REQUIREMENTS FOR WINDOW FALL PREVENTION DEVICES IN MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.

SEC. 2817. REQUIREMENTS FOR WINDOW FALL PREVENTION DEVICES IN MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING. (a) Requirement.— (1) In general.—Chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2878 the following new section: “SEC. 2879. [10 U.S.C. 2879] Window fall prevention devices in military family housing units “(a) Requiring Use of Devices on Certain Windows. “(1) Requirement. The Secretary concerned shall ensure that if a window in any military family housing unit acquired or constructed under this chapter is described in subsection (b), including a window designed for emergency escape or rescue, the window is equipped with fall prevention devices that protect against unintentional window falls by young children and that are in compliance with applicable International Building Code (IBC) standards. “(2) Effective date. Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the following military family housing units: “(A) A unit for which the contract for the construction of the unit is first entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this section. “(B) Any other unit which is subject to a whole-house renovation project for which the contract is entered into on or after September 1, 2018. “(b) Windows Described. A window is described in this subsection if the bottom sill of the window is within 24 inches of the floor, as measured in the interior of the unit, and is more than 72 inches above the ground, as measured on the exterior grade of the building. “(c) Record of Incidents; Annual Report. The Secretary concerned shall keep a record of each incident (as defined in Department of Defense Instruction 6055.7 series) in which a minor child is injured or killed as the result of an unintentional window fall in a military family housing unit. Not later than 90 days after the end of each calendar year (beginning with 2017), the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate on all such window falls occurring in the previous year.” . (2) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2878 the following new item: “2879. Window fall prevention devices in military family housing units.” . (b) Independent Assessment of Child Safety in Military Family Housing Units.— (1) Assessment.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with an independent entity with experience in performing technical evaluations of the compliance of housing units with the codes and standards of the International Code Council and other relevant codes and standards to conduct and to submit to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees an assessment of child safety issues in military family housing units, with an emphasis on assessing hazards that may result in falls. (2) Recommendations.—The independent entity conducting the assessment under paragraph (1) shall include in the assessment such recommendations for modifications to military family housing unit standards as the entity considers appropriate for ensuring the safety of minor children in such units. (3) Deadline.—Under the agreement entered into under paragraph (1), the independent entity conducting the assessment under such paragraph shall submit the assessment to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.