; and (B) to review and decide requests to withhold payments under section 2891a of this title (2) (A) Before making any decision with respect to an appeal or a request under the process established under paragraph (1) with respect to a housing unit, the commander shall certify that the commander has solicited recommendations or information relating to such appeal or request from the following: (i) The chief of the housing management office of the installation. (ii) A representative of the landlord for the housing unit. (iii) The tenant filing the appeal or request. (iv) A qualified judge advocate of the military department concerned. (v) The civil engineer for the installation. (3) (A) The commander shall make a decision with respect to an appeal or a request under the process established under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the appeal or request has been made. (B) A commander may take longer than the 30-day period set forth under subparagraph (A) to make a decision described in such subparagraph in limited circumstances as determined by the Secretary of Defense, but in no case shall such a decision be made more than 60 days after the appeal or request has been made. (4) Decisions by a commander under this subsection shall be final. (e) Rule of construction on use of other adjudicative bodies Nothing in this section or any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit a tenant of a housing unit under this subchapter from pursuing a claim against a landlord in any adjudicative body with jurisdiction over the housing unit or the claim. 2891a. Request to withhold payments (a) In general A member of the armed forces or family member of a member of the armed forces who is a tenant of a housing unit under this subchapter may submit to the commander of the installation of the Department of Defense at which the member is stationed a request to withhold all or part of any basic allowance for housing payable to the member (including for any dependents of the member in the member's household) under