10 U.S.C. § 2856b — Covered military unaccompanied hous-

Page 2280 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2856b (C) modifications to relevant policies of the Department of Defense, excluding such policies relating to infrastructure. (c) COVERED PRIVACY AND CONFIGURATION STANDARD DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered privacy and configuration standard’’ means the minimum standards for privacy and configuration applicable to covered military un- accompanied housing described in Department of Defense Manual 4165.63 titled ‘‘DoD Housing Management’’ and dated October 28, 2010 (or a successor document). (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2833(b), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 755; amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2824, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2256.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 118–31, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2833(b), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 755, which directed amendment of ‘‘Sub- chapter III of title 10’’ by adding this section after sec- tion 2856 of this title, was executed to subchapter III of chapter 169 of this title, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. AMENDMENTS 2024—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 118–159 substituted ‘‘15 months’’ for ‘‘9 months’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REVISIONS TO RULES, GUIDANCE, OR OTHER ISSUANCES Pub. L. 118–31, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2833(d), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 757, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2023], the Secretary of Defense and Secretaries of the military departments shall revise any rule, guid- ance, or other issuance of the Department of Defense and the military departments under the respective ju- risdictions of such Secretaries to include the proce- dures for the issuance of waivers of covered privacy and configuration standards [see section 2833(f) of Pub. L. 118–31, set out as a note below] pursuant to section 2856a of title 10, United States Code (as added by sub- section (a)).’’ TERMINATION OF EXISTING WAIVERS OF COVERED PRIVACY AND CONFIGURATION STANDARDS Pub. L. 118–31, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2833(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 755, provided that: ‘‘Any waiver of cov- ered privacy and configuration standards [see section 2833(f) of Pub. L. 118–31, set out as a note below] in ef- fect on or before the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2023] shall terminate on March 1, 2024.’’ COVERED PRIVACY AND CONFIGURATION STANDARD Pub. L. 118–31, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2833(f), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 757, provided that: ‘‘The term ‘covered privacy and configuration standard’ has the meaning given in section 2856a of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).’’ DEFINITIONS For definition of ‘‘covered military unaccompanied housing’’ as used in this section, see section 2856(c) of this title. § 2856b. Covered military unaccompanied hous- ing: standards for habitability (a) STANDARDS REQUIRED.—For the purposes of assigning a member of the armed forces to a unit of covered military unaccompanied hous- ing, the Secretary of Defense shall establish uni- form minimum standards for covered military unaccompanied housing, that shall include min- imum requirements for— (1) condition; (2) habitability, health, and environmental comfort; (3) safety and security; and (4) any other element the Secretary of De- fense determines appropriate. (b) LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF WAIVERS.—Any waiver of a uniform standard described in sub- section (a) may only be issued by a Secretary of a military department. (c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall include, in conjunction with the submis- sion of the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, a certifi- cation from each Secretary of a military depart- ment to the congressional defense committees that the cost for all needed repairs and improve- ments for each occupied covered military unac- companied housing facility under the jurisdic- tion of such Secretary does not exceed 20 per- cent of the replacement cost of such facility, as mandated by Department of Defense Manual 4165.63 titled ‘‘DoD Housing Management’’ and dated October 28, 2010 (or a successor document). (Added and amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. B, title XXVIII, §§ 2832(a), 2834, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 754, 757.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 118–31, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2832(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 754, which directed amendment of ‘‘Sub- chapter III of title 10’’ by adding this section after sec- tion 2856a of this title, was executed to subchapter III of chapter 169 of this title, to reflect the probable in- tent of Congress. AMENDMENTS 2023—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–31, § 2834, added subsec. (c). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries GUIDANCE Pub. L. 118–31, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2832(b), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 754, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense develops the uniform standards under section 2856b of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), the Secretary of Defense shall issue to each Sec- retary of a military department guidance on such uni- form standards.’’ DEFINITIONS For definition of ‘‘covered military unaccompanied housing’’ as used in this section, see section 2856(c) of this title. § 2857. Window fall prevention devices in mili- tary family housing units (a) REQUIRING USE OF DEVICES ON CERTAIN WIN- DOWS.— (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall ensure that if a window in any military family housing unit is described in subsection (c), including a window designed for emer- gency escape or rescue, the window is equipped