1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Base Commander Housing Oversight Act . 2. Maintenance of MHPI housing (a) In general Subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2887. Maintenance of units (a) In general Each contract between the Secretary and a lessor of covered housing shall require the following: (1) The lessor shall operate and maintain the covered housing to standards established in the contract. (2) If the commander of the military installation on which the covered housing is located determines that the lessor has breached the contract by failing to operate and maintain the covered housing to standards under paragraph (1), the commander may elect from remedies including the following: (A) Withholding any payment to the lessor under the contract. (B) Requiring the lessor to reimburse tenants of the covered housing for private property of such tenants damaged due to such failure of the lessor. (C) Requiring the lessor to pay moving expenses of tenants who vacate the covered housing due to such failure of the lessor. (b) Covered housing defined In this section, the term covered housing means housing— (1) acquired or constructed under the alternative authority of this subchapter