US SB3654

Secretary of Defense must issue interim humidity, ventilation, and water intrusion standards within 180 days and final standards within one year for all military family housing, including approximately 700,000 service members and families in privatized housing across 78 developments

Independent third-party mold and environmental health inspections required at every tenant turnover, upon any safety complaint, and after any remediation, with results reported to tenants within 10 days and failed units remediated or tenants relocated within 30 days

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

Creates 24/7 tenant complaint hotline and website through the Defense Housing Feedback System, with housing offices required to respond within five business days and track complaints to resolution

Requires quarterly reports to Congress on tenant complaints, work order volume, environmental hazards, and contractor compliance, plus annual public reporting on mold complaints by installation, inspection results, and relocation numbers