Wednesday, September 16, 2026Independent tracking of the National Defense Authorization Act

The hub for the National Defense Authorization Act — status, history, and analysis

Title XXVIII: Military Construction General Provisions

Sec. 2811Congressional notification of window fall incidents in certain privatized military housing

TL;DR

Amends title 10, United States Code relating to congressional notification of window fall incidents in certain privatized military housing.

Statutory text

Section 2857(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)by striking The Secretary concerned and inserting (1) The Secretary concerned; (2)by inserting or any other individual after minor child; and(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(2) Not later than 72 hours after any date on which an incident in which a minor child or any other individual falls from a window in a unit of military family housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned occurs, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification that includes, with respect to such incident—(A)the date;(B)the location;(C)the associated circumstances; and(D)whether injury or death resulted..