Housing

(a) In general Subchapter III of chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 2948. Authorization for acquisition of existing family housing in lieu of construction (a) In general In lieu of constructing any family housing units authorized by law to be constructed and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Commandant may acquire sole interest in existing family housing units that are privately owned or that are held by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, except that in foreign countries the Commandant may acquire less than sole interest in existing family housing units. (b) Acquisition of interests in land When authority provided by law to construct Coast Guard family housing units is used to acquire existing family housing units under subsection (a), the authority includes authority to acquire interests in land. (c) Limitation on net floor area The net floor area of a family housing unit acquired under the authority of this section may not exceed the applicable limitation specified in section 2826 of title 10. The Commandant may waive the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence for family housing units acquired under this section during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section. 2949. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses relating to certain real property transactions (a) Authority to accept In connection with a real property transaction referred to in subsection (b) with a non-Federal person or entity, the Commandant may accept amounts provided by the person or entity to cover administrative expenses incurred by the Commandant in entering into the transaction. (b) Covered transactions Subsection (a) applies to the following transactions involving real property under the control of the Commandant: (1) The exchange of real property. (2) The grant of an easement over, in, or upon real property of the United States. (3) The lease or license of real property of the United States. (4) The disposal of real property of the United States for which the Commandant will be the disposal agent. (5) The conveyance of real property under section 2945.. (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 2948. Authorization for acquisition of existing family housing in lieu of construction. 2949. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses relating to certain real property transactions.. (c) Report on GAO recommendations on housing program Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled Coast Guard: Better Feedback Collection and Information Could Enhance Housing Program, and issued February 5, 2024 (GAO–24–106388).

(a) In general Subchapter III of chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 2948. Authorization for acquisition of existing family housing in lieu of construction (a) In general In lieu of constructing any family housing units authorized by law to be constructed and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Commandant may acquire sole interest in existing family housing units that are privately owned or that are held by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, except that in foreign countries the Commandant may acquire less than sole interest in existing family housing units. (b) Acquisition of interests in land When authority provided by law to construct Coast Guard family housing units is used to acquire existing family housing units under subsection (a), the authority includes authority to acquire interests in land. (c) Limitation on net floor area The net floor area of a family housing unit acquired under the authority of this section may not exceed the applicable limitation specified in section 2826 of title 10. The Commandant may waive the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence for family housing units acquired under this section during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section. 2949. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses relating to certain real property transactions (a) Authority to accept In connection with a real property transaction referred to in subsection (b) with a non-Federal person or entity, the Commandant may accept amounts provided by the person or entity to cover administrative expenses incurred by the Commandant in entering into the transaction. (b) Covered transactions Subsection (a) applies to the following transactions involving real property under the control of the Commandant: (1) The exchange of real property. (2) The grant of an easement over, in, or upon real property of the United States. (3) The lease or license of real property of the United States. (4) The disposal of real property of the United States for which the Commandant will be the disposal agent. (5) The conveyance of real property under section 2945.. (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 29 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 2948. Authorization for acquisition of existing family housing in lieu of construction. 2949. Acceptance of funds to cover administrative expenses relating to certain real property transactions.. (c) Report on GAO recommendations on housing program Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled Coast Guard: Better Feedback Collection and Information Could Enhance Housing Program, and issued February 5, 2024 (GAO–24–106388).