To require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to Congress on plans to expand access to affordable housing for members of the Armed Forces through partnerships with local governments and housing providers, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on existing and planned efforts to expand affordable housing access for service members through partnerships with local governments and housing providers.
Who Benefits and How
Members of the Armed Forces could benefit if Congress receives a clearer picture of how local partnerships, landlord incentives, and off-installation development could reduce housing insecurity near military installations.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Defense would need to collect, synthesize, and present detailed housing-affordability information and recommendations in a congressional briefing.
Key Provisions
- Requires a congressional briefing on actions taken and planned to expand affordable housing access for service members through local partnerships.
- Requires identification of high-cost and remote locations with the greatest affordability challenges.
- Requires summaries of current or planned partnerships, potential landlord or city incentives, and efforts to support off-installation housing construction.
- Requires recommendations for legislative or policy changes to improve local housing partnerships and reduce housing insecurity.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on existing and planned efforts to expand affordable housing access for service members through partnerships with local governments and housing providers.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Housing, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on existing and planned efforts to expand affordable housing access for service members through partnerships with local governments and housing providers.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Members of the Armed Forces facing off-installation housing affordability challenges
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Defense officials responsible for compiling and delivering the detailed housing briefing
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cisneros introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Defense officials preparing the required affordable-housing briefing
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
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