,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ae1     
#bjba,ms4 ,warren 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,mr4  
,brown7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,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 privatized military housing
  7a7 ,oversight of contracts and       
housing units  7#a7 ,in general         
,subchapter ,,iv of chapter #afi of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #bhhe;a4        
,oversight 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 ,the ,secretary-- 7,a7
 shall rescind a contract under this    
subchapter if the other party to the    
contract1 based on credible evidence1   
fails to cure a material breach of such 
contract committed by such party within 
#ij days2 and  7,b7 shall not permit the
 other party to a contract rescinded    
under subparagraph 7,a7 to enter into   
new contracts with the ,secretary or    
undertake expansions under existing     
contracts with the ,secretary4  7#c7    
,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in         
coordination with the ,secretary        
concerned1 shall adopt a formal written 
contingency plan for the management of  
housing units in the event that a       
contract relating to those housing units
 is rescinded under paragraph 7#b77;,a74
  7b7 ,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   
7c7 ,inspections of housing units  7#a7 
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall-- 7,a7
 provide for the conduct of regular     
building code and health inspections of 
housing units1 consistent with industry 
standards1 which shall include1 at a    
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,b7 employ a sufficient number 
of independent housing inspectors with  
all appropriate ,state and local        
inspection certifications to conduct    
inspections under subparagraph 7,a7     
without notice to landlords2 and  7,c7  
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;,a71 the ,secretary     
shall permit ,state and local housing   
inspectors to conduct inspections of    
such units without notice to landlords4 
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 the landlord of the housing 
unit being inspected1 including any     
subsidiary of the landlord4  4  7#b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
subchapter is amended by inserting after
 the item relating to section #bhhe the 
following new item3  #bhhe;a4 ,oversight
 of contracts and housing units4  4  7b7
 ,treatment of housing laws ,section    

#bhij of such title is amended by adding
 at the end the following new           
subsection3  7g7 ,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 that is located on a       
military installation4  4  7c7          
,improvement of financial transparency  
,section #bhia;c of such title is       
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b71 by
 adding at the end the following new    
subparagraph3  7,g7 ,financial          
statements equivalent to a #aj-,k 7or   
successor form7 for-- 7i7 the landlord2 
and  7ii7 each contract entered into    
between the landlord and the ,department
 of ,defense under this subchapter4  2  
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      

following new subsection3  7c7          
,publication of financial details  7#a7 
,not less frequently than annually1 the 
,secretary ,defense shall publish in the
 ,federal ,register the financial       
details of each contract for the        
management of housing units4  7#b7 ,not 
later than #ae days after receiving     
financial statements under subsection   
7a77#b77;,g71 the ,secretary shall      
publish on a publicly available website 
of the ,department of ,defense those    
financial statements4  4  7d7 ,approval 
of completed work ,section #bhib of such
 title is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7d7      
,approval of completed work ,a landlord 
of a housing unit may not indicate on   
the maintenance work order system of the
 landlord that maintenance work was     
completed until an independent inspector
 approves the completion of the         
maintenance work in writing4  4  7e7    
,screening and registry of individuals  
with health conditions resulting from   

unsafe housing units  7#a7 ,in general  
,subchapter ,v of chapter #afi of such  
title is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #bhie4      
,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 unit4  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 unit4  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 unit4  4   
7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of  
sections at the beginning of such       
subchapter is amended by inserting after
 the item relating to section #bhid;a   
the following new item3  #bhie4         
,screening and registry of individuals  

with health conditions resulting from   
unsafe housing units4  4  #c4           
,presumptions of service connection for 
illnesses associated with residing in   
privatized 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   
privatized 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 privatized 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 privatized     
military housing unit during service in 
the ,armed ,forces4  7#c7 ,for purposes 
of this subsection1 a veteran who       
resided in a privatized 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 privatized       
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 ,privatized military housing unit   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
privatized 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   
privatized military housing4  4  #d4    
,hospital care1 medical services1 and   
nursing home care for family members of 
veterans who resided in privatized      
military housing  7a7 ,in general       
,subchapter ,,viii of chapter #ag of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after section #aghg
 the following new section3  #aghg;,a4  
,health care of family members of       
veterans who resided in privatized      
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 privatized  
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 privatized 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 privatized  
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 #aghg
 the following new item3  #aghg;,a4     
,health care of family members of       

veterans who resided in privatized      
military housing4  4  #e4 ,ethical      
limitations relating to ownership of    
privatized 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-#g4  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  #f4             
,clarification of prohibition against   
collection from tenants of privatized   
military housing units of amounts in    
addition to rent ,section #bhia;a7e7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking the any each 
place it appears and inserting any2 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#c7 ,costs incurred to 
modify or upgrade a housing unit to     
comply with standards under the         
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq47 and
 facilitate occupancy of the housing    
unit by an individual with a disability 
7as defined in section #c of such ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb77 may not be      
considered optional services under      
paragraph 7#b77;,a77i7 or another       
exception to the prohibition in         

paragraph 7#a7 against collection from  
tenants of housing units of amounts in  
addition to rent4  4  #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