To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to access and inspect privatized military housing units, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3505 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to access and inspect privatized military housing units, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 26, 2019 Mr. BROWN of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to access and inspect privatized military housing units, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSPECTION AU- 3 THORITY REGARDING PRIVATIZED MILITARY 4 HOUSING. 5 (a) INSPECTION AUTHORITY.—Section 2885 of title 6 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 7 the following new subsection: 8 ‘‘(g) POST-CONSTRUCTION ACCESS AND INSPECTION 9 AUTHORITY.— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:15 Jul 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3505.IH H3505 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3505 IH ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary concerned 1 shall retain the authority after the completion of a 2 military housing privatization project to access and 3 inspect any military housing unit, ancillary sup- 4 porting facility, or common area acquired, con- 5 structed, or renovated as part of the project in order 6 to protect the health and safety of members of the 7 armed forces and their dependents who occupy the 8 privatized military housing units. 9 ‘‘(2) NOTICE AND RIGHT OF REFUSAL OF AC- 10 CESS AND INSPECTION.—The Secretary concerned 11 shall ensure that the individuals who lease or are as- 12 signed a military housing unit— 13 ‘‘(A) are provided not less than 48 hours 14 notice prior to the Secretary concerned access- 15 ing and inspecting the unit as authorized under 16 paragraph (1); and 17 ‘‘(B) have the right to refuse the Secretary 18 concerned such access.’’. 19 (b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.— 20 Subsection (g) of section 2885 of title 10, United States 21 Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to each mili- 22 tary housing privatization project completed prior to the 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:15 Jul 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3505.IH H3505 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 3505 IH date of the enactment of this Act, and to each such project 1 completed on or after such date. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:15 Jul 05, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3505.IH H3505 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS