Improvements to annual reports of Department of Defense on waivers of privacy and configuration standards for covered military unaccompanied housing

Subsection (b) of section 2856a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (6) an assessment of whether a need for future waivers has been identified; (7) a summary of the analysis performed by each military department to identify covered military unaccompanied housing that requires such waivers, including a certification by the Secretary of each military department that the list of waivers for that military department is complete and identifies all permanent party unaccompanied housing that does not meet covered privacy and configuration standards or standards of the Department for health and safety; (8) an action plan to bring covered military unaccompanied housing that requires such waivers into compliance with the standards of the Department and a timeline for implementing the action plan; (9) information about costs associated with the remediation options for covered military unaccompanied housing that requires such waivers, including— (A) funding needs for military construction projects; (B) funding needs for projects as part of facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization; and (C) any resulting increases in the need for housing allowances for members of the armed forces that would otherwise be living in covered military unaccompanied housing; and (10) a description of the status of the response of the Department to open recommendations contained in the 2023 report by the Comptroller General of the United States entitled, Military Barracks: Poor Living Conditions Undermine Quality of Life and Readiness (GAO–23–105797), including the status of each military department in issuing service standards that meet covered privacy and configuration standards and standards of the Department for health and safety for covered military unaccompanied housing..