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congressional defense committees of the Secretary’s elec-
tion to make the purchase under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 2803. REPEAL REQUIREMENT TO DETERMINE THE 
AVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE 
HOUSING FOR ACQUISITION IN LIEU OF CON-
STRUCTION OF NEW FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2823 of title 10, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 169 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 2823. 
SEC. 2804. IMPROVEMENTS AT FORT BUCHANAN FOR RE-
SERVE COMPONENT FACILITIES. 
Paragraph 1507(b)(2) of the Floyd D. Spence Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
(Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–355) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The construction, conversion, rehabilitation, ex-
tension, and improvement of reserve component facilities 
and nonappropriated fund facilities.’’. 
SEC. 2805. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF HIGH-COST LEASES 
FOR ARMY FAMILY HOUSING IN KOREA. 
Section 2828(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘2,400’’ and inserting ‘‘2,800’’.
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Subtitle B—Real Property and 
Facilities Administration 
SEC. 2811. EXPAND AUTHORITY TO CONVEY PROPERTY AT 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO SUPPORT MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 2869(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘base 
closure law’’ and inserting ‘‘base closure law or otherwise 
determined to be surplus to the needs of the federal gov-
ernment’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading for 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2869. Conveyance of property at military installa-
tions to support military construction’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
169 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2869 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘§ 2869. Conveyance of property at military installations to support military 
construction.’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 2821. STREAMLINING REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS TO 
REDUCE CYCLE TIME. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2662.—Section 2662 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
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‘‘(a) GENERAL
NOTICE
AND
WAIT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary concerned shall provide a report 
of the facts concerning the proposed transaction to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
if the estimated price, annual rental, or value exceeds the 
unspecified minor military construction ceiling in section 
2805(a)(1) of this title. Such transactions are— 
‘‘(1) an acquisition of fee title to any real prop-
erty; 
‘‘(2) a lease of any real property to the United 
States; 
‘‘(3) a lease or license of real property owned 
by the United States; 
‘‘(4) a transfer of real property owned by the 
United States to another Federal agency or another 
military department or to a State; 
‘‘(5) a report of excess real property owned by 
the United States to a disposal agency; or 
‘‘(6) any termination or modification by either 
the grantor or grantee of an existing license or per-
mit to a military department of real property owned 
by the United States, under which substantial in-
vestments have been or are proposed to be made in
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connection with the use of the property by the mili-
tary department.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the unspecified minor military con-
struction project ceiling in section 2805(a)(1) of this 
title’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the unspecified minor military con-
struction project ceiling in section 2805(a)(1) of this 
title’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2672.—Section 2672 
of such title is amended)— 
(1) in subparagraph (a)(1)(B), by striking 
‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the unspecified minor 
military 
construction 
project 
ceiling 
insection 
2805(a)(1) of this title’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating the remaining sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and 
(2), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ 
and everything that follows through the period at 
the end of the sentence and inserting ‘‘the unspec-
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ified minor military construction project ceiling in 
section 2805(a)(1) of this title.’’. 
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