Sec. 735. Improvements to military medical treatment facilities and other facilities under military health system
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The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on any deficiencies of, and necessary improvements to, military medical treatment facilities and other covered facilities, to ensure the design, construction, and maintenance of such facilities are in compliance with each covered code, specification, and standard. Such study shall include an identification of any necessary updates to the Unified Facilities Criteria relating to military construction planning and design with respect to such facilities, to ensure such compliance.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the study under subsection (a). Such report shall include— for each covered facility, a description of any deficiencies identified pursuant to such study; and the plans of the Secretary, including costs and timelines, to address such deficiencies through the rehabilitation, repair, or retrofit of the facility, as applicable.
Not later than one year after the date on which the report under paragraph
(1)is submitted, and on an annual basis thereafter until the date on which the Secretary determines all covered facilities are in compliance with each covered code, specification, and standard, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the progress made toward addressing any deficiency of a covered facility and maintaining covered facilities, to ensure such compliance. In this section: The term covered code, specification, and standard — means the latest published edition of any code, specification, or standard that incorporates the latest hazard-resistant and energy-efficient designs, establishes minimum acceptable criteria for design, construction, or maintenance, and is at least as stringent as the previously published edition; and includes the following (or the latest published edition thereof that is at least as stringent as the previously published edition): The 2021 International Energy Conservation Code. The ASHRAE Standard 90.1. The ASHRAE Standard 170. The ASHRAE Standard 189.3. The American Society of Civil Engineers Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE Standard ASCE 7). The International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. Executive Order 13690 of January 30, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 6425) (relating to a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard for critical facilities). The term covered facility means any Department of Defense-owned facility used for activities under the military health system, including military medical treatment facilities, military ambulatory care and occupational health facilities, and defense health research facilities.
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Sec. 735
Improvements to military medical treatment facilities and other facilities under military health system
Fed. Reg.80 FR 6425
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