[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5091]
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  SA 3295. Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Curtis) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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__. PILOT PROGRAM FOR RETENTION AND REINVESTMENT OF 
                   FAMILY HOUSING PROCEEDS AT DUGWAY PROVING 
                   GROUND, UTAH.

       (a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall establish 
     a pilot program under which the Secretary may retain and 
     reinvest proceeds from rents and services collected from 
     military family housing units at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, 
     rather than depositing such proceeds into Treasury 
     Miscellaneous Receipt Account 1830 (in this section referred 
     to as the ``pilot program'').
       (2) Location.--The Secretary shall implement the pilot 
     program exclusively at Dugway Proving Ground to assess the 
     feasibility and advisability of retaining locally generated 
     housing revenue at an installation of the Department of 
     Defense for reinvestment into housing improvements at such 
     installation.
       (b) Authorized Uses of Retained Proceeds.--Proceeds 
     retained under the pilot program shall be credited to a 
     dedicated Family Housing Reinvestment Fund established for 
     Dugway Proving Ground and shall be available without fiscal 
     year limitation to be used solely for the following purposes:
       (1) Maintenance and repair of military family housing 
     units, including backlog maintenance projects.
       (2) Modernization and energy efficiency upgrades to improve 
     habitability and reduce long-term operational costs.
       (3) Quality-of-life enhancements for military families 
     residing in on-base housing, including playgrounds, community 
     facilities, and safety improvements.
       (4) Supplementing housing allowances in cases of extreme 
     housing shortages or affordability concerns, as determined by 
     the Secretary of the Army.
       (c) Financial Management and Oversight.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall ensure 
     that funds retained under the pilot program are managed in a 
     transparent and accountable manner, with detailed tracking of 
     revenues, expenditures, and project impacts.
       (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
     duration of the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     detailing--
       (A) the amount of proceeds retained and reinvested under 
     the pilot program;
       (B) a description of projects funded with such proceeds, 
     including expenditures by category;
       (C) measurable impacts on housing quality, resident 
     satisfaction, and cost savings resulting from the use of such 
     proceeds; and
       (D) recommendations on whether to expand, modify, or make 
     permanent the authority granted under this section.
       (d) Duration and Expansion Authority.--
       (1) In general.--The pilot program shall commence not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     shall be carried out for a period of three years.
       (2) Expansion.--The Secretary of the Army may recommend to 
     Congress the expansion of the pilot program to other 
     installations of the Army based on findings from the pilot 
     program.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to modify or affect existing authorities under the 
     Military Housing Privatization Initiative or other housing-
     related statutes for the Department of Defense.
       (f) Sunset.--The authority to carry out the pilot program 
     shall terminate on the final day of the first fiscal year 
     ending after the date that is three years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, except that any funds retained 
     under this section before that date shall remain available 
     until expended for the purposes specified in subsection (b).
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