119-hr3772

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3772 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3772

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the 
 feasibility, costs, and benefits of providing housing for civilian 
 workers at certain naval shipyards, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 5, 2025

 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
 Randall, and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
 of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
 concerned

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 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the 
 feasibility, costs, and benefits of providing housing for civilian 
 workers at certain naval shipyards, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Shipyard Workforce Housing 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY ON FEASIBILITY, COSTS, AND BENEFITS 
 OF PROVIDING HOUSING FOR CIVILIAN WORKERS AT CERTAIN 
 NAVAL SHIPYARDS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Navy and the Director of the Office of Industrial 
Policy of the Department of Defense, shall conduct a study to assess 
the feasibility, costs, and benefits of providing apartment-style or 
dormitory housing for civilian workers at covered naval shipyards. Such 
study shall include each of the following:

    (1) An assessment of the estimated costs of constructing, 
 maintaining, or leasing apartment-style housing units for 
 shipyard workers.

    (2) An assessment of the potential economic and workforce 
 benefits, including recruitment and retention rates.

    (3) An assessment of the feasibility of implementing 
 housing solutions at various public shipyard locations.

    (4) An assessment of the operational effects of providing 
 housing, including on worker availability, morale, and 
 commuting burdens.

    (5) Options for deducting fair-market rent or below-market 
 housing fees directly from employee paychecks, including 
 administrative, legal, and contractual implications.

    (6) Comparisons with similar workforce housing models used 
 by the Department of Defense or other Federal agencies.

    (7) Case studies of at least two covered naval shipyards 
 that include specific data on the potential effectiveness of 
 workforce housing solutions.

    (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the results of the study conducted under subsection

    (a) .
            (c) Covered Naval Shipyards.--In this section, a covered naval 
shipyard is any of the following:

    (1) Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia.

    (2) Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate 
 Maintenance Facility, Hawaii.

    (3) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine.

    (4) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance 
 Facility, Washington.
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