Sec. 2816. Development of process to identify and address environmental health hazards in Department of Defense housing
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop a process to identify, record, and resolve environmental health hazards in housing under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (including privatized housing) in a timely manner. The process developed under subsection
(a)shall provide for the following with respect to each identified environmental health hazard: Categorization of the hazard. Identification of health risks posed by the hazard. Identification of the number of housing occupants potentially affected by the hazard. Recording and maintenance of information regarding the hazard. Resolution of the hazard, which shall include— the performance by the Secretary of Defense (or in the case of privatized housing, the landlord) of hazard remediation activities at the affected facility; and follow-up by the Secretary of Defense to collect information on medical care related to the hazard sought or received by individuals affected by the hazard. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure coordination between military treatment facilities, appropriate public health officials, and housing managers at military installations with respect to the development and implementation of the process required by subsection (a). Not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the process required by subsection (a).