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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2913 

To require the Secretary of Defense to improve the monitoring and oversight 

of and reporting regarding projects carried out under the Military Housing Privatization Initiative under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 

10, United States Code. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2018 

Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Defense to improve the monitoring and oversight of and reporting regarding projects 

carried out under the Military Housing Privatization Initiative under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, 

United States Code. 

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 ‘‘Better Military Hous5 ing Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) In 1996, Congress sought to address the 

2 poor quality of military housing by providing the De3 partment of Defense authority to obtain private sec4 tor financing and management to repair, renovate, 

5 construct, and operate military housing. 

6 (2) Since 1996, the Department has privatized 

7 99 percent of military housing in the United States. 

8 (3) Although the Department has regularly as9 sessed the financial condition of its privatized hous10 ing program, the Department has not used con11 sistent measures of financial condition, consistently 

12 assessed future sustainment, or issued required re13 ports to Congress in a timely manner. 

14 SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT 

15 OF AND REPORTING REGARDING MILITARY 

16 HOUSING PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in car18 rying out subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United 

19 States Code (known as the Military Housing Privatization 

20 Initiative), shall— 

21 (1) use consistent measures for the assessment 

22 of the financial condition of projects conducted 

23 under such subchapter; 

24 (2) consistently incorporate measures of future 

25 sustainment in assessments of such projects; 


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1 (3) submit reports regarding such projects to 

2 Congress in a timely manner; 

3 (4) fully assess the effects of any reduction in 

4 the basic allowance for housing on the financial con5 dition of such projects; and 

6 (5) define, for each military department, the 

7 tolerance for risk regarding the future sustainability 

8 of such projects relative to the goal of providing 

9 members of the Armed Forces with quality housing. 

10 (b) REPORT OR BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of Defense shall submit a report or provide a briefing to 

13 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

14 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Represent15 atives on— 

16 (1) the status of the implementation of sub17 section (a), including specific dates by which the 

18 Secretary expects to complete the implementation of 

19 such subsection; and 

20 (2) the steps being taken by the Secretary to 

21 improve the financial condition of any project con22 ducted under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 

23 10, United States Code, that is— 

24 (A) considered to be in financial distress; 

25 or 


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1 (B) rated as unacceptable, marginal, below 

2 expectations, well below expectations, or on a 

3 watch list. 

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