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This bill, known as the "Military Occupancy Living Defense Act" or "MOLD Act," aims to significantly improve housing and environmental health and safety protections for members of the Armed Forces and their families living in military family housing, particularly in privatized military housing. It mandates the Secretary of Defense to establish and implement uniform, minimum health and safety standards for all covered housing, which includes privatized military housing, focusing on acceptable levels of humidity, ventilation, dampness, and water intrusion, with final standards to be issued within one year of enactment. The bill requires independent, third-party mold and environmental health inspections upon tenant turnover, after any tenant complaint, and following remediation efforts, with results to be recorded, certified, and made accessible to tenants and relevant officials. It also establishes a 24/7 tenant complaint hotline and website, mandates a response to complaints within five business days, and requires housing providers to bear full financial responsibility for inspections, maintenance, mold remediation, relocation expenses, property loss, and refunds for uninhabitable units. Furthermore, the bill mandates that personnel involved in mold assessment and remediation must be certified by recognized bodies and that remediation activities must adhere to specific industry standards, while also establishing quarterly reporting requirements to Congress on housing issues and mandating public reporting of mold complaints, inspection results, and remediation timelines.

Military Affairs and Security

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