Sec. 2813. Required investments in improving military unaccompanied housing
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Of the total amount authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense Authorization Act for a covered fiscal year for Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization activities of a military department, the Secretary of that military department shall reserve an amount equal to five percent of the estimated replacement cost of the inventory of unimproved military unaccompanied housing under the jurisdiction of that Secretary for the purpose of carrying out projects for the improvement of military unaccompanied housing.
In this subsection: The term military unaccompanied housing means military housing intended to be occupied by members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by dependents. The term replacement cost , with respect to military unaccompanied housing, means the amount that would be required to replace the remaining service potential of that military unaccompanied housing. Paragraph
(1)shall apply for fiscal years 2022 through 2026. The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an independent assessment of the condition of unaccompanied military housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries of the military departments. As elements of the assessment, the Comptroller General shall analyze— how the prioritization of Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization outlays has impacted department infrastructure identified as quality-of-life infrastructure; how that prioritization interacts with the regular budget process for military construction projects; and the extent to which Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization funds are being used to improve quality-of-life infrastructure. Not later than February 2, 2022, the Comptroller General shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph (1). No later than December 31, 2022, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).