§ 101333. Criteria for providing housing
The Secretary shall maintain criteria under which housing is provided to employees of the Service. The Secretary shall examine the criteria with respect to the circumstances under which the Service requires an employee to occupy Federal Government quarters, so as to provide necessary services or protect Federal Government property or because of a lack of availability of non-Federal housing in a geographic area.
§ 101334. Authorization for housing agreements
The Secretary may, pursuant to the authorities contained in this subchapter and subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, enter into housing agreements with housing entities under which the housing entities may develop, construct, rehabilitate, or manage housing, located on or off public land, for rent to Service employees who meet the housing eligibility criteria developed by the Secretary pursuant to this subchapter.
§ 101335. Housing programs
(a) Joint Public-Private Sector Housing Program.—
- (1) Lease-to-build program.—Subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, the Secretary may lease—
- (A) Federal land and interests in land to qualified persons for the construction of field employee quarters for any period not to exceed 50 years; and
- (B) developed and undeveloped non-Federal land for providing field employee quarters.
- (2) Competitive leasing.—Each lease under paragraph (1)(A) shall be awarded through the use of publicly advertised, competitively bid, or competitively negotiated contracting procedures.
- (3) Terms and conditions.—Each lease under paragraph (1)(A)—
- (A) shall stipulate whether operation and maintenance of field employee quarters is to be provided by the lessee, field employees, or the Federal Government;
- (B) shall require that the construction and rehabilitation of field employee quarters be done in accordance with the requirements of the Service and local applicable building codes and industry standards;
- (C) shall contain additional terms and conditions as may be appropriate to protect the Federal interest, including limits on rents that the lessee may charge field employees for the occupancy of quarters, conditions on maintenance and repairs, and agreements on the provision of charges for utilities and other infrastructure; and
- (D) may be granted at less than fair market value if the Secretary determines that the lease will improve the quality and availability of field employee quarters.
- (4) Contributions by federal government.—The Secretary may make payments, subject to appropriations, or contributions in kind, in advance or on a continuing basis, to reduce the costs of planning, construction, or rehabilitation of quarters on or off Federal land under a lease under this subsection.
(b) Rental Guarantee Program.—
- (1) General authority.—Subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, the Secretary may enter into a lease-
