1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Military Housing Act of 2019 . 2. Oversight of privatized military housing (a) Enhancing health, safety, and quality of privatized military housing (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to address health, safety, and quality issues at privatized military housing. (2) New processes, positions, and offices The plan developed and implemented under paragraph (1) may include new processes for reporting challenges, as well as proposals for new positions or offices responsible for oversight of privatized military housing contracts. (3) Consultation The Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of the military departments, members of the Armed Forces and their families, and organizations that support members of the Armed Forces and their families in the development of the plan under paragraph (1). (4) Requirements for new processes (A) In general At a minimum, the new processes included in the plan under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: (i) Ensuring that members of the Armed Forces and their families may report concerns regarding privatized military housing without concern of reprisal from the military chain of command or the landlord for such housing, which may include— (I) establishing a confidential hotline