10 U.S.C. § 2881a — Temporary authority for acquisition or construction of privatized military unaccompanied housing

(a) In General .— The Secretary concerned^* can use the authority under this subchapter to enter into contracts with appropriate private sector entities for the acquisition or construction^* of military unaccompanied housing^* in the United States^*, including any territory or possession of the United States. (b) Treatment of Housing; Assignment of Members .— The Secretary concerned can assign members of the armed forces^* without dependents to housing units acquired or constructed under this section, and that housing units must be considered as quarters of the United States or a housing facility^* under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for section 403 of title 37 . (c) Basic Allowance for Housing .— (1) The Secretary of Defense can prescribe and, under section 403( o ) of title 37, pay^* for members of the armed forces without dependents in privatized housing units acquired or constructed under this section higher rates of partial basic allowance for housing than the rates authorized under paragraph (2) of that section. (2) The partial basic allowance for housing paid for a member at a higher rate^* under this subsection can be paid directly to the private sector source of the housing to whom the member is obligated to pay rent or other charge for residing in that housing if the private sector source credits the amount so paid against the amount owed by the member for the rent or other charge. (d) Funding .— (1) The Secretary concerned must use the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund^* to carry out activities under this section. (2) Subject to 30 days prior notification to the appropriate committees of Congress^* in an electronic medium under section 480 of this title , that additional amounts as the Secretary of Defense considers necessary can be transferred to the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied housing in military construction accounts. The amounts so transferred must be merged with and be available for those same purposes and for those same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund. (e) Expiration .— The authority of the Secretary concerned to enter into a contract^* under this section must expire September 30, 2029 .