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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 7900 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for militar... · Sec. 645

Sec. 645. Study and report on barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces

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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center or non-profit entity to conduct a study on the barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces. At the conclusion of such study, the Secretary shall submit, to the appropriate congressional committees, a report containing the following elements: Potential barriers to such home ownership, including down payments, concerns about home maintenance, and challenges in selling a home.
The percentage of members who use the basic allowance for housing to pay for a mortgage, disaggregated by Armed Force, rank, and military housing area. Any identified differences in home ownership rates among members correlated with race or gender. What percentage of members own a home before separating from the Armed Forces. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
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