IB 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4837 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 
Order to be printed with the amendment of the Senate 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for military construction, family hous-
ing, and base realignment and closure for the Depart-
ment of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for 
military construction, family housing, and base realign-
ment and closure functions administered by the Depart-
ment of Defense, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, and for other purposes, namely:
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,862,854,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That 
of this amount, not to exceed $140,554,000 shall be avail-
able for study, planning, design, architect and engineer 
services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate of the determination and the rea-
sons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and 
Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including 
personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
and other personal services necessary for the purposes of
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this appropriation, $1,081,042,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That of this amount, 
not to exceed $93,284,000 shall be available for study, 
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as 
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate of the deter-
mination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military 
installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 
as currently authorized by law, $797,865,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $165,367,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate of the 
determination and the reasons therefor.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments),
as
currently
authorized
by
law, 
$718,837,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 
be transferred to such appropriations of the Department 
of Defense available for military construction or family 
housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes, and for the 
same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which 
transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $63,482,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate of the 
determination and the reasons therefor.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu-
tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $394,100,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009: Provided, That of this amount, not to 
exceed $74,982,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that 
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate of the determination and 
the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 
Acts, $180,533,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed 
$20,433,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law,
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unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional 
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate of the determination and the rea-
sons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Con-
struction Authorization Acts, $116,521,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $13,413,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate of the 
determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the reserve components of the Navy and 
Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
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tion Acts, $30,955,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009: Provided, That of this amount, not to 
exceed $1,653,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized 
by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that 
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate of the determination and 
the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
Construction Authorization Acts, $111,725,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $8,612,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, and architect and engineer serv-
ices, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense 
determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate of the 
determination and the reasons therefor.
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NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
For the United States share of the cost of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Pro-
gram for the acquisition and construction of military fa-
cilities and installations (including international military 
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective 
defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized 
by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Acts, $165,800,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for con-
struction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, ex-
pansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$636,099,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
ARMY 
For expenses of family housing for the Army for op-
eration and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and in-
surance premiums, as authorized by law, $926,507,000.
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FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replace-
ment, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as 
authorized by law, $139,107,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Ma-
rine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt 
payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and inter-
est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by 
law, $696,304,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
$846,959,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR 
FORCE 
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leas-
ing, minor construction, principal and interest charges,
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and
insurance
premiums,
as
authorized
by
law, 
$854,666,000. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 
military departments) for construction, including acquisi-
tion, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and al-
teration, as authorized by law, $49,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2009. 
FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 
military departments) for operation and maintenance, 
leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, 
$49,575,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING 
IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Im-
provement Fund, $2,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursu-
ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, pro-
viding alternative means of acquiring and improving mili-
tary family housing and supporting facilities.
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CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided 
for, necessary for the destruction of the United States 
stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 
1521), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare 
materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, 
as currently authorized by law, $81,886,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That such 
amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by 
the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such ap-
propriations of the Department of Defense available for 
military construction as the Secretary may designate, to 
be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, 
and for the same time period, as the appropriation to 
which transferred. 
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base 
Closure Account 1990 established by section 2906(a)(1) 
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note), $246,116,000, to remain available 
until expended.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a- 
fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates 
exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, 
except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of 
the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons there-
for. 
SEC. 102. Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for construction shall be available for hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles. 
SEC. 103. Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for construction may be used for advances to the 
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Trans-
portation, for the construction of access roads as author-
ized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when 
projects authorized therein are certified as important to 
the national defense by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to begin construction of new bases in 
the United States for which specific appropriations have 
not been made. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used for purchase of land or land easements 
in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by
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the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engi-
neering Command, except: (1) where there is a determina-
tion of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated 
by the Attorney General or his designee; (3) where the 
estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise 
determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public 
interest. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 
preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 
except housing for which funds have been made available 
in annual Military Construction Appropriations Acts. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 
Act for minor construction may be used to transfer or relo-
cate any activity from one base or installation to another, 
without prior notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for the procurement of steel for any con-
struction project or activity for which American steel pro-
ducers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied 
the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military construction or family hous-
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ing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real 
property taxes in any foreign nation. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 
without prior notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 
estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for 
projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any NATO mem-
ber country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea, 
unless such contracts are awarded to United States firms 
or United States firms in joint venture with host nation 
firms. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this 
Act for military construction in the United States terri-
tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein 
Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea, may be 
used to award any contract estimated by the Government 
to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, 
That this section shall not be applicable to contract 
awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid 
of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest respon-
sive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater 
than 20 percent: Provided further, That this section shall
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not apply to contract awards for military construction on 
Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and re-
sponsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the 
appropriate committees of Congress, including the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and Senate, of the plans and scope of any proposed mili-
tary exercise involving United States personnel 30 days 
prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for construc-
tion, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to ex-
ceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds 
made available in this Act which are limited for obligation 
during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during 
the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available 
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the 
current session of Congress. 
SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing 
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspec-
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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-
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partment concerned shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate and the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and Senate the notice described in sub-
section (b). 
(b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a no-
tice of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage 
or rental payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary 
to the private party under the contract involved in the 
event of— 
(A) the closure or realignment of the installa-
tion for which housing is provided under the con-
tract; 
(B) a reduction in force of units stationed at 
such installation; or 
(C) the extended deployment overseas of units 
stationed at such installation. 
(2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify 
the nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent 
and likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Gov-
ernment with respect to the guarantee. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 124. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
transferred from the account established by section 
2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
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Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to the fund estab-
lished by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and 
Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) 
to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners As-
sistance Program. Any amounts transferred shall be 
merged with and be available for the same purposes and 
for the same time period as the fund to which transferred. 
SEC. 125. Notwithstanding this or any other provi-
sion of law, funds made available in this Act for operation 
and maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive 
source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family 
housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: 
Provided, That not more than $20,000 per unit may be 
spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any gen-
eral or flag officer quarters without 30 days advance noti-
fication to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate and Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and Senate, ex-
cept that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted 
if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated 
with environmental remediation that could not be reason-
ably anticipated at the time of the budget submission: Pro-
vided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
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ate all operations and maintenance expenditures for each 
individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fis-
cal year. 
SEC. 126. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
SEC. 127. None of the funds made available in this 
Act under the heading ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion Security Investment Program’’, and no funds appro-
priated for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2005 for that 
program that remain available for obligation, may be obli-
gated or expended for the conduct of studies of missile 
defense. 
SEC. 128. Whenever the Secretary of Defense or any 
other official of the Department of Defense is requested 
by the chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Con-
struction of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives to respond to a question or in-
quiry submitted by the chairman or another member of 
that subcommittee pursuant to a subcommittee hearing or 
other activity, the Secretary (or other official) shall re-
spond to the request, in writing, within 21 days of the
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date on which the request is transmitted to the Secretary 
(or other official). 
SEC. 129. The fitness center at Homestead Air Re-
serve Base, Florida, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Sam Johnson Fitness Center’’. Any reference to such fa-
cility in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or 
other paper of the United States shall be considered to 
be a reference to the Sam Johnson Fitness Center. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construction 
Appropriations Act, 2005’’. 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for mili-
tary construction, family housing, and base realignment 
and closure functions administered by the Department of 
Defense, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services nec-
essary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for con-
struction and operation of facilities in support of the func-
tions of the Commander in Chief, $1,977,166,000, to remain
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available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $187,216,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, 
and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the 
Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations 
are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his deter-
mination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, naval in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Navy as cur-
rently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command and other personal serv-
ices necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, 
$1,016,315,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed 
$110,277,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless 
the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his 
determination and the reasons therefor.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, military in-
stallations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force 
as currently authorized by law, $841,131,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That of this 
amount, not to exceed $180,507,000 shall be available for 
study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, as 
authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress of his determination and the rea-
sons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equip-
ment of temporary or permanent public works, installa-
tions, facilities, and real property for activities and agen-
cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 
departments), 
as 
currently 
authorized 
by 
law, 
$696,491,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation 
as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 
transferred to such appropriations of the Department of De-
fense available for military construction or family housing 
as he may designate, to be merged with and to be available
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for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as 
the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed 
$66,336,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless 
the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his 
determination and the reasons therefor. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Army National Guard, and contribu-
tions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
United States Code, and Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Acts, $381,765,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilita-
tion, and conversion of facilities for the training and ad-
ministration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
$231,083,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009.