3.0.0 4563 2023-08-08T21:45:17Z 2023-08-08T21:45:17Z Senate S 2022-07-20 117 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-07-20T15:23:26Z Building More Housing for Servicemembers Act 117 7564 HR 2022-04-21 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2022-07-20 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2022-07-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA G. N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2022-07-20 True Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2022-07-20 Introduced in Senate 2023-08-08T21:41:05Z Building More Housing for Servicemembers Act

This bill addresses the availability and quality of housing for members of the Armed Forces.

First, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report to Congress on the housing shortage for members of the Armed Forces.

DOD must prescribe guidance for eligible entities and landlords regarding acceptable housing standards for privatized military housing. Under the bill, an eligible entity is any private person, corporation, firm, partnership, company, or state or local government that is prepared to enter into a contract for the construction of housing units and ancillary supporting facilities.

DOD must establish a five-year pilot program to assess the feasibility of using the rental partnership programs of the Armed Forces to assure tenants for eligible entities to secure financing to construct privatized military housing.

Additionally, DOD must coordinate with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop a five-year pilot program to provide financial incentives to eligible entities to build privatized military housing, or to purchase or lease existing facilities, to house members of the Armed Forces and their dependents and low-income individuals and families.

Finally, DOD and HUD may jointly operate a grant program through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation within DOD to build housing for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, and low-income individuals and families. Household income limits for eligible entities to receive a grant must not differ based on whether a household includes a member of the Armed Forces.

]]> Building More Housing for Servicemembers Act Display Title Building More Housing for Servicemembers Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Building More Housing for Servicemembers Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to take certain actions regarding the housing shortage for members of the Armed Forces. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4563is/xml/BILLS-117s4563is.xml 2022-07-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.