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SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this
title for military construction in the United States terri-
tories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein
Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea, may be
used to award any contract estimated by the Government
to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided, That
this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for
which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United
States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and respon-
sible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent:
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to con-
tract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll
for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is sub-
mitted by a Marshallese contractor.
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the
appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, includ-
ing the Committees on Appropriations, of the plans and
scope of any proposed military exercise involving United
States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts
expended for construction, either temporary or permanent,
are anticipated to exceed $750,000.
SEC. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds made
available in this title which are limited for obligation dur-
ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last
two months of the fiscal year.
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of
Defense for construction in prior years shall be available
for construction authorized for each such military depart-
ment by the authorizations enacted into law during the cur-
rent session of Congress.
SEC. 116. For military construction or family housing
projects that are being completed with funds otherwise ex-
pired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may
be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection,
overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on
subsequent claims, if any.
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any funds made available to a military department or de-
fense agency for the construction of military projects may
be obligated for a military construction project or contract,
or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any
time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal
year for which funds for such project were made available,
if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from
funds available for military construction projects; and (2)
do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project,
plus any amount by which the cost of such project is in-
creased pursuant to law.
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SEC. 118. (a) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, by February
15 of each year, an annual report on actions taken by the
Department of Defense and the Department of State during
the previous fiscal year to encourage host countries to as-
sume a greater share of the common defense burden of such
countries and the United States.
(b) The report under subsection (a) shall include a de-
scription of—
(1) attempts to secure cash and in-kind contribu-
tions from host countries for military construction
projects;
(2) attempts to achieve economic incentives of-
fered by host countries to encourage private invest-
ment for the benefit of the United States Armed
Forces;
(3) attempts to recover funds due to be paid to
the United States by host countries for assets deeded
or otherwise imparted to host countries upon the ces-
sation of United States operations at military instal-
lations;
(4) the amount spent by host countries on de-
fense, in dollars and in terms of the percent of gross
domestic product (GDP) of the host country; and
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(5) for host countries that are members of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the
amount contributed to NATO by host countries, in
dollars and in terms of the percent of the total NATO
budget.
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘host country’’ means
other member countries of NATO, Japan, South Korea, and
United States allies bordering the Arabian Sea.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 119. In addition to any other transfer authority
available to the Department of Defense, proceeds deposited
to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account estab-
lished by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization
Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (10
U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such
Act, may be transferred to 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 be merged with, and
to be available for the same purposes and the same time
period as that account.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 120. Subject to 30 days prior notification to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress,
such additional amounts as may be determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department
of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from
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amounts appropriated for construction in ‘‘Family Hous-
ing’’ 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; or (2) the De-
partment of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Im-
provement Fund from amounts appropriated for construc-
tion of military unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Con-
struction’’ 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 Funds shall be avail-
able 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 Defense pursuant
to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title
10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of
acquiring and improving military family housing, military
unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities.
SEC. 121. (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 Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress the notice described
in subsection (b).
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(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 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 Government
with respect to the guarantee.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 122. In addition to any other transfer authority
available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be
transferred from the accounts established by sections
2906(a)(1) and 2906A(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 Home-
owners Assistance Program. Any amounts transferred shall