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of law to undertake any construction project using the 
construction authority described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(E) The military construction projects, includ-
ing any military family housing and ancillary sup-
porting facility projects, whose cancellation, modifica-
tion, or other cost savings result in funds being avail-
able to undertake construction projects using the con-
struction authority described in subsection (a) and 
the possible impact of the cancellation or modification 
of such military construction projects on military 
readiness and the quality of life of members of the 
armed forces and their dependents.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) In the event of a declaration by the President of 
a national emergency in which the construction authority 
described in subsection (a) is used, a construction project 
to be undertaken using such construction authority may be 
carried out only after the end of the five-day period begin-
ning on the date the notification required by paragraph (1) 
is received by the appropriate committees of Congress.’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 2808 of title 10, 
United States Code, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘CONSTRUC-
TION AUTHORIZED.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 
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(2) in subsection (e), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘NOTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘TERMINATION OF AU-
THORITY.—’’ after ‘‘(f)’’. 
(f) EXCEPTION FOR PANDEMIC MITIGATION AND RE-
SPONSE PROJECTS.—Subsections (b), (c), (d) of section 
2808 of title 10, United States Code, as added by this sec-
tion, shall not apply to a military construction project com-
menced under the authority of subsection (a) of such section 
2808 during the emergency period described in section 
1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b– 
5(g)(1)(B)) if the Secretary of Defense determines that the 
military construction project will directly support pan-
demic mitigation and response efforts of health care pro-
viders or support members of the Armed Forces directly 
participating in such pandemic mitigation and response ef-
forts. Subsection (e) of section 2808 of title 10, United 
States Code, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) and 
amended by subsection (d) of this section, shall still apply 
to any such military construction project. 
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SEC. 2802. EXTENSION OF SUNSET FOR ANNUAL LOCALITY 
ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR THRESHOLDS AP-
PLICABLE TO UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITIES. 
Section 2805(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’. 
SEC. 2803. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
REGARDING COST INCREASES ASSOCIATED 
WITH 
CERTAIN 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
PROJECTS. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF SUBMISSION TO COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL.—Section 2853(f) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by striking ‘‘and 
the Comptroller General of the United States’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (6). 
(b) SYNCHRONIZATION
OF NOTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 2853(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘cost increase’’ in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A) the following: ‘‘(subject to sub-
section (f))’’. 
SEC. 2804. EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAND 
EXCHANGE AUTHORITY. 
(a) ADDITIONAL
PURPOSES
AUTHORIZED.—Para-
graph (1) of section 2869(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
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is amended by striking ‘‘the real property, to transfer’’ and 
all that follows through the end of the paragraph and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘the real property— 
‘‘(A) to transfer to the United States all right, 
title, and interest of the person in and to a parcel of 
real property, including any improvements thereon 
under the person’s control; 
‘‘(B) to carry out a land acquisition, including 
the acquisition of all right, title, and interest or a 
lesser interest in real property under an agreement 
entered into under section 2684a of this title to limit 
encroachments and other constraints on military 
training, testing, and operations; or 
‘‘(C) to provide installation-support services (as 
defined in 2679(e) of this title), a replacement facil-
ity, or improvements to an existing facility, as agreed 
upon between the Secretary concerned and the per-
son.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF REPLACE-
MENT FACILITIES.—Section 2869(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned may agree to accept a 
replacement facility or improvements to an existing facility 
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under paragraph (1)(C) only if the Secretary concerned de-
termines that the replacement facility or improvements— 
‘‘(A) are completed and usable, fully functional, 
and ready for occupancy; 
‘‘(B) satisfy all operational requirements; and 
‘‘(C) meet all Federal, State, and local require-
ments applicable to the facility relating to health, 
safety, and the environment.’’. 
(c) FAIR MARKET VALUE REQUIREMENT.—Section 
2869(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘of the land 
to be’’ and inserting ‘‘of the real property, installa-
tion-support services, replacement facility, or im-
provements to an existing facility’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of the 
land is less than the fair market value of the real 
property to be conveyed’’ and inserting ‘‘of the real 
property conveyed by the Secretary concerned exceeds 
the fair market value of the real property, installa-
tion-support services, replacement facility, or im-
provements received by the Secretary’’. 
(d) RELATION TO OTHER MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2869 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
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‘‘(h) RELATION TO OTHER MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
REQUIREMENTS.—The acquisition of real property or an 
interest therein, a replacement facility, or improvements to 
an existing facility using the authority provided by this 
section shall not be treated as a military construction 
project for which an authorization is required by section 
2802 of this title.’’. 
(e) DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDMENTS.— 
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, but the Secretary con-
cerned (as defined in section 2801(c)(5) of title 10, United 
States Code) may not enter into any real estate transaction 
authorized by such amendments until after the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense issues final regulations pro-
viding for the implementation of such amendments by the 
Department of Defense. 
SEC. 2805. CONGRESSIONAL PROJECT AUTHORIZATION RE-
QUIRED 
FOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE, EN-
ERGY SECURITY, AND ENERGY CONSERVA-
TION. 
(a) REPLACEMENT OF NOTICE AND WAIT AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 2914 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 2914. Military construction projects for energy resil-
ience, energy security, and energy con-
servation 
‘‘(a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may carry out such military construction 
projects for energy resilience, energy security, and energy 
conservation as are authorized by law, using funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available for that purpose. 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS.—(1) As 
part of the Department of Defense Form 1391 submitted 
to the appropriate committees of Congress for a military 
construction project covered by subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense shall include the following information: 
‘‘(A) The project title. 
‘‘(B) The location of the project. 
‘‘(C) A brief description of the scope of work. 
‘‘(D) The original project cost estimate and the 
current working cost estimate, if different. 
‘‘(E) Such other information as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a military construction project for 
energy conservation, the Secretary also shall include the fol-
lowing information: 
‘‘(A) The original expected savings-to-investment 
ratio and simple payback estimates and measurement 
and verification cost estimate. 
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‘‘(B) The most current expected savings-to-invest-
ment ratio and simple payback estimates and meas-
urement and verification plan and costs. 
‘‘(C) A brief description of the measurement and 
verification plan and planned funding source. 
‘‘(3) In the case of a military construction project for 
energy resilience or energy security, the Secretary also shall 
include the rationale for how the project would enhance mis-
sion assurance, support mission critical functions, and ad-
dress known vulnerabilities.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 173 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 2914 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘2914. Military construction projects for energy resilience, energy security, and 
energy conservation.’’. 
SEC. 2806. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY, LIMITED 
AUTHORITY TO USE OPERATION AND MAIN-
TENANCE 
FUNDS 
FOR 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS OUTSIDE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of sec-
tion 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136; 
117 Stat. 1723), as most recently amended by section 
2807(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
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Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2264), 
is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’; and 
(2) paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’. 
(b) CONTINUATION OF LIMITATION ON USE OF AU-
THORITY.—Subsection (c) of section 2808 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1723), as most 
recently amended by section 2807(b) of the Military Con-
struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2264), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘either’’ and inserting ‘‘each’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the first paragraph (2) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The period beginning October 1, 2020, and 
ending on the earlier of December 31, 2021, or the 
date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for 
military activities of the Department of Defense for 
fiscal year 2022.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136; 
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117 Stat. 1723), as most recently amended by section 
2807(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2264) 
and subsection (b) of this section, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (1) as 
subparagraph (A); and 
(2) by redesignating the first paragraph (2) as 
subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 2807. PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT COMBATANT COM-
MAND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PRIORITIES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a pilot program to evaluate the usefulness of reserv-
ing a portion of the military construction funds of the mili-
tary departments to help the combatant commands satisfy 
their military construction priorities in a timely manner. 
(b) LOCATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
the pilot program for the benefit of the United States Indo- 
Pacific Command in the area of responsibility of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(c) REQUIRED INVESTMENT.—For each fiscal year 
during which the pilot program is conducted, the Secretary 
of Defense shall reserve to carry out military construction 
projects under the pilot program an amount equal to 10 
percent of the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
for military construction projects by titles XXI, XXII, and 
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XXIII of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
that fiscal year. 
(d) COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION.— 
(1) COMMENCEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall commence the pilot program no later than Octo-
ber 1, 2023. The Secretary may commence the pilot 
program as early as October 1, 2022, if the Secretary 
determines that compliance with the reservation of 
funds requirement under subsection (c) is practicable 
beginning with fiscal year 2023. 
(2) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be in 
effect for the fiscal year in which the Secretary com-
mences the pilot program, as described in paragraph 
(1), and the subsequent two fiscal years. Any con-
struction commenced under the pilot program before 
the expiration date may continue to completion. 
(e) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than February 15 
of the final fiscal year of the pilot program, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report evaluating the success of the pilot program 
in improving the timeliness of the United States Indo-Pa-
cific Command in achieving its military construction pri-
orities. The Secretary shall include in the report— 
(1) an evaluation of the likely positive and nega-
tive impacts were the pilot program extended or made 
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permanent and, if extended or made permanent, the 
likely positive and negative impacts of expansion to 
cover all or additional combatant commands; and 
(2) the recommendations of the Secretary regard-
ing whether the pilot program should be extended or 
made permanent and expanded. 
SEC. 2808. BIANNUAL REPORT REGARDING MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS SUPPORTED BY DISASTER RE-
LIEF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Biannually through Sep-
tember 30, 2025, both the Secretary of the Air Force and 
the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the relevant con-
gressional committees a report regarding the obligation and 
expenditure at military installations under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary concerned of appropriations made available 
to the Secretary concerned in title V of the Military Con-
struction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2020 (division F of Public Law 116–94). 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall include for the period covered by the report 
the following elements: 
(1) The timeline for award of contracts for each 
military construction project to be funded with ap-
propriations referred to in subsection (a). 
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(2) The status, including obligations and expend-
itures, of each contract already awarded for such 
military construction projects. 
(3) An assessment of the contracting capacity of 
the communities in the vicinity of such military in-
stallations to support such contracts. 
(4) The expectations that such local communities 
will be required to address. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORT.—The informa-
tion in each report specific to a particular military instal-
lation shall be made available online using a public forum 
commonly used in the locality in which the installation is 
located. 
(d) EARLY TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding the date 
specified in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force 
and the Secretary of the Navy may terminate the reporting 
requirement applicable to the Secretary concerned under 
such subsection effective on the date on which the Secretary 
concerned certifies to the relevant congressional committees 
that at least 90 percent of the appropriations referred to 
in such subsection and made available to the Secretary con-
cerned have been expended. 
(e) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘relevant congressional 
committees’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Af-
fairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Af-
fairs, and Related Agencies of the Senate. 
Subtitle B—Military Family 
Housing Reforms 
SEC. 2811. EXPENDITURE PRIORITIES IN USING DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING IM-
PROVEMENT FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2883(d)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall require that eligi-
ble entities receiving amounts from the Department of De-
fense Family Housing Improvement Fund prioritize the use 
of such amounts for expenditures related to operating ex-
penses, debt payments, and asset recapitalization before 
other program management-incentive fee expenditures.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements set forth in 
subparagraph (B) of section 2883(d)(1) of title 10, United 
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States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to ap-
propriate legal documents entered into or renewed on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act between the Sec-
retary of a military department and a landlord regarding 
privatized military housing. In this subsection, the terms 
‘‘landlord’’ and ‘‘privatized military housing’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 3001(a) of the Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1916; 10 
U.S.C. 2821 note). 
SEC. 2812. PROMULGATION OF GUIDANCE TO FACILITATE 
RETURN OF MILITARY FAMILIES DISPLACED 
FROM PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING. 
(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall promulgate guidance for commanders of military in-
stallations and installation housing management offices to 
facilitate and manage the return of tenants who are dis-
placed from privatized military housing— 
(1) as a result of an environmental hazard or 
other damage adversely affecting the habitability of 
the privatized military housing; or 
(2) during remediation or repair activities in re-
sponse to the hazard or damages. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF REIMBURSEMENT.—As part of 
the guidance, the Secretary of Defense shall identify situa-
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tions in which a tenant of privatized military housing 
should be reimbursed for losses to personal property of the 
tenant that are not covered by insurance and are incurred 
by the tenant in the situations described in subsection (a). 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
promulgate the guidance in consultation with the Secre-
taries of the military departments, the Chief Housing Offi-
cer, landlords, and other interested persons. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments shall be responsible for ensuring the im-
plementation of the guidance at military installations 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘land-
lord’’, ‘‘privatized military housing’’, and ‘‘tenant’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 3001(a) of the Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1916; 10 
U.S.C. 2821 note). 
SEC. 2813. PROMULGATION OF GUIDANCE ON MOLD MITI-
GATION IN PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING. 
(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a working group to promulgate guidance re-
garding best practices for mold mitigation in privatized 
military housing and for making the determination regard-
ing when the presence of mold in a unit of home privatized 
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military housing is an emergency situation requiring the 
relocation of the residents of the unit. 
(b) MEMBERS.—The working groups shall include the 
Surgeon Generals of the Armed Forces and such other sub-
ject-matter experts as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
SEC. 2814. EXPANSION OF UNIFORM CODE OF BASIC STAND-
ARDS FOR PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING 
AND HAZARD AND HABITABILITY INSPECTION 
AND ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS TO GOV-
ERNMENT-OWNED 
AND 
GOVERNMENT-CON-
TROLLED MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) UNIFORM CODE OF BASIC STANDARDS FOR MILI-
TARY HOUSING.—The Secretary of Defense shall expand the 
uniform code of basic housing standards for safety, comfort, 
and habitability for privatized military housing established 
pursuant to section 3051(a) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Pub-
lic Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1941; 10 U.S.C. 2871 note) to 
include Government-owned and Government-controlled 
military family housing located inside or outside the 
United States and occupied by members of the Armed 
Forces. 
(b) INSPECTION AND ASSESSMENT PLAN.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall expand the Department of Defense 
housing inspection and assessment plan prepared pursuant 
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to section 3051(b) of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 
116–92; 133 Stat. 1941; 10 U.S.C. 2871 note) to include 
Government-owned and Government-controlled military 
family housing located inside or outside the United States 
and occupied by members of the Armed Forces and com-
mence inspections and assessments of such military family 
housing pursuant to the plan. 
SEC. 2815. ESTABLISHMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEM-
BER PROGRAM HOUSING LIAISON. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than September 30, 
2021, each Secretary of a military department shall ap-
point at least one Exceptional Family Member Program 
housing liaison for that military department. 
(b) DUTIES.—The duties of a Exceptional Family 
Member Program housing liaison are to assist military 
families enrolled in that Program, and who are 
disproportionally housed in facilities under the Military 
Housing Privatization Initiative, in obtaining cost-effective 
services needed by such families. 
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SEC. 2816. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON CRI-
TERIA AND METRICS USED TO EVALUATE 
PERFORMANCE 
OF 
LANDLORDS 
OF 
PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING THAT RE-
CEIVE INCENTIVE FEES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
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 the House of Representatives a re-
port— 
(1) describing the criteria and metrics currently 
used by the Department of Defense to analyze the per-
formance of landlords that receive incentive fees; and 
(2) evaluating the effectiveness of such criteria 
and metrics in accurately judging the performance of 
such landlords; and 
(3) containing such recommendations as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to revise such criteria 
and metrics to better evaluate the performance of such 
landlords. 
(b) PREPARATION OF REPORT.—To prepare the report 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense first 
shall solicit the views of the Secretaries of the military de-
partments. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘incen-
tive fees’’ and ‘‘landlord’’ have the meanings given those 
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terms in paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 2871 of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 2817. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS 
REGARDING OVERSIGHT AND ROLE IN MAN-
AGEMENT OF PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUS-
ING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the progress made by the De-
partment of Defense in implementing the recommendations 
contained in the report of the Comptroller General regard-
ing military housing entitled ‘‘DOD Needs to Strengthen 
Oversight and Clarify Its Role in the Management of 
Privatized Housing’’ and dated March 2020 (GAO-20-281). 
Subtitle C—Real Property and 
Facilities Administration 
SEC. 2821. CODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
REGARDING UNITED STATES OVERSEAS MILI-
TARY ENDURING LOCATIONS AND CONTIN-
GENCY LOCATIONS. 
(a) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN EXISTING ANNUAL 
REPORT.—Section 2687a(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘MAS-
TER PLANS’’ and inserting ‘‘OVERSEAS MILITARY LO-
CATIONS’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 
(B) and inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) overseas military locations, whether such a 
location is designated as an enduring location or con-
tingency location.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) To satisfy the reporting requirement specified in 
paragraph (1)(B), a report under paragraph (1) shall con-
tain the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the strategic goal and oper-
ational requirements supported by each overseas mili-
tary location. 
‘‘(B) A summary of the terms of agreements for 
each overseas military location, including— 
‘‘(i) the type of implementing agreement; 
‘‘(ii) any annual lease or access costs to the 
United States under the agreement; and 
‘‘(iii) any limitation on United States mili-
tary presence, activities, or operations at the 
overseas military location. 
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‘‘(C) A list of all infrastructure investments 
made at each overseas military location during the 
previous fiscal year, delineated by project location, 
project title or description, cost of project, any 
amount paid by a host nation to cover all or part of 
the project cost, and authority used to undertake the 
project. 
‘‘(D) A list of all infrastructure requirements for 
each overseas military location anticipated during the 
fiscal year in which the report is submitted and the 
next four fiscal years, delineated as described in sub-
paragraph (C). 
‘‘(E) A list of any overseas military locations 
newly established during the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(F) A description of any plans to transition an 
existing contingency overseas military location to an 
enduring overseas military location or to upgrade or 
downgrade the designation of an existing enduring or 
contingency overseas military location during the fis-
cal year in which the report is submitted or the next 
four fiscal years. 
‘‘(G) A list of any overseas military locations 
that, during the previous fiscal year, were transferred 
to the control of security forces of the host country or 
another military force, closed, or for any other reason 
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no longer used by the armed forces, including a sum-
mary of any costs associated with the transfer or clo-
sure of the overseas military location. 
‘‘(H) A summary of the impact that the estab-
lishment or maintenance of each overseas military lo-
cation has on security commitments undertaken by 
the United States pursuant to any international secu-
rity treaty or the current security environments in 
the combatant commands, including United States 
participation in theater security cooperation activi-
ties and bilateral partnership, exchanges, and train-
ing exercises. 
‘‘(I) A summary of any force protection risks 
identified for each overseas military location, the ac-
tions proposed to mitigate such risks, and the 
resourcing and implementation plan to implement the 
mitigation actions. 
‘‘(J) An assessment of force protection measures 
by host nations for each overseas military location 
and recommendations to mitigate any potential risks 
identified. 
‘‘(K) Such other such matters related to overseas 
military locations as the Secretary of Defense con-
siders appropriate. 
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‘‘(3)(A) In this subsection, the term ‘overseas military 
location’ covers both enduring locations and contingency lo-
cations established outside the United States. 
‘‘(B) An enduring location is primarily characterized 
either by the presence of permanently assigned United 
States forces with robust infrastructure and quality of life 
amenities to support that presence, by the sustained pres-
ence of allocated United States forces with infrastructure 
and quality of life amenities consistent with that presence, 
or by the periodic presence of allocated U.S. forces with lit-
tle or no permanent United States military presence or con-
trolled infrastructure. Enduring locations include main op-
erating bases, forward operating sites, and cooperative secu-
rity locations. 
‘‘(C) A contingency location refers to a location outside 
of the United States that is not covered by subparagraph 
(B), but that is used by United States forces to support and 
sustain operations during named and unnamed contin-
gency operations or other operations as directed by appro-
priate authority and is categorized by mission life-cycle re-
quirements as initial, temporary, or semi-permanent. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall prepare the report 
under paragraph (1) in coordination with the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Policy and the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment. 
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‘‘(5) A report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex 
as necessary.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
2687a(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘host nation’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘host country’’. 
(2) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 
2687a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2687a. Overseas base closures and realignments 
and status of United States overseas mili-
tary locations’’. 
(3) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 159 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2687a and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘2687a. Overseas base closures and realignments and status of United States over-
seas military locations.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF SUPERCEDED REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 2816 of the Military Construction Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division B of Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1176) is repealed. 
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SEC. 2822. LIMITATIONS ON RENEWAL OF UTILITY PRIVAT-
IZATION CONTRACTS. 
(a) 
CONTRACT
RENEWAL
AUTHORITY.—Section 
2688(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and 
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) A longer-term contract entered into under the au-
thority of subparagraph (A) may be renewed in the manner 
provided in such subparagraph, except that such a contract 
renewal may only be awarded during the final five years 
of the existing contract term.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2688(d)(2) 
of title 10, United States Code, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The determination of cost effec-
tiveness’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) A determination of cost effectiveness under this 
paragraph’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the contract’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
contract or contract renewal’’. 
SEC. 2823. VESTING EXERCISE OF DISCRETION WITH SERV-
ICE 
SECRETARIES 
REGARDING 
ENTERING 
INTO LONGER-TERM CONTRACTS FOR UTIL-
ITY SERVICES. 
Section 2688(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 2822, is further amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense, or the 
designee of the Secretary,’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary concerned’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘if the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘if the Secretary concerned’’. 
SEC. 2824. USE OF ON-SITE ENERGY PRODUCTION TO PRO-
MOTE MILITARY INSTALLATION ENERGY RE-
SILIENCE AND ENERGY SECURITY. 
(a) PROMOTION OF ON-SITE ENERGY SECURITY AND 
ENERGY RESILIENCE.—Section 2911 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) PROMOTION OF ON-SITE ENERGY SECURITY AND 
ENERGY RESILIENCE.—(1) Consistent with the energy secu-
rity and resilience goals of the Department of Defense and 
the energy performance master plan referred to in this sec-
tion, the Secretary concerned shall consider, when feasible, 
projects for the production of installation energy that bene-
fits military readiness and promotes installation energy se-
curity and energy resilience in the following manner: 
‘‘(A) Location of the energy-production infra-
structure on the military installation that will con-
sume the energy. 
‘‘(B) Incorporation of energy resilience features, 
such as microgrids, to ensure that energy remains 
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available to the installation even when the installa-
tion is not connected to energy sources located off the 
installation. 
‘‘(C) Reduction in periodic refueling needs from 
sources off the installation to not more than once 
every two years. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘microgrid’ means an 
integrated energy system consisting of interconnected loads 
and energy resources that, if necessary, can be removed from 
the local utility grid and function as an integrated, stand- 
alone system.’’. 
(b) EVALUATION OF FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING USE 
OF ON-SITE ENERGY PRODUCTION.— 
(1) PROJECTS AUTHORIZED.—Subsection (h) of 
section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a), is amended by inserting after para-
graph (1) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) Using amounts made available for military 
construction projects under section 2914 of this title, the 
Secretary of Defense shall carry out at least four projects 
to promote installation energy security and energy resil-
ience in the manner described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) At least one project shall be designed to develop 
technology that demonstrates the ability to connect an exist-
ing on-site energy generation facility that uses solar power 
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with one or more installation facilities performing critical 
missions in a manner that allows the generation facility 
to continue to provide electrical power to these facilities 
even if the installation is disconnected from the commercial 
power supply. 
‘‘(C) At least one project shall be designed to develop 
technology that demonstrates that one or more installation 
facilities performing critical missions can be isolated, for 
purposes of electrical power supply, from the remainder of 
the installation and from the commercial power supply in 
a manner that allows an on-site energy generation facility 
that uses a renewable energy source, other than solar energy, 
to provide the necessary power exclusively to these facilities. 
‘‘(D) At least two projects shall be designed to develop 
technology that demonstrates the ability to store sufficient 
electrical energy from an on-site energy generation facility 
that uses a renewable energy source to provide the electrical 
energy required to continue operation of installation facili-
ties performing critical missions during nighttime oper-
ations. 
‘‘(E) The Secretary of Defense may not select as the 
site of a project under this paragraph a military installa-
tion that already has the ability to satisfy any of the project 
requirements described in subparagraphs (B), (C), or (D). 
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‘‘(F) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to com-
mence a project under this paragraph expires on September 
30, 2025.’’. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2021, 
the Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional 
defense committees regarding the plan to carry out 
the on-site energy production projects authorized by 
paragraph (2) of section 2911 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by paragraph (1). 
SEC. 2825. AVAILABILITY OF ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CON-
SERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM FUNDS 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
ACTIVITIES 
RELATED 
TO 
PRIVATIZED UTILITY SYSTEMS. 
Section 2914(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of 
Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section, a military construc-
tion project is deemed to include activities related to utility 
systems authorized under subsections (h), (j), and (k) of sec-
tion 2688 or section 2913 of this title, notwithstanding that 
the United States does not own the utility system, and en-
ergy-related activities included as a separate requirement 
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in an energy savings performance contract (as defined in 
section 804(3) of the National Energy Conservation Policy 
Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c(3))).’’. 
SEC. 2826. IMPROVING WATER MANAGEMENT AND SECU-
RITY ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) RISK-BASED APPROACH TO INSTALLATION WATER 
MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY.— 
(1) GENERAL
REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
concerned shall adopt a risk-based approach to water 
management and security for each military installa-
tion under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION
PRIORITIES.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall begin implementation of para-
graph (1) by prioritizing those military installations 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that the Sec-
retary determines— 
(A) are experiencing the greatest risks to 
sustainable water management and security; and 
(B) face the most severe existing or poten-
tial adverse impacts to mission assurance as a 
result of such risks. 
(3) DETERMINATION METHOD.—Determinations 
under paragraph (2) shall be made on the basis of the 
water management and security assessments made by 
the Secretary concerned under subsection (b). 
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(b) WATER MANAGEMENT
AND SECURITY ASSESS-
MENTS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT
METHODOLOGY.—The Secre-
taries concerned, acting jointly, shall develop a meth-
odology to assess risks to sustainable water manage-
ment and security and mission assurance. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Required elements of the assess-
ment methodology shall include the following: 
(A) An evaluation of the water sources and 
supply connections for a military installation, 
including water flow rate and extent of competi-
tion for the water sources. 
(B) An evaluation of the age, condition, and 
jurisdictional control of water infrastructure 
serving the military installation. 
(C) An evaluation of the military installa-
tion’s water-security risks related to drought- 
prone climates, impacts of defense water usage 
on regional water demands, water quality, and 
legal issues, such as water rights disputes. 
(D) An evaluation of the resiliency of the 
military installation’s water supply and the 
overall health of the aquifer basin of which the 
water supply is a part, including the robustness 
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of the resource, redundancy, and ability to re-
cover from disruption. 
(E) An evaluation of existing water meter-
ing and consumption at the military installa-
tion, considered at a minimum— 
(i) by type of installation activity, 
such as training, maintenance, medical, 
housing, and grounds maintenance and 
landscaping; and 
(ii) by fluctuations in consumption, 
including peak consumption by quarter. 
(c) EVALUATION OF INSTALLATIONS FOR POTENTIAL 
NET ZERO WATER USAGE.— 
(1) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall conduct an evaluation of each military 
installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to 
determine the potential for the military installation, 
or at a minimum certain installation activities, to 
achieve net zero water usage. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Required elements of each eval-
uation shall include the following: 
(A) An evaluation of alternative water 
sources to offset use of freshwater, including 
water recycling and harvested rainwater for use 
as non-potable water. 
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(B) An evaluation of the practicality of im-
plementing Department of Energy guidelines for 
net zero water usage, when practicable to mini-
mize water consumption and wastewater dis-
charge in buildings scheduled for renovation. 
(C) An evaluation of the practicality of im-
plementing net zero water usage technology into 
new construction in water-constrained areas, as 
determined by water management and security 
assessments conducted under subsection (b). 
(d) IMPROVED LANDSCAPING MANAGEMENT PRAC-
TICES.— 
(1) LANDSCAPING MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary 
concerned shall implement, to the maximum extent 
practicable, at each military installation under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary landscaping management 
practices to increase water resilience and ensure 
greater quantities of water availability for oper-
ational, training, and maintenance requirements. 
(2) ARID OR SEMI-ARID CLIMATES.—For mili-
tary installations located in arid or semi-arid cli-
mates, landscaping management practices shall in-
clude the use of xeriscaping. 
(3) NON-ARID CLIMATES.—For military installa-
tions located in arid or non-arid climates, land-
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