[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5929]
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SA 6406. Mr. WARNER 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. MILITARY HOUSING FEEDBACK TOOL.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 169 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking section 2837 and
inserting the following new section:
``Sec. 2837. Military housing feedback tool
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide
for a feedback tool, such as a rating system or similar
mechanism, under which members of the armed forces and their
spouses may anonymously identify, rate, and compare housing
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense
(including housing under subchapter IV of this chapter).
``(b) Components.--The tool required under subsection (a)
shall include the following components:
``(1) The capability for users to--
``(A) rate housing using multiple quality measures,
including safety, the timeliness and quality of maintenance
services, and the responsiveness of management;
``(B) upload visual media, including images;
``(C) include written comments; and
``(D) submit an alert for potential major health risks,
such as the potential presence of lead paint, asbestos, mold,
hazardous materials, contaminated or unsafe drinking water,
or serious safety issues, such as potential problems with
fire or carbon monoxide detection equipment.
``(2) A comparison feature that can be used to compare
ratings for different housing communities.
``(3) Accessibility by members of the armed forces, their
family members, and members of Congress.
``(4) An educational feature to help users better identify
potential environmental and safety hazards such as lead
paint, asbestos, mold, unsafe water, and potentially non-
functional fire or carbon monoxide detection equipment for
the purposes of protecting residents and submitting alerts
described in paragraph (1)(D) for potential problems that may
need urgent professional attention.
``(c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees, and make available to
the Secretary concerned, an annual report that includes a
summary of the data collected using the feedback tool
required under this section during the year covered by the
report.
``(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In
this section, the term `appropriate congressional committees'
means--
``(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
``(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such
subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 2836 the following new item:
``2837. Military housing feedback tool.''.
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