(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-
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
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-