[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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