[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2515]
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  SA 319. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in title XXVIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 28__. REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY TENANT ADVOCATES FOR 
                   PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter V of chapter 169 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2890 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2890a. Military tenant advocates

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that each installation of the Department of Defense at which 
     military housing under subchapter IV of this chapter is 
     offered has a military tenant advocate employed by the 
     military department concerned.
       ``(b) Training and Certification.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     implement a uniform training and certification program for 
     all individuals serving or selected to serve as a military 
     tenant advocate under subsection (a).
       ``(2) The training and certification program under 
     paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, instruction on the 
     following:
       ``(A) The authority of the Secretary to provide military 
     housing under subchapter IV of this chapter.
       ``(B) The role, authority, and responsibility of housing 
     management offices.
       ``(C) The Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant 
     Bill of Rights developed under section 2890 of this title.
       ``(D) The dispute resolution process under section 2894 of 
     this title.
       ``(E) The resources available to tenants of military 
     housing under subchapter IV of this chapter to ensure that 
     all such tenants are living in housing that meets the 
     standards described in the Military Housing Privatization 
     Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights.
       ``(F) Relevant national, State, and local housing, 
     disability, and environmental laws.
       ``(c) Outreach.--The Secretary shall conduct public 
     outreach and education at each installation of the Department 
     with a military tenant advocate under subsection (a) to 
     provide members of the armed forces and their families with 
     information on the identity, role, and authority of the 
     military tenant advocate.
       ``(d) Hiring.--When hiring or selecting individuals to 
     serve in the role of military tenant advocate under 
     subsection (a), no preferential consideration shall be given 
     to individuals currently or previously employed by--
       ``(1) a housing management office;
       ``(2) a garrison command; or
       ``(3) a housing provider or manager owning or operating 
     military housing under subchapter IV of this chapter.''.
       (b) Clerical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 2890 the following new item:

``2890a. Military tenant advocates.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Rights and responsibilities of tenants.--Section 
     2890(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``under section 2890a of 
     this title'' after ``advocate''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (8), by striking ``, as provided in 
     section 2894(b)(4) of this title,'' and inserting ``under 
     section 2890a of this title''.
       (B) Dispute resolution process.--Section 2894(b)(4) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``military housing advocate 
     employed by the military department concerned'' and inserting 
     ``military tenant advocate under section 2890a of this 
     title''.
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