§ 2894a. Complaint database

Statutory text

Database Required.—

The Secretary of Defense shall establish a database of complaints made by a tenant regarding covered dwelling units.

Public Availability.—

The database shall be available to the public.

Inclusion of Tenant Complaints.—

The Secretary of Defense shall permit a tenant of a covered dwelling unit to file a complaint regarding the covered dwelling unit for inclusion in the database.

Inclusion of Certain Information.—

Information accessible in the database regarding a complaint shall include the following:

The name of the installation for which the covered dwelling unit is provided.

The name of the landlord responsible for the covered dwelling unit.

A description of the nature of the complaint.

The Secretary of Defense may not disclose personally identifiable information through the database.

Response by Landlords.—

The Secretary of Defense shall include in any contract with a landlord responsible for a housing unit a requirement that the landlord respond in a timely manner to any complaints included in the database that relate to the housing unit.

The Secretary shall include landlord responses in the database.

Definitions.—

In this section:

The term “covered armed force” means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.

The term “covered dwelling unit” means a unit of accompanied family housing, unaccompanied housing, or barracks—

that is acquired or constructed pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of this title;

in which a member of a covered armed force resides; and

that such member does not own.

The term “tenant” means any of the following:

A member of a covered armed force who resides in a covered dwelling unit.

A dependent of a member described in subparagraph (A) who resides in a covered dwelling unit.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

2019
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Pub. L. 116–92 div. B title XXX § 3016(b) · 133 Stat. 1198
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2894a
Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3016(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1929
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3016(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1929
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Establishment and Availability of Complaint Database.— Subchapter V of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 3011, is amended by inserting after section 2894 of such title, as added by section 3022, the following new section: “§ 2894a. Complaint database “(a) Database Required.— The Secretary of Defense shall establish a database of complaints made regarding housing units. “(b) Public Availability.— The database shall be available to the public. “(c) Inclusion of Tenant Complaints.— The Secretary of Defense shall permit a tenant of a housing unit to file a complaint regarding the housing unit for inclusion in the database. “(d) Inclusion of Certain Information.— (1) Information accessible in the database regarding a complaint shall include the following: “(A) The name of the installation for which the housing unit is provided. “(B) The name of the landlord responsible for the housing unit. “(C) A description of the nature of the complaint. “(2) The Secretary of Defense may not disclose personally identifiable information through the database. “(e) Response by Landlords.— (1) The Secretary of Defense shall include in any contract with a landlord responsible for a housing unit a requirement that the landlord respond in a timely manner to any complaints included in the database that relate to the housing unit. “(2) The Secretary shall include landlord responses in the database.” .
2024
Pub. L. 118–159 § 2825(a)(1) · 138 Stat. 2256
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2894a(a)
Pub. L. 118–159, § 2825(a)(1), substituted “by a tenant regarding covered dwelling units” for “regarding housing units”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–159 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–159, § 2825(a)(1), substituted “by a tenant regarding covered dwelling units” for “regarding housing units”.
2024
Pub. L. 118–159 § 2825(a)(2) · 138 Stat. 2256
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2894a(c); 10 U.S.C. § 2894a(d)
Pub. L. 118–159, § 2825(a)(2), substituted “covered dwelling unit” for “housing unit” in two places
Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–159 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 118–159, § 2825(a)(2), substituted “covered dwelling unit” for “housing unit” in two places.
2024
Pub. L. 118–159 § 2825(a)(3) · 138 Stat. 2256
Added · 10 U.S.C. § 2894a(f)
Pub. L. 118–159, § 2825(a)(3), added subsec. (f)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–159 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 118–159, § 2825(a)(3), added subsec. (f).

1 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 3 unresolved

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–159, § 2825(a)(1), substituted “by a tenant regarding covered dwelling units” for “regarding housing units”.

Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 118–159, § 2825(a)(2), substituted “covered dwelling unit” for “housing unit” in two places.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 118–159, § 2825(a)(3), added subsec. (f).

Credits

2019–2024 · 2 acts

2019Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3016(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1929
2024amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2825(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2256.

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(Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3016(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1929; amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2825(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2256.)