INSIGHTi
FY2024 NDAA: Military Construction and
Housing Authorizations
August 23, 2023
On March 13, 2023, the Biden Administration delivered the annual President’s Budget Request seeking
$16.675 billion for the Department of Defense (DOD) Military Construction (MILCON) account for
Fiscal Year 2024. The MILCON account request includes funding for MILCON programs and Military
Family Housing programs. The request marks a 14.4% percent decrease from the amount enacted in the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263), which
authorized $19.486 billion for MILCON accounts.
On June 30, the House Armed Services Committee reported a draft of a FY2024 NDAA. The bill, H.R.
2670, and its accompanying report, H.Rept. 118-125, included $17.475 billion for DOD’s MILCON
authorizations under Division B, about $800 million above the amount requested, a 4.8% proposed
increase. H.R. 2670 includes 26 Community Project Funding items totaling $480 million. The House
passed the bill on July 14, 2023.
On July 11, 2023 the Senate Armed Services Committee reported a draft of a FY2024 NDAA. The bill, S.
2226, and its accompanying report, S.Rept. 118-58, included $16.675 million for DOD’s MILCON
programs, an amount equal to the Administration’s request. On July 27, the Senate passed S. 2226. There
were no Congressionally Directed Spending items in the Senate-passed bill.
Table 1. Comparison of MILCON Funding Authorizations
in House and Senate NDAAs for FY2024
FY2024
House
House Bill Senate
Senate Bill
Account
Request
Change
(H.R. 2670) Change
(S. 2226)
Military Construction, Army
1,470,555
332,610
1,803,165
180,824
1,651,379
Military Construction, Navy
6,022,187
-678,673
5,343,514
-1,353,700
4,668,487
Military Construction, Air Force
2,605,314
440,000
3,045,314
466,500
3,071,814
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Military Construction, Defense-wide
2,984,682
-59,535
2,925,147
21,425
3,006,107
Military Construction, Army National Guard
340,186
250,756
590,942
310,381
650,567
Military Construction, Army Reserve
107,076
118,000
225,076
63,000
170,076
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Reserve
51,291
15,000
66,291
0
51,291
Military Construction, Air National Guard
178,722
152,342
331,064
143,570
322,292
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve
291,572
52,500
344,072
18,000
309,572
NATO Security Investment Program
293,434
0
293,434
0
293,434
INDOPACIFIC Combatant Command
0
0
0
150,000
150,000
Family Housing
1,933,644
27,000
1,960,644
0
1,933,644
Family Housing Improvement Fund (FHIF)
6,611
0
6,611
0
6,611
Unaccompanied Housing Improv. Fund (UHIF)
496
0
496
0
496
Base Realignment and Closure
389,174
150,000
539,174
0
389,174
Total Division B, Military Construction
16,674,944
800,000 17,474,944
0
16,674,944
Source: Funding Tables in Report No. 118–125, Sec. 4601; and S.Rept. 118-58, Sec. 4601.
Notes: Family Housing here includes the sum of the fol owing accounts, Army Family Housing Construction, Army Family
Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy Family Housing Construction, Navy Family Housing Operation & Maintenance,
Air Force Family Housing Construction, Air Force Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Defense-wide Family
Housing Operation & Maintenance. To facilitate the comparison of the House and Senate bil s, CRS has broken out the
Family Housing Improvement Fund (FHIF), Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund (UHIF) and INDOPACOM
Construction as separate line items for this table.
Selected Policy Issues
The House and Senate versions of an NDAA include policy provisions that could impact military
construction and military housing programs. Both bills include provisions that would increase
congressional oversight of unaccompanied housing and family housing on military installations.
Table 2 provides a comparison of selected policy provisions from the two NDAA bills.
Table 2. Selected NDAA Military Construction and Housing Issues
House-passed (H.R. 2670)
Senate-passed (S. 2226)
Military Construction
Section 2801 would amend Title 10, Sec. 2391 of the U.S.
Section 2814 would amend Title 10, Section 2391, of the
Code to make the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot
U.S. Code to include Coast Guard installations in the Defense
(DCIP) program permanent.
Community Infrastructure Pilot (DCIP) Program.
No similar provision
Section 2801 would provide expanded authority for the
commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)
to authorize or carry out MILCON projects in the
INDOPACOM area of responsibility or to authorize the
Secretary of a military department to carry out such a
project.
Section 1636 would authorize the use of cost-plus-incentive-
No similar provision
fee contracting for military construction projects associated
with the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program.
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Senate-passed (S. 2226)
Section 2866 would limit the use of all funds for
No similar provision
construction related to the headquarters of the U.S. Space
Force pending an Air Force report to congressional defense
committees about the justification for the selection process
for the headquarters.
Unaccompanied Housing
Section 2825 would require the service secretaries to
No similar provision
approve certain waivers relating to configuration and privacy
standards for military unaccompanied housing.
Section 2826 would require the Secretary of Defense to
Section 2824 would expand the existing Uniform Code of
update minimum standards relating to the health, safety, and
Basic Standards for military housing to include
condition of unaccompanied housing. The provision would
unaccompanied housing. The code currently applies only to
also require any waivers for such standards to be approved
family housing.
by the appropriate secretary of the military department.
No similar provision
Section 2821 would require DOD to issue a uniform facility
condition index for military unaccompanied housing.
No similar provision
Section 2822 would require the Secretary of Defense to
provide annual certification to the congressional defense
committees regarding the habitability of unaccompanied
housing facilities.
No similar provision
Section 2823 would require DOD to create regulations for
effective and timely maintenance work order management
for the maintenance and repair of unaccompanied housing
facilities.
No similar provision
Section 2825 would require the assignment of a civilian
employee at housing offices at each military installation to
oversee matters relating to unaccompanied housing.
No similar provision
Section 2829 would require that, within three years, all
military unaccompanied housing facilities are retrofitted with
security cameras in all common areas and entry points.
No similar provision
Sec. 2830 would require the Secretary of Defense to submit
annual reports about unaccompanied housing, including
estimated repair costs for each facility.
Privatized Military Housing
Section 2822 would create a DOD Military Housing
Section 2851 would create a DOD Military Housing
Readiness Council
Readiness Council
Section 2824 would establishing additional requirements for
No similar provision
a military housing complaint database
No similar provision
Section 2841 would impose limitations on payments to
privatized military housing companies that do not comply
with the military “tenant bil of rights.”
No similar provision
Section 2842 would require DOD to implement
recommendations contained in the April 2023 GAO report
regarding privatized military housing.
No similar provision
Section 2843 would restrict privatized military housing
companies from asking tenants to sign non-disclosure
agreements.
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Section 2821 would transfer the “jurisdiction for the
No similar provision
administration of military transient lodging to the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and
Environment. (ASD(EI&E)).” Oversight of transient housing
is currently the purview of the individual services.
Source: CRS analysis of H.R. 2670, H.Rept. 118-125, S. 2226, and S.Rept. 118-58.
Author Information
Andrew Tilghman
Analyst in U.S. Defense Infrastructure Policy
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