,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ae1 #bjah,mr4
 ,meadows 7for himself and ,mrs4        
,bustos7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
prohibit the ,secretary of a military   
department from entering into a lease of
 real property for the use of the       
department unless the ,secretary first  
certifies that facilities of real       
property owned by the ,united ,states   
may not be reconfigured to support the  
purpose of the proposed lease in an     
appropriate and cost-effective manner1  
to require the ,secretary of the        
,defense to provide more accurate       
information on the costs incurred in    
leasing real property for the use of the
 ,department of ,defense1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,responsible ,,dod  
,leasing ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,requiring 

certification by ,secretaries of        
military departments prior to entering  
into leases that property owned by      
,united ,states is not available to     
carry out purpose of lease  7a7         
,additional requirement in reports on   
leases of real property ,section        
#bffb7;a77#e77;,b7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 as amended by section   
#bhab of the ,national ,defense         
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ia2 #aca ,stat4
 #ahdi71 is amended--  7#a7 by striking 
or at the end of clause 7ii72  7#b7 by  
striking the period at the end of clause
 7iii7 and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by 
adding at the end the following new     
clause3  7iv7 facilities in property    
under the jurisdiction of the           
,department of ,defense may not be      
reconfigured to support the purpose of  
the proposed lease in an appropriate and
 cost-effective manner4  4  7b7         
,effective date2 notice of compliance   
7#a7 ,effective date ,the amendment made

 by subsection 7a7 shall apply with     
respect to leases entered into or       
renewed on or after the expiration of   
the #fj-;day period which begins on the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4     
7#b7 ,report on steps taken to ensure   
future compliance ,upon the completion  
of any general steps necessary to ensure
 that the ,department of ,defense will  
be able to meet the requirements of     
subsection 7a77#e7 of section #bffb of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code 7as    
amended by subsection 7a77 with respect 
to all leases entered into or renewed   
after the expiration of the period      
described in paragraph 7#a71 including  
the promulgation of any regulations or  
the issuance of other guidance1 the     
,secretary of ,defense shall submit a   
one-time report to the ,committees on   
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives and ,senate and shall  
post a copy of the report on the public 
website of the ,department of ,defense4 
#c4 ,improving accuracy of information  

in reports by ,secretary of ,defense on 
real property leases  7a7 ,information  
on costs of leases ,in preparing any    
inventory or report on real property    
leased by the ,department of ,defense1  
including information on property       
included in a ,base ,structure ,report  
and information in the ,real ,property  
,asset ,database of the ,department of  
,defense1 the ,secretary of ,defense    
shall--  7#a7 in the case of a lease    
which covers multiple assets of the     
,department1 provide a separate         
breakdown of the rent and other costs   
7including parking7 associated with each
 such asset2 and  7#b7 in the case of   
real property which is subject to       
multiple leases entered into by the     
,department1 provide a separate         
breakdown for each such lease and the   
costs associated with each such lease4  
7b7 ,report ,not later than #a year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 or at the time of publishing the  
next ,base ,structure ,report prepared  

after the date of the enactment of this 
,act 7whichever occurs earlier71 the    
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the ,committees on ,armed ,services of  
the ,house of ,representatives and      
,senate a report detailing the steps the
 ,secretary has taken to ensure         
compliance with the requirements of     
subsection 7a74  #d4 ,review by         
,government ,accountability ,office ,not
 later than #a year after the date on   
which the ,secretary of ,defense submits
 the one-time report required under     
paragraph 7#b7 of section #b7;b71 the   
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall prepare and submit to     
,congress a report on--  7#a7 the extent
 to which the ,department is in         
compliance with subsection 7a77#e7 of   
section #bffb of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code 7as amended by section    
#b7;a771 including the regulations and  
guidance promulgated and issued by the  
,secretary to ensure compliance with    
such subsection1 as of the date on which

 the ,secretary submits the report2 and 
7#b7 the extent to which the ,secretary 
is including the information required   
under section #c in inventories and     
reports on real property leased by the  
,department1 as of the date on which the
 ,secretary submits the report4