Use of military family housing constructed under build and lease authority to house other members
(a)
Individual Assignment of Members Without Dependents .—
(1)
section 2835 of this title To the extent that the Secretary concerned determines that military family housing constructed and leased under is not needed to house members of the armed forces eligible for assignment to military family housing, the Secretary may assign, without rental charge, members without dependents to the housing.
(2)
section 403(e) of title 37 A member without dependents who is assigned to housing pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be considered to be assigned to quarters pursuant to .
(b)
Conversion to Long-Term Leasing of Military Unaccompanied Housing .—
(1)
section 2835 of this title If the Secretary concerned determines that military family housing constructed and leased under is excess to the long-term needs of the family housing program of the Secretary, the Secretary may convert the lease contract entered into under subsection (a) of such section into a long-term lease of military unaccompanied housing.
(2)
The term of the lease contract for military unaccompanied housing converted from military family housing under paragraph (1) may not exceed the remaining term of the lease contract for the family housing so converted.
(c)
Notice and Wait Requirements .—
section 480 of this titleThe Secretary concerned may not convert military family housing to military unaccompanied housing under subsection (b) until after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to , to the appropriate committees of Congress a notice of the intent to undertake the conversion.
(d)
Application to Housing Leased Under Former Authority .—
section 2828(g) of this titlePublic Law 98–115This section also shall apply to housing initially acquired or constructed under the former (commonly known as the “Build to Lease program”), as added by section 801 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984 (; 97 Stat 782).
Pub. L. 116–922019—Subsec. (c). struck out par. (1) designation before “The Secretary”.
Pub. L. 115–91section 480 of this title2017—Subsec. (c). substituted “until after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to , to the appropriate committees of Congress a notice of the intent to undertake the conversion.” for “until—” and struck out subpars. (A) and (B) which required a notice of intent and a wait period and par. (2) which read as follows: “The notice required by paragraph (1) shall include—
“(A) an explanation of the reasons for the conversion of the military family housing to military unaccompanied housing;
“(B) a description of the long-term lease to be converted;