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‘‘(1) such other provision of law does not provide 
a means by which compliance with the requirements 
of the law may be waived, modified, or expedited; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Defense determines that the 
nature of the national emergency necessitates the non-
compliance with the requirements of the law.’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL
NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.— 
Subsection (e) of section 2808 of title 10, United States 
Code, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘of the decision’’ and all that fol-
lows through the end of the subsection and inserting 
the following: ‘‘of the following: 
‘‘(A) The reasons for the decision to use the con-
struction authority described in subsection (a), in-
cluding, in the event of a declaration by the President 
of a national emergency, the reasons why use of the 
armed forces is required in response to the declared 
national emergency. 
‘‘(B) The construction projects to be undertaken 
using the construction authority described in sub-
section (a), including, in the event of a declaration by 
the President of a national emergency, an expla-
nation of how each construction project directly sup-
ports the immediate security, logistical, or short-term 
housing and ancillary supporting facility needs of the 
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members of the armed forces used in the national 
emergency. 
‘‘(C) The estimated cost of the construction 
projects to be undertaken using the construction au-
thority described in subsection (a), including the cost 
of any real estate action pertaining to the construc-
tion projects, and certification of compliance with the 
funding conditions imposed by subsections (b) and 
(c). 
‘‘(D) Any determination made pursuant to sub-
section (d)(2) to waive or disregard another provision 
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, to be canceled or deferred in 
order to provide funds to undertake construction 
projects using the construction authority described in 
subsection (a) and the possible impact of the cancella-
tion or deferment of such military construction 
projects on military readiness and the quality of life 
of members of the armed forces and their depend-
ents.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(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)’’; 
(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)’’. 
SEC. 2803. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION REGARDING MILI-
TARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE IN MASTER 
PLANS 
FOR 
MAJOR 
MILITARY 
INSTALLA-
TIONS. 
(a) MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.—Section 
2864 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘military 
installation resilience,’’ after ‘‘master planning,’’; 
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(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE COMPO-
NENT.—To address military installation resilience under 
subsection (a)(1), each installation master plan shall dis-
cuss the following: 
‘‘(1) Risks and threats to military installation 
resilience that exist at the time of the development of 
the plan and that are projected for the future, includ-
ing from extreme weather events, mean sea level fluc-
tuation, wildfires, flooding, and other changes in en-
vironmental conditions. 
‘‘(2) Assets or infrastructure located on the mili-
tary installation vulnerable to the risks and threats 
described in paragraph (1), with a special emphasis 
on assets or infrastructure critical to the mission of 
the installation and the mission of members of the 
armed forces. 
‘‘(3) Lessons learned from the impacts of extreme 
weather events, including changes made to the mili-
tary installation to address such impacts, since the 
prior master plan developed under this section. 
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‘‘(4) Ongoing or planned infrastructure projects 
or other measures, as of the time of the development 
of the plan, to mitigate the impacts of the risks and 
threats described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(5) Community infrastructure and resources lo-
cated outside the installation (such as medical facili-
ties, transportation systems, and energy infrastruc-
ture) that are— 
‘‘(A) necessary to maintain mission capa-
bility or that impact the resilience of the mili-
tary installation; and 
‘‘(B) vulnerable to the risks and threats de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(6) Agreements in effect or planned, as of the 
time of the development of the plan, with public or 
private entities for the purpose of maintaining or en-
hancing military installation resilience or resilience 
of the community infrastructure and resources de-
scribed in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(7) Projections from recognized governmental 
and scientific entities such as the Census Bureau, the 
National Academies of Sciences, the United States Ge-
ological Survey, and the United States Global Change 
Research Office (or any similar successor entities) 
with respect to future risks and threats (including the 
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risks and threats described in paragraph (1)) to the 
resilience of any project considered in the installation 
master plan during the 50-year lifespan of the instal-
lation.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON MASTER PLANS.—Section 2864 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sub-
section (c), as added by subsection (a), the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report listing all master plans com-
pleted pursuant to this section in the prior calendar year.’’. 
SEC. 2804. IMPROVED CONSULTATION WITH TRIBAL GOV-
ERNMENTS WHEN PROPOSED MILITARY CON-
STRUCTION PROJECTS POTENTIALLY IMPACT 
INDIAN TRIBES. 
Section 2802 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f)(1) If a proposed military construction project has 
the potential to significantly affect tribal lands, sacred sites, 
or tribal treaty rights, the Secretary concerned shall initiate 
consultation with the tribal government of each impacted 
Indian tribe— 
‘‘(A) to determine the nature, extent, and esti-
mated costs of the adverse impacts; 
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‘‘(B) to determine whether the adverse impacts 
can be avoided or mitigated in the design and imple-
mentation of the project; and 
‘‘(C) if the adverse impacts cannot be avoided, to 
develop feasible measures to mitigate the impacts and 
estimate the cost of the mitigation measures. 
‘‘(2) As part of the Department of Defense Form 1391 
submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress for a 
military construction project covered by paragraph (1), the 
Secretary concerned shall include a description of the cur-
rent status of the consultation conducted under such para-
graph and specifically address each of the items specified 
in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of such paragraph. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304). 
‘‘(B) The term ‘tribal government’ means the rec-
ognized governing body of an Indian tribe. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘sacred site’ has the meaning 
given that term in Executive Order 13007, as in effect 
on the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.’’. 
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SEC. 2805. AMENDMENT OF UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA 
TO PROMOTE MILITARY INSTALLATION RE-
SILIENCE, ENERGY RESILIENCE, ENERGY AND 
CLIMATE RESILIENCY, AND CYBER RESIL-
IENCE. 
(a) AMENDMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than Sep-
tember 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall amend the 
Unified Facility Criteria related to military construction 
planning and design to ensure that building practices and 
standards promote military installation resilience, energy 
resilience, energy and climate resiliency, and cyber resil-
ience. 
(b) CONDITIONAL AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING 
INITIATION OF AMENDMENT PROCESS.—Not more than 25 
percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2020 for Department of Defense planning and design 
accounts related to military construction projects may be 
obligated until the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a certification that the 
Secretary has initiated the process to amend the Unified 
Facility Criteria to comply with the requirements of sub-
section (a) and intends to complete the amendment process 
by the date specified in such subsection. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIFIED FACILITIES CRI-
TERIA AMENDMENT.— 
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(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any Department of De-
fense Form 1391 submitted to Congress after the date 
specified in subsection (a) must be in compliance 
with the Unified Facility Criteria, amended as re-
quired by subsection (a). 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than March 1, 
2021, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate that the amendment re-
quired by subsection (a) and the amendment required 
by section 2805(c) of the Military Construction Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of 
Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 2864 
note) have been completed and fully incorporated into 
military construction planning and design. 
(d) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Beginning with fiscal year 
2022, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a review comparing the Unified Facility Cri-
teria and industry best practices to ensure that military 
construction building practices and standards related to 
military installation resilience, energy resilience, energy 
and climate resiliency, and cyber resilience remain current. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘energy resilience’’ and ‘‘military 
installation resilience’’ have the meanings given those 
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terms in section 101(e) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘energy and climate resiliency’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 2864 of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 2806. MODIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
FORM 1391 REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF 
POTENTIAL LONG-TERM ADVERSE ENVIRON-
MENTAL EFFECTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall modify Department of Defense 
Form 1391 to require, with respect to any proposed 
major or minor military construction project requir-
ing congressional notification or approval, the inclu-
sion of a certification by the Secretary of Defense or 
the Secretary of the military department concerned 
that the proposed military construction project takes 
into consideration— 
(A) the potential adverse consequences of 
long-term changes in environmental conditions, 
such as increasingly frequent extreme weather 
events, that could affect the military installation 
resilience of the installation for which the mili-
tary construction project is proposed; and 
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(B) building requirements in effect for the 
locality in which the military construction 
project is proposed and industry best practices 
that are developed to withstand extreme weather 
events and other consequences of changes in envi-
ronmental conditions. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION.—As part of 
the certification required by paragraph (1) for a pro-
posed military construction project, the Secretary 
concerned shall identify the potential changes in envi-
ronmental conditions, such as increasingly frequent 
extreme weather events, considered and addressed 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1). 
(b) RELATION TO RECENT MODIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—The modification of Department of Defense Form 
1391 required by subsection (a) is in addition to, and ex-
pands upon, the modification of Department of Defense 
Form 1391 with respect to flood risk disclosure for military 
construction required by section 2805(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2262; 10 U.S.C. 
2802 note). 
(c) MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘military installation resilience’’ 
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has the meaning given that term in section 101(e)(8) of title 
10, United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Military Family 
Housing Reforms 
SEC. 2811. ENHANCED PROTECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DEPEND-
ENTS RESIDING IN PRIVATIZED MILITARY 
HOUSING UNITS. 
(a) SPECIFIED RIGHTS OF TENANCY IN PRIVATIZED 
MILITARY HOUSING UNITS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2886 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2886. Specified rights of tenancy in military hous-
ing units 
‘‘(a) CONTRACT REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY HOUS-
ING UNITS.— 
‘‘(1) INCLUSION OF RIGHTS OF TENANCY.—Each 
contract between the Secretary concerned and a land-
lord shall guarantee the rights of tenancy specified in 
this section for military tenants who reside in mili-
tary housing units covered by the contract. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The rights of 
tenancy in military housing units specified in this 
section are not intended to be exclusive. The omission 
of a tenant right or protection shall not be construed 
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to deny the existence of such a right or protection for 
military tenants. 
‘‘(3) WRITTEN LEASE AND EXPLANATION OF TEN-
ANCY.—(A) The lease between a landlord and mili-
tary tenant shall be in writing to establish tenancy 
in a military housing unit. The landlord shall pro-
vide the military tenant with a copy of the lease, any 
addendums, and any other regulations imposed by the 
landlord regarding occupancy of the military housing 
unit and use of common areas. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary concerned shall require that 
a military tenant receive a plain-language briefing 
regarding the rights of tenancy guaranteed by this 
section and the respective responsibilities of landlords 
and military tenants related to tenancy, including the 
existence of any additional fees authorized by sub-
section (c)(2), any utilities payments, the procedures 
for submitting and tracking work orders, the identity 
of the military tenant advocate, and the dispute reso-
lution process. 
‘‘(b) PROTECTION AGAINST RETALIATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A landlord may not retaliate 
against a military tenant, directly or through the 
chain-of-command of a member of the armed forces 
who is a military tenant, in response to a military 
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tenant making a complaint relating to a military 
housing unit or common areas. Evidence of retalia-
tion may include any of the following actions, includ-
ing unsuccessful attempts to commit such an action: 
‘‘(A) Unlawful recovery of, or attempt to re-
cover, possession of a military housing unit. 
‘‘(B) Unlawfully increasing the rent, de-
creasing services, or increasing the obligations of 
a military tenant. 
‘‘(C) Interference with a military tenant’s 
right to privacy. 
‘‘(D) Harassment of a military tenant. 
‘‘(E) Refusal to honor the terms of the lease. 
‘‘(F) Interference with the career of a mili-
tary tenant. 
‘‘(2) INVESTIGATION.—The Inspector General of 
the Department of Defense and the Inspector General 
of a military department may investigate allegations 
of retaliation against a military tenant in connection 
with a complaint relating to a military housing unit. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION AGAINST COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS 
IN ADDITION TO RENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A landlord may not impose 
on a military tenant a supplemental payment, such 
as an out-of-pocket fee, in addition to the amount of 
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rent the landlord charges for a unit of similar size 
and composition to the military housing unit, with-
out regard to whether or not the amount of the mem-
ber’s basic allowance for housing under section 403 of 
title 37 is less than the amount of the rent. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in paragraph (1) 
shall be construed— 
‘‘(A) to prohibit a landlord from imposing 
an additional payment— 
‘‘(i) for optional services provided to 
military tenants, such as access to a gym or 
a parking space; 
‘‘(ii) for non-essential utility services, 
as determined in accordance with regula-
tions promulgated by the Secretary con-
cerned; or 
‘‘(iii) to recover damages associated 
with tenant negligence; or 
‘‘(B) to limit or otherwise affect the author-
ity of the Secretary concerned to enter into rent-
al guarantee agreements under section 2876 of 
this title or to make differential lease payments 
under section 2877 of this title, so long as such 
agreements or payments do not require a mili-
tary tenant to pay an out-of-pocket fee or pay-
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ment in addition to the basic allowance for hous-
ing of the member. 
‘‘(d) DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary concerned 
shall establish a dispute resolution process for the res-
olution of disputes between landlords and military 
tenants related to military housing units. The resolu-
tion process shall use neutral arbitrators and mini-
mize costs incurred by military tenants to partici-
pate. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT
OF
BASIC
ALLOWANCE
FOR 
HOUSING.—During the dispute resolution process be-
tween a landlord and military tenant, the Secretary 
concerned may withhold from the landlord amounts of 
the military tenant’s basic allowance for housing 
under section 403 of title 37 that otherwise would be 
paid to the landlord directly by the military tenant 
or through allotments of the pay of the military ten-
ant under section 701 of such title. 
‘‘(e) PROMPT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 
shall ensure that landlords— 
‘‘(A) respond promptly to requests for the 
maintenance or repair of a military housing 
unit; and 
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‘‘(B) communicate effectively with military 
tenants regarding the schedule and status of 
maintenance or repair requests. 
‘‘(2) ELECTRONIC
WORK
ORDER
SYSTEM.—To 
promote the policy objective described in paragraph 
(1), the Secretary concerned shall require the estab-
lishment of an electronic work order system through 
which a military tenant may request maintenance or 
repairs of a military housing unit and track the 
progress of the work. 
‘‘(3) ACCESS TO SYSTEM.—The electronic work 
order system shall be accessible— 
‘‘(A) to a military tenant to track a work 
request made through the system by the military 
tenant; 
‘‘(B) to military tenant advocates or a com-
mander of the relevant military installation to 
track a work request made through the system; 
and 
‘‘(C) to the landlord responsible for the 
military housing unit to track a work request 
made through the system by a military tenant. 
‘‘(f) DISCLOSURE OF HOUSING CODE VIOLATIONS AND 
HAZARDS.— 
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formation. The military tenant advocate shall 
inform military tenants of their option to dis-
close or decline to disclose such information. 
‘‘(2) CONTINUED REQUIREMENT.—The landlord 
must make the information referred to in paragraph 
(1) accessible to the military tenant throughout the 
lease of the military housing unit. 
‘‘(g) UNIT INSPECTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) MOVE-IN.—A military tenant is entitled to 
be present for an inspection of a military housing 
unit before accepting occupancy of the military hous-
ing unit to ensure that the military housing unit is 
habitable and that facilities and common areas of the 
building are in good repair. 
‘‘(2) MOVE-OUT.—A military tenant is entitled 
to be present for the move-out inspection and must be 
given sufficient time to address any concerns related 
to the military tenant’s occupancy of the military 
housing unit. 
‘‘(h) MILITARY TENANT ADVOCATES.—(1)(A) The Sec-
retary concerned shall assign personnel of the Department 
of Defense or contractor personnel to serve as a military 
tenant advocate— 
‘‘(i) to assist in the resolution of a dispute 
between a landlord and a military tenant; and 
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‘‘(ii) to serve as a liaison between military 
tenants and landlords, officials in the chain of 
command at the installation, and the individual 
designated in paragraph (2) within the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense, with respect to concerns 
of military tenants at the applicable installation. 
‘‘(B) A military tenant advocate may not be an em-
ployee of a landlord or occupy office-space provided by a 
landlord. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall designate an in-
dividual within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to 
serve as the liaison between the Secretary and the Secre-
taries concerned, the military tenant advocates under para-
graph (1), landlords, and other offices of the Department 
as the Secretary determines appropriate with respect to 
military tenant issues. 
‘‘(B) Not later than one year after the date of the en-
actment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2020, and annually thereafter for the next two 
years, the individual designated under subparagraph (A) 
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congres-
sional defense committees a report containing a description 
of— 
‘‘(i) common issues encountered by military ten-
ants with respect to military housing; and 
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‘‘(ii) the responsiveness of landlords to tenant re-
quests for the maintenance or repair of military hous-
ing units.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter IV of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 2886 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘2886. Specified rights of tenancy in military housing units.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2871 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as 
paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(7) The term ‘landlord’ means an eligible entity 
that enters into a contract as a partner with the Sec-
retary concerned for the acquisition or construction of 
a military housing unit under this subchapter or any 
subsequent lessor who owns, manages, or is otherwise 
responsible for a military housing unit. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘military housing unit’ means a 
unit of military family housing or military unaccom-
panied housing acquired or constructed under this 
subchapter. 
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‘‘(9) The term ‘military tenant’ means a member 
of the armed forces who occupies a military housing 
unit and any dependent of the member who is a 
party to a lease for a military housing unit or is au-
thorized to act on behalf of the member in the event 
of the assignment or deployment of the member.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than March 
1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a report containing a plan to implement 
section 2886 of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by subsection (a). In the report, the Secretary shall identify 
any circumstances that would impede application of the re-
quirements of such section to existing contracts for the ac-
quisition or construction of military family housing units 
or military unaccompanied housing units under subchapter 
IV of chapter 169 of such title, and to existing contracts 
for the management of such military housing units. 
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SEC. 2812. PROHIBITION ON USE OF NONDISCLOSURE 
AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH LEASES 
OF MILITARY HOUSING CONSTRUCTED OR 
ACQUIRED USING ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY 
FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF 
MILITARY HOUSING. 
(a) NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS PROHIBITED.— 
Section 2882 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
NONDISCLOSURE 
AGREEMENTS.—(1) A member of the armed forces who 
leases a housing unit acquired or constructed under this 
subchapter, and any dependent of the member who is a 
party to a lease for such a unit or is authorized to act on 
behalf of the member in the event of the assignment or de-
ployment of the member, may not be required to sign a non-
disclosure agreement in connection with entering into, con-
tinuing, or terminating the lease. Any such agreement 
against the interests of the member is invalid. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a nondisclosure 
agreement executed as part of the settlement of litigation.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretaries of the military departments shall promul-
gate regulations necessary to give full force and effect to 
subsection (d) of section 2882 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a). 
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(c) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION
OF AMENDMENT.— 
Subsection (d) of section 2882 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect 
to any nondisclosure agreement covered by the terms of such 
subsection (d) regardless of the date on which the agreement 
was executed. 
SEC. 2813. AUTHORITY TO FURNISH CERTAIN SERVICES IN 
CONNECTION WITH USE OF ALTERNATIVE AU-
THORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVE-
MENT OF MILITARY HOUSING. 
Section 2872a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(13) Street sweeping. 
‘‘(14) Tree trimming and removal.’’. 
SEC. 2814. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS FOR WINDOW 
FALL PREVENTION DEVICES IN MILITARY 
FAMILY HOUSING UNITS. 
(a) FALL PREVENTION DEVICE REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 2879(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘that protect 
against unintentional window falls by young children 
and that are in compliance with applicable Inter-
national Building Code (IBC) standards’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘described in paragraph (3)’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘De-
cember 11, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2019’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 1, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2019’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) FALL PREVENTION DEVICE DESCRIBED.—A 
fall prevention device is a window screen or guard 
that complies with applicable standards in ASTM 
standard F2090-13 (or any successor standard).’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO WINDOW DESCRIPTION.—Sec-
tion 2879(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘24’’ and inserting ‘‘42’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2879(b)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
SEC. 2815. ASSESSMENT OF HAZARDS IN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE HOUSING. 
(a) HAZARD ASSESSMENT TOOL.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall develop an assessment 
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tool, such as a rating system or similar mechanism, 
to identify and measure health and safety hazards in 
housing under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
Defense (including privatized housing). 
(2) COMPONENTS.—The assessment tool shall 
provide for the identification and measurement of the 
following hazards: 
(A) Physiological hazards, including damp-
ness and mold growth, lead-based paint, asbestos 
and manmade fibers, radiation, biocides, and 
volatile organic compounds. 
(B) Psychological hazards, including ease of 
access by unlawful intruders, and lighting issues. 
(C) Infection hazards. 
(D) Safety hazards. 
(3) PUBLIC FORUMS.—In developing the assess-
ment tool, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for 
multiple public forums at which the Secretary may 
receive input with respect to such assessment tool 
from occupants of housing under the jurisdiction of 
the Department of Defense (including privatized hous-
ing). 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 210 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
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ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the assessment tool. 
(b) HAZARD ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENTS
REQUIRED.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense, using the assessment tool de-
veloped under subsection (a)(1), shall complete a haz-
ard assessment for each housing facility under the ju-
risdiction of the Department of Defense (including 
privatized housing). 
(2) TENANT
INFORMATION.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the completion of the hazard assessment 
conducted for a housing facility under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to each indi-
vidual who leases or is assigned to a housing unit in 
the facility a summary of the results of the assess-
ment. 
SEC. 2816. DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESS TO IDENTIFY AND 
ADDRESS 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
HEALTH 
HAZ-
ARDS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOUS-
ING. 
(a) PROCESS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments, shall develop a process to identify, record, 
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and resolve environmental health hazards in housing under 
the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (including 
privatized housing) in a timely manner. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF PROCESS.—The process developed 
under subsection (a) shall provide for the following with 
respect to each identified environmental health hazard: 
(1) Categorization of the hazard. 
(2) Identification of health risks posed by the 
hazard. 
(3) Identification of the number of housing occu-
pants potentially affected by the hazard. 
(4) Recording and maintenance of information 
regarding the hazard. 
(5) Resolution of the hazard, which shall in-
clude— 
(A) the performance by the Secretary of De-
fense (or in the case of privatized housing, the 
landlord) of hazard remediation activities at the 
affected facility; and 
(B) follow-up by the Secretary of Defense to 
collect information on medical care related to the 
hazard sought or received by individuals affected 
by the hazard. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure coordination between military treatment facilities, 
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appropriate public health officials, and housing managers 
at military installations with respect to the development 
and implementation of the process required by subsection 
(a). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 210 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 process 
required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 2817. REPORT ON CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SHORTAGES 
FOR APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT OF MANAGE-
MENT OF MILITARY HOUSING CONSTRUCTED 
OR ACQUIRED USING ALTERNATIVE AUTHOR-
ITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF 
MILITARY HOUSING. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report containing the following: 
(1) An evaluation of the extent to which short-
ages in the number of civilian personnel performing 
oversight functions at Department of Defense housing 
management offices or assigned to housing-related 
functions at headquarters levels contribute to problems 
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