Bill Summary
This bill, titled the "Annual Certification and Reporting Regarding Lead-Based Paint in Military Housing Act", directs the Secretaries of the military departments to submit a certification and report each year to the Secretaries of Defense and Housing and Urban Development. The certification confirms whether housing under the jurisdiction of the military departments is in compliance with requirements regarding lead-based paint, lead-based paint activities, and lead-based paint hazards. The report must include data on the number of housing units inspected, those found to contain lead-based paint, any abatement efforts conducted, and the total number of units not inspected. The Secretary of Defense must also publish and submit a report to Congress disclosing any military departments that fail to submit the required certification, and a summary of the data from the certifications. In addition, any political appointee of a military department that fails to certify compliance may not receive bonus pay until they do so. The bill includes definitions for "Secretary concerned" and "military department". Its purpose is to ensure that military housing is in compliance with lead-based paint regulations to protect the health and safety of military personnel and their families.
Possible Impacts
1. Individuals living in military housing may be affected by this legislation as the inspections and certification may lead to the discovery of lead-based paint in their homes, which could be harmful to their health.
2. Military personnel responsible for conducting the inspections and reporting may be affected as they will need to ensure compliance with the requirements and may face penalties if they fail to do so.
3. Politicians and committees in charge of overseeing the implementation of this legislation may be affected as they will need to review and analyze the data in the reports provided by the Secretaries, and take action if any military department fails to comply.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2255 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2255
To direct the Secretaries of the military departments to submit
certification and a report each year to the Secretaries of Defense and
Housing and Urban Development regarding whether housing under the
jurisdiction of the Secretaries of the military departments is in
compliance with requirements relating to lead-based paint.
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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
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A BILL
To direct the Secretaries of the military departments to submit
certification and a report each year to the Secretaries of Defense and
Housing and Urban Development regarding whether housing under the
jurisdiction of the Secretaries of the military departments is in
compliance with requirements relating to lead-based paint.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ANNUAL CERTIFICATION AND REPORTING REGARDING LEAD-BASED
PAINT IN MILITARY HOUSING.
(a) Annual Certification and Reporting.--
(1) In general.--Each Secretary concerned shall submit
certification in writing to the Secretaries of Defense and
Housing and Urban Development indicating whether housing under
the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned is in compliance
with the requirements respecting lead-based paint, lead-based
paint activities, and lead-based paint hazards described in
section 408 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
2688).
(2) Submission dates.--Each Secretary concerned shall
submit the certification under paragraph (1) not later than
July 31 of each year beginning in 2019.
(3) Contents.--Each certification under paragraph (1) shall
state, with regards to the preceding calendar year--
(A) the total number of housing units under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that were
inspected for lead-based paint in accordance with the
requirements described in paragraph (1);
(B) the total number of housing units that were
found to contain lead-based paint in the course of the
inspections described in subparagraph (A);
(C) any abatement efforts conducted regarding
housing units described in subparagraph (B); and
(D) the total number of housing units under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that were not
inspected for lead-based paint.
(b) Accountability.--Not later than August 31 of each year
beginning in 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall publish (including on
a website of the Department of Defense) and submit to the Armed
Services Committee and Appropriations Committee of the House of
Representatives and the Armed Services Committee and Appropriations
Committee of the Senate a report that discloses--
(1) each military department that has failed to submit a
required certification under subsection (a); and
(2) a detailed summary of the data, broken down by military
department, contained in the certifications under subsection
(a).
(c) Noncompliance Penalties.--For each of fiscal years 2019 through
2022, each political appointee of a military department that has failed
to certify compliance under subsection (a) may not receive bonus pay,
excluding overtime pay, until the Secretary concerned certifies such
compliance.
(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Secretary
concerned'' and ``military department'' have the meanings given those
terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
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