I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4608 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve oversight and account-
ability for military housing projects carried out using the alternative 
authority provided by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of such title. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2012 
Mr. RIGELL (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve oversight 
and accountability for military housing projects carried 
out using the alternative authority provided by sub-
chapter IV of chapter 169 of such title. 
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 Over-
sight and Accountability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUSTAINMENT OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
FOR 
MILITARY 
HOUSING 
PRIVATIZATION 
PROJECTS AND RELATED ANNUAL REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) SUSTAINMENT
OVERSIGHT
AND
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY FOR PRIVATIZATION PROJECTS.— 
(1) OVERSIGHT
AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
MEAS-
URES.—Subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2885 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2885a. Oversight and accountability for privatiza-
tion projects: sustainment 
‘‘(a) OVERSIGHT
AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
MEAS-
URES.—Each Secretary concerned shall prescribe regula-
tions to effectively oversee and manage a military housing 
privatization project carried out under this subchapter 
during the sustainment phase of the project following com-
pletion of the construction or renovation of the housing 
units. The regulations shall include the following require-
ments for each privatization project: 
‘‘(1) The financial health and performance of 
the military housing privatization project, including 
the debt-coverage ratio of the project and occupancy 
rates for the constructed or renovated housing units. 
‘‘(2) A resident satisfaction assessment of the 
privatization project. 
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‘‘(3) An assessment of the backlog of mainte-
nance and repair. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS.—The Secretary 
concerned or designated representative shall ensure that 
the project owner, developer, or general contractor that 
is selected for each military housing privatization initiative 
project has sustainment experience commensurate with 
that required to maintain the project.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2885(a) of such title is amended in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1) by inserting before the period 
at the end of the first sentence the following: ‘‘dur-
ing the course of the construction or renovation of 
the housing units’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of 
section 2885 of such title is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘§ 2885. Oversight and accountability for privatiza-
tion projects: construction’’. 
(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of 
chapter 169 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 2885 and inserting 
the following new items: 
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‘‘2885. Oversight and accountability for privatization projects: construction. 
‘‘2885a. Oversight and accountability for privatization projects: sustainment.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
2884(b) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and 
(7); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and 
(8) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) A trend analysis of the backlog of mainte-
nance and repair for each privatization project, in-
cluding the total cost of the operation, maintenance, 
and repair costs associated with each project. 
‘‘(6) If the debt associated with a privatization 
project exceeds net operating income or the occu-
pancy rates for the constructed or renovated housing 
units are below 75 percent for any sustained period 
of more than one year, a report regarding the plan 
to mitigate the financial risk of the project.’’. 
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