Sec. 2828. Termination of habitability standard waivers and assessment and plan with respect to military unaccompanied housing
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On and after February 1, 2025, any waiver by the Department of Defense of habitability standards for military unaccompanied housing in effect as of such date shall terminate. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of each military department, shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment on the following: The number of waivers currently in place for any standards for military unaccompanied housing as it relates to occupancy and habitability, disaggregated by Armed Force, location, and facility.
A list of each such waiver, disaggregated by Armed Force, with a notation of which official appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate approved the waiver. The number of members of the Armed Forces impacted by each such waiver, disaggregated by location. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of each military department, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the Comptroller General of the United States a plan on addressing the deficiencies of military unaccompanied housing, including barracks and dormitories, that led to the use of waivers described in subsection (b)(1).
The plan required under paragraph
(1)shall include— a timeline for repairs, renovations, or minor or major military construction; the cost of any such repair, renovation, or construction; and an installation-by-installation get-well plan. Not later than 60 days after receiving the plan required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on— the ability of the Department of Defense to execute the plan; and any recommendations of the Comptroller General for modifying the plan. In this section, the term military unaccompanied housing means the following housing owned by the United States Government: Military housing intended to be occupied by members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by dependents. Transient housing intended to be occupied by members of the Armed Forces on temporary duty.