---
kind: "section"
citation: "54 U.S.C. § 101335"
title: "54"
title_heading: "National Park Service and Related Programs"
number: "101335"
heading: "Housing programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/54/101335"
units:
  - "Subtitle I — National Park System"
  - "Division A — Establishment and General Administration"
  - "Chapter 1013 — Employees"
  - "Subchapter III — Housing Improvement"
---

# §101335. Housing programs

- (a) **Joint Public-Private Sector Housing Program.—**
  - (1) **Lease-to-build program.—** Subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, the [Secretary](/usc/54/100102.md?p=3) may lease—
    - (A) Federal land and interests in land to qualified persons for the construction of [field employee](/usc/54/101331.md?p=1) [quarters](/usc/54/101331.md?p=3) for any period not to exceed 50 years; and
    - (B) developed and undeveloped non-Federal land for providing [field employee](/usc/54/101331.md?p=1) [quarters](/usc/54/101331.md?p=3).
  - (2) **Competitive leasing.—** Each lease under [paragraph (1)(A)](#a-1-A) shall be awarded through the use of publicly advertised, competitively bid, or competitively negotiated contracting procedures.
  - (3) **Terms and conditions.—** Each lease under [paragraph (1)(A)](#a-1-A)—
    - (A) shall stipulate whether operation and maintenance of [field employee](/usc/54/101331.md?p=1) [quarters](/usc/54/101331.md?p=3) is to be provided by the lessee, [field employees](/usc/54/101331.md?p=1), or the Federal Government;
    - (B) shall require that the construction and rehabilitation of [field employee](/usc/54/101331.md?p=1) [quarters](/usc/54/101331.md?p=3) be done in accordance with the requirements of the [Service](/usc/54/100102.md?p=4) and local applicable building codes and industry standards;
    - (C) shall contain additional terms and conditions as may be appropriate to protect the Federal interest, including limits on rents that the lessee may charge [field employees](/usc/54/101331.md?p=1) for the occupancy of [quarters](/usc/54/101331.md?p=3), conditions on maintenance and repairs, and agreements on the provision of charges for utilities and other infrastructure; and
    - (D) may be granted at less than fair market value if the [Secretary](/usc/54/100102.md?p=3) determines that the lease will improve the quality and availability of [field employee](/usc/54/101331.md?p=1) [quarters](/usc/54/101331.md?p=3).
  - (4) **Contributions by federal government.—** The [Secretary](/usc/54/100102.md?p=3) may make payments, subject to appropriations, or contributions in kind, in advance or on a continuing basis, to reduce the costs of planning, construction, or rehabilitation of [quarters](/usc/54/101331.md?p=3) on or off Federal land under a lease under this subsection.
- (b) **Rental Guarantee Program.—**
  - (1) **General authority.—** Subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, the [Secretary](/usc/54/100102.md?p=3) may enter into a lease-to-build arrangement as set forth in [subsection (a)](#a) with further agreement to guarantee the occupancy of [field employee](/usc/54/101331.md?p=1) [quarters](/usc/54/101331.md?p=3) constructed or rehabilitated under the lease. A guarantee made under this paragraph shall be in writing.
  - (2) **Limitations on guarantees.—**
    - (A) **Specific guarantees.—** The [Secretary](/usc/54/100102.md?p=3) may not guarantee—
      - (i) the occupancy of more than 75 percent of the units constructed or rehabilitated under the lease; and
      - (ii) at a rental rate that exceeds the rate based on the reasonable value of the housing in accordance with requirements applicable under [section 5911 of title 5](/usc/5/5911.md).
    - (B) **Total of outstanding guarantees.—** Outstanding guarantees shall not be in excess of $3,000,000.
  - (3) **Agreement to rent to federal government employees.—** A guarantee may be made under this subsection only if the lessee agrees to permit the [Secretary](/usc/54/100102.md?p=3) to utilize for housing purposes any units for which the guarantee is made.
  - (4) **Operation and maintenance.—** A lease shall be void if the lessee fails to maintain a satisfactory level of operation and maintenance.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3127.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 101335(a) | 16 U.S.C. 17o(7). | Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, § 814(a)(7), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4190; Pub. L. 106–176, title I, § 120(a)(1)(B), Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 28. |
| 101335(b) | 16 U.S.C. 17o(8). | Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, § 814(a)(8), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4192. |