1. U.S. Code
  2. title 10
  3. subtitle A
  4. part IV
  5. chapter 169
  6. subchapter III
  7. § 2851a
  8. notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 117–263 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

“(1) The Secretary of Defense shall designate, from among officials of the Department of Defense who are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Chief Housing Officer who shall oversee family housing and military unaccompanied housing under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or acquired or constructed under subchapter IV of this chapter (in this section referred to as ‘covered housing units’).

“(2) The official of the Department of Defense designated as Chief Housing Officer may be assigned duties in addition to the duties as Chief Housing Officer under subsection (span).”

2021—Puspan. L. 116–283, § 2811(a)(3), renumbered section 2890a of this title as this section.

Puspan. L. 116–283, § 2811(a)(2), inserted “Supervision of military housing by” before “Chief” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 2811(a)(1)(A), substituted “family housing and military unaccompanied housing under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or acquired or constructed under subchapter IV of this chapter (in this section referred to as ‘covered housing units’)” for “housing units”.

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 2811(a)(1)(B)(ii), inserted “covered” before “housing units” in subpars. (A) and (B).

Puspan. L. 116–283, § 2811(a)(1)(B)(i), substituted “covered housing units” for “housing under subchapter IV and this subchapter” in introductory provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Notification of Designation

Puspan. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3012(span), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1921, provided that not later than 60 days after Dec. 20, 2019, the Secretary of Defense was to notify the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the official of the Department of Defense designated as Chief Housing Officer under this section. As amended by Puspan. L. 117–263, subsec. (a) of this section provides that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall serve as the Chief Housing Officer.

CITE AS: 10 USC 2851a