I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2257 
To require lead testing in Department of Defense Education Activity schools, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2019 
Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require lead testing in Department of Defense Education 
Activity schools, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LEAD TESTING IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS. 
(a) LEAD-BASED PAINT AND LEAD IN DRINKING 
WATER.— 
(1) TESTING REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall ensure that all covered schools are tested 
for— 
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(A) the presence of lead-based paint; and 
(B) the presence of lead in drinking water. 
(2) STANDARDS.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall ensure that tests are per-
formed in accordance with the guidance document 
and testing protocol published by the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency under sec-
tion 1464(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–24(b)). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than one day 
after a test is carried out pursuant to this sub-
section in a covered school, the Secretary shall notify 
of the results of the test— 
(A) the parents or legal guardians of stu-
dents attending such covered school; and 
(B) the employees of such covered school. 
(b) LEAD MITIGATION.— 
(1) ACTIVITIES
REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
shall undertake activities necessary to mitigate the 
presence of lead in a covered school in which lead is 
detected as a result of a test performed pursuant to 
subsection (a). 
(2) STANDARDS.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall ensure mitigation is under-
taken in accordance with the requirements of De-
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(5) for each covered school in which lead was 
detected, the activities undertaken to mitigate the 
presence of lead. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered school’’ means— 
(A) a school owned or operated by the De-
partment of Defense Education Activity; or 
(B) a school with which the Secretary has 
entered into a contract or otherwise entered 
into an arrangement to provide educational pro-
grams under— 
(i) section 2164 of title 10, United 
States Code; or 
(ii) section 1402 of the Defense De-
pendents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 
U.S.C. 921). 
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