To prohibit the Secretary concerned from discouraging the inspection of military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead, and for other purposes.

This bill prohibits the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security (regarding the Coast Guard) from discouraging the inspection of military-owned, government-controlled, and privately leased family housing for lead-based paint or sources of lead.

Testing may be authorized when it is not otherwise required by law.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2253 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2253

To prohibit the Secretary concerned from discouraging the inspection of 
military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead, and for 
                            other purposes.


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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 prohibit the Secretary concerned from discouraging the inspection of 
military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON DISCOURAGING LEAD INSPECTIONS IN MILITARY 
              HOUSING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned (as such term is defined 
in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code) may not 
discourage the inspection of covered housing for lead-based paint or 
sources of lead.
    (b) Testing Authorized.--The Secretary concerned may authorize 
testing for lead in covered housing when such testing is not required 
by Federal, State or local regulations or laws.
    (c) Covered Housing.--In this section, the term ``covered housing'' 
means military owned and government controlled family housing and 
privately leased or rented housing.
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