S.Amdt. 3679

SA 3679. Mr. WARNER 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 end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the
following:

SEC. 2827. ADVISORY GROUP ON PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING
AGREEMENTS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
temporary and independent advisory group to review new or
expanded privatization agreements of the Department of
Defense for covered military unaccompanied housing.
(b) Members.--The Secretary shall appoint to the advisory
group under subsection (a) subject-matter experts from--
(1) Federal agencies other than the Department of Defense;
and
(2) outside the Federal Government.
(c) Duties.--The advisory group established under
subsection (a) shall ensure that any new or expanded
privatization agreement described in that subsection, to the
greatest extent practicable--
(1) reflects best practices and changes to the privatized
family housing system, as mandated by Congress; and
(2) includes provisions that ensure--
(A) the oversight of privatized military housing by
independent, credentialed, and high-quality housing
inspectors;
(B) the adherence of landlords to Federal, State, and local
laws relating to environmental and safety hazards;
(C) the use of appropriately credentialed and skilled
contractors for maintenance;
(D) direct access by tenants to a tenant housing advocate;
(E) the ability to participate in a dispute resolution
process; and

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(F) the issuance of clear penalties for the landlord when
the landlord does not meet its obligations under the
agreement.
(d) Termination.--The advisory group established under
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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