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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 3838 (Reported in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 2818

Sec. 2818. Inspections by qualified home inspector of privatized military housing

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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a standardized inspection and audit program for privatized military housing that provides for such inspections and audits to be conducted by an independent qualified home inspector. Under the program established by subsection (a), a qualified home inspector shall annually inspect a statistically representative sample of privatized military housing units at each military installation with privatized military housing.
Such inspection shall include, at a minimum— an evaluation of HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical systems, and structural integrity of the privatized military housing units; and an inspection for signs of water intrusion, visible and nonvisible mold, microbial contamination, and other indoor air quality concerns. Not later than February 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to implement the program established under subsection (a), including— contracting procedures for qualified home inspectors; inspection methodologies; protocols for reporting, remediation, and follow-up actions; and integration with existing oversight and compliance frameworks for privatized military housing.
Not later than March 1, 2026, and annually thereafter until March 1, 2031, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of inspections conducted under this section during the preceding calendar year. The report shall include— findings and deficiencies identified; remediation timelines and actions taken; and recommendations for improving housing conditions and oversight. In this section: The term privatized military housing has the meaning given in section 3001(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ; 10 U.S.C. 2821 note).
The term qualified home inspector means an individual who— possesses housing inspection credentials required by the State in which the inspection is performed; and is not an employee of, or in a fiduciary relationship with— the Federal Government; or any entity that owns or manages privatized military housing.
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