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House Bill 7563
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Increasing Homeownership for Servicemembers Act
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Introduced in House on Apr 21, 2022
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H. R. 7563 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7563


To direct the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to conduct a study and produce a report on barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 21, 2022

Ms. Strickland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services


A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to conduct a study and produce a report on barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces.

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 “Increasing Homeownership for Servicemembers Act”.

SEC. 2. Study and report on barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center or non-profit entity to conduct a study on the barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces. At the conclusion of such study, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, a report containing the following elements:

(1) Potential barriers to home ownership, including down payments, concerns about home maintenance, and challenges in selling a home.

(2) The percentage of members who use the basic allowance for housing to pay for a mortgage, disaggregated by Armed Force, rank, and military housing area.

(3) Any identified differences in home ownership rates among members correlated with race or gender.

(4) What percentage of members own a home before they separate from the Armed Forces.