H.R. 5095
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To amend title 54, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code to exempt certain units of military housing from the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · September 2, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Patronis
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the or the .
SEC. 2. Inapplicability of National Historic Preservation Act to certain military housing
- (a) In general
- Section 307104 of title 54, United States Code is amended—
- in the heading—
- by striking ; and
- by striking and inserting ;
- by striking and inserting ; and
- (b) Military housing exemptions
- Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this division applies to any facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense that, as of the date of the enactment of the HOMEFRONT Act of 2025, has been used as—
- military unaccompanied housing (as defined in section 2871 of title 10, United States Code); or
- military family housing (as defined in such section).
- (2)
- Subject to subparagraph (B) and subparagraph (C), the Secretary may exclude from the exemption under this subsection any unit of military unaccompanied housing or military family housing pursuant to conditions the Secretary prescribes in regulations. Any unit of military unaccompanied housing or military family housing excluded from the exemption under this subsection shall be managed in accordance with this division until the date on which the Secretary elects to revoke such exclusion.
- The total number of units of military unaccompanied housing or military family housing excluded from the exemption under this subsection pursuant to paragraph (2) may not exceed one-tenth of one percent of the total number of units of military unaccompanied housing or military family housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense.
- Any facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of January 20, 2025, may not be excluded from the exemption under this subsection.
- Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this division applies to any facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense that, as of the date of the enactment of the HOMEFRONT Act of 2025, has been used as—
- (b) Military housing exemptions
- by adding at the end the following new subsection:
- in the heading—
- Section 307104 of title 54, United States Code is amended—
- (b) Privatized military housing
- (1) In general
- (f) Prohibition on use of Nondisclosure agreements
- A landlord may not request that a tenant or prospective tenant of a housing unit sign a nondisclosure agreement in connection with the provision entering into, continuing, terminating a lease for the housing unit, or in connection with the provision by the landlord of services related to the housing unit. Any such agreement against the interests of the tenant is invalid.
- Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a nondisclosure agreement executed as part of the settlement of litigation.
- Section 2890 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
- (f) Prohibition on use of Nondisclosure agreements
- (2) Retroactive application
- Subsection (f) of section 2890 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by paragraph (1)), shall apply with respect to any nondisclosure agreement covered by the terms of such subsection (f) regardless of the date on which the agreement was executed.
- (1) In general