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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3165 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish additional requirements 
for a military housing complaint database. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2023 
Mr. THOMPSON
of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
RESCHENTHALER, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. ESCOBAR, and 
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish addi-
tional requirements for a military housing complaint 
database. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Housing 
Transparency and Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A 
MILITARY HOUSING COMPLAINT DATABASE. 
Section 2894a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘regarding 
housing units’’ and inserting ‘‘by a tenant regarding 
covered dwelling units’’; 
(2) in subsections (c) and (d) by striking ‘‘hous-
ing unit’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘cov-
ered dwelling unit’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Housing shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, and make available to 
each Secretary of a military department, an annual 
report that includes, during the year covered by such 
report— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the data collected 
using the database established under subsection 
(a); 
‘‘(B) an aggregation of the complaints cat-
egorized by type, in accordance with paragraph 
(2), and military installation, if applicable; and 
‘‘(C) the actions taken to remedy com-
plaints received during the period covered by 
such report. 
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‘‘(2) TYPE
OF
COMPLAINTS.—In categorizing 
complaints by type pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), 
the Secretary shall aggregate complaints based on 
the following categories: 
‘‘(A) 
Physiological 
hazards, 
including 
dampness and mold growth, lead-based paint, 
asbestos 
and 
manmade 
fibers, 
radiation, 
biocides, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic 
compounds. 
‘‘(B) Psychological hazards, including ease 
of access by unlawful intruders, faulty locks or 
alarms, and lighting issues. 
‘‘(C) Safety hazards. 
‘‘(D) Maintenance timeliness. 
‘‘(E) Maintenance quality. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered dwelling unit’ means a 
unit of accompanied family housing, unaccompanied 
housing, or barracks— 
‘‘(A) in which a member of the armed 
forces resides; and 
‘‘(B) that the member does not own. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘tenant’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(A) A member of the armed forces who 
resides in a covered dwelling unit. 
‘‘(B) A dependent of a member described 
in subparagraph (A) who resides in a covered 
dwelling unit.’’. 
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