[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7212 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7212
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for additional
reforms regarding the management and condition of privatized military
housing, to expand reforms to include Government-owned and Government-
controlled military family housing, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 15, 2020
Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma (for herself, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Kim, and
Mr. Turner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for additional
reforms regarding the management and condition of privatized military
housing, to expand reforms to include Government-owned and Government-
controlled military family housing, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Housing Oversight,
Maintenance, and Enhancement for Servicemembers Act'' or ``Military
HOMES Act''.
SEC. 2. MOLD MITIGATION PROTECTIONS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES RESIDING IN
MILITARY HOUSING.
(a) Installation Commander Responsibilities.--Subsection (b) of
section 2891a of title 10, United States Code, as added by section
3014(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020 (division B of Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1924), is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) The installation commander shall be responsible for
administering Department of Defense guidance regarding--
``(A) the reimbursement of a resident of a housing unit for
the installation for losses to personal property incurred by
the resident as a result of mold damage in the housing unit or
the mitigation activities undertaken in response to mold in the
housing unit; and
``(B) how to manage the return of the resident to the
housing unit when the resident is displaced from the housing
unit during mold mitigation.''.
(b) Adoption of Standards.--The Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments,
landlords (as defined in section 2871 of title 10, United States Code),
and other interested persons, shall promulgate the guidance described
in paragraph (3) of section 2891a(b) of such title, as added by
subsection (a).
SEC. 3. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION REGARDING PERFORMANCE OF
LANDLORDS PROVIDING MILITARY HOUSING THAT RECEIVE
INCENTIVE FEES.
Subsection (b) of section 2891c of title 10, United States Code, as
added by section 3016(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1927),
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall use the publicly accessible
website required by paragraph (1) to disclose the criteria and metrics
to be used by the Department of Defense to analyze the performance of
landlords that receive incentive fees.''.
SEC. 4. PROMULGATION OF GUIDANCE ON MOLD MITIGATION IN PRIVATIZED
MILITARY HOUSING.
(a) Guidance Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
working group to promulgate guidance regarding best practices for mold
mitigation in privatized military housing and for making the
determination regarding when the presence of mold in a unit of home
privatized military housing is an emergency situation requiring the
relocation of the residents of the unit.
(b) Members.--The working groups shall include the Surgeon Generals
of the Armed Forces and such other subject-matter experts as the
Secretary considers appropriate.
SEC. 5. EXPANSION OF UNIFORM CODE OF BASIC STANDARDS FOR PRIVATIZED
MILITARY HOUSING AND HAZARD AND HABITABILITY INSPECTION
AND ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS TO GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND
GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) Uniform Code of Basic Standards for Military Housing.--The
Secretary of Defense shall expand the uniform code of basic housing
standards for safety, comfort, and habitability for privatized military
housing established pursuant to section 3051(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of
Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1941; 10 U.S.C. 2871 note) to include
Government-owned and Government-controlled military family housing
located inside or outside the United States and occupied by members of
the Armed Forces.
(b) Inspection and Assessment Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall
expand the Department of Defense housing inspection and assessment plan
prepared pursuant to section 3051(b) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116-
92; 133 Stat. 1941; 10 U.S.C. 2871 note) to include Government-owned
and Government-controlled military family housing located inside or
outside the United States and occupied by members of the Armed Forces
and commence inspections and assessments of such military family
housing pursuant to the plan.
SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM HOUSING
LIAISON.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2021, each
Secretary of a military department shall appoint at least one
Exceptional Family Member Program housing liaison for that military
department.
(b) Duties.--The duties of a Exceptional Family Member Program
housing liaison are to assist military families enrolled in that
Program, and who are disproportionally housed in facilities under the
Military Housing Privatization Initiative, in obtaining cost-effective
services needed by such families.
SEC. 7. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS REGARDING OVERSIGHT AND
ROLE IN MANAGEMENT OF PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
progress made by the Department of Defense in implementing the
recommendations contained in the report of the Comptroller General
regarding military housing entitled ``DOD Needs to Strengthen Oversight
and Clarify Its Role in the Management of Privatized Housing'' and
dated March 2020 (GAO-20-281).
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