[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7663]
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  SA 4214. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2815. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON MANAGEMENT BY 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF MILITARY HOUSING IN 
                   AREAS WITH LIMITED AVAILABLE HOUSING FOR 
                   PRIVATE CITIZENS.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on the management by the 
     Department of Defense of privatized military housing and 
     military housing owned by the Department in areas with 
     limited available housing for private citizens.
       (b) Elements.--In conducting the study under subsection 
     (a), the Comptroller General shall assess the following:
       (1) The extent to which the Department--
       (A) tracks the availability of private sector housing in 
     areas surrounding installations of the Department;
       (B) identifies the percentage of members of the Armed 
     Forces at installations of the Department who choose to 
     reside in private sector housing; and
       (C) assesses the impact of the population identified under 
     subparagraph (B) on the housing supply in the areas in which 
     they reside.
       (2) How the Department coordinates and communicates with 
     local communities surrounding installations of the Department 
     regarding the potential impact of the military population on 
     housing supply.
       (3) The process of the Department for determining when to 
     establish new privatized housing projects under subchapter IV 
     of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, including the 
     extent to which the Department has identified surplus land on 
     installations of the Department and determined the 
     feasibility and advisability of using such land for the 
     development of additional housing units for members of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (c) Housing Areas.--In conducting the study under 
     subsection (a), the Comptroller General may focus such study 
     on the management of military housing in certain geographical 
     areas.
       (d) Briefing and Report.--
       (1) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall provide 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives an interim briefing on the study 
     conducted under subsection (a), including any preliminary 
     observations..
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report on the study conducted 
     under subsection (a).
       (e) Privatized Military Housing Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``privatized military housing'' means military 
     housing provided under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
     10, United States Code.
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