S.Amdt. 2342

SA 2342. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

SEC. 2823. REPORT ON IMPACT OF INSTALLATIONS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON HOUSING-CONSTRAINED
AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report on the impact of installations of
the Department of Defense on housing in housing-constrained
areas of the United States.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) The number of installations of the Department of
Defense located in housing-constrained areas of the United
States.
(2) A definition of ``housing-constrained area'' for
purposes of this section that includes the following:
(A) Areas where the median asking rent for an average-sized
two-bedroom apartment, or median selling price for a single-
family home of average size is in the top 25 percent
nationally.
(B) Areas where rental vacancy rates are below the national
average.
(C) Other areas based on additional metrics that the
Secretary may determine.
(3) The percentage and total number of members of the Armed
Forces and employed civilians working at such installations
who reside outside the installation.
(4) An assessment of the impact of such installations and
associated personnel on local and regional housing demand and
housing prices, including rents, in such areas.
(5) The cost of housing allowances and cost of living
adjustments or salary adjustments to allow personnel to live
outside the installation in such areas.
(6) An assessment of policy changes by the Department of
Defense that would be required to mitigate or eliminate
housing impacts of installations of the Department in such
areas, including policies--
(A) to provide housing for all personnel employed at the
installation;
(B) to restrict the provision of housing allowances for
housing outside the installation; and
(C) to reduce housing allowances to provide less
competition with other residents in such areas.
(7) An assessment of the upfront costs and long-term cost
savings of providing on-base housing for all personnel at
installations located in such areas.
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