S.Amdt. 6406

1. Adds SEC. 2825. MILITARY HOUSING FEEDBACK TOOL at the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII

   Adds a section

   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. MILITARY HOUSING FEEDBACK TOOL.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 2837 and inserting the following new section:

   Inserted: "Sec. 2837. Military housing feedback tool

   Inserted: "(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide for 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 housing under subchapter IV of this chapter).

   Inserted: "(b) Components.--The tool required under subsection (a) shall include the following components:

   Inserted: "(1) The capability for users to--

   Inserted: "(A) rate housing using multiple quality measures, including safety, the timeliness and quality of maintenance services, and the responsiveness of management;

   Inserted: "(B) upload visual media, including images;

   Inserted: "(C) include written comments; and

   Inserted: "(D) submit an alert for potential major health risks, such as the potential presence of lead paint, asbestos, mold, hazardous materials, contaminated or unsafe drinking water, or serious safety issues, such as potential problems with fire or carbon monoxide detection equipment.

   Inserted: "(2) A comparison feature that can be used to compare ratings for different housing communities.

   Inserted: "(3) Accessibility by members of the armed forces, their family members, and members of Congress.

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   Inserted: "(4) An educational feature to help users better identify potential environmental and safety hazards such as lead paint, asbestos, mold, unsafe water, and potentially non-functional fire or carbon monoxide detection equipment for the purposes of protecting residents and submitting alerts described in paragraph (1)(D) for potential problems that may need urgent professional attention.

   Inserted: "(c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make available to the Secretary concerned, 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.

   Inserted: "(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term 'appropriate congressional committees' means--

   Inserted: "(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and

   Inserted: "(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.".

   Inserted: (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2836 the following new item:

   Inserted: "2837. Military housing feedback tool.".

   Original wording

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

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