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House Bill 3505
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to access and inspect privatized military housing units, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in House on Jun 26, 2019
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H. R. 3505 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3505


To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to access and inspect privatized military housing units, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 26, 2019

Mr. Brown of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services


A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to access and inspect privatized military housing units, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Department of Defense inspection authority regarding privatized military housing.

(a) Inspection authority.—Section 2885 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(g) Post-Construction access and inspection authority.—

“(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall retain the authority after the completion of a military housing privatization project to access and inspect any military housing unit, ancillary supporting facility, or common area acquired, constructed, or renovated as part of the project in order to protect the health and safety of members of the armed forces and their dependents who occupy the privatized military housing units.

“(2) NOTICE AND RIGHT OF REFUSAL OF ACCESS AND INSPECTION.—The Secretary concerned shall ensure that the individuals who lease or are assigned a military housing unit—

“(A) are provided not less than 48 hours notice prior to the Secretary concerned accessing and inspecting the unit as authorized under paragraph (1); and

“(B) have the right to refuse the Secretary concerned such access.”.

(b) Retroactive application of amendment.—Subsection (g) of section 2885 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to each military housing privatization project completed prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, and to each such project completed on or after such date.