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Union Calendar No. 604 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1314 

[Report No. 118–712] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships to 

develop housing, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2023 

Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Ms. 

PORTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 22, 2024 

Additional sponsor: Mrs. PELTOLA

OCTOBER 22, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 

partnerships to develop housing, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lodging Options De5 veloped for Government Employees Act’’ or the ‘‘LODGE 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS; OCCUPANCY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 1013 

9 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) by amending section 101331 to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘§ 101331. Definitions 

13 ‘‘In this subchapter: 

14 ‘‘(1) FIELD EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘field em15 ployee’ means— 

16 ‘‘(A) an employee of the Service who is ex17 clusively assigned by the Service to perform du18 ties at a System unit, and the members of the 

19 employee’s family; 

20 ‘‘(B) an individual performing duties at 

21 the System unit who is employed by a Service 

22 concession, partnership, educational, or con23 servation organization, whose work supports the 

24 mission of the System unit, and the members of 

25 the individual’s family; 


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1 ‘‘(C) an individual who is authorized to oc2 cupy Federal Government quarters under sec3 tion 5911 of title 5 in the vicinity of the System 

4 unit, including individuals who are employees of 

5 other Federal agencies, and the members of the 

6 individual’s family; or 

7 ‘‘(D) an employee of the Federal Govern8 ment who is— 

9 ‘‘(i) eligible to live in government 

10 housing; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) not an employee of the Service. 

12 ‘‘(2) FUNDAMENTAL RESOURCES.—The term 

13 ‘fundamental resources’ means resources essential to 

14 achieving the purposes of the System unit and main15 taining its significance, as identified by the agency 

16 in planning documents, including Foundation Docu17 ments. 

18 ‘‘(3) HOUSING ACCOMMODATION PROJECT.— 

19 The term ‘housing accommodation project’ means a 

20 project for the development, construction, rehabilita21 tion, repair, maintenance, operation or management 

22 of housing accommodations, including related facili23 ties and infrastructure, pursuant to an agreement 

24 entered into under section 101334. 


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1 ‘‘(4) HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.— 

2 The term ‘housing partnership agreement’ means an 

3 agreement for a housing accommodation project en4 tered into under section 101334. 

5 ‘‘(5) HOUSING UNITS.—The term ‘housing 

6 units’ means housing units occupied by members of 

7 the public in housing accommodations developed or 

8 leased on non-Federal lands under this subchapter. 

9 ‘‘(6) MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.—The term 

10 ‘member of the public’ means an individual, and the 

11 members of the individual’s family, who is not a 

12 Federal Government employee. 

13 ‘‘(7) PRIMARY RESOURCE VALUES.—The term 

14 ‘primary resource values’ means resources that are 

15 specifically mentioned in the enabling legislation for 

16 that field unit or other resource value recognized 

17 under Federal statute. 

18 ‘‘(8) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘public lands’ 

19 means lands under the administrative jurisdiction of 

20 the Federal Government. 

21 ‘‘(9) QUARTERS.—The term ‘quarters’ means 

22 quarters occupied by field employees and are, for 

23 such purpose— 

24 ‘‘(A) provided by the Federal Government; 

25 or 


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1 ‘‘(B) developed or leased by the Federal 

2 Government in accordance with a housing part3 nership agreement, lease, or contract under this 

4 subchapter.’’; 

5 (2) in section 101332— 

6 (A) in subsection (a)(2), by— 

7 (i) striking ‘‘rates’’ and inserting ‘‘af8 fordable rates’’; and 

9 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, unless otherwise 

10 authorized,’’ after ‘‘based’’; 

11 (B) in subsection (c)— 

12 (i) by inserting ‘‘under the adminis13 trative jurisdiction of the Service’’ after 

14 ‘‘any land’’; and 

15 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or fundamental re16 sources’’ after ‘‘primary resource value’’; 

17 and 

18 (C) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, un19 less otherwise authorized,’’ after ‘‘that are 

20 based’’; 

21 (3) in section 101333, by inserting ‘‘or afford22 ability’’ after ‘‘lack of availability’’; 

23 (4) by amending section 101334 to read as fol24 lows: 


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1 ‘‘§ 101334. Authorization for housing accommodation 

2 projects 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, pursuant to 

4 the authorities contained in this subchapter and subject 

5 to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, enter 

6 into housing partnership agreements with other Federal 

7 agencies, State or local governments, Tribal Governments, 

8 housing entities, or other public or private organizations, 

9 for the purposes of facilitating housing accommodation 

10 projects for rent to field employees and members of the 

11 public— 

12 ‘‘(1) on public lands, including System units; 

13 ‘‘(2) off public lands in the vicinity of System 

14 units; or 

15 ‘‘(3) a combination of public lands described in 

16 paragraphs (1) and (2). 

17 ‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) NATIONAL PARK LANDS.—For any hous19 ing partnership agreements for housing accommoda20 tion projects on lands under the administrative juris21 diction of the Service, the Secretary shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) ensure the housing accommodation 

23 project and the use thereof are in conformity 

24 with the approved plans, including housing 

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1 rector’s Orders and reference manuals related 

2 to Service housing; 

3 ‘‘(B) ensure that the location of the hous4 ing accommodation project will avoid degrada5 tion to the primary resource values and funda6 mental resources within the System unit, and 

7 will not adversely affect the mission of the Serv8 ice; 

9 ‘‘(C) ensure the entities responsible for the 

10 housing accommodation project comply with ap11 plicable law and policies, including the provi12 sions of this subchapter; 

13 ‘‘(D) identify the funding to be used in 

14 performing the housing accommodation project; 

15 ‘‘(E) provide standards that must be met, 

16 as applicable, to ensure that the housing accom17 modation project, including related facilities 

18 and infrastructure, are kept in good condition 

19 and repair; and 

20 ‘‘(F) that the agreements include any 

21 other terms and conditions the Secretary may 

22 consider advisable to protect the interests of the 

23 United States. 

24 ‘‘(2) OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LANDS.—For 

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1 commodation projects on other public or private 

2 lands located in the vicinity of the relevant System 

3 unit and not under the administrative jurisdiction of 

4 the Service, the Secretary shall ensure the agree5 ments— 

6 ‘‘(A) have received the approval of each ap7 propriate State or local government, Tribal gov8 ernment, or other public or private entity in9 volved; 

10 ‘‘(B) identify both the Federal and non11 Federal funding to be used in completing the 

12 housing and related facilities; and 

13 ‘‘(C) any other terms and conditions the 

14 Secretary may consider advisable to protect the 

15 interests of the United States. 

16 ‘‘(c) HOUSING OCCUPANCY.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may allow 

18 field employees and members of the public to occupy 

19 and lease housing accommodation project quarters. 

20 ‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE.—Members of the public oc21 cupying quarters shall be subject to the same laws 

22 and policies with which field employees are required 

23 to comply, as applicable. 

24 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—Field employees and mem25 bers of the public shall be prohibited from subleasing 


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1 housing units or quarters developed or leased in ac2 cordance with a housing partnership agreement 

3 under this section, including all forms of short-term 

4 rentals. 

5 ‘‘(4) PREFERENCE.—To the maximum extent 

6 practicable, priority for occupancy in project quar7 ters shall be given to field employees. 

8 ‘‘(d) CONTRACTING PROCEDURES.—Each housing 

9 partnership agreement awarded pursuant to this section 

10 shall be awarded through the use of publicly advertised, 

11 competitively bid, or competitively negotiated procedures, 

12 unless the Secretary— 

13 ‘‘(1) determines that it is in the public interest 

14 to use procedures other than competitive procedures 

15 with respect to the particular housing partnership 

16 agreement concerned; and 

17 ‘‘(2) notifies, in writing, the Committee on En18 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 

19 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

20 Representatives of such determinations and the ra21 tionale for such determination. 

22 ‘‘(e) RENT.— 

23 ‘‘(1) COLLECTION.—The Secretary may collect, 

24 or may authorize entities who have entered into 

25 partnership housing agreements under this section 


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1 to collect, rents directly from field employees and 

2 members of the public occupying housing units or 

3 quarters. 

4 ‘‘(2) RATES.—For field employees, rent col5 lected under this subsection may not exceed the 

6 rates determined pursuant to guidance in the docu7 ment entitled ‘Circular No. A–45 Revised’ and dated 

8 November 25, 2019 (or subsequent guidance). 

9 ‘‘(f) EXPIRATION OF AGREEMENTS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) WITHIN SYSTEM UNITS.—The Secretary 

11 may allow long-term leases or term-limited owner12 ship of housing units or quarters on public lands, as 

13 appropriate, to facilitate the ability of an entity with 

14 whom a housing partnership agreement has been en15 tered into under subsection (b) to secure financing. 

16 ‘‘(2) EXPIRATION OF TERM ON PUBLIC

17 LANDS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon expiration of a 

19 term of ownership under paragraph (1), the 

20 Secretary may— 

21 ‘‘(i) renew the housing partnership 

22 agreement for terms not to exceed 10 

23 years; 

24 ‘‘(ii) require the entity with whom a 

25 housing partnership agreement has been 


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1 entered into under subsection (a) to demol2 ish the housing accommodations and re3 lated facilities and infrastructure, and re4 store the land to conditions generally exist5 ing before construction on the lands upon 

6 which the housing accommodation project 

7 is located without any cost to the Federal 

8 Government; 

9 ‘‘(iii) take ownership of the housing 

10 accommodations and related facilities and 

11 infrastructure, including fixtures and per12 sonal property necessary for the operation 

13 of the property; or 

14 ‘‘(iv) enter into a new housing part15 nership agreement. 

16 ‘‘(B) COVERING COSTS.—If taking owner17 ship of buildings under subparagraph (A)(ii), 

18 the Secretary may require the owner whose 

19 term of ownership is expiring to cover costs as20 sociated with preparing the building site for 

21 new or continued use. 

22 ‘‘(3) ON NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—Upon expira23 tion of a housing partnership agreement for housing 

24 accommodations on non-Federal lands, the Secretary 


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1 may extend the housing partnership agreement for 

2 terms not to exceed 10 years.’’; 

3 (5) in section 101335— 

4 (A) in subsection (a)— 

5 (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 

6 ‘‘50’’ and inserting ‘‘60’’; 

7 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (I) by striking ‘‘procedures.’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘procedures, unless—’’; and 

10 (II) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(A) the lease is awarded to a nonprofit or 

13 government entity; or 

14 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that it is in 

15 the public interest to use procedures other than 

16 competitive procedures in the particular lease 

17 concerned and notifies, in writing, the Com18 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

19 Senate and the Committee on Natural Re20 sources of the House of Representatives of such 

21 determination and the rationale for such deter22 mination.’’; and 

23 (iii) in paragraph (3)(D), by inserting 

24 ‘‘, affordability,’’ after ‘‘improve the qual25 ity’’; and 


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1 (B) in subsection (b)— 

2 (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 

3 and 

4 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any arrange7 ment made pursuant to this subsection shall contain 

8 such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 

9 necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of 

10 the United States and ensure that necessary quar11 ters are available to field employees.’’; and 

12 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

13 paragraph (3); 

14 (6) in section 101336, by inserting ‘‘rehabilita15 tion,’’ after ‘‘repair,’’; 

16 (7) by amending section 101338 to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘§ 101338. General provisions 

19 ‘‘(a) EXEMPTIONS.—The following provisions shall 

20 not apply to leases contracts, or housing partnership 

21 agreements awarded by the Secretary under this sub22 chapter: 

23 ‘‘(1) Sections 102102 and 102901 of this title. 

24 ‘‘(2) Section 1302 of title 40. 


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1 ‘‘(b) PROCEEDS FROM LEASES.—The proceeds from 

2 any lease or housing partnership agreement under this 

3 subchapter from which the Service directly collects the 

4 proceeds shall be retained by the Service and deposited 

5 in the special fund established for repair, maintenance, re6 habilitation, and operations of housing units and quarters 

7 and associated facilities and infrastructure.’’; and 

8 (8) in section 101340— 

9 (A) by amending subsection (a) by striking 

10 ‘‘, in sequential order,’’; and 

11 (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as 

12 follows: 

13 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMITTAL.—Each fiscal 

14 year, the President’s proposed budget to Congress shall 

15 include— 

16 ‘‘(1) identification of non-construction funds to 

17 be spent for Service housing maintenance and oper18 ations that are in addition to rental receipts col19 lected; 

20 ‘‘(2) the use of each of the authorities provided 

21 to the Service under this subchapter; 

22 ‘‘(3) the number of additional housing units 

23 needed within the National Park System; 

24 ‘‘(4) any barriers that have been identified to 

25 providing the needed housing; and 


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1 ‘‘(5) any recommendations for changes to exist2 ing authorities that would help to remove those bar3 riers.’’. 

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 

5 for chapter 1013 of title 54, United States Code, is 

6 amended as follows: 

7 (1) By striking the item related to section 

8 101334 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 101334. Authorization for housing accommodation projects’’. 

9 (2) By striking the item related to section 

10 101338 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 101338. General provisions’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 604 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1314 

[Report No. 118–712] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter 

other purposes. into partnerships to develop housing, and for 

OCTOBER 22, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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