Sec. 2868. Directing the Secretary of Defense to deliver a briefing on housing with respect to junior members of the Armed Forces
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall deliver a briefing on the housing realities, difficulties, and needs facing junior members of the Armed Forces to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The briefing shall include: An overview of the available on-base housing stock, military services’ and individual bases’ housing requirements and practices, as well as other possible options for housing junior members of the Armed Forces.
An outline of Department plans for identifying installations with a shortage of on-base or off-base housing for junior enlisted members of the Armed Forces and plans to address any shortages in order to enable bases to house their junior members of the Armed Forces more productively, cost-effectively, and safely, with an eye to quality of life and force readiness. Any other information the Secretary determines to be relevant.