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§ 101305. Travel expenses of System employees and depend-
ents of deceased employees 
In the administration of the System, the Secretary may, under regula-
tions the Secretary may prescribe, pay the travel expenses (including the 
costs of packing, crating, and transporting (including draying) personal 
property) of— 
(1) employees, on permanent change of station of the employees; and 
(2) dependents of deceased employees— 
(A) to the nearest housing reasonably available that is of a 
standard not less than that which is vacated, including compensa-
tion for not to exceed 60 days rental cost, in the case of an em-
ployee who occupied Federal Government housing and whose death 
requires the housing to be promptly vacated; and 
(B) to the nearest port of entry in the conterminous 48 States 
in the case of an employee whose last permanent station was out-
side the conterminous 48 States. 
Subchapter II—Service Career 
Development, Training, and Management 
§ 101321. Service employee training 
The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive training program for em-
ployees in all professional careers in the workforce of the Service for the 
purpose of ensuring that the workforce has available the best up-to-date 
knowledge, skills, and abilities with which to manage, interpret, and protect 
the resources of the System. 
§ 101322. Management development and training 
The Secretary shall maintain a clear plan for management training and 
development under which career professional Service employees from any 
appropriate academic field may obtain sufficient training, experience, and 
advancement opportunity to enable those qualified to move into System unit 
management positions, including the position of superintendent of a System 
unit. 
Subchapter III—Housing Improvement 
§ 101331. Definitions 
In this subchapter: 
(1) FIELD EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘field employee’’ means— 
(A) an employee of the Service who is exclusively assigned by 
the Service to perform duties at a field unit, and the members of 
the employee’s family; and 
(B) any other individual who is authorized to occupy Federal 
Government quarters under section 5911 of title 5, and for whom 
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there is no feasible alternative to the provision of Federal Govern-
ment housing, and the members of the individual’s family. 
(2) PRIMARY RESOURCE VALUES.—The term ‘‘primary resource val-
ues’’ means resources that are specifically mentioned in the enabling 
legislation for that field unit or other resource value recognized under 
Federal statute. 
(3) QUARTERS.—The term ‘‘quarters’’ means quarters owned or 
leased by the Federal Government. 
(4) SEASONAL QUARTERS.—The term ‘‘seasonal quarters’’ means 
quarters typically occupied by field employees who are hired on assign-
ments of 6 months or less. 
§ 101332. General authority of Secretary 
(a) RENTAL HOUSING.—To enhance the ability of the Secretary, acting 
through the Director, to effectively manage System units, the Secretary may 
where necessary and justified— 
(1) make available employee housing, on or off land under the ad-
ministrative jurisdiction of the Service; and 
(2) rent that housing to field employees at rates based on the reason-
able value of the housing in accordance with requirements applicable 
under section 5911 of title 5. 
(b) JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may use authori-
ties granted by statute in combination with one another in the furtherance 
of providing where necessary and justified affordable field employee housing. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL LAND.—The Secretary 
may not utilize any land for the purposes of providing field employee hous-
ing under this subchapter that will affect a primary resource value of the 
area or adversely affect the mission of the Service. 
(d) RENTAL RATES.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall estab-
lish rental rates for all quarters occupied by field employees of the Service 
that are based on the reasonable value of the quarters in accordance with 
requirements applicable under section 5911 of title 5. 
§ 101333. Criteria for providing housing 
The Secretary shall maintain criteria under which housing is provided to 
employees of the Service. The Secretary shall examine the criteria with re-
spect to the circumstances under which the Service requires an employee to 
occupy Federal Government quarters, so as to provide necessary services or 
protect Federal Government property or because of a lack of availability of 
non-Federal housing in a geographic area. 
§ 101334. Authorization for housing agreements 
The Secretary may, pursuant to the authorities contained in this sub-
chapter and subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, 
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enter into housing agreements with housing entities under which the hous-
ing entities may develop, construct, rehabilitate, or manage housing, located 
on or off public land, for rent to Service employees who meet the housing 
eligibility criteria developed by the Secretary pursuant to this subchapter. 
§ 101335. Housing programs 
(a) JOINT PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING PROGRAM.— 
(1) LEASE-TO-BUILD
PROGRAM.—Subject to the appropriation of 
necessary funds in advance, the Secretary may lease— 
(A) Federal land and interests in land to qualified persons for 
the construction of field employee quarters for any period not to 
exceed 50 years; and 
(B) developed and undeveloped non-Federal land for providing 
field employee quarters. 
(2) COMPETITIVE
LEASING.—Each lease under paragraph (1)(A) 
shall be awarded through the use of publicly advertised, competitively 
bid, or competitively negotiated contracting procedures. 
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Each lease under paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) shall stipulate whether operation and maintenance of field 
employee quarters is to be provided by the lessee, field employees, 
or the Federal Government; 
(B) shall require that the construction and rehabilitation of field 
employee quarters be done in accordance with the requirements of 
the Service and local applicable building codes and industry stand-
ards; 
(C) shall contain additional terms and conditions as may be ap-
propriate to protect the Federal interest, including limits on rents 
that the lessee may charge field employees for the occupancy of 
quarters, conditions on maintenance and repairs, and agreements 
on the provision of charges for utilities and other infrastructure; 
and 
(D) may be granted at less than fair market value if the Sec-
retary determines that the lease will improve the quality and avail-
ability of field employee quarters. 
(4) CONTRIBUTIONS
BY
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary 
may make payments, subject to appropriations, or contributions in 
kind, in advance or on a continuing basis, to reduce the costs of plan-
ning, construction, or rehabilitation of quarters on or off Federal land 
under a lease under this subsection. 
(b) RENTAL GUARANTEE PROGRAM.— 
(1) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—Subject to the appropriation of nec-
essary funds in advance, the Secretary may enter into a lease-to-build 
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arrangement as set forth in subsection (a) with further agreement to 
guarantee the occupancy of field employee quarters constructed or re-
habilitated under the lease. A guarantee made under this paragraph 
shall be in writing. 
(2) LIMITATIONS ON GUARANTEES.— 
(A) SPECIFIC
GUARANTEES.—The Secretary may not guar-
antee— 
(i) the occupancy of more than 75 percent of the units con-
structed or rehabilitated under the lease; and 
(ii) at a rental rate that exceeds the rate based on the rea-
sonable value of the housing in accordance with requirements 
applicable under section 5911 of title 5. 
(B) TOTAL
OF
OUTSTANDING
GUARANTEES.—Outstanding 
guarantees shall not be in excess of $3,000,000. 
(3) AGREEMENT
TO
RENT
TO
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOY-
EES.—A guarantee may be made under this subsection only if the les-
see agrees to permit the Secretary to utilize for housing purposes any 
units for which the guarantee is made. 
(4) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—A lease shall be void if the les-
see fails to maintain a satisfactory level of operation and maintenance. 
§ 101336. Contracts for the management of field employee 
quarters 
Subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, the Secretary 
may enter into contracts of any duration for the management, repair, and 
maintenance of field employee quarters. The contract shall contain terms 
and conditions that the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to pro-
tect the interests of the United States and ensure that necessary quarters 
are available to field employees. 
§ 101337. Leasing of seasonal employee quarters 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may lease quarters at or near 
a System unit for use as seasonal quarters for field employees if the Sec-
retary finds that there is a shortage of adequate and affordable seasonal 
quarters at or near the System unit and that— 
(1) the requirement for the seasonal field employee quarters is tem-
porary; or 
(2) leasing would be more cost-effective than construction of new 
seasonal field employee quarters. 
(b) RENT.—The rent charged to field employees under the lease shall be 
a rate based on the reasonable value of the quarters in accordance with re-
quirements applicable under section 5911 of title 5. 
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