S.Amdt. 3295

SA 3295. Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Curtis) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 appropriate place in title XXVIII, insert the
following:

SEC. 28__. PILOT PROGRAM FOR RETENTION AND REINVESTMENT OF
FAMILY HOUSING PROCEEDS AT DUGWAY PROVING
GROUND, UTAH.

(a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall establish
a pilot program under which the Secretary may retain and
reinvest proceeds from rents and services collected from
military family housing units at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah,
rather than depositing such proceeds into Treasury
Miscellaneous Receipt Account 1830 (in this section referred
to as the ``pilot program'').
(2) Location.--The Secretary shall implement the pilot
program exclusively at Dugway Proving Ground to assess the
feasibility and advisability of retaining locally generated
housing revenue at an installation of the Department of
Defense for reinvestment into housing improvements at such
installation.
(b) Authorized Uses of Retained Proceeds.--Proceeds
retained under the pilot program shall be credited to a
dedicated Family Housing Reinvestment Fund established for
Dugway Proving Ground and shall be available without fiscal
year limitation to be used solely for the following purposes:
(1) Maintenance and repair of military family housing
units, including backlog maintenance projects.
(2) Modernization and energy efficiency upgrades to improve
habitability and reduce long-term operational costs.
(3) Quality-of-life enhancements for military families
residing in on-base housing, including playgrounds, community
facilities, and safety improvements.
(4) Supplementing housing allowances in cases of extreme
housing shortages or affordability concerns, as determined by
the Secretary of the Army.
(c) Financial Management and Oversight.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall ensure
that funds retained under the pilot program are managed in a
transparent and accountable manner, with detailed tracking of
revenues, expenditures, and project impacts.
(2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the
duration of the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
detailing--
(A) the amount of proceeds retained and reinvested under
the pilot program;
(B) a description of projects funded with such proceeds,
including expenditures by category;
(C) measurable impacts on housing quality, resident
satisfaction, and cost savings resulting from the use of such
proceeds; and
(D) recommendations on whether to expand, modify, or make
permanent the authority granted under this section.
(d) Duration and Expansion Authority.--
(1) In general.--The pilot program shall commence not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall be carried out for a period of three years.
(2) Expansion.--The Secretary of the Army may recommend to
Congress the expansion of the pilot program to other
installations of the Army based on findings from the pilot
program.
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to modify or affect existing authorities under the
Military Housing Privatization Initiative or other housing-
related statutes for the Department of Defense.
(f) Sunset.--The authority to carry out the pilot program
shall terminate on the final day of the first fiscal year
ending after the date that is three years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, except that any funds retained
under this section before that date shall remain available
until expended for the purposes specified in subsection (b).
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