An Act to amend section 9 of the act o1 May 22, 1928, as amended, authorizing and directing a national survey of forest resources.
PL 87-685 (S.3064), enacted 09/25/1962

76 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-685~SEPT. 25, 1962 
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inspection of family housing authorized pursuant to title IV of the 
Act of August 11, 1955 (Public Law 345), as amended, in an amount 
not to exceed 3i/^ per centum of the cost of each such project: Provided^ 
That such appropriations shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of any 
mortgage executed on each such project. 
SEC. 107. Funds appropriated to the military departments for con-
struction may be used for advances to the Bureau of Public Roads, 
Department of Commerce, for the purposes of section 210 of title 23, 
United States Code, when projects authorized therein are certified 
as important to the national defense by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 108. Noije of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
to begin construction of new bases for which specific appropriations 
have not been made. 
SEC. 109. During the current fiscal year, appropriations available 
for construction of family quarters for personnel shall not be obli-
gated for such construction at a cost per family unit in excess of 
$22,000 on housing units for generals or equivalent; $19,800 on hous-
ing units for colonels or equivalent; $17,600 on housing units for 
majors and lieutenant colonels, or equivalent; $15,400 on housing 
units for second lieutenants, lieutenants, captains, and warrant officers, 
or equivalent; or $13,200 on housing units for enlisted personnel, 
except that when such units are constructed outside the continental 
United States or in Alaska, the average cost per unit of all such units 
shall not exceed $32,000 and in no event shall the individual cost 
exceed $40,000. 
SEC. 110. No part of the funds contained in this Act shall be used 
to incur obligations for the planning, design, or construction of facil-
ities for an Air Force Academy the total cost of which will be in excess 
of $140,986,000, except for construction pursuant to section 2674 of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended. 
SEC. 111. No part of the funds provided in this Act shall be used 
for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 per centum of 
the value as determined by the Corps of Engineers or the Bureau of 
Yards and Docks, except: (a) where there is a determination of value 
by a Federal court, (b) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General 
or his designee, and (c) where the estimated value is less than $25,000. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
to make payments under contracts for any project in a foreign country 
unless the Secretary of Defense or his designee, after consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury or his designee, certifies to the 
Congress that the use, by purchase from the Treasuiy, of currencies 
of such country acquired pursuant to law is not feasible for the 
purpose, stating the reason therefor. 
SEC. 113. This Act may be cited as the Military Construction Appro-
priation Act, 1963. 
Approved September 25, 1962. 
69 Stat. 646. 
12 u s e 1748a-
1748g, 1720; 
42 u s e 1594-
1594f. 
72 Stat. 908; 
75 Stat. 123. 
New bases. 
Family quarters. 
Air Force Acad-
emy. 
72 Stat. 1459. 
Land purchase. 
Foreign proj-
ects. 
Short title. 
Public Law 87^685 
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September 25, 1962 
To amend section 9 of the Act of May 22, 1928, as amended, authorizing and 
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directing a national survey of forest resources. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Umted States of America in Congress assenihled^ That the last sentence 
of section 9 of the Act of May 22,1928, as amended (45 Stat. 699, 702; 
16 U.S.C. 581h), is hereby amended by striking out "$1,500,000" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$2,500,000". * 
Approved September 25, 1962. 
63 Stat. 271.