,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bj1         
#bjbd,mrs4 ,kiggans ( ,virg9ia 7= h]self
 & ,ms4 ,jacobs7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se to submit a report 
on ! quality ( ov]seas cov]$ milit>y    
unaccompani$ h\s+1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,=eign ,ov]seas ,resid5ce ,conditions 
,enhancem5t ,act or ! ,,=ce ,act4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,accord+ to a ,septemb] #bjbc ,gov]nm5t 
,acc\ntability ,(fice report            
7#bc-ajgjch7 t survey$ #ca milit>y      
in/allations )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se does n reliably     
assess ! conditions ( b>racks on        
in/allations1 _m ( :i* are sub/&>d &    
pose pot5tially s]i\s heal? & safety    
risks to resid5ts4  7#b7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se also does n h complete          
visibility into ! fund+ ne$$ =          

con/ruction & ma9t5ance ( unaccompani$  
h\s+ facilities4  7#c7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se does n conduct suffici5t        
ov]sight ne$$ to address long-/&+       
*all5ges ) conditions 9 b>racks4  7#d7  
,! purview ( ?is report relat$ to       
b>racks on in/allations )9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 b did n survey any ov]seas      
b>racks facilities op]at$ by ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se4  7#e7 ,x is ! op9ion (      
,congress t ,am]ican s]vicememb]s des]ve
 ! highe/ possible quality ( resid5tial 
facilities t d n endang] mission        
read9ess or capability4  #c4 ,report on 
ov]seas cov]$ milit>y unaccompani$ h\s+ 
7a7 ,report requirem5ts ,n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit 
to ! ,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !  
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a      
report on ! quality ( all cov]$ milit>y 
unaccompani$ h\s+ n locat$ 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates t %all include ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 results ( an evaluation ! condition (  
su* h\s+ us+ ! uni=m index develop$ "u  

section #bhch ( ! ,national ,def5se     
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbd 
7,public ,law #aah-ca74  7#b7 ,a        
explanation ( h[ ! /&>ds = habitability 
e/abli%$ "u section #bhef;b ( title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z add$ by section 
#bhcb ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbd 
7,public ,law #aah-ca771 are appli$ to  
su* h\s+4  7#c7 ,an assessm5t to det]m9e
 ! fund+ ne$$ to apply ! /&>ds =        
habitability describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 to
 su* h\s+4  7#d7 ,an assessm5t ( h[     
habitability /&>ds & ! condition ( su*  
h\s+ affect =ce read9ess1 brok5 d[n by  
combatant comm&4  7b7 ,cov]$ milit>y    
unaccompani$ h\s+ def9$ ,9 ?is          
subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ milit>y         
unaccompani$ h\s+ has ! mean+ giv5 9    
section #bhef ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4