§2885. Oversight and accountability for privatization projects — Inbound Citations

Citations to 10 U.S.C. § 2885 as a whole

• 10 U.S.C. § 2884(c)

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  (c) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a semi-annual report containing an evaluation of the status of oversight and accountability measures under section 2885 of this title for military housing privatization projects. To the extent each Secretary concerned has the right to attain the information described in this subsection, each report shall include, at a minimum, the following:

  (1) An assessment of the backlog of maintenance and repair at each military housing privatization project where a significant backlog exists, including an estimation of the cost of eliminating the maintenance and repair backlog.

  (2) If the debt associated with a privatization project exceeds net operating income or the occupancy rates for the housing units are below 75 percent for more than one year, the plan developed to mitigate the financial risk of the project.

  (3) An assessment of any significant project variances between the actual and pro forma deposits in the recapitalization account, to specifically include any unique variances associated with litigation costs.

  (4) The details of any significant withdrawals from a recapitalization account, including the purpose and rationale of the withdrawal and, if the withdrawal occurs before the normal recapitalization period, the impact of the early withdrawal on the financial health of the project.

  (5) An assessment of the extent to which the information required to comply with paragraphs (1) through (4) has been requested by the Secretaries, but has not been made available.

  (6) An assessment of cost assessed to members of the armed forces for utilities compared to utility rates in the local area.

  (7) An assessment of the condition of housing units based on the average age of those units and the estimated time until recapitalization.

  (8) An assessment of tenant complaints.

  (9) An assessment of maintenance response times and completion of maintenance requests.

  (10) An assessment of the dispute resolution process under section 2894(c) of this title, which shall include a list of dispute resolution cases by installation and the final outcome of each case.

  (11) An assessment of overall customer service for tenants.

  (12) A description of the results of any no-notice housing inspections conducted.

  (13) The results of any resident surveys conducted.

  (14) With regard to issues of lead-based paint in housing units, a summary of data relating to the presence of lead-based paint in such housing units, including the following by military department:

  (A) The total number of housing units containing lead-based paint.

  (B) A description of the reasons for the failure to inspect any housing unit that contains lead-based paint.

  (C) A description of all abatement or mitigation efforts completed or underway in housing units containing lead-based paint.

  (D) A certification as to whether military housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned complies with requirements relating to lead-based paint, lead-based paint activities, and lead-based paint hazards, as described in section 408 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2688).

  (15) An explanation of—

  (A) the housing data used by each Secretary concerned; and

  (B) the housing data each Secretary concerned requests from companies responsible for managing privatization projects.

  (16) An assessment of how each Secretary concerned uses such housing data to inform the on-base housing decisions for the military department under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.

  (17) An explanation of—

  (A) the limitations of any tenant satisfaction data collected by the Secretary concerned (including limitations with respect to the availability of such data);

  (B) the process of the Secretary concerned for determining tenant satisfaction; and

  (C) reasons for missing tenant satisfaction data, if any.

  (18) To the maximum extent practicable, a breakdown of the information described in paragraphs (1) through (17), disaggregated by—

  (A) military installation; and

  (B) military housing privatization project.