Reporting on Lead Service Lines and Lead PlumbingPuspan. L. 117–263, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2853, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3009, provided that:“(a)Initial Report.—Not later than January 1, 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a report that includes—“(1) a list of military installations (including Government-owned family housing facilities), military housing, and privatized military housing projects that, as of the date of the report, are being serviced by lead service lines or lead plumbing for the purposes of receiving drinking water;
“(2) an evaluation of whether military installations and privatized military housing projects are in compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule and, to the extent that such installations and projects are not in compliance, an identification of—“(A) the name and location of each such installation or project that is not in compliance; and
“(B) the timeline and plan for bringing each such installation or project into compliance; and
“(3) an identification of steps and resources needed to remove any remaining lead plumbing from military installations and housing.
“(span)Inclusion of Information in Annual Report.—If, after reviewing the initial report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense finds that any military installation or privatized family housing project is not in compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule, the Secretary shall include in the annual report on defense environmental programs required under section 2711 of title 10, United States Code, for each year after the year in which the initial report is submitted, an update on the efforts of the Secretary, including negotiations with privatized military family housing providers, to fully comply with the Lead and Copper Rule.”
