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SEC. 2903. AUTHORIZE USE OF OPERATION AND MAINTE-
NANCE FUNDS TO CARRY OUT MINOR CON-
STRUCTION NECESSARY TO REPLACE DAM-
AGED OR DESTROYED FACILITIES. 
Section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) The Secretary concerned may spend from appro-
priations available for operations and maintenance 
amounts necessary to carry out a construction project 
under this section costing not more than $7,500,000.’’. 
SEC. 2904. ALTERNATIVE USE OF PROCEEDS FROM THE 
SALE OF MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING IN SUP-
PORT OF THE MILITARY HOUSING PRIVAT-
IZATION INITIATIVE. 
(a) TRANSFER FLEXIBILITY.—Section 2831 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘There’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (e), 
there’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) The Secretary concerned may transfer funds re-
ceived under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) to the De-
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partment of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 
established under subsection (a) of section 2883 of this 
title.’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF CREDITS AND NOTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 2883 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end of 
paragraph (1) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) Subject to subsection (f), any amounts 
from the proceeds of handling or disposal of family 
housing of a military department transferred to that 
Fund pursuant to section 2831(e) of this title.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘, (1)(G)’’ 
after ‘‘Fund under paragraph (1)(B)’’. 
SEC. 2905. UPDATING FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATION 
ADJUSTMENT FOR MILITARY FAMILY HOUS-
ING LEASES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Section 2828(e)(5)(A) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘for foreign currency fluc-
tuations from October 1, 1987’’ and inserting ‘‘at the be-
ginning of each fiscal year, for foreign currency fluctua-
tions during the previous fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 2906. MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING: LOCAL 
COMPARABILITY OF FLOOR AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2856 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 2856. Military unaccompanied housing: local com-
parability of floor areas 
‘‘In the construction, acquisition, and improvement of 
military unaccompanied housing, the Secretary concerned 
shall ensure that the floor areas of such housing in a par-
ticular locality (as designated by the Secretary concerned 
for purposes of this section) do not exceed the floor areas 
of similar housing in the private sector in that locality.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 169 of such title is amended 
by striking the item related to section 2856 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘2856.
Military unaccompanied housing: local comparability of floor areas.’’. 
SEC. 2907. FLEXIBLE FINANCING OF HOUSING PRIVATIZA-
TION INITIATIVE. 
Section 2883(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding the requirement in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) for authority in an appropriation Act to ex-
pend amounts in the Funds, amounts credited to the 
Funds under paragraphs (1)(C), (1)(D), (2)(C), and 
(2)(D) in subsection (c) may be used to carry out or facili-
tate the carrying out of a transaction as authorized by 
section 2872 after the end of the 30-day period beginning 
on the date the Secretary of Defense submits written no-
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tice of, and justification for, the use of such amounts to 
the appropriate committees of Congress or, if earlier, the 
end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which 
a copy of the notice and justification is provided in an 
electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 
2908. 
STREAMLINING 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
THRESHOLDS. 
(a) 
EMERGENCY
CONSTRUCTION.—Section 
2803(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$45,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000’’. 
(b) MINOR CONSTRUCTION THRESHOLDS.—Section 
2805 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking the third sentence; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000 ($3,000,000 for a med-
ical facility)’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$3,000,000’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘for a medical facility 
or’’ after ‘‘project’’; and 
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(iii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$1,500,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) $2,000,000, in cases where the disposal of 
obsolete facilities as part of the project results in a 
reduction in facility value at least equal to the value 
of the new facility. The approving official must cer-
tify the demolition (or disposal by other means) of 
the offsetting facility.’’. 
SEC. 2909. INCREASED LEASE AMOUNT FOR TWO HOUSING 
UNITS FOR UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS COMMAND SOUTH. 
Section 2828(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (6)’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (6)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (7)’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5)(A) The Secretary of the Army may lease not 
more than two housing units in the vicinity of Homestead, 
Florida, for key and essential personnel, as designated by 
the Secretary, for the United States Special Operations 
Command South for which the expenditure for the rental 
of such units (including the costs of utilities, maintenance, 
and operation, including security enhancements) exceeds 
the expenditure limitations in paragraphs (2) and (3). 
‘‘(B) The total amount of both leases under this para-
graph may not exceed $70,000 per year, as adjusted from 
time to time under paragraph (7). 
‘‘(C) The term of any lease under this paragraph may 
not exceed 5 years.’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4) 
and (5)’’. 
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Subtitle B—Real Property and 
Facilities Administration 
SEC. 2911. 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 related to section 2823. 
SEC. 2912. CLARIFICATION OF POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS OF 
PLANNING GRANTS. 
Section 2391(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(D) of this sec-
tion, a ‘military installation’ may also include a military 
facility owned and operated by a State, the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the 
Virgin Islands even though not under the jurisdiction of 
a military department, if the military facility is subject 
to significant use for training by the armed forces.’’. 
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SEC. 2913. CONSOLIDATION OF EASEMENT PROVISIONS. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION OF EASEMENT PROVISIONS.— 
(1) Section 2668 of title 10, United States Code, is in-
serted after section 2671 of such title. 
(2) Section 2672, as redesignated by paragraph (1), 
is amended— 
(A) by amending the heading to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2672. Easements: Rights-of-way’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(a) TYPES
OF EASE-
MENTS.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘to a State, Territory, Common-
wealth, or possession, or political subdivision 
thereof, or to a citizen, association, partnership, 
or corporation of a State, Territory, Common-
wealth, or possession,’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘oil pipe 
lines’’ and inserting ‘‘gas, water, sewer, and oil 
pipe lines’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘, ex-
cept a purpose covered by section 2669 of this 
title’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘LIMITATION 
ON SIZE.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 
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(D) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘TERMI-
NATION.—’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; 
(E) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘NOTICE TO 
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE INTERIOR.—’’ after ‘‘(d)’’; 
and 
(F) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘DISPOSI-
TION OF CONSIDERATION.—’’ after ‘‘(e)’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SECTION 2669.—Section 2669 of 
such title is repealed. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the items related to sections 
2668 and 2669; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 2671 the following new item: 
‘‘2672. Easements: rights-of-way.’’. 
SEC. 2914. CONSOLIDATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND TO OTHER 
FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) RENUMBERING
OF 10 U.S.C. 2696.—Section 
2696 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) SCREEN-
ING REQUIREMENT.’’ and inserting ‘‘(c) GENERAL 
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SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.—(1) SCREENING RE-
QUIREMENT.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (d), and 
(e) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; 
(3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), as redesig-
nated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and 
(iii), respectively; and 
(4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(A)’’. 
(b) TRANSFERS BETWEEN THE ARMED FORCES.— 
Such section is further amended by inserting a new sub-
section (a) as follows: 
‘‘(a) TRANSFERS BETWEEN THE ARMED FORCES.— 
(1) If either of the Secretaries concerned requests it and 
the other approves, real property may be transferred, 
without compensation, from one armed force to another. 
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‘‘(2) No agency or official of the executive branch of 
the Federal Government may establish any regulation, 
program, or policy or take any other action which pre-
cludes, directly or indirectly, the Secretaries concerned 
from exercising the authority provided in this sub-
section.’’. 
(c) TRANSFER AND RENUMBERING OF 10 U.S.C. 
2693.—(1) The text of section 2693 of such title is trans-
ferred to section 2696 and inserted after subsection (a). 
(2) Subsection (b) of section 2696, as redesignated, 
is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 
(B) in paragraph (1), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(a) Except as provided in 
subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b) DEPART-
MENT
OF JUSTICE CORRECTIONAL OPTIONS 
PROGRAM.—(1) GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in paragraph (2)’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re-
spectively; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘(b) The provisions’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions’’; 
and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading for 
section 2696 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2696. Transfers and Disposals: Interchanges and 
screening requirements’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
159 of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking the item relating to section 
2693; and 
(B) by amending the item relating to section 
2696 to read as follows: 
‘‘2696. Transfers and Disposals: Interchanges and screening requirements.’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2571(a) 
of such title 10 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and real estate’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘PROPERTY’’ in the section 
heading and inserting ‘‘SUPPLIES’’; and 
(3) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 153 of such title, by amending the item re-
lating to section 2571 to read as follows: 
‘‘2571. Interchange of supplies and services.’’. 
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