{"id":62275,"date":"2019-05-21T20:08:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T20:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/21\/senators-take-aim-at-military-housing-problems-in-annual-budget-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:14:44","slug":"senators-take-aim-at-military-housing-problems-in-annual-budget-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/05\/21\/senators-take-aim-at-military-housing-problems-in-annual-budget-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators take aim at military housing problems in annual budget bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Senate Armed Services Committee members will include a host of new privatized housing rules and reforms<\/a> in their annual defense authorization bill this year, including pulling back some funding<\/a> from outside contractors and redirecting it to housing improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full details of the plan won\u2019t be released until later this week, when the senators finalize their draft of the legislation. But in a public mark up of the bill\u2019s personnel section, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said the moves were designed to \u201cprioritize safety and comfort for military families\u201d in light of recent reports of substandard housing conditions at bases around the country. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe military service officials and their private housing partners have failed you,\u201d he said. \u201cAs a result we have worked to include legislation to restore accountability and oversight in privatized housing \u2026 Military families deserve safe, high quality housing commensurate with the sacrifices they make every day for the security of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t