,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bchd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bi1 #bjai,ms4
 ,haaland 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bishop of 
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,ryan1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 and   
,mr4 ,espaillat7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and 
in addition to the ,committees on       
,veterans' ,affairs1 and the ,judiciary1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to improve the provision of military    
housing to members of the ,armed ,forces
 and their families through private     
entities1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,housing ,oversight and   
,service ,member ,protection ,act4  #b4 

,improvement of oversight of private    
military housing  7a7 ,in general       
,subchapter ,,iv of chapter #afi of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new sections3  #bhhg4         
,oversight by ,department of ,defense of
 contracts and housing units  7a7       
,oversight of contracts  7#a7 ,the      
,secretary of ,defense shall establish  
formal written requirements and guidance
 for entering into and renewing         
contracts under this subchapter4  7#b7  
,in deciding whether to enter into or   
renew a contract with a landlord under  
this subchapter1 the ,secretary shall   
consider any history of the landlord of 
providing substandard housing4  7#c7    
,the ,secretary-- 7,a7 shall withhold   
amounts to be paid under a contract     
under this subchapter if the other party
 to the contract is found to have       
engaged in a material breach of the     
contract2  7,b7 shall rescind a contract
 under this subchapter if the other     

party to the contract1 based on credible
 evidence1 fails to cure such breach    
within #ij days2 and  7,c7 shall not    
permit the other party to a contract    
rescinded under subparagraph 7,b7 to    
enter into new contracts with the       
,secretary or undertake expansions under
 existing contracts with the ,secretary4
  7#d7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in  
coordination with the ,secretary        
concerned1 shall adopt a formal written 
contingency plan for the management of  
housing units under this subchapter in  
the event that a contract relating to   
those housing units is rescinded under  
paragraph 7#c77;,b74  7b7 ,standardized 
lease agreements ,the ,secretary of     
,defense shall include in any contract  
with a landlord under this subchapter a 
requirement that the landlord use a     
lease agreement that is standard        
throughout the ,department of ,defense4 
7c7 ,housing office employees ,the      
,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that
 each housing office at a military      

installation consists only of employees 
of the military department concerned4   
7d7 ,inspections of housing units  7#a7 
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall-- 7,a7
 ensure that all housing units under    
this subchapter are safe1 clean1 and    
adequate and meet all ,federal1 state1  
and local laws and standards of         
habitability2  7,b7 provide for the     
conduct of regular building code and    
health inspections of such housing      
units1 consistent with industry         
standards1 which shall include1 at      
minimum--  7i7 inspection before each   
tenant first occupies a housing unit and
 again before the tenant moves out2 and 
7ii7 inspection during and after any new
 construction or renovation of a housing
 unit2  7,c7 employ a sufficient number 
of independent housing inspectors with  
all appropriate ,state and local        
inspection certifications to conduct    
no-notice inspections under subparagraph
 7,b72 and  7,d7 provide appropriate    
oversight to ensure that all maintenance

 for such housing units is completed in 
accordance with all applicable ,federal1
 ,state1 and local health and building  
codes4  7#b7  7,a7 ,in providing for the
 conduct of inspections of housing units
 under paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the         
,secretary shall permit ,state and local
 housing inspectors to conduct no-notice
 inspections of such units4  7,b7 ,not  
less frequently than annually1 the      
,secretary shall notify ,state and local
 housing inspectors that they are       
permitted on a military installation to 
conduct inspections under subparagraph  
7,a74  7#c7 ,in this subsection1 the    
term independent housing inspector means
 a housing inspector that is not an     
employee of an entity that owns or      
manages the housing unit being          
inspected1 including any subsidiary of  
that entity4  7e7 ,resident surveys ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall consult   
with the ,secretary of each military    
department1 members of the ,armed       
,forces and their representatives1 and  

stakeholders to develop an appropriate  
methodology to conduct independent      
surveys of residents of housing units   
under this subchapter that are          
standardized across the military        
departments4  7f7 ,access to maintenance
 work order system ,the ,secretary of   
,defense shall require each landlord to 
provide to the housing office at each   
military installation access to the     
maintenance work order system of such   
landlord with respect to housing units  
for members of the ,armed ,forces and   
family members of members of the ,armed 
,forces stationed at such installation4 
#bhhh4 ,tenant rights  7a7 ,claim to    
withhold payments  7#a7 ,a member of the
 ,armed ,forces or family member of a   
member of the ,armed ,forces who is a   
tenant of a housing unit under this     
subchapter may file a claim with the    
housing office of the military          
installation at which the member is     
stationed requesting to withhold any    
basic allowance for housing payable to  

the member 7including for any dependents
 of the member in the member's          
household7 under section #djc of title  
#cg1 or any other allotment of pay under
 section #bhhb7;c7 of this title1 for   
lease of the unit during the period in  
which--  7,a7 the landlord responsible  
for such housing unit has not met       
maintenance guidelines and procedures   
established by the landlord or the      
,department of ,defense1 either through 
contract or otherwise2 or  7,b7 such    
housing unit is uninhabitable according 
to ,state and local law for the         
jurisdiction in which the housing unit  
is located4  7#b7  7,a7 ,upon the filing
 of a claim by a tenant under paragraph 
7#a7-- 7i7 under such procedures as the 
,secretary of ,defense shall establish1 
the ,defense ,finance and ,accounting   
,service 7,,dfas7 or such other         
appropriate office or offices of the    
,department of ,defense as the          
,secretary shall specify for purposes of
 such procedures1 shall tentatively     

grant the request2 and  7ii7 the housing
 office that receives the claim shall1  
not later than #ae days after the date  
of the request1 complete an             
investigation that includes an          
inspection conducted by housing         
inspectors that are certified at the    
,state and local level4  7,b7 ,if the   
housing office agrees with a claim by a 
tenant under subparagraph 7,a7 with     
respect to a housing unit1 the housing  
office shall notify the landlord        
responsible for such unit of the issues 
described in subsection 7a7 that require
 remediation in accordance with the     
requirements of the ,department of      
,defense or ,state or local law4  7,c7  
,if after an inspection conducted under 
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the request of   
the tenant to withhold payment is       
denied1 the tenant may appeal that      
decision to the commander of the        
military installation concerned4  7#c7  
,in accordance with procedures          
established under paragraph 7#a77;,a77i7

 for the withholding of any basic       
allowance for housing or other allotment
 pay under this subsection1 if the      
landlord responsible for the housing    
unit does not remediate the issues      
described in paragraph 7#a7 during a    
timeline reasonably established by the  
housing office for the remediation of   
the issue1 the amount payable to the    
landlord for such unit--  7,a7 shall be 
reduced by #aj percent for each period  
of five days during which the issues are
 not remediated2 and  7,b7 the amount of
 any such reduction shall be returned to
 the tenant to whom such amount was     
provided4  7b7 ,disclosure of rights    
7#a7 ,each housing office of a military 
installation shall disclose in writing  
to each new tenant of a housing unit    
under this subchapter1 upon the signing 
of the lease for the housing unit1 their
 rights with respect to the housing unit
 and the procedures under this section  
for filing a claim against the landlord 
responsible for the housing unit4  7#b7 

,the ,secretary of ,defense shall ensure
 that each lease entered into with a    
tenant for a housing unit under this    
subchapter clearly expresses in a       
separate addendum the procedures under  
this section for filing a claim against 
the landlord responsible for the housing
 unit4  7c7 ,relocation  7#a7 ,the      
,secretary concerned shall include in   
any contract with a landlord responsible
 for a housing unit under this          
subchapter under the jurisdiction of the
 ,secretary concerned a requirement that
 the landlord pay all costs associated  
with relocation of a tenant of such     
unit1 including moving services1        
temporary lodging1 per diem1 and any    
other reasonable costs associated with  
such relocation1 if the housing office  
with jurisdiction over the housing unit 
finds that the housing unit requires    
renovations or maintenance that         
necessitate the tenant relocating       
permanently or temporarily4  7#b7 ,in   
the case of renovations or maintenance  

to a housing unit under this subchapter 
that necessitate a tenant relocating    
permanently or temporarily1 the tenant  
may relocate to a residence outside of  
the military installation at which the  
housing unit is located without         
incurring any penalty from the landlord 
or the ,department of ,defense4  7d7    
,approval of completed work ,a landlord 
responsible for a housing unit under    
this subchapter may not indicate on the 
maintenance work order system of the    
landlord that maintenance work was      
completed until the tenant of such      
housing unit approves the completion of 
the maintenance work in writing4  7e7   
,payment of medical bills ,the          
,secretary concerned shall include in   
any contract with a landlord responsible
 for a housing unit under this          
subchapter under the jurisdiction of the
 ,secretary concerned a requirement     
that1 if the landlord is found by the   
,secretary concerned to have not        
maintained the minimum standards of     

habitability for such housing unit1 the 
landlord shall pay all medical bills for
 a tenant of such housing unit that are 
associated with the conditions of such  
housing unit that do not meet such      
minimum standards4  7f7 ,report on      
denied appeals ,the commander of each   
military installation shall submit to   
the congressional defense committees1   
not less frequently than annually1 a    
report on all appeals to such commander 
under subsection 7b77#c7 that were      
denied during the year covered by the   
report4  7g7 ,rule of construction on   
use of other adjudicative bodies        
,nothing in this section or any other   
provision of law shall be construed to  
prohibit a tenant of a housing unit     
under this subchapter from pursuing a   
claim against a landlord in any         
adjudicative body with jurisdiction over
 the housing unit4  7h7 ,treatment of   
housing laws ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 all ,federal1 ,state1 
and local housing protections that would

 otherwise apply to a tenant located in 
a jurisdiction surrounding a military   
installation in the ,united ,states1    
including standards relating to         
habitability and defenses to eviction1  
shall apply to a tenant residing in a   
housing unit under this subchapter that 
is located on a military installation4  
#bhhi4 ,complaint database  7a7         
,database required ,the ,secretary of   
,defense shall establish a database that
 is available to the public of          
complaints relating to housing units    
under this subchapter4  7b7 ,filing of  
complaints ,the ,secretary shall ensure 
that a tenant of a housing unit under   
this subchapter may file a complaint    
relating to such housing unit for       
inclusion in the database under         
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,response by       
landlord  7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall    
include in any contract with a landlord 
responsible for a housing unit under    
this subchapter a requirement that the  
landlord respond to any complaints      

included in the database under          
subsection 7a7 that relate to the       
housing unit4  7#b7 ,any response under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall be included in the 
database under subsection 7a74  #bhij4  
,screening and registry of individuals  
with health conditions resulting from   
unsafe housing units  7a7 ,screening    
7#a7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in    
consultation with appropriate scientific
 agencies as determined by the          
,secretary1 shall ensure that all       
military medical treatment facilities   
screen eligible individuals for covered 
conditions4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary may   
establish procedures through which      
screening under paragraph 7#a7 may allow
 an eligible individual to be included  
in the registry under subsection 7b74   
7b7 ,registry  7#a7 ,the ,secretary of  
,defense shall establish and maintain a 
registry of eligible individuals who    
have a covered condition4  7#b7 ,the    
,secretary shall include any information
 in the registry under paragraph 7#a7   

that the ,secretary determines necessary
 to ascertain and monitor the health of 
eligible individuals and the connection 
between the health of such individuals  
and an unsafe housing unit under this   
subchapter4  7#c7 ,the ,secretary shall 
develop a public information campaign to
 inform eligible individuals about the  
registry under paragraph 7#a71 including
 how to register and the benefits of    
registering4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,the term covered         
condition means a medical condition that
 is determined by the ,secretary of     
,defense to have resulted from residing 
in an unsafe housing unit under this    
subchapter4  7#b7 ,the term eligible    
individual means a member of the ,armed 
,forces or a family member of a member  
of the ,armed ,forces who has resided in
 an unsafe housing unit under this      
subchapter4  4  #bhia4 ,financial       
transparency  7a7 ,publication of       
details of contracts  7#a7 ,not less    
frequently than annually1 the ,secretary

 of ,defense shall publish in the       
,federal ,register the financial details
 of each contract for the management of 
housing units under this subchapter4    
7#b7 ,the financial details published   
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the  
following3 7,a7 ,base management fees   
for managing the housing units4  7,b7   
,incentive fees relating to the housing 
units1 including details on the         
following3 7i7 ,metrics upon which such 
incentive fees are paid4  7ii7 ,whether 
incentive fees were paid in full or     
withheld in part or in full during the  
year covered by the publication1 and if 
so1 why4  7,c7 ,asset management fees   
relating to the housing units4  7,d7    
,preferred return fees relating to the  
housing units4  7,e7 ,any deferred fees 
or other fees relating to the housing   
units4  7,f7 ,residual cash flow        
distributions relating to the housing   
units4  7b7 ,annual financial statements
  7#a7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall
 require that each landlord submit to   

the ,secretary1 not less frequently than
 annually1 financial statements         
equivalent to a #aj-,k 7or successor    
form7 for--  7,a7 the landlord2 and     
7,b7 each contract entered into between 
the landlord and the ,department of     
,defense under this subchapter4  7#b7   
,the ,secretary shall publish on a      
publicly available website of the       
,department of ,defense the information 
submitted to the ,secretary under       
paragraph 7#a7 not later than #ae days  
after receiving that information4  4    
7b7 ,landlord defined ,section #bhga of 
such title is amended-- 7#a7 by         
redesignating paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h7  
as paragraphs 7#h7 and 7#i71            
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#f7 the following new  
paragraph 7#g73  7#g7 ,the term landlord
 means an eligible entity or lessor who 
owns1 manages1 or is otherwise          
responsible for a housing unit under    
this subchapter4  4  7c7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of sections at the 

beginning of chapter #afi of such title 
is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to section #bhhf the following 
new items3  #bhhg4 ,oversight by        
,department of ,defense of contracts and
 housing units4 #bhhh4 ,tenant rights4  
#bhhi4 ,complaint database4 #bhij4      
,screening and registry of individuals  
with health conditions resulting from   
unsafe housing units4 #bhia4 ,financial 
transparency4  4  #c4 ,annual report on 
private military housing ,section #bhhd 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7d7 ,annual  
report on housing  7#a7 ,not less       
frequently than annually1 the ,secretary
 of ,defense shall submit to the        
congressional defense committees and    
publish on a publicly available website 
of the ,department of ,defense a report 
on housing units under this subchapter1 
disaggregated by military installation4 
7#b7 ,each report submitted under       
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        

following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of the   
condition of housing units under this   
subchapter based on the average age of  
those units and the estimated time until
 recapitalization4  7,b7 ,an analysis of
 complaints of tenants of such housing  
units4  7,c7 ,an assessment of          
maintenance response times and          
completion of maintenance requests      
relating to such housing units4  7,d7   
,an assessment of dispute resolution    
relating to such housing units4  7,e7   
,an assessment of overall customer      
service for tenants of such housing     
units4  7,f7 ,a description of the      
results of no-notice housing inspections
 conducted for such housing units under 
section #bhhg7;c7 of this title4  7,g7  
,the results of resident surveys        
conducted under section #bhhg7;d7 of    
this title4  4  #d4 ,presumptions of    
service connection for illnesses        
associated with residing in private     
military housing  7a7 ,in general       
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #aa of title

 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #aaai4 ,presumptions of       
service connection for illnesses        
associated with residing in private     
military housing  7a7 ,presumption  7#a7
 ,for purposes of section #aaaj of this 
title1 and subject to section #aaac of  
this title1 each illness1 if any1       
described in paragraph 7#b7 shall be    
considered to have been incurred in or  
aggravated by service described in that 
paragraph1 notwithstanding that there is
 no record of evidence of such illness  
during the period of such service4  7#b7
 ,an illness described in this paragraph
 is any diagnosed or undiagnosed illness
 that-- 7,a7 the ,secretary determines1 
in consultation with the ,agency for    
,toxic ,substances and ,disease         
,registry1 in regulations prescribed    
under this section to warrant a         
presumption of service connection by    
reason of having a positive association 
with residence in a private military    

housing unit while serving in the ,armed
 ,forces during a period determined by  
the ,secretary in consultation with the 
,agency for ,toxic ,substances and      
,disease ,registry2 and  7,b7 becomes   
manifest within the period1 if any1     
prescribed in such regulations in a     
veteran who resided in a private        
military housing unit during service in 
the ,armed ,forces4  7#c7 ,for purposes 
of this subsection1 a veteran who       
resided in a private military housing   
unit while serving in the ,armed ,forces
 during the period described in         
paragraph 7#b7 and who has an illness   
described in such paragraph shall be    
presumed to have developed that illness 
by reason of such service unless there  
is conclusive evidence to establish that
 the veteran developed that illness     
through another means4  7b7             
,determinations relating to diseases    
7#a7 ,whenever the ,secretary           
determines1 in consultation with the    
,agency for ,toxic ,substances and      

,disease ,registry1 on the basis of     
sound medical and scientific evidence1  
that a positive association exists      
between residence in a private military 
housing unit and the occurrence of a    
disease in humans1 the ,secretary shall 
prescribe regulations providing that a  
presumption of service connection is    
warranted for that disease for the      
purposes of this section4  7#b7 ,in     
making determinations for the purpose of
 this subsection1 the ,secretary shall  
take into account all other sound       
medical and scientific information and  
analyses available to the ,secretary4   
,in evaluating any study for the purpose
 of making such determinations1 the     
,secretary shall take into consideration
 whether the results are statistically  
significant1 are capable of replication1
 and withstand peer review4  7#c7 ,an   
association under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be considered to be positive for the    
purposes of this section if the credible
 evidence for the association is equal  

to or outweighs the credible evidence   
against the association4  7c7 ,removal  
of diseases ,whenever a disease is      
removed from regulations prescribed     
under this section-- 7#a7 a veteran who 
was awarded compensation for such       
disease on the basis of the presumption 
provided in subsection 7a7 before the   
effective date of the removal shall     
continue to be entitled to receive      
compensation on that basis2 and  7#b7 a 
survivor of a veteran who was awarded   
dependency and indemnity compensation   
for the death of a veteran resulting    
from such disease on the basis of such  
presumption shall continue to be        
entitled to receive dependency and      
indemnity compensation on such basis4   
7d7 ,private military housing unit      
defined ,in this section1 the term      
private military housing unit means a   
housing unit under subchapter ,,iv of   
chapter #afi of title #aj4  4  7b7      
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       

chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #aaah the  
following new item3  #aaai4             
,presumptions of service connection for 
illnesses associated with residing in   
private military housing4  4  #e4       
,hospital care1 medical services1 and   
nursing home care for family members of 
veterans who resided in private military
 housing  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter   
,,viii of chapter #ag of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #aghf following 
new section3  #aghf;,a4 ,health care of 
family members of veterans who resided  
in private military housing  7a7 ,in    
general ,a family member of a veteran   
described in paragraph 7#c7 of section  
#aaai7;a7 of this title who resided in a
 private military housing unit during   
the period described in paragraph 7#b7  
of such section1 or who was in utero    
during such period while the mother of  
such family member resided in such      
housing unit1 shall be eligible for     

hospital care1 medical services1 and    
nursing home care furnished by the      
,secretary for any covered illness that 
is associated with residing in a private
 military housing unit during such      
period4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,the term covered illness 
means an illness described in section   
#aaai7;a77#b7 of this title4  7#b7 ,the 
term private military housing unit has  
the meaning given that term in section  
#aaai7;d7 of this title4  4  7b7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #aghf the  
following new item3  #aghf;,a4 ,health  
care of family members of veterans who  
resided in private military housing4  4 
#f4 ,ethical limitations relating to    
ownership of private military housing   
entities  7a7 ,in general ,section #bjh 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7e7 7#a7 ,in this           

subsection1 the term covered individual 
means an individual--  7,a7 who-- 7i7 is
 serving as a ,member of ,congress 7as  
defined in section #bajf of title #e72  
and  7ii7 serves on the ,committee on   
,armed ,services of the ,senate or the  
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives2  7,b7 who is
 an employee 7as defined in section     
#baje of title #e7 of the ,department of
 ,defense who is serving--  7i7 in a    
,senior ,executive ,service position 7as
 defined in section #cacb of title #e72 
7ii7 in a position on the ,executive    
,schedule under subchapter ,,ii of      
chapter #ec of title #e2 or  7iii7 in   
any other position for which the rate of
 compensation is at or above the minimum
 rate of compensation for a ,senior     
,executive ,service position in the     
,department of ,defense2 or  7,c7 who is
 a member of the ,armed ,forces serving 
in a position for which the pay grade is
 at or above level ,o-#f4  7#b7 ,a      
covered individual may not own any      

interest 7other than as part of a widely
 held investment fund described in      
section #ajb7;f77#h7 of the ,ethics in  
,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app477 in an entity that owns or       
manages a housing unit under subchapter 
,,iv of chapter #afi of title #aj4  4   
7b7 ,civil enforcement ,section #baf of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
inserting 7which shall not include a    
violation of subsection 7e7 of such     
section #bjh7 after #bjh2  7#b7 in      
subsection 7b71 in the first sentence1  
by inserting or a violation of section  
#bjh7;e7 after #bji of this title2 and  
7#c7 in subsection 7c7--  7,a7 in the   
first sentence1 by inserting or a       
violation of section #bjh7;e7 after #bji
 of this title2 and  7,b7 in the second 
sentence1 by inserting or violation     
after such an offense4  #g4             
,modification of contracts ,the         
,secretary of ,defense may modify any   
contract entered into under subchapter  

,,iv of chapter #afi of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 for purposes of  
carrying out this ,act and the          
amendments made by this ,act4