US HB7188

Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue interim humidity, ventilation, and moisture standards for military family housing within 180 days, and final standards within one year covering acceptable indoor humidity levels below 50%, ventilation requirements, and mold remediation protocols

Mandates independent third-party inspections of all privatized military housing at tenant turnover, upon any habitability complaint, and after any remediation or repair, with results reported to tenants within 10 days and units failing inspection remediated or tenants relocated within 30 days

Requires privatized housing providers to bear full financial responsibility for inspections, maintenance, mold remediation, relocation expenses, property loss, and refunding basic housing allowances when families must vacate uninhabitable units

Establishes quarterly reporting from military housing offices to a designated Chief Housing Officer (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment), with compiled reports submitted to the Armed Services Committees and annual public reporting of mold complaints, inspection results, and relocations by installation

Prohibits non-disclosure agreements that silence tenants reporting unsafe conditions and requires all mold assessors and remediators to maintain certifications from nationally recognized bodies such as the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification