VET RENT Act

Bill: 117-hr-5402
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2021-09-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Veteran's Electronic Transcript of Residency for Entering New Tenancies Act or the VET RENT Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish and implement a standard record of housing history for members of the Armed Forces who reside in housing provided by the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5402 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2021 Ms. Sherrill (for herself and Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to implement a record of housing history for members of the Armed Forces who reside in housing provided by the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited at the Veteran’s Electronic Transcript of Residency for Entering New Tenancies Act or the VET RENT Act . 2. Establishment of housing history for members of the Armed Forces who reside in housing provided by the United States (a) In general Not later than September 30, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement a standard record of housing history for members of the Armed Forces who reside in covered housing. (b) Contents A record under this section shall include, with regards to each period during which the member concerned resided in covered housing, the following: (1) The assessment of the commander of the military installation in which such housing is located, of the condition of such covered housing— (A) prior to the beginning of such period; and (B) in which the member concerned left such covered housing upon vacating such covered housing. (2) Contact information a housing provider may use to inquire about a record under this section. (c) Online access The Secretary concerned shall maintain a website through which a member of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary may access the record under this section of such member. (d) Issuance The Secretary concerned shall issue a copy of a record under this section to the member concerned upon the separation, retirement, discharge, or dismissal of such member from the Armed Forces, with the DD Form 214 for such member. (e) Covered housing defined In this section, the term covered housing means housing provided by the United States to a member of the Armed Forces.