To prohibit the Secretary concerned from discouraging the inspection of military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2253
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2019-04-10
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Environmental health

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Military facilities and property

Military personnel and dependents

Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security (regarding the Coast Guard) from discouraging the inspection of military-owned, government-controlled, and privately leased family housing for lead-based paint or sources of lead.</p> <p>Testing may be authorized when it is not otherwise required by law.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2253 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 A BILL To prohibit the Secretary concerned from discouraging the inspection of military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on discouraging lead inspections in military housing (a) In general The Secretary concerned (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code) may not discourage the inspection of covered housing for lead-based paint or sources of lead. (b) Testing authorized The Secretary concerned may authorize testing for lead in covered housing when such testing is not required by Federal, State or local regulations or laws. (c) Covered housing In this section, the term covered housing means military owned and government controlled family housing and privately leased or rented housing.