[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5474-S5475]
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  SA 3679. Mr. WARNER 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 end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2827. ADVISORY GROUP ON PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING 
                   AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     temporary and independent advisory group to review new or 
     expanded privatization agreements of the Department of 
     Defense for covered military unaccompanied housing.
       (b) Members.--The Secretary shall appoint to the advisory 
     group under subsection (a) subject-matter experts from--
       (1) Federal agencies other than the Department of Defense; 
     and
       (2) outside the Federal Government.
       (c) Duties.--The advisory group established under 
     subsection (a) shall ensure that any new or expanded 
     privatization agreement described in that subsection, to the 
     greatest extent practicable--
       (1) reflects best practices and changes to the privatized 
     family housing system, as mandated by Congress; and
       (2) includes provisions that ensure--
       (A) the oversight of privatized military housing by 
     independent, credentialed, and high-quality housing 
     inspectors;
       (B) the adherence of landlords to Federal, State, and local 
     laws relating to environmental and safety hazards;
       (C) the use of appropriately credentialed and skilled 
     contractors for maintenance;
       (D) direct access by tenants to a tenant housing advocate;
       (E) the ability to participate in a dispute resolution 
     process; and

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       (F) the issuance of clear penalties for the landlord when 
     the landlord does not meet its obligations under the 
     agreement.
       (d) Termination.--The advisory group established under 
     subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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