,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,warren 7for herself1 ,mrs4   
,shaheen1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7 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    
create a ,department of ,defense        
,military ,housing ,readiness ,council  
to enhance oversight and accountability 
for deficiencies in military housing1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,military ,housing ,readiness ,council  
,act4  #b4 ,department of ,defense      
,military ,housing ,readiness ,council  
7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,i of       
chapter #hh of title #aj1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #agha;c the following new 
section3  #agha;d4 ,department of       
,defense ,military ,housing ,readiness  
,council  7a7 ,in general ,there is in  

the ,department of ,defense the         
,department of ,defense ,military       
,housing ,readiness ,council 7in this   
section referred to as the ,council74   
7b7 ,members  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,council shall be composed of the       
following members3 7,a7 ,the ,assistant 
,secretary of ,defense for ,energy1     
,installations1 and ,environment1 who   
shall serve as chair of the ,council and
 who may designate a representative to  
chair the ,council in the absence of the
 ,assistant ,secretary4  7,b7 ,one      
representative of each of the ,army1    
,navy1 ,air ,force1 ,marine ,corps1 and 
,space ,force1 each of whom shall be a  
member of the armed force to be         
represented and not fewer than two of   
which shall be from an enlisted         
component4  7,c7 ,one spouse of a member
 of each of the ,army1 ,navy1 ,air      
,force1 ,marine ,corps1 and ,space      
,force on active duty1 not fewer than   
two of which shall be the spouse of an  
enlisted member4  7,d7 ,one professional

 from each of the following fields1 each
 of whom shall possess expertise in     
,state and ,federal housing standards in
 their respective field3 7i7 ,plumbing4 
7ii7 ,electrical4  7iii7 ,heating1      
ventilation1 and air conditioning       
7,,hvac74  7iv7 ,certified home         
inspection4  7v7 ,roofing4  7vi7        
,structural engineering4  7vii7 ,window 
fall prevention and safety4  7,e7 ,two  
representatives of organizations that   
advocate on behalf of military families 
with respect to military housing4  7,f7 
,one individual appointed by the        
,secretary of ,defense among            
representatives of the ,international   
,code ,council4  7,g7 ,one individual   
appointed by the ,secretary of ,defense 
among representatives of the ,institute 
of ,inspection ,cleaning and            
,restoration ,certification4  7,h7 ,one 
individual appointed by the ,secretary  
of ,defense among representatives of a  
voluntary consensus standards body that 
develops construction standards 7such as

 building1 plumbing1 mechanical1 or     
electrical74  7,i7 ,one individual      
appointed by the ,secretary of ,defense 
among representatives of a voluntary    
consensus standards body that develops  
personnel certification standards for   
building maintenance or restoration4    
7,j7 ,one individual appointed by the   
,chair of the ,committee on ,armed      
,services of the ,senate who is not     
described in subparagraph 7,b71 7,c71 or
 7,d7 and is not a representative of an 
organization specified in subparagraph  
7,e71 7,f71 7,g71 7,h71 or 7,i74  7,k7  
,one individual appointed by the        
,ranking ,member of the ,committee on   
,armed ,services of the ,senate who is  
not described in subparagraph 7,b71     
7,c71 or 7,d7 and is not a              
representative of an organization       
specified in subparagraph 7,e71 7,f71   
7,g71 7,h71 or 7,i74  7,l7 ,one         
individual appointed by the ,chair of   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives who is   

not described in subparagraph 7,b71     
7,c71 or 7,d7 and is not a              
representative of an organization       
specified in subparagraph 7,e71 7,f71   
7,g71 7,h71 or 7,i74  7,m7 ,one         
individual appointed by the ,ranking    
,member of the ,committee on ,armed     
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives who is not described in
 subparagraph 7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d7 and is
 not a representative of an organization
 specified in subparagraph 7,e71 7,f71  
7,g71 7,h71 or 7,i74  7#b7 ,terms ,the  
term on the ,council of the members     
specified under subparagraphs 7,b7      
through 7,m7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall be 
two years and may be renewed by the     
,secretary of ,defense4  7#c7           
,attendance by landlords ,the chair of  
the ,council shall extend an invitation 
to each landlord for one representative 
of each landlord to attend such meetings
 of the ,council as the chair considers 
appropriate4  7#d7 ,additional          
requirements for certain members ,each  

member appointed under paragraph        
7#a77;,d7 may not be affiliated with--  
7,a7 any organization that provides     
privatized military housing2 or  7,b7   
the ,department of ,defense4  7c7       
,meetings ,the ,council shall meet two  
times each year4  7d7 ,duties ,the      
duties of the ,council shall include the
 following3 7#a7 ,to review and make    
recommendations to the ,secretary of    
,defense regarding policies for         
privatized military housing1 including  
inspections practices1 resident surveys1
 landlord payment of medical bills for  
residents of housing units that have not
 maintained minimum standards of        
habitability1 and access to maintenance 
work order systems4  7#b7 ,to monitor   
compliance by the ,department of        
,defense with and effective             
implementation by the ,department of    
statutory and regulatory improvements to
 policies for privatized military       
housing1 including the ,military        
,housing ,privatization ,initiative     

,tenant ,bill of ,rights developed under
 section #bhij of this title and the    
complaint database established under    
section #bhid;a of this title4  7#c7 ,to
 make recommendations to the ,secretary 
of ,defense to improve collaboration1   
awareness1 and promotion of accurate and
 timely information about privatized    
military housing1 accommodations        
available through the ,exceptional      
,family ,member ,program of the         
,department1 and other support services 
among policymakers1 providers of such   
accommodations and other support        
services1 and targeted beneficiaries of 
such accommodations and other support   
services4  7e7 ,public reporting  7#a7  
,availability of documents ,subject to  
section #eeb of title #e 7commonly known
 as the ,freedom of ,information ,act71 
the records1 reports1 transcripts1      
minutes1 appendices1 working papers1    
drafts1 studies1 agenda1 and other      
documents made available to or prepared 
for or by the ,council shall be         

available for public inspection and     
copying at a single location in a       
publicly accessible format on a website 
of the ,department of ,defense until the
 ,council ceases to exist4  7#b7        
,minutes  7,a7 ,in general ,detailed    
minutes of each meeting of the ,council 
shall be kept and shall contain-- 7i7 a 
record of the individuals present2  7ii7
 a complete and accurate description of 
matters discussed and conclusions       
reached2 and  7iii7 copies of all       
reports received1 issued1 or approved by
 the ,council4  7,b7 ,certification ,the
 chair of the ,council shall certify the
 accuracy of the minutes of each meeting
 of the ,council4  7f7 ,annual reports  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than ,march 
#a each year1 the ,council shall submit 
to the ,secretary of ,defense and the   
congressional defense committees a      
report on privatized military housing   
readiness4  7#b7 ,elements ,each report 
under this subsection shall include the 
following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of the   

adequacy and effectiveness of the       
provision of privatized military housing
 and the activities of the ,department  
of ,defense in meeting the needs of     
military families relating to housing   
during the preceding fiscal year4  7,b7 
,a description of activities of the     
,council during the preceding fiscal    
year1 including-- 7i7 analyses of       
complaints of tenants of housing units2 
7ii7 data received by the ,council on   
maintenance response time and completion
 of maintenance requests relating to    
housing units2  7iii7 assessments of    
dispute resolution processes2  7iv7     
assessments of overall customer service 
for tenants2  7v7 assessments of results
 of housing inspections conducted with  
and without notice2 and  7vi7 any survey
 results conducted on behalf of or      
received by the ,council4  7,c7         
,recommendations on actions to be taken 
to improve the capability of the        
provision of privatized military housing
 and the activities of the ,department  

of ,defense to meet the needs and       
requirements of military families       
relating to housing1 including actions  
relating to the allocation of funding   
and other resources4  7#c7 ,public      
availability ,each report under this    
subsection shall be made available in a 
publicly accessible format on a website 
of the ,department of ,defense4  7g7    
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,landlord ,the term landlord has the    
meaning given that term in section #bhga
 of this title4  7#b7 ,privatized       
military housing ,the term privatized   
military housing means housing provided 
under subchapter ,,iv of chapter #afi of
 this title4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of sections at the beginning
 of such subchapter is amended by       
inserting after the item relating to    
section #agha;c the following new item3 
#agha;d4 ,department of ,defense        
,military ,housing ,readiness ,council4 
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