S.Amdt. 5748

1. Adds SEC. 2825. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING MILITARY HOUSING at the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII

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   In S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed

   Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense dated April 1, 2022, and entitled, "Audit of Medical Conditions of Residents in Privatized Military Housing" (DODIG-2022-078).

   Inserted: SEC. 2825. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING MILITARY HOUSING.

   Inserted: (a) Basic Allowance for Housing.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Military Compensation Policy directorate within the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy, in coordination with each military department, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act--

   Inserted: (1) assesses the process of the Department of Defense for collecting rental property data to determine ways to increase the sample size of current representative data and ensure sample size targets are met;

   Inserted: (2) reviews and updates guidance for basic allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, to ensure that information about the rate-setting process for such allowance, including its sampling methodology and use of minimum sample size targets, is accurately and fully reflected in such guidance; and

   Inserted: (3) establishes and implements a process for consistently monitoring anchor points, the interpolation table, external alternative data, and any indications of potential bias by using quality information to set rates for such allowance and ensuring timely remediation of any identified deficiencies.

   Inserted: (b) Work Order Data for Privatized Military Housing.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act--

   Inserted: (1) requires the military departments to establish a process to validate data collected by privatized military housing partners to better ensure the reliability and validity of work order data and to allow for more effective use of such data for monitoring and tracking purposes; and

   Inserted: (2) provides in future reports to Congress additional explanation of such work order data collected and reported, such as explaining the limitations of available survey data, how resident satisfaction was calculated, and reasons for any missing data.

   Inserted: (c) Finances for Privatized Military Housing Projects.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act--

   Inserted: (1) takes steps to resume issuing required reports to Congress on the financial condition of privatized military housing in a timely manner;

   Inserted: (2) reports financial information on future sustainment of each privatized military housing project in its reports to Congress;

   Inserted: (3) provides guidance directing the military departments to assess the significance of the specific risks to individual privatized military housing projects resulting from reduction in the basic allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, and identify courses of action to respond to any risks based on the significance of such risks; and

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   Inserted: (4) revises its guidance on privatized military housing to require the military departments to define their risk tolerances regarding the future sustainability of their privatized military housing projects.

   Inserted: (d) Privatized Military Housing Defined.--In this section, the term "privatized military housing" means military housing provided under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code.

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   At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the following:

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