Healthy Servicemembers Act

Bill: 118-hr-5121
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2023-08-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5121 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2023 Ms. Porter (for herself and Ms. Jacobs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to screen and register individuals with health conditions resulting from unsafe housing units.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Servicemembers Act . 2. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions resulting from unsafe housing units (a) In general Subchapter V of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2895. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions resulting from unsafe housing units (a) Screening (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with appropriate scientific agencies as determined by the Secretary, shall ensure that all military medical treatment facilities screen eligible individuals for covered conditions. (2) Establishment of procedures The Secretary may establish procedures through which screening under paragraph (1) may allow an eligible individual to be included in the registry under subsection (b). (b) Registry (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain a registry of eligible individuals who have a covered condition. (2) Inclusion of information The Secretary shall include any information in the registry under paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines necessary to ascertain and monitor the health of eligible individuals and the connection between the health of such individuals and an unsafe housing unit. (3) Public information campaign The Secretary shall develop a public information campaign to inform eligible individuals about the registry under paragraph (1), including how to register and the benefits of registering. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered condition means a medical condition that is determined by the Secretary of Defense to have resulted from residing in an unsafe housing unit. (2) The term eligible individual means a member of the armed forces or a family member of a member of the armed forces who has resided in an unsafe housing unit. (3) The term unsafe housing unit means a dwelling unit that— (A) does not meet the housing quality standards established under section 8(o)(8)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(8)(B) ); or (B) is not free from dangerous air pollution levels from mold. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2894a the following new item: 2895. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions resulting from unsafe housing units. .