies capable of generating 
early warnings for environmental risk conditions; 
(2) implement noninvasive or technology-enabled 
mold remediation tools, such as antimicrobial coat-
ings, dry fogging systems, or UV-based sterilization 
units; 
(3) define infrastructure requirements, including 
upgrades to HVAC systems or building materials, 
necessary to support sustained mold prevention using 
the selected mold detection systems; 
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