Military Housing Innovation Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (led by the Comptroller General), working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Defense Department, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to study the costs and benefits of changing the Defense Department building code to allow "point-access block" design in military housing projects. Point-access block buildings are residential buildings up to six stories tall in which a single internal stairway serves all units. The study must look at effects on housing quality, nearby rental markets, construction costs, and fire and life safety. A report with possible code updates and other recommendations is due to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees within two years.

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Sponsors

• Scott H. Peters Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors