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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 
title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas 
without prior notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 
title 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 North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization member 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 
title 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 both Houses of Congress, in-
cluding the Committees on Appropriations, of the plans 
and scope of any proposed military exercise involving 
United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, 
if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or 
permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds 
made available in this title which are limited for obligation 
during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during 
the last two months of the fiscal year. 
(INCLUDING 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-
tion, overhead, engineering and design on those projects 
and on subsequent claims, if any. 
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SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any funds made available 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 made 
available, 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. 
SEC. 118. The Secretary of Defense is to provide the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
with an annual report by February 15, containing details 
of the specific actions proposed to be taken by the Depart-
ment of Defense during the current fiscal year to encour-
age other member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, Japan, Korea, and United States allies bor-
dering the Arabian Sea to assume a greater share of the 
common defense burden of such nations and the United 
States. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 119. In addition to any other transfer authority 
available to the Department of Defense, proceeds depos-
ited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 
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established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authoriza-
tion Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note) 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. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 120. Subject to 30 days prior notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress, such additional amounts as may be determined by 
the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the 
Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
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; or 
(2) the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 
Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 
for construction of military unaccompanied housing in 
‘‘Military Construction’’ 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 Funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined 
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in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the De-
partment of Defense pursuant to the provisions of sub-
chapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 
pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improv-
ing military family housing, military unaccompanied hous-
ing, and supporting facilities. 
SEC. 121. None of the funds made available in this 
title may be obligated for Partnership for Peace Programs 
in the New Independent States of the former Soviet 
Union. 
SEC. 122. (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-
partment concerned shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the notice de-
scribed in subsection (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; 
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