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tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 
and on subsequent claims, if any. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds appropriated to a military department or 
defense agency for the construction of military projects 
may be obligated for a military construction project or 
contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, 
at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after 
the fiscal year for which funds for such project were ap-
propriated if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are 
obligated from funds available for military construction 
projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated 
for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of 
such project is increased pursuant to law. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. During the 5-year period after appropria-
tions available to the Department of Defense for military 
construction and family housing operation and mainte-
nance and construction have expired for obligation, upon 
a determination that such appropriations will not be nec-
essary for the liquidation of obligations or for making au-
thorized adjustments to such appropriations for obliga-
tions incurred during the period of availability of such ap-
propriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
may be transferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Cur-
rency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense’’ to be merged
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with and to be available for the same time period and for 
the same purposes as the appropriation to which trans-
ferred. 
SEC. 119. The Secretary of Defense is to provide the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate with an annual report by February 15, 
containing details of the specific actions proposed to be 
taken by the Department of Defense during the current 
fiscal year to encourage other member nations of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, Korea, and 
United States allies bordering the Arabian Sea to assume 
a greater share of the common defense burden of such 
nations and the United States. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 120. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos-
ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 
established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza-
tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
(Public Law 100–526) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) 
of such Act, may be transferred to the account established 
by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be 
merged with, and to be available for the same purposes 
and the same time period as that account.
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. Subject to 30 days prior notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate, such additional amounts as may be de-
termined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred 
to the Department of Defense Family Housing Improve-
ment Fund from amounts appropriated for construction 
in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with and to 
be available for the same purposes and for the same period 
of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: 
Provided, That appropriations made available to the Fund 
shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 
502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct 
loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of De-
fense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV of chap-
ter 169, title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alter-
native means of acquiring and improving military family 
housing and supporting facilities. 
SEC. 122. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be obligated for Partnership for Peace Programs 
in the New Independent States of the former Soviet 
Union. 
SEC. 123. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing 
any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for 
military family housing the Secretary of the military de-