I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2253 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 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.

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.