[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5132 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5132

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
   Defense to screen and register individuals with health conditions 
                  resulting from unsafe housing units.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 4, 2025

 Mr. Bell (for himself and Ms. Ansari) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
   Defense to screen and register individuals with health conditions 
                  resulting from unsafe housing units.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Servicemembers Act''.

SEC. 2. SCREENING AND REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS 
              RESULTING FROM UNSAFE HOUSING UNITS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter V of chapter 169 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2895. Screening and registry of individuals with health 
              conditions resulting from unsafe housing units
    ``(a) Screening.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with appropriate scientific agencies as determined by the Secretary, 
shall ensure that all military medical treatment facilities screen 
eligible individuals for covered conditions.
    ``(2) The Secretary may establish procedures through which 
screening under paragraph (1) may allow an eligible individual to be 
included in the registry under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Registry.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and 
maintain a registry of eligible individuals who have a covered 
condition.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall include any information in the registry 
under paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines necessary to 
ascertain and monitor the health of eligible individuals and the 
connection between the health of such individuals and an unsafe housing 
unit.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall develop a public information campaign to 
inform eligible individuals about the registry under paragraph (1), 
including how to register and the benefits of registering.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered condition' means a medical 
        condition that is determined by the Secretary of Defense to 
        have resulted from residing in an unsafe housing unit.
            ``(2) The term `eligible individual' means a member of the 
        Armed Forces or a family member of a member of the Armed Forces 
        who has resided in an unsafe housing unit.
            ``(3) The term `unsafe housing unit' means a dwelling unit 
        that--
                    ``(A) does not meet the housing quality standards 
                established under section 8(o)(8)(B) of the United 
                States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(8)(B)); 
                or
                    ``(B) is not free from dangerous air pollution 
                levels from mold.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 2894a the following new item:

``2895. Screening and registry of individuals with health conditions 
                            resulting from unsafe housing units.''.
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