[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5902-S5903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6375. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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. 2825. PRIVATIZATION OF NAVY AND AIR FORCE TRANSIENT 
                   HOUSING.

       (a) Privatization Required.--Not later than ten years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     concerned shall privatize all transient housing in the United 
     States under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned 
     through the conveyance of the transient housing to one or 
     more eligible entities.
       (b) Applicable Privatization Laws.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall carry out this section using the authority provided by 
     section 2872 of title 10, United States Code, consistent with 
     subchapters IV and V of chapter 169 of such title.
       (c) Limitations.--No direct loan, guarantee, or equity from 
     the United States Government may be extended in consideration 
     of any privatization carried out under subsection (a).
       (d) Consultation With Secretary of the Army.--In 
     establishing a plan to carry out the privatization of 
     transient housing under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     concerned shall--
       (1) consult with the Secretary of the Army; and

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       (2) to the greatest extent possible, incorporate into such 
     plan the best practices and efficiencies of the Secretary of 
     the Army in carrying out the privatization of transient 
     housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army.
       (e) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
     until the privatization required under subsection (a) is 
     complete, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report that includes--
       (1) detailed plans for the privatization of all transient 
     housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned; 
     and
       (2) timelines for conveyances and other critical 
     milestones.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``eligible entity'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 2871 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``transient housing'' means lodging intended 
     to be occupied by members of the Armed Forces on temporary 
     duty.
       (3) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
       (A) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to transient 
     housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy; 
     and
       (B) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to 
     transient housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
     the Air Force.
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