§2857 Window Fall Prevention Devices in Military Family Housing Units

Summary

Requires the military to put window fall-prevention devices on certain windows in family housing. New housing whose construction contract is first made after October 1, 2019, and any unit getting a whole‑house renovation with a contract on or after October 1, 2019, must have these devices. The devices are window screens or guards that meet ASTM F2090–13 (or any later version). The rule covers windows whose bottom sill is within 42 inches of the inside floor and the window is more than 72 inches above the outside ground. Emergency escape or rescue windows are included. For older units not covered above, the military must run a program to retrofit or replace windows with compliant devices. The program can use grants to private groups and family housing operations funds. The military must record each incident where a minor child is injured or killed by an unintentional window fall (as defined in Department of Defense Instruction 6055.7 series) and the Secretary of Defense must report those incidents to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees within 90 days after each calendar year, starting with 2017. The rule applies to DoD family housing and housing built or acquired under subchapter IV.