September 2, 2025
Mr. Patronis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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
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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Housing Our Military Effectively For Readiness, Operations, and Neutralization of Threats Act of 2025
or the HOMEFRONT Act of 2025
.
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—
(1)
in the heading—
(A)
by striking or
; and
(B)
by striking Capitol
and inserting Capitol, and certain military housing
;
(2)
by striking Nothing
and inserting (a) White House; Supreme Court; Capitol.— Nothing
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(b) Military housing exemptions
(1)
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—
(A)
military unaccompanied housing (as defined in section 2871 of title 10, United States Code); or
(B)
military family housing (as defined in such section).
(2)
(A)
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.
(B)
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.
(C)
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.
(b) Privatized military housing
(1) In general
Section 2890 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(f) Prohibition on use of Nondisclosure agreements
(1)
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.
(2)
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a nondisclosure agreement executed as part of the settlement of litigation.
(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.