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tary construction, land acquisition and military family 
housing functions of the Department of the Navy in the 
total amount of $2,169,829,000 as follows: 
(1) For military construction projects inside the 
United States authorized by section 2201(a), 
$909,992,000. 
(2) For military construction projects outside 
the United States authorized by section 2201(b), 
$98,190,000. 
(3) For unspecified minor construction projects 
authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States 
Code, $12,334,000. 
(4) For architectural and engineering services 
and construction design under section 2807 of title 
10, United States Code, $65,612,000. 
(5) For military family housing functions: 
(A) For construction and acquisition, plan-
ning and design and improvement of military 
family housing and facilities, $184,193,000. 
(B) For support of military family housing 
(including functions described in section 2833 
of title 10, United States Code), $852,778,000. 
(6) For construction of a shipboard ashore 
BEQ at Naval Shipyard Norfolk, Virginia, author-
ized in section 2201(a) of the Military Construction
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (division B 
of 
Public 
Law 
107–314; 
116 
Stat. 
2687), 
$46,730,000.
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE
SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2304(a)(1), the Secretary of the Air Force 
may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
tion projects for the installations or locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table:
Air Force: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or location 
Amount 
Alabama ................................
Maxwell Air Force Base ...................
$13,400,000
Alaska ...................................
Eielson Air Force Base ....................
$33,261,000
Elmendorf Air Force Base ...............
$2,000,000
Arizona ..................................
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base ........
$10,062,000
Arkansas ...............................
Little Rock Air Force Base ..............
$3,695,000
California ..............................
Beale Air Force Base .......................
$22,750,000
Edwards Air Force Base ..................
$19,444,000
Colorado ................................
Buckley Air Force Base ...................
$7,019,000
District of Columbia .............
Bolling Air Force Base .....................
$9,300,000
Florida ..................................
Hurlburt Field ..................................
$7,800,000
Tyndall Air Force Base ....................
$6,320,000
Georgia ..................................
Robins Air Force Base .....................
$29,264,000
Hawaii ...................................
Hickam Air Force Base ...................
$73,296,000
Idaho .....................................
Mountain Home Air Force Base ......
$5,445,000
Illinois ...................................
Scott Air Force Base ........................
$1,900,000
New Jersey ............................
McGuire Air Force Base ..................
$11,861,000
New Mexico ...........................
Tularosa ............................................
$3,600,000
Kirtland Air Force Base ..................
$7,097,000
North Carolina ......................
Pope Air Force Base ........................
$24,499,000
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base ...
$11,222,000
North Dakota ........................
Minot Air Force Base .......................
$3,190,000
Ohio .......................................
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ....
$10,500,000
Oklahoma ..............................
Altus Air Force Base .......................
$1,167,000
Tinker Air Force Base .....................
$19,444,000
South Carolina ......................
Charleston Air Force Base ...............
$9,042,000
Texas .....................................
Goodfellow Air Force Base ...............
$20,335,000
Lackland Air Force Base .................
$57,360,000
Sheppard Air Force Base .................
$29,167,000
Utah ......................................
Hill Air Force Base ..........................
$15,848,000
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Air Force: Inside the United States—Continued
State 
Installation or location 
Amount 
Virginia .................................
Langley Air Force Base ...................
$25,474,000
Total .................................................
$494,762,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force 
may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
tion projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table:
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or location 
Amount 
Germany ................................
Ramstein Air Base ...........................
$35,616,000
Spangdahlem Air Base .....................
$25,328,000
Italy .......................................
Aviano Air Base ...............................
$14,025,000
Korea .....................................
Kunsan Air Base ..............................
$7,059,000
Osan Air Base ..................................
$16,638,000
Portugal ................................
Lajes Field, Azores ...........................
$4,086,000
Turkey ...................................
Incirlik Air Base ...............................
$3,262,000
United Kingdom ....................
Royal Air Force, Lakenheath ...........
$30,587,000
Royal Air Force, Mildenhall .............
$10,558,000
Wake Island ..........................
Wake Island ......................................
$24,000,000
Total .........................................
$171,159,000
(c) UNSPECIFIED WORLDWIDE.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2304(a)(3), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installation or location, and in the amount, 
set forth in the following table:
Air Force: Unspecified Worldwide 
Location 
Installation or location 
Amount 
Unspecified Worldwide ..........
Classified Location ...........................
$29,501,000
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Air Force: Unspecified Worldwide—Continued
Location 
Installation or location 
Amount 
Total .........................................
$29,501,000
SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2304(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the 
Air Force may construct or acquire family housing units 
(including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the 
installations or locations, for the purposes and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table:
Air Force: Family Housing 
State or Country 
Installation or location 
Purpose 
Amount 
Arizona .........................
Davis-Monthan Air Force 
Base ...............................
93 Units ......
$19,357,000
California ......................
Travis Air Force Base ......
56 Units ......
$12,723,000
Delaware .......................
Dover Air Force Base .......
112 Units ....
$19,601,000
Florida ..........................
Eglin Air Force Base ........
279 Units ....
$32,166,000
Idaho .............................
Mountain Home Air Force 
Base ...............................
186 Units ....
$37,126,000
Maryland ......................
Andrews Air Force Base ...
50 Units ......
$20,233,000
Missouri ........................
Whiteman Air Force Base 
100 Units ....
$18,221,000
Montana ........................
Malmstrom Air Force Base 
94 Units ......
$19,368,000
North Carolina .............
Seymour Johnson Air 
Force Base ....................
138 Units ....
$18,336,000
North Dakota ...............
Grand Forks Air Force 
Base ...............................
144 Units ....
$29,550,000
Minot Air Force Base .......
200 Units ....
$41,117,000
South Dakota ...............
Ellsworth Air Force Base
75 Units ......
$16,240,000
Texas ............................
Dyess Air Force Base .......
116 Units ....
$19,973,000
Randolph Air Force Base
96 Units ......
$13,754,000
Korea ............................
Osan Air Base ...................
111 Units ....
$44,765,000
Portugal ........................
Lajes Field, Azores ...........
42 Units ......
$13,428,000
Turkey ..........................
Incirlik Air Base ...............
100 Units ....
$17,538,000
United Kingdom ...........
Royal Air Force, 
Lakenheath ....................
89 Units ......
$23,640,000
Total ....
$417,136,000 
(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2304(a)(6)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may
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carry out architectural and engineering services and con-
struction design activities with respect to the construction 
or improvement of military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $33,488,000. 
SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 2304(a)(6)(A), 
the Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing mili-
tary family housing units in an amount not to exceed 
$248,998,000. 
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 
FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 
30, 2003, for military construction, land acquisition and 
military family housing functions of the Department of the 
Air Force in the total amount of $2,302,857,000 as fol-
lows: 
(1) For military construction projects inside the 
United States authorized by section 2301(a), 
$486,282,000.
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(2) For military construction projects outside 
the United States authorized by section 2301(b), 
$171,159,000. 
(3) For the military construction projects at 
unspecified worldwide locations authorized by section 
2301(c), $28,981,000. 
(4) For unspecified minor construction projects 
authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States 
Code, $12,000,000. 
(5) For architectural and engineering services 
and construction design under section 2807 of title 
10, United States Code, $74,345,000. 
(6) For military housing functions: 
(A) For construction and acquisition, plan-
ning and design, and improvement of military 
family housing and facilities, $695,622,000. 
(B) For support of military family housing 
(including functions described in section 2833 
of title 10, United States Code), $834,468,000.
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE 
AGENCIES 
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
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tions in section 2405(a)(1), the Secretary of Defense may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations and locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table:
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States 
Agency 
Installation or location 
Amount 
Defense Education Activity ..
Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, 
North Carolina ..............................
$15,259,000
Defense Logistics Agency .....
Defense Distribution Depot, New 
Cumberland, Pennsylvania ...........
$27,700,000
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida .........
$4,800,000
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska .......
$17,000,000
Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii ......
$14,100,000
Hurlburt Field, Florida ....................
$4,100,000
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia ....
$13,000,000
Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas ......
$4,688,000
McChord Air Force Base, Wash-
ington ............................................
$8,100,000
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada .........
$12,800,000
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska .....
$13,400,000
National Security Agency .....
Fort Meade, Maryland .....................
$1,842,000
Special Operations Command 
Dam Neck, Virginia .........................
$15,281,000
Fort Benning, Georgia .....................
$2,100,000
Fort Bragg, North Carolina .............
$36,300,000
Fort Campbell, Kentucky .................
$7,800,000
Harrisburg 
International 
Airport, 
Pennsylvania .................................
$3,000,000
Hurlburt Field, Florida ....................
$6,000,000
Tri-Care Management Activ-
ity ......................................
Naval Station, Anacostia, District of 
Columbia .......................................
$15,714,000
Naval Submarine Base, New Lon-
don, Connecticut ...........................
$6,700,000
United States Air Force Academy, 
Colorado ........................................
$22,100,000
Walter Reed Medical Center, Dis-
trict of Columbia ..........................
$9,000,000
Washington Headquarters 
Services .............................
Arlington, Virginia ...........................
$38,086,000
Total .........................................
$298,870,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2405(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations and locations outside the
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United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the fol-
lowing table:
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Agency 
Installation or location 
Amount 
Defense Education Agency ...
Grafenwoehr, Germany .....................
$36,247,000
...............................................
Heidelberg, Germany ........................
$3,086,000
...............................................
Sigonella, Italy ..................................
$30,234,000
...............................................
Vicenza, Italy ....................................
$16,374,000
...............................................
Vilseck, Germany ..............................
$1,773,000
Special Operations Command 
Stuttgart, Germany ..........................
$11,400,000
Tri-Care Management Activ-
ity ......................................
Andersen Air Force Base, Guam .....
$26,000,000
...............................................
Grafenwoehr, Germany .....................
$12,585,000
.
Total .........................................
$137,699,000
SEC. 2402. FAMILY HOUSING. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2405(a)(8)(A), the 
Secretary of Defense may carry out architectural and en-
gineering services and construction design activities with 
respect to the construction or improvement of military 
family housing units in an amount not to exceed 
$300,000. 
SEC. 2403. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations in section 2404(a)(5)(A), 
the Secretary of Defense may improve existing military 
family housing units in an amount not to exceed $50,000.
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SEC. 2404. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2405(a)(6), the Sec-
retary of Defense may carry out energy conservation 
projects under section 2865 of title 10, United States 
Code, in the amount of $69,500,000. 
SEC. 2405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DE-
FENSE AGENCIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2003, for mili-
tary construction, land acquisition, and military family 
housing functions of the Department of Defense (other 
than the military departments) in the total amount of 
$1,017,718,000, as follows: 
(1) For military construction projects inside the 
United States authorized by section 2401(a), 
$296,670,000. 
(2) For military construction projects outside 
the United States authorized by section 2401(b), 
$120,334,000. 
(3) For unspecified minor construction projects 
under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, 
$16,153,000. 
(4) For contingency construction projects of the 
Secretary of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, 
United States Code, $8,960,000.
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(5) For architectural and engineering services 
and construction design under section 2807 of title 
10, United States Code, $59,884,000. 
(6) For Energy Conservation projects author-
ized by section 2404 of this Act, $69,500,000. 
(7) For base closure and realignment activities 
as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), 
$370,427,000. 
(8) For military family housing functions: 
(A) For planning and design and improve-
ment of military family housing and facilities, 
$350,000. 
(B) For support of military family housing 
(including functions described in section 2833 
of title 10, United States Code), $49,440,000. 
(C) For credit to the Department of De-
fense Family Housing Improvement Fund es-
tablished by section 2883(a)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, $300,000. 
(9) For construction of the Defense Threat Re-
duction Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, authorized 
by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (division B of 
Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2695), $25,700,000.
TITLE 
XXV—NORTH 
ATLANTIC 
TREATY ORGANIZATION SE-
CURITY 
INVESTMENT 
PRO-
GRAM
SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, 
United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum 
of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this pur-
pose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of con-
struction previously financed by the United States. 
SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2003, for con-
tributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 
of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United 
States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Security Investment Program authorized by 
section 2501, in the amount of $169,300,000.
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TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND 
RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2003, for the 
costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, 
and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve 
Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 
1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost 
of acquisition of land for those facilities), the following 
amounts: 
(1) For the Department of the Army—
(A) for the Army National Guard of the 
United States, $168,298,000; and 
(B) for the Army Reserve, $68,478,000. 
(2) For the Department of the Navy, for the 
Naval and Marine Corps Reserve, $28,032,000. 
(3) For the Department of the Air Force—
(A) for the Air National Guard of the 
United States, $60,430,000; and 
(B) 
for 
the 
Air 
Force 
Reserve, 
$44,312,000.
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TITLE XXVII—EXPIRATION AND 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZA-
TIONS 
SEC. 
2701. 
EXPIRATION 
OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 
LAW. 
(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE 
YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author-
izations contained in titles XXI through XXVI for military 
construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
(and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall ex-
pire on the later of—
(1) October 1, 2006; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2007. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
authorizations for military construction projects, land ac-
quisition, family housing projects, and facilities, and con-
tributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Se-
curity Investment Program (and authorizations of appro-
priations therefor) for which appropriated funds have been 
obligated before the later of—
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(1) October 1, 2006; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for fiscal year 2007 for military con-
struction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, and contributions to the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment Program. 
SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2001 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2701 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2001 (division B of Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 
1654A–389), authorizations set forth in the tables in sub-
section (b), as provided in sections 2102, 2201, and 2404 
of that Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2004, 
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2005, whichever 
is later. 
(b) TABLES.—The tables referred to in subsection (a) 
are as follows:
Army: Extension of 2001 Project Authorization 
State 
Installation or loca-
tion 
Project 
Amount 
South Carolina .............
Fort Jackson ...............
New Construc-
tion—GFOQ 
$250,000
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Navy: Extension of 2001 Project Authorization 
State 
Installation or loca-
tion 
Project 
Amount 
Pennsylvania .................
Naval Surface Warfare 
Center Shipyard Sys-
tems Engineering 
Station, Philadelphia 
Gas Turbine 
Test Facility 
$10,680,000
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2001 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or loca-
tion 
Project 
Amount 
Defense Education Ac-
tivity .........................
Seoul, Korea ................
Elementary 
School Full 
Day Kinder-
garten Class-
room Addi-
tion ..............
$2,317,000
Taegu, Korea ..............
Elementary/
High School 
Full Day 
Kindergarten 
Classroom 
Addition .......
$762,000
SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2000 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2701 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 
841), authorizations set forth in the tables in subsection 
(b), as provided in section 2601 of that Act, shall remain 
in effect until October 1, 2004, or the date of the enact-
ment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2005, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The tables referred to in subsection (a) 
are as follows:
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Air Force: Extension of 2000 Project Authorization 
State 
Installation or loca-
tion 
Project 
Amount 
Oklahoma .....................
Tinker Air Force Base 
Replace Family 
Housing (41 
Units) ..........
$6,000,000
Army: Extension of 2000 Project Authorization 
State 
Installation or loca-
tion 
Project 
Amount 
Virginia .........................
National Guard Ft. 
Pickett .....................
Multi-purpose 
Range-Heavy 
$13,500,000
SEC. 2704. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, and 
XXVII shall take effect on the later of—
(1) October 1, 2003; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE XXVIII—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction 
and Military Family Housing 
SEC. 2801. STREAMLINING MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TO 
REDUCE FACILITY ACQUISITION AND CON-
STRUCTION CYCLE TIME. 
(a) THRESHOLDS.—(1) Section 2803(c)(1) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000’’. 
(2) Section 2805 of such title is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$6,000,000’’. 
(B) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ in subpara-
graph (A) and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ in subpara-
graph (B) and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 
(3) Section 2811(b) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
(4) Section 18233a of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$1,500,000 in subsection (a)(1) and inserting 
‘‘$3,000,000’’. 
(b) PROJECT APPLICABILITY.—Section 2805(b)(1) of 
such title is amended by inserting at the end ‘‘This para-
graph shall not apply to unspecified minor military con-
struction projects using funds made available for oper-
ation and maintenance in accordance with subsection (c).’’ 
(c) 
DESIGN-BUILD
CONTRACTING.—(1) 
Section 
2305a(c)(5) of such title is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(5)’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
military department may accelerate design effort for de-
sign-build contracts (fast-track design funding) to accom-
plish the design effort for any military construction or 
family housing construction project, prior to the project 
being authorized and appropriated, if (1) the contractor 
to whom the contract will be awarded has been selected 
using design-build selection procedures established under 
this section, (2) a request for the authorization and appro-
priation of construction funds has been submitted to Con-
gress as part of the Department’s annual budget, and (3) 
the Government’s liability in a Termination for Conven-
ience would not exceed costs above that attributable to the 
final design of the project.’’. 
(2) Section 2807(a) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘in connection with military construction projects not 
otherwise authorized by law’’ at the end of the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘regardless of the intended acquisition 
approach, in connection with a military construction 
project otherwise, or not otherwise, authorized by law’’. 
(d) COST VARIATIONS.—Section 2853(a) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘or 200 percent of the minor con-
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struction project ceiling specified in section 2805(a)(1), 
whichever is less’’. 
(e) REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.—(1) Section 
2662 is repealed. 
(2) Section 2672 of such title is amended—
(A) in the title, by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the unspecified minor military construction 
project ceiling in section 2805(a)(1) of this title’’; 
and 
(B) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(1)(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the unspecified minor 
military construction project ceiling in section 
2805(a)(1) of this title’’; and 
(C) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the unspecified minor 
military construction project ceiling in section 
2805(a)(1) of this title’’. 
(3) Section 2672a(b) of such title is amended by 
striking the last sentence. 
SEC. 2802. INCREASED TERMS FOR LEASES OF FAMILY 
HOUSING AND OTHER FACILITIES IN FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) LEASES OF FAMILY HOUSING IN FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES.—Section 2828(d)(1) of title 10, United States
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Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting 
‘‘fifteen years’’. 
(b) LEASES
OF OTHER FACILITIES
IN FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES.—Section 2675 of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘fifteen years’’. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and 
Facilities Administration 
SEC. 2811. EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER PROP-
ERTY AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO BE 
CLOSED TO PERSONS WHO CONSTRUCT OR 
PROVIDE MILITARY HOUSING. 
(a) 1988 LAW.—Section 204(e) of the Defense Au-
thorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realign-
ment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘FAMILY’’ in the subsection heading. 
(b) 1990 LAW.—Section 2905(f) of the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title 
XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘FAMILY’’ in the subsection heading. 
SEC. 2812. ACCEPTANCE OF IN-KIND CONSIDERATION FOR 
EASEMENTS. 
(a) EASEMENTS
FOR
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Section 
2668 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsections:
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‘‘(f) In addition to any cash consideration accepted 
under subsection (e), the Secretary concerned may accept 
in-kind consideration with respect to easements granted 
under this section, including the following: 
‘‘(1) Maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, 
improvement, or restoration (including environ-
mental restoration) of property or facilities under 
the control of the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(2) Construction of new facilities. 
‘‘(3) Provision of facilities for use by the mili-
tary departments. 
‘‘(4) Facilities operation support. 
‘‘(5) Provision of such other services relating to 
activities that will occur on the property subject to 
the easement, as the Secretary concerned considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(g) The Secretary concerned may accept in-kind 
consideration under subsection (f) at any property or fa-
cilities under his or her control that he or she selects for 
that purpose. 
‘‘(h) Sections 2662 and 2802 of this title shall not 
apply to construction of any new facilities accepted as in-
kind consideration under this subsection.’’. 
(b) EASEMENTS FOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY: GAS, WATER, 
AND SEWER PIPELINES.—Section 2669 of such title is
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SEC. 2813. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT 
FUNDS 
TO 
COVER 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
EX-
PENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN REAL PROP-
ERTY TRANSACTIONS. 
Section 2695 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT.—In connection with a 
real property transaction referred to in subsection (b) with 
a non-Federal person or entity, the Secretary of a military 
department may charge the person or entity, either in ad-
vance or arrears, amounts to cover administrative ex-
penses incurred by the Secretary in reviewing and imple-
menting the covered transaction.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘whether or 
not the transaction is completed’’ before the colon; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or are to be’’ after ‘‘ex-
penses were’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘After liquidation of all subsection (a) 
administrative expenses, the amount of any 
overpayment shall be refunded to the non-Fed-
eral person or entity from the appropriation,
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fund, or account into which the funds were 
originally deposited in such a way as to merge 
with and become available for the same pur-
poses and period as the accounts to which they 
are credited.’’. 
SEC. 2814. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY PROPERTY AT MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS 
TO 
PERSONS 
WHO 
CON-
STRUCT OR PROVIDE MILITARY HOUSING. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO
CONVEY
PROPERTY.—Sub-
chapter III of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2869. Conveyance of property to persons who con-
struct or provide military housing 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY PROPERTY.—Subject 
to subsection (b), the Secretary concerned may enter into 
an agreement to convey real property, including any im-
provements, structures or fixtures located thereon, on a 
military installation to any person who agrees, in exchange 
for the real property, to transfer to the Secretary housing 
that is constructed or provided by the person and located 
at or near a military installation at which there is a short-
age of suitable housing to meet the requirements of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVEYANCE.—A convey-
ance of real property may be made under subsection (a) 
only if—
‘‘(1) the Secretary determines that the real 
property to be conveyed is in excess of the needs of 
the military installation; 
‘‘(2) the fair market value of the housing to be 
received by the Secretary in exchange for the real 
property to be conveyed is equal to or greater than 
the fair market value of such property, including any 
improvements, structures or fixtures located thereon, 
as determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(3) in the event the fair market value of the 
housing is less than the fair market value of the real 
property to be conveyed, including any improve-
ments, structures or fixtures located thereon, the re-
cipient of the real property agrees to pay to the Sec-
retary the amount equal to the excess of the fair 
market value of such real property over the fair 
market value of the housing. 
‘‘(c) DEPOSIT
OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary may deposit funds 
received under subsection (b)(3) in the Department of De-
fense Housing Improvement Fund established under sec-
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tion 2883(a) of this title to be merged with and used for 
the same purpose as funds already in the account. 
‘‘(d) EXEMPTIONS.—The conveyance of real property 
under this section shall not be subject to the following: 
‘‘(1) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411). 
‘‘(2) Section 2693 of this title. 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary may re-
quire any additional terms and conditions in connection 
with an agreement authorized by this section as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘housing’ 
means both military family housing and military unaccom-
panied housing.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item:
‘‘2869. Conveyance of property to persons who construct or provide military 
housing.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2883(c)(1) 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) Any amounts that the Secretary concerned 
transfers to that Fund pursuant to section 2869 of 
this title.’’.
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SEC. 2815. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD FOR REPORTS TO 
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES 
ON 
REAL 
PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. 
Section 2662 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the unspecified minor military construction 
project limit under section 2805(c)(1)(B) of this title’’. 
SEC. 2816. CONTRACTING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR 
MUNICIPAL SERVICES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 146 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2476. Contracting with local governments for mu-
nicipal services 
‘‘Subject to the provisions of this chapter, but not-
withstanding any other provision of law related to the 
award of public contracts, the Secretary of Defense or the 
Secretary of a military department may enter directly into 
a contract or other agreement for public works, utility and 
other municipal services at an installation or facility of 
the Department of Defense, with the municipality or local 
government responsible for serving the area that includes 
that installation or facility. The Secretary concerned may 
enter into such a contract or agreement, even if the mu-
nicipality or local government to which the Secretary
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makes award is required by law to provide those services 
to the public without direct charge.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 816 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
(Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2820) is repealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item:
‘‘2476. Contracting with local governments for municipal services.’’.
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 2821. INCREASE AUTHORITY TO LEASE MILITARY FAM-
ILY HOUSING IN ITALY. 
Section 2828(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘2,000’’ and inserting ‘‘2,800’’. 
SEC. 2822. CONVEYANCE OF ARMY AND AIR FORCE EX-
CHANGE 
SERVICE 
PROPERTY, 
DALLAS, 
TEXAS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Defense may authorize the Army and Air Force Exchange 
Service, which is a nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
of the United States, to sell all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
including improvements thereon, that is located at 1515 
Roundtable Drive in Dallas, Texas. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for convey-
ance under subsection (a), the purchaser shall pay, in a
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single lump sum payment, an amount equal to the fair 
market value of the real property conveyed, as determined 
by the Secretary. The payment shall be handled in the 
manner provided in section 204(c) of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
485(c)). Such funds and credit receipts shall not go to 
the general treasury but to the Department of Defense 
to merge with and become available for the same purposes 
and period as the accounts to which they are credited. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be 
borne by the purchaser. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.
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