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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4608 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve oversight and accountability for military housing projects carried out using the alternative 

authority provided by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of such title. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 24, 2012 

Mr. RIGELL (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve oversight 

and accountability for military housing projects carried 

out using the alternative authority provided by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of such title. 

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 ‘‘Military Housing Over5 sight and Accountability Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SUSTAINMENT OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 

2 FOR MILITARY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION 

3 PROJECTS AND RELATED ANNUAL REPORT4 ING REQUIREMENTS. 

5 (a) SUSTAINMENT OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNT6 ABILITY FOR PRIVATIZATION PROJECTS.— 

7 (1) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEAS8 URES.—Subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, 

9 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

10 section 2885 the following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 2885a. Oversight and accountability for privatiza12 tion projects: sustainment 

13 ‘‘(a) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEAS14 URES.—Each Secretary concerned shall prescribe regula15 tions to effectively oversee and manage a military housing 

16 privatization project carried out under this subchapter 

17 during the sustainment phase of the project following com18 pletion of the construction or renovation of the housing 

19 units. The regulations shall include the following require20 ments for each privatization project: 

21 ‘‘(1) The financial health and performance of 

22 the military housing privatization project, including 

23 the debt-coverage ratio of the project and occupancy 

24 rates for the constructed or renovated housing units. 

25 ‘‘(2) A resident satisfaction assessment of the 

26 privatization project. 


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1 ‘‘(3) An assessment of the backlog of mainte2 nance and repair. 

3 ‘‘(b) REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary 

4 concerned or designated representative shall ensure that 

5 the project owner, developer, or general contractor that 

6 is selected for each military housing privatization initiative 

7 project has sustainment experience commensurate with 

8 that required to maintain the project.’’. 

9 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

10 2885(a) of such title is amended in the matter pre11 ceding paragraph (1) by inserting before the period 

12 at the end of the first sentence the following: ‘‘dur13 ing the course of the construction or renovation of 

14 the housing units’’. 

15 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

16 (A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of 

17 section 2885 of such title is amended to read as 

18 follows: 

19 ‘‘§ 2885. Oversight and accountability for privatiza20 tion projects: construction’’. 

21 (B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 

22 sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of 

23 chapter 169 of such title is amended by striking 

24 the item relating to section 2885 and inserting 

25 the following new items: 


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‘‘2885. Oversight and accountability for privatization projects: construction. 

‘‘2885a. Oversight and accountability for privatization projects: sustainment.’’. 

1 (b) ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

2 2884(b) of such title is amended— 

3 (1) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and 

4 (7); 

5 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and 

6 (8) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

8 paragraphs: 

9 ‘‘(5) A trend analysis of the backlog of mainte10 nance and repair for each privatization project, in11 cluding the total cost of the operation, maintenance, 

12 and repair costs associated with each project. 

13 ‘‘(6) If the debt associated with a privatization 

14 project exceeds net operating income or the occu15 pancy rates for the constructed or renovated housing 

16 units are below 75 percent for any sustained period 

17 of more than one year, a report regarding the plan 

18 to mitigate the financial risk of the project.’’. 

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