54 U.S.C. § 101337

Leasing of seasonal employee quarters

(a) General Authority.—

The Secretary may lease quarters at or near a System unit for use as seasonal quarters for field employees if the Secretary finds that there is a shortage of adequate and affordable seasonal quarters at or near the System unit and that—

(1)

the requirement for the seasonal field employee quarters is temporary; or

(2)

leasing would be more cost-effective than construction of new seasonal field employee quarters.

(b) Rent.—

The rent charged to field employees under the lease shall be a rate based on the reasonable value of the quarters in accordance with requirements applicable under section 5911 of title 5 .

The Secretary may pay the unrecovered costs of leasing seasonal quarters under this section from annual appropriations for the year in which the lease is made.

( Pub. L. 113–287, § 3 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3128 .)