Sec. 2831. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF ESTIMATED COSTS OF CERTAIN STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS SHORTAGES OF COVERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING

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## SEC. 2831 INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF ESTIMATED COSTS OF CERTAIN STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS SHORTAGES OF COVERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING ###

(a)Agreement Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with an FFRDC for an assessment that compares the estimated total cost to the United States during the 20-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act of— ####

(1)the construction and maintenance of facilities of covered military unaccompanied housing to address shortages in covered military unaccompanied housing; and ####

(2)the modification of policies of the Department of Defense and each military department to permit a greater number of members of the Armed Forces to reside in housing facilities other than covered military unaccompanied housing (including such policies relating to the payment of basic allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code). ###

(b)Report on Assessment An FFRDC that enters into an agreement under subsection

(a)shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on such assessment. Such report shall include— ####

(1)a comprehensive review of— #####

(A)the total life-cycle costs, disaggregated by each military department, of the construction, sustainment, and modernization of facilities of covered military unaccompanied housing to meet— ######

(i)the needs for housing for members of the Armed Forces on and after the date of the enactment of this Act; and ######

(ii)the projected needs for such housing during the 20-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, as determined by each Secretary concerned; #####

(B)the applicable policies of each military department with respect to which members of the Armed Forces are required to reside in covered military unaccompanied housing; and #####

(C)for each military department, the expected expenditure for basic allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, during the 20-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act compared to such total life-cycle costs; ####

(2)a summary of the research and other activities carried out as part of such comprehensive review; and ####

(3)recommendations of the FFRDC with respect to requirements and policies of the Department of Defense and each military department for covered military unaccompanied housing. ###

(c)Submission to Congress ####

(1)In general Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense receives the report under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes— #####

(A)an unaltered copy of the report of the FFRDC submitted to the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b); and #####

(B)the written responses of the Secretary of the Defense and each Secretary of a military department with respect to the results of such report. ####

(2)Form The report required by paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###

(d)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “covered military unaccompanied housing” has the meaning given such term in section 2856 of title 10, United States Code. ####

(2)The term “facility” has the meaning given such term in section 2801 of such title. ####

(3)The term “FFRDC” means a federally funded research and development center. ## Subtitle C Real Property and Facilities Administration