,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aigh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ad1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,ossoff 7for himself and ,mr4 
,tillis7 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 develop requirements  
for military tenant advocates for       
privatized military housing1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,military      
,tenant ,advocacy ,improvement ,act4    
#b4 ,requirements for military tenant   
advocates for privatized military       
housing  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,v 
of chapter #afi of title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #bhij the following new   
section3  #bhij;a4 ,military tenant     
advocates  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that
 each installation of the ,department of
 ,defense at which military housing     

under subchapter ,,iv of this chapter is
 offered has a military tenant advocate 
employed by the military department     
concerned4  7b7 ,training and           
certification  7#a7 ,the ,secretary     
shall implement a uniform training and  
certification program for all           
individuals serving or selected to serve
 as a military tenant advocate under    
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,the training and 
certification program under paragraph   
7#a7 shall include1 at a minimum1       
instruction on the following3 7,a7 ,the 
authority of the ,secretary to provide  
military housing under subchapter ,,iv  
of this chapter4  7,b7 ,the role1       
authority1 and responsibility of housing
 management offices4  7,c7 ,the         
,military ,housing ,privatization       
,initiative ,tenant ,bill of ,rights    
developed under section #bhij of this   
title4  7,d7 ,the dispute resolution    
process under section #bhid of this     
title4  7,e7 ,the resources available to
 tenants of military housing under      

subchapter ,,iv of this chapter to      
ensure that all such tenants are living 
in housing that meets the standards     
described in the ,military ,housing     
,privatization ,initiative ,tenant ,bill
 of ,rights4  7,f7 ,relevant national1  
,state1 and local housing1 disability1  
and environmental laws4  7c7 ,outreach  
,the ,secretary shall conduct public    
outreach and education at each          
installation of the ,department with a  
military tenant advocate under          
subsection 7a7 to provide members of the
 armed forces and their families with   
information on the identity1 role1 and  
authority of the military tenant        
advocate4  7d7 ,hiring ,when hiring or  
selecting individuals to serve in the   
role of military tenant advocate under  
subsection 7a71 no preferential         
consideration shall be given to         
individuals currently or previously     
employed by-- 7#a7 a housing management 
office2  7#b7 a garrison command2 or    
7#c7 a housing provider or manager      

owning or operating military housing    
under subchapter ,,iv of this chapter4  
4  7b7 ,clerical and conforming         
amendments  7#a7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such subchapter is amended by        
inserting after the item relating to    
section #bhij the following new item3   
#bhij;a4 ,military tenant advocates4  4 
7#b7 ,conforming amendments  7,a7       
,rights and responsibilities of tenants 
,section #bhij7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7i7 in     
paragraph 7#e71 by inserting under      
section #bhij;a of this title after     
advocate2 and  7ii7 in paragraph 7#h71  
by striking 1 as provided in section    
#bhid7;b77#d7 of this title1 and        
inserting under section #bhij;a of this 
title4  7,b7 ,dispute resolution process
 ,section #bhid7;b77#d7 of such title is
 amended by striking military housing   
advocate employed by the military       
department concerned and inserting      
military tenant advocate under section  

#bhij;a of this title4