A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall develop and implement a comprehensive wastewater surveillance system at certain installations of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Wastewater testing pilot for bases

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to run a mandatory wastewater surveillance pilot at at least four military installations. The pilot would start within 180 days of enactment. The pilot would run for two years from its start date. The Department would use a uniform data system and appropriate technologies across sites. At least one site must monitor covered drug use and one site must monitor infectious diseases. "Covered drug" would mean drugs on schedules I or II. It would exclude drugs newly placed on those schedules if they were FDA‑approved no later than 20 years before enactment. The Secretary would use existing DoD resources to carry out the pilot. Within 90 days after the pilot ends, the Secretary would report to the congressional defense committees. The report would include findings, recommendations for interventions or policy changes, and an assessment of the pilot's effectiveness for force health protection and readiness.