To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a feedback tool for use by members of the Armed Forces and their spouses to identify, rate, and compare housing, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7144
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2022-03-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Housing industry and standards

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a feedback tool through which members of the Armed Forces and their spouses may anonymously identify, rate, and compare housing under the jurisdiction of DOD, including privatized military housing.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7144 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2022 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Carbajal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a feedback tool for use by members of the Armed Forces and their spouses to identify, rate, and compare housing, and for other purposes.

1. Military housing feedback tool (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall develop a feedback tool, such as a rating system or similar mechanism, under which members of the Armed Forces and their spouses may anonymously identify, rate, and compare housing under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (including privatized military housing). (b) Components The tool required under subsection (a) shall include the following components: (1) The capability for users to— (A) rate housing using multiple quality measures, including safety, the timeliness and quality of maintenance services, and the responsiveness of management; (B) upload visual media, including images; and (C) include written comments. (2) A comparison feature that can be used to compare ratings for different housing communities. (3) Accessibility by members of the Armed Forces, their family members, and members of Congress. (c) Reporting requirement The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, and make available to the Secretary of each of the military departments, an annual report that includes a summary of the data collected using the feedback tool required under this section during the year covered by the report.