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Text of Senate Amendment 6515

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6515" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6515

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3628] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6515. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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. 2829. TRACKING OF REPEATED HOUSING DEFECTS AND MANDATORY ESCALATION. (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code is amended by inserting after section 2869 the following new section: ``Sec. 2869a. Tracking of repeated housing defects and mandatory escalation ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall require each Secretary concerned to establish a standardized process for identifying and tracking repeated housing defects in-- ``(1) military unaccompanied housing (as defined in section 2871 of this title); ``(2) military family housing owned by the Federal Government; and ``(3) housing under subchapter IV of this chapter that is associated with a military installation. ``(b) Required Escalation.--The Secretary of Defense shall require that, upon identification of a repeated housing defect-- ``(1) the matter shall be elevated for review above the installation housing office level; ``(2) a root-cause assessment shall be conducted; and ``(3) any interim measures necessary to protect affected residents shall be implemented. ``(c) Data Elements.--The Secretary of Defense shall require the collection of standardized data relating to repeated housing defects, including-- ``(1) the nature of the defect; ``(2) the number of prior work orders or complaints relating to the same or substantially similar condition; ``(3) the period during which the defect recurred; ``(4) the time required for final remediation of the defect; and ``(5) such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate. ``(d) Repeated Housing Defect Defined.--In this section, the term `repeated housing defect' means a maintenance issue, habitability concern, or health or safety hazard that-- ``(1) recurs in the same housing unit, room, building, or materially related area; or ``(2) results in multiple work orders for substantially the same underlying condition within a period determined by the Secretary of Defense.''. (b) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to implement section 2869a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), including standardized definitions and thresholds for escalation. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6515 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3628] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6515. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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. 2829. TRACKING OF REPEATED HOUSING DEFECTS AND MANDATORY ESCALATION. (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code is amended by inserting after section 2869 the following new section: ``Sec. 2869a. Tracking of repeated housing defects and mandatory escalation ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall require each Secretary concerned to establish a standardized process for identifying and tracking repeated housing defects in-- ``(1) military unaccompanied housing (as defined in section 2871 of this title); ``(2) military family housing owned by the Federal Government; and ``(3) housing under subchapter IV of this chapter that is associated with a military installation. ``(b) Required Escalation.--The Secretary of Defense shall require that, upon identification of a repeated housing defect-- ``(1) the matter shall be elevated for review above the installation housing office level; ``(2) a root-cause assessment shall be conducted; and ``(3) any interim measures necessary to protect affected residents shall be implemented. ``(c) Data Elements.--The Secretary of Defense shall require the collection of standardized data relating to repeated housing defects, including-- ``(1) the nature of the defect; ``(2) the number of prior work orders or complaints relating to the same or substantially similar condition; ``(3) the period during which the defect recurred; ``(4) the time required for final remediation of the defect; and ``(5) such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate. ``(d) Repeated Housing Defect Defined.--In this section, the term `repeated housing defect' means a maintenance issue, habitability concern, or health or safety hazard that-- ``(1) recurs in the same housing unit, room, building, or materially related area; or ``(2) results in multiple work orders for substantially the same underlying condition within a period determined by the Secretary of Defense.''. (b) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to implement section 2869a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), including standardized definitions and thresholds for escalation. ______