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SEC. 121. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be obligated for Partnership for Peace Programs in the New Inde-
pendent States of the former Soviet Union.
SEC. 122. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing any solicita-
tion for a contract with the private sector for military family housing
the Secretary of the military department concerned shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
the notice described in subsection (b).
(b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a notice 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 installation for which
housing is provided under the contract;
(B) a reduction in force of units stationed at such installa-
tion; 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 Government with respect
to the guarantee.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 123. 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 Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to
the fund established 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 Assistance Pro-
gram. Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be avail-
able for the same purposes and for the same time period as the
fund to which transferred.
SEC. 124. Notwithstanding this or any other provision 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 $35,000
per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair
of any general or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notifica-
tion to the appropriate Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall
be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associ-
ated with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably
anticipated at the time of the budget submission: Provided further,
That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report
annually to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress all operation and maintenance expenditures for each indi-
vidual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year.
SEC. 125. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made
by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priation Act.
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SEC. 126. None of the funds made available in this Act under
the heading ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment Program’’, and no funds appropriated for any fiscal year
before fiscal year 2005 for that program that remain available
for obligation, may be obligated or expended for the conduct of
studies of missile defense.
SEC. 127. Section 128(b)3(A) of Public Law 108–132 is amended
by striking the words ‘‘December 31, 2004’’ and replacing with
‘‘August 15, 2005’’.
SEC. 128. Whenever the Secretary of Defense or any other
official of the Department of Defense is requested by the Sub-
committee on Military Construction of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of either House of Congress to respond to a question or
inquiry submitted by the chairman or another member of that
subcommittee pursuant to a subcommittee hearing or other activity,
the Secretary (or other official) shall respond to the request, in
writing, within 21 days of the date on which the request is trans-
mitted to the Secretary (or other official).
SEC. 129. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement
Account established under 10 U.S.C. 2814(h) are appropriated and
shall be available until expended for the purposes specified in
10 U.S.C. 2814(i)(1) or until transferred pursuant to the provisions
of 10 U.S.C. 2814(i)(3).
SEC. 130. The fitness center at Homestead Air Reserve Base,
Florida, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Sam Johnson Fit-
ness Center’’. Any reference to such facility 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.
SEC. 131. (a) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN EXCESS PROPERTY AT FORT
HUNTER LIGGETT, CALIFORNIA.—
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever
the Secretary of the Army determines that any portion of
real property consisting of approximately 165,000 acres at Fort
Hunter Liggett, California, is excess to the military needs of
the Army, and the Secretary of Defense concurs that the prop-
erty is not needed to meet other Department of Defense require-
ments, the Secretary of the Army shall first offer the property
to the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) If the Secretary of Agriculture determines, pursuant
to negotiations with the Secretary of the Army, to accept the
property offered under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army
shall transfer administrative jurisdiction of such property to
the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) MANAGEMENT OF TRANSFERRED PROPERTY.—
(1) The Secretary of Agriculture shall manage any property
transferred under subsection (a) as part of the National Forest
System under the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known
as ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.), and other laws relating
to the National Forest System.
(2) Any property managed under paragraph (1) shall be
subject to the concurrent jurisdiction of the State of California.
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARIES.—
(1) Effective upon the transfer of property under subsection
(a), the boundaries of Los Padres National Forest shall be
modified to incorporate such property. The Chief of the United
States Forest Service shall file and make available for public
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the United States Forest