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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7564 
To direct the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to take certain actions regarding the housing shortage 
for members of the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2022 
Ms. STRICKLAND (for herself, Mr. CARSON, and Mr. BROWN of Maryland) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development to take certain actions regard-
ing the housing shortage for members of the Armed 
Forces. 
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 ‘‘Building More Hous-
ing for Servicemembers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESPONSES TO THE HOUSING SHORTAGE FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REPORT ON HOUSING SHORTAGE FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
on the housing shortage for members of the Armed 
Forces. Such report shall include the following elements: 
(1) The determination of the Secretary regard-
ing the feasibility of acquiring real property near 
military installations that face housing shortages, to 
be used for the development of privatized housing. 
(2) The determination of the Secretary regard-
ing the need for an officer or civilian employee of the 
Department of Defense to serve, at each military in-
stallation, as a housing manager. 
(b) GUIDANCE
TO
LANDLORDS
OF
PRIVATIZED 
HOUSING.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe guid-
ance for eligible entities and landlords regarding accept-
able housing standards for privatized housing. 
(c) AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) PILOT PROGRAM ON USING RENTAL PART-
NERSHIP PROGRAMS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO AS-
SURE TENANTS FOR DEVELOPERS OF PRIVATIZED 
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HOUSING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall establish a pilot program to assess the 
feasibility of using the rental partnership programs 
of the Armed Forces to assure tenants for eligible 
entities to secure financing to construct privatized 
housing. 
(A) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall op-
erate the pilot program in no more than 10 
military housing areas that each have a rental 
vacancy rate of less than 7 percent. 
(B) TERM.—The pilot program shall ter-
minate on the date that is five years after the 
Secretary establishes the pilot program. 
(C) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the termination of the pilot program, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
the results of the pilot program. 
(2) JOINT PILOT PROGRAM ON FINANCIAL IN-
CENTIVES FOR DEVELOPERS OF PRIVATIZED HOUS-
ING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, shall develop a pilot program to 
provide financial incentives to eligible entities to 
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build privatized housing, or to purchase or lease ex-
isting facilities, to house members of the Armed 
Forces and their dependents, and low-income indi-
viduals and families, as determined by the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
(A) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—In order to be 
eligible for an incentive under the pilot pro-
gram, proposed privatized housing shall ensure 
that a percentage of such housing is reserved 
for members of the Armed Forces and depend-
ents of such members. Such percentage shall 
vary proportionately to the value of the incen-
tive. 
(B) LOCATIONS.—The Secretaries shall op-
erate the pilot program in areas that have the 
longest wait times for on-base housing. 
(C) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible enti-
ties, the Secretaries shall give priority to entry- 
level housing and projects with greater density. 
(D) TERM.—The pilot program shall ter-
minate on the date that is five years after the 
Secretary establishes the pilot program. 
(E) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the termination of the pilot program, the 
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Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report on 
the results of the pilot program. 
(3) JOINT GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Defense and Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment may jointly operate a grant program 
through the Office of Local Defense Community Co-
operation to build housing for members of the 
Armed Forces and their dependents, and low-income 
individuals and families. Household income limits for 
entities eligible to receive such a grant shall not dif-
fer based on whether a household includes a member 
of the Armed Forces. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘eligible entity’’ and ‘‘landlord’’ 
have the meanings given such terms in section 2871 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘privatized housing’’ means hous-
ing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of such 
title. 
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