Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Restore Military Families’ Voices Act”.
Restore Military Families’ Voices Act
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing and to expand protection from retaliation against tenants of such housing, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing
Section 2890(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1), in the first sentence—
by striking “A tenant or prospective tenant of a housing unit may not be required to sign” and inserting “A landlord may not request that a tenant, former tenant, or prospective tenant of a housing unit sign”; and
by inserting “or in connection with the provision of services related to the housing unit” before the period; and
by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:
“(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall apply to all housing units, including accompanied family housing and military unaccompanied housing.
“(3) In this subsection, the term tenant includes any party (other than a landlord) to a lease for a housing unit.”
Sec. 3 Expansion of protection from retaliation against tenants of privatized military housing units
Section 2890 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (b)(7), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “and housing management office” and inserting “the housing management office, the Chief Housing Officer of the Department of Defense, an inspector general, and members of Congress”; and
in subsection (e)—
paragraph (1)—
by inserting “(when made aware of such reports)” after “reprisal”; and
by striking “relating to a housing unit.” and inserting “relating to a housing unit, including to any of the following:
“(A) The landlord.
“(B) The chain of command.
“(C) The applicable housing management office.
“(D) The Chief Housing Officer of the Department of Defense.
“(E) An inspector general.
“(F) A Member of Congress.”
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):
“(2) Not later than 10 business days after receiving a report of reprisal under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall provide notification of such report to the Secretary of the military department concerned and to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.”
in paragraph (3), as so redesignated—
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;
by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph (A):
“(A) provide notification of that determination to the Secretary of the military department concerned;”
in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by inserting “of that determination” after “initial notice”; and
in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking “the Inspector General has taken final action” and inserting “the Secretary of the military department concerned has notified the Inspector General that the Secretary has taken final action”.