H. R. 4986—538 
‘‘(2) For an unspecified minor military construction project con-
ducted pursuant to this subsection, $2,000,000 shall be deemed 
to be the amount specified in subsection (b)(1) regarding when 
advance approval of the project by the Secretary concerned and 
congressional notification is required. The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish procedures for the review and approval of requests 
from the Secretary of a military department to carry out a construc-
tion project under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the total amount allowed 
to be applied in any one fiscal year to projects at any one laboratory 
shall be limited to the larger of the amounts applicable under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) Not later than February 1, 2010, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the use of the authority provided by this subsection. The report 
shall include a list and description of the construction projects 
carried out under this subsection, including the location and cost 
of each project. 
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘laboratory’ includes— 
‘‘(A) a research, engineering, and development center; and 
‘‘(B) a test and evaluation activity. 
‘‘(6) The authority to carry out a project under this subsection 
expires on September 30, 2012.’’. 
(b) 
STYLISTIC
AMENDMENTS.—Such 
section 
is 
further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY TO CARRY 
OUT UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 
’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘APPROVAL AND CONGRES-
SIONAL NOTIFICATION.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘USE OF OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE FUNDS.—’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), 
by inserting ‘‘PROHIBITION ON USE FOR NEW HOUSING UNITS.— 
’’ after ‘‘(e)’’. 
SEC. 2805. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT EQUALIZATION PAY-
MENTS FOR FACILITY EXCHANGES. 
Section 2809(c)(5) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108–375; 118 
Stat. 2127) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 2806. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY TO LEASE MILITARY 
FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) INCREASED MAXIMUM LEASE AMOUNT APPLICABLE TO CER-
TAIN DOMESTIC ARMY FAMILY HOUSING LEASES.—Subsection (b) 
of section 2828 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3), (4), and (7)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and (7)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7)(A) Not more than 600 housing units may be leased by 
the Secretary of the Army under subsection (a) for which the 
expenditure for the rental of such units (including the cost of 
utilities, maintenance, and operation) exceeds the maximum amount 
per unit per year in effect under paragraph (2) but does not exceed
H. R. 4986—539 
$18,620 per unit per year, as adjusted from time to time under 
paragraph (5). 
‘‘(B) The maximum lease amount provided in subparagraph 
(A) shall apply only to Army family housing in areas designated 
by the Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(C) The term of a lease under subparagraph (A) may not 
exceed 2 years.’’. 
(b) FOREIGN MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING LEASES.—Subsection 
(e)(2) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘the Secretary of 
the Navy may lease not more than 2,800 units of family housing 
in Italy, and the Secretary of the Army may lease not more than 
500 units of family housing in Italy’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretaries 
of the military departments may lease not more than 3,300 units 
of family housing in Italy’’. 
(c) INCREASED THRESHOLD FOR CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 
FOR FOREIGN MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING LEASES.—Subsection (f) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000’’. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2008, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the rental of family housing in foreign 
countries (including the costs of utilities, maintenance, and oper-
ations) that exceed $60,000 per unit per year. The report shall 
include a list and description of rental units (including total gross 
square feet and number of bedrooms), location, rental cost, the 
requirement for the rental, and the options that the Secretary 
has available to decrease the costs associated with the rentals. 
SEC. 2807. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXCHANGE RESERVE 
COMPONENT FACILITIES. 
Section 18240(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘with a State’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘with 
an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5), the 
United States Postal Service, or a State’’. 
SEC. 2808. LIMITATION ON USE OF ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR 
ACQUISITION 
AND 
IMPROVEMENT 
OF 
MILITARY 
HOUSING FOR PRIVATIZATION OF TEMPORARY LODGING 
FACILITIES. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON PRIVATIZATION
OF TEMPORARY LODGING 
FACILITIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of subchapter IV 
of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, the privatization 
of temporary lodging facilities under such subchapter is limited 
to the military installations authorized in subsection (b) until 120 
days after the date on which the report described in subsection 
(d)(1) is submitted. 
(b) AUTHORIZED INSTALLATIONS.—The military installations at 
which the privatization of temporary lodging facilities may proceed 
under subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 
(2) Fort Rucker, Alabama. 
(3) Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. 
(4) Fort McNair, District of Columbia. 
(5) Fort Shafter, Hawaii. 
(6) Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii. 
(7) Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 
(8) Fort Riley, Kansas. 
(9) Fort Polk, Louisiana.
H. R. 4986—540 
(10) Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 
(11) Fort Hood, Texas. 
(12) Fort Sam Houston, Texas. 
(13) Fort Myer, Virginia. 
(c) EFFECT OF LIMITATION.—The limitation imposed by sub-
section (a) prohibits the issuance of contract solicitations for the 
privatization of temporary lodging facilities at any military installa-
tion not specified in subsection (b). 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—Not earlier than 
eight months after the date on which the notice of transfer 
associated with the military installations specified in subsection 
(b) is issued, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General 
a report that— 
(A) describes the implementation of the privatization 
of temporary lodging facilities at the installations specified 
in subsection (b); 
(B) evaluates the efficiency of the program; and 
(C) contains such recommendations as the Secretary 
considers appropriate regarding expansion of the program. 
(2) REPORT
BY
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—Not later than 
90 days after receiving the report under paragraph (1), the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a review of both the privatization of temporary 
lodging facilities and the report of the Secretary. 
SEC. 2809. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROGRAM TO USE 
MINOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORITY 
FOR 
CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of section 2810 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B 
of Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3510) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2009’’. 
(b) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘March 1, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 
2009’’. 
SEC. 2810. REPORT ON HOUSING PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 2008, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
containing— 
(1) a list of all housing privatization transactions carried 
out by the Department of Defense that, as of such date, are 
behind schedule or in default; and 
(2) recommendations regarding the opportunities for the 
Federal Government to ensure that all terms of each housing 
privatization transaction are completed according to the original 
schedule and budget. 
(b) SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING EACH TRANSACTION.— 
For each housing privatization transaction included in the report 
required by subsection (a), the report shall provide a description 
of the following: 
(1) The reasons for schedule delays, cost overruns, or 
default. 
(2) How solicitations and competitions were conducted for 
the project.
H. R. 4986—541 
(3) How financing, partnerships, legal arrangements, 
leases, or contracts in relation to the project were structured. 
(4) Which entities, including Federal entities, are bearing 
financial risk for the project, and to what extent. 
(5) The remedies available to the Federal Government to 
restore the transaction to schedule or ensure completion of 
the terms of the transaction in question at the earliest possible 
time. 
(6) The extent to which the Federal Government has the 
ability to affect the performance of various parties involved 
in the project. 
(7) The remedies available to subcontractors to recoup liens 
in the case of default, non-payment by the developer or other 
party to the transaction or lease agreement, or re-structuring. 
(8) The remedies available to the Federal Government to 
affect receivership actions or transfer of ownership of the 
project. 
(9) The names of the developers for the project and any 
history of previous defaults or bankruptcies by these developers 
or their affiliates. 
(c) HOUSING PRIVATIZATION TRANSACTION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘housing privatization transaction’’ means any 
contract or other transaction for the construction or acquisition 
of military family housing or military unaccompanied housing 
entered into under the authority of subchapter IV of chapter 169 
of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities 
Administration 
SEC. 2821. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT REAL PROPERTY TRANS-
ACTIONS RESULTING IN ANNUAL COSTS OF MORE THAN 
$750,000. 
(a) INCLUSION OF TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING DEFENSE AGEN-
CIES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
TO
REPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 
2662 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, or his designee,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or, with respect to a Defense Agency, the 
Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ‘‘military 
department’’ the following: ‘‘or the Secretary of Defense’’. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORT
REGARDING
MINOR
TRANSACTIONS.— 
Subsection (b) of such section is amended by inserting after 
‘‘military department’’ the following: ‘‘and, with respect to 
Defense Agencies, the Secretary of Defense’’. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (g) of such section is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘Secretary concerned’ includes, 
with respect to Defense Agencies, the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL TRANSACTION.—Subsection (a)(1) 
of such section is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) Any transaction or contract action that results in, 
or includes, the acquisition or use by, or the lease or license 
to, the United States of real property, if the estimated annual