(A) evaluation of heating, ventilation, and 
air conditioning (HVAC) systems, plumbing, 
electrical systems, and structural integrity; 
(B) inspection for signs of water intrusion, 
dampness, humidity, visible or non-visible mold, 
microbial growth, and other indoor air quality 
concerns; 
(C) review of current and past work order 
records and completion timelines; and 
(D) review of contractor compliance with 
privatized military housing contract require-
ments and housing regulations of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(3) 
RECORDING
AND
MAINTENANCE
OF 
RECORDS.—All findings of inspections conducted 
under paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) recorded in a standardized Federal 
Government inspection record; 
(B) certified by the inspector with a clear 
‘‘pass’’ or ‘‘fail’’ status; 
(C) maintained in an accessible, historical 
housing record for each housing unit; and 
(D) made available to the relevant installa-
tion commander and military housing office. 
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(4) DOCUMENTATION AND SUBMISSION OF RE-
SULTS.—The commander of each installation of the 
Department shall— 
(A) document results of inspections con-
ducted under paragraph (1); and 
(B) submit the results of such inspections 
to— 
(i) the Secretary; 
(ii) the Office of Inspector General of 
the Department of Defense; and 
(iii) the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(5) ACCESS
AND
TRANSPARENCY.—Inspection 
reports certified under paragraph (3)(B) and hous-
ing history records required under paragraph (3)(C) 
shall be— 
(A) provided in full to current tenants of 
the inspected unit; 
(B) made available upon request to any in-
coming tenants; and 
(C) maintained in a secure portal acces-
sible to staff of the relevant military housing of-
fice, the Committees on Armed Services of the 
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Senate and the House of Representatives, and 
military family advocacy personnel. 
(6) REMEDIATION OR TENANT RELOCATION.— 
In the case of a housing unit failing inspection con-
ducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall en-
sure that the unit is remediated or the tenants of 
such unit are relocated not later than 30 days after 
such failed inspection, if such tenants wish to be re-
located. 
(d) COMPLAINT AND RESPONSE MECHANISM.— 
(1) HOTLINE
AND
WEBSITE.—The Secretary 
shall modify the Defense Housing Feedback System, 
or successor system, to ensure that such system con-
tains a tenant complaint hotline and website that is 
available 24 hours per day, seven days per week for 
reporting humidity, water damage, or other hazards 
in covered housing. 
(2) WEBSITE INFORMATION.—The website re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall contain informa-
tion on the complaints made under paragraph (1), 
disaggregated by installation and with any person-
ally identifying information redacted. 
(3) RESPONSE.—Each housing office for an in-
stallation of the Department shall— 
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(A) respond to complaints of tenants of 
covered housing not later than five business 
days after the complaint; 
(B) track progress of such response until 
resolution; and 
(C) provide to tenants written confirmation 
of inspection findings and actions taken. 
(e) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PRIVATIZED
MILITARY 
HOUSING.— 
(1) HEALTH
AND
SAFETY
STANDARDS
FOR 
MILITARY HOUSING.—The Secretary of each military 
department shall ensure that all housing project 
agreements and renewals for privatized military 
housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary con-
cerned entered into on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act are compliant with the appropriate 
environmental health and safety standards estab-
lished by the Department of Defense. 
(2) FUTURE CONTRACT AGREEMENTS AND RE-
NEWALS.—For all housing project agreements and 
renewals for privatized military housing entered into 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and to the extent practicable for agreements in place 
as of such date of enactment, not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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Secretary of Defense shall incorporate enforceable 
provisions related to environmental hazard response, 
inspection, and tenant relocation protections which 
shall include— 
(A) enforceable environmental health and 
safety clauses; and 
(B) 
requirements 
that 
providers 
of 
privatized military housing bear full financial 
responsibility for— 
(i) required third-party inspections; 
(ii) maintenance; 
(iii) mold remediation; 
(iv) all relocation expenses for military 
families forced to vacate uninhabitable 
units; 
(v) property loss; and 
(vi) refunding any amounts paid 
through a basic allowance for housing 
under section 403 of title 37, United 
States Code, for military families forced to 
vacate uninhabitable units. 
(f) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MOLD AS-
SESSMENT AND REMEDIATION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that all maintenance personnel, contracted mold as-
sessors, indoor environmental professionals, and mold re-
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mediators responsible for assessing or remediating mold 
and water damage in covered housing shall possess and 
maintain current certifications issued by a nationally rec-
ognized, third-party, nonprofit certifying body, which may 
include the following: 
(1) The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and 
Restoration Certification. 
(2) The National Organization of Remediators 
and Microbial Inspectors. 
(3) The American Council for Accredited Cer-
tification. 
(g) STANDARD
OF
CARE
FOR
MOLD
REMEDI-
ATION.—All mold remediation activities conducted in cov-
ered housing shall comply with the American National 
Standards Institute and Institute of Inspection Cleaning 
and Restoration Certification S520 Standard for Profes-
sional Mold Remediation, Fourth Edition, or any subse-
quent edition published by the Institute of Inspection 
Cleaning and Restoration Certification or successor orga-
nization. 
(h) ISSUANCE OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) issue guidance with respect to the imple-
mentation of this section; and 
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(2) provide written notification to all providers 
of privatized military housing regarding the require-
ments of this section. 
(i) QUARTERLY REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) DESIGNATION
OF
CHIEF
HOUSING
OFFI-
CER.—The Assistant Secretary of Defense for En-
ergy, Installations, and Environment shall serve as 
Chief Housing Officer and shall receive, review, and 
compile reports from military housing offices across 
all installations of the Department of Defense. 
(2) MILITARY HOUSING OFFICE REPORTING.— 
Not less frequently than quarterly, each chief of a 
military housing office shall submit to the Chief 
Housing Officer designated under paragraph (1) a 
report that includes, at a minimum— 
(A) the number and type of tenant com-
plaints received; 
(B) an assessment of work order volume 
and average completion time; 
(C) an identification of instances of unre-
solved or recurring maintenance issues; 
(D) an identification of environmental haz-
ard notifications and the status of the remedi-
ation of such hazards; 
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(E) a summary of compliance by contrac-
tors with requirements of the Department and 
any violations of those requirements; 
(F) any reports of retaliation, discrimina-
tion, displacement, or housing-related medical 
concerns (with personal information redacted if 
requested); and 
(G) a summary of command-level aware-
ness or action on housing issues. 
(3) COMPILATION
AND
CONGRESSIONAL
SUB-
MISSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Housing Of-
ficer shall— 
(i) compile the reports received under 
paragraph (2); 
(ii) submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives such compiled 
reports not less frequently than quarterly 
and not less frequently than annually for 
the quarter or year covered by the report, 
as the case may be; and 
(iii) provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives briefings regard-
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ing each report submitted under clause 
(ii). 
(B) BRIEFINGS.—Briefings required under 
subparagraph (A)(iii) shall include trend anal-
ysis, contractor performance insights, and risk 
flags based on installation-level conditions. 
(4) DATA TRANSPARENCY AND RETENTION.— 
(A) FORMAT.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that all reporting required under this subsection 
follows a standardized Federal format. 
(B) RETENTION
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that all raw data, logs, 
and supporting documentation for reports re-
quired under this subsection are retained for a 
period of not less than five years. 
(C) AVAILABILITY
OF
DATA
SETS.—The 
Secretary may make available to tenant om-
budsmen or Federal housing liaison offices data 
sets used to prepare reports under this sub-
section with personally identifiable information 
redacted. 
(5) ENFORCEMENT.—In the case of a landlord 
(as defined in section 2871 of title 10, United States 
Code) or other private sector entity that fails to 
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comply with any requirement established to comply 
with this subsection, the Secretary may— 
(A) notify command leadership of the rel-
evant installation of the Department; 
(B) conduct an audit or performance re-
view; and 
(C) in the case of systemic failure to com-
ply with any such requirement, suspend eligi-
bility of such landlord or entity for housing-re-
lated bonuses. 
(j) PUBLIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives and publish on a publicly avail-
able website of the Department of Defense, with respect 
to covered housing— 
(1) the number of mold complaints received, 
disaggregated by installation of the Department; 
(2) the results of inspections under this section 
and compliance rates; 
(3) remediation timelines and costs; and 
(4) the number of relocations made. 
(k) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HEALTH RISKS ASSOCI-
ATED WITH MOLD.—It is the sense of Congress that the 
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Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, should evaluate the health 
impacts of mold exposure in military housing and consider 
appropriate medical responses and coverage under existing 
health care systems. 
(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF RELATIVE HUMID-
ITY.—The term ‘‘acceptable levels of relative humid-
ity’’, with respect to an area, means an area with 
humidity levels that are less than 50 percent. 
(2) COVERED
HOUSING.—The term ‘‘covered 
housing’’ means any military family housing owned, 
leased, or managed by the Department of Defense, 
including privatized military housing. 
(3) ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTION AND TEST-
ING
METHODS.—The term ‘‘environmental inspec-
tion and testing methods’’ means detailed visual in-
spection substantiated by mold testing measures 
that include air sampling, tape lifts, swabs, and car-
pet samples, and official laboratory analysis of such 
samples. 
(4) MOLD.—The term ‘‘mold’’ means any form 
of multi-cellular fungi found in water-damaged in-
door environments and building materials, including, 
cladosporium, penicillium, alternaria, aspergillus, fu-
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