An Act to authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes.
PL 94-431 (H.R.14846), enacted 09/30/1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-431—SEPT. 30, 1976 
90 STAT. 1349 
Public Law 94-431 
94th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other 
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purposes. 
[H.R. 14846] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Military 
construction and 
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OEC. 101. Ine Secretary oi the x\rmy may establish or develop mm- acts, 1977. 
tary installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, converting, 
rehabilitating, or installing permanent or temporary public works, 
including land acquisition, site preparation, appurtenances, utilities, 
and equipment, for the following acquisition and construction: 
INSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES COMMAND 
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, $33,293,000. 
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, $65,387,000. 
Fort Carson, Colorado, $10,589,000. 
Fort Drum, New York, $7,114,000. 
Fort Greely, Alaska, $2,854,000. 
Fort Hood, Texas, $20,033,000. 
Fort Lewis, Washington, $2,114,000. 
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, $1,142,000. 
Fort Ord, California, $14,453,000. 
Fort Polk, Louisiana, $47,613,000. 
Fort Eiley, Kansas, $5,694,000. 
Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Air Field, Georgia, $39,634,000. 
Fort Wainwright, Alaska, $17,163,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND 
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, $6,052,000. 
Fort Benning, Georgia, $10,394,000. 
Fort Bliss, Texas, $3,856,000. 
Fort Eustis, Virginia, $3,016,000. 
Fort Gordon, Georgia, $2,224,000. 
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, $987,000. 
Fort Knox, Kentucky, $10,379,000. 
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, $190,000. 
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Fort Lee, Virginia, $1,115,000. 
Fort Rucker, Alabama, $1,841,000. 
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, $1,181,000. 
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, $15,249,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY MILITARY DISTRICT OP WASHINGTON 
Fort McNair, District of Columbia, $722,000. 
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UNITED STATES ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND 
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Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, $726,000. 
Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, $340,000. 
Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, Kansas, $493,000. 
Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania, $8,357,000. 
Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, $495,000. 
Natick Laboratories, Massachusetts, $118,000. 
Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, $560,000. 
Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, $6,934,000. 
Pueblo Army Depot, Colorado, $417,000. 
Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia, $25,663,000. 
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, $1,126,000, 
Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, Pennsylvania, $162,000. 
Seneca Army Depot, New York, $421,000. 
Sharpe Army Depot, California, $551,000. 
Sierra Army Depot, California, $1,489,000. 
Tooele Army Depot, Utah, $2,572,000. 
USA Fuel Lubrication Research Laboratory, Texas, $469,000. 
Watervliet Arsenal, New York, $3,383,000. 
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, $349,000. 
Woodbridge Research Facility, Virginia, $2,130,000. 
Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, $6,978,000. 
AMMUNITION 
FACILITIES 
Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee, $1,118,000. 
Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Indiana, $6,758,000. 
Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant, Texas, $116,000. 
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas, $86,000. 
Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee, $512,000. 
Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia, $387,000. 
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, Kansas, $15,238,000. 
Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee, $285,000. 
UNITED STATES MILITAKT ACADEMT 
United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, $2,857,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY HEALTH SERVICES COMMAND 
Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Colorado, $244,000. 
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, District of Columbia, 
$1,108,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY MILITARY TRAFFIC COMMAND 
. Sunny Point Army Terminal, North Carolina, $531,000. 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS SECURITY 
Various locations, $2,575,000. 
- OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
EIGHTH UNITED STATES ARMY, KOREA 
Various locations, $13,669,000. 
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Okinawa, $124,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY SECURITY AGENCY 
Various locations, $4,480,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY, EUROPE 
Germany, various locations, $15,907,000. 
Italy, various locations, $1,088,000. 
Various locations: For the United States share of the cost of multi-
lateral programs for the acquisition or construction of military facili-
ties and installations, including international military headquarters, 
for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area, 
$80,000,000. Within thirty days after the end of each quarter, the 
Secretary of the Army shall furnish to the Committees on Armed 
Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives a description of obligations incurred as the United States 
share of such multilateral programs. 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS SECURITY 
Various locations, $49,393,000. 
EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 102. The Secretary of the Army may establish or develop Army 
installations and facilities by proceeding with construction made neces-
sary by changes in Army missions and responsibilities which have 
been occasioned by (1) unforeseen security considerations, (2) new 
weapons developments, (3) new and unforeseen research and develop-
ment requirements, or (4) improved production schedules, if the Secre-
tary of Defense determines that deferral of such construction for in-
clusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be 
inconsistent with interests of national security and, in connection 
therewith, may acquire, construct, convert, rehabilitate, or install 
permanent or temporary public works, including land acquisition, site 
preparation, appurtenances, utilities and equipment in the total 
amount of $10,000,000. The Secretary of the Army, or his designee, 
shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives, immediately upon reaching a final decision 
to implement, of the cost of construction of any public work under-
taken under this section, including those real estate actions pertaining 
thereto. This authorization will expire upon the date of enactment of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for fiscal year 1978 
except for those public works projects concerning which the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
have been notified pursuant to this section prior to such date. 
TITLE II—NAVY 
SEC. 201. The Secretary of the Navy may establish or develop 
military installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, con-
verting, rehabilitating, or installing permanent or temporary public 
works, including land acquisition, site preparation, appurtenances, 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
Congressional 
committees, 
notification. 
Authorization 
expiration. 
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utilities, and 
equipment, 
for 
the 
following 
acquisition 
and 
construction: 
INSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
TRIDENT FACILITIES 
Various locations, $92,278,000. 
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MARINE CORPS 
Marine Corps Supply Center, Albany, Georgia, $1,965,000. 
Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, $22,001,000. 
Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California, $12,720,000. 
Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, $526,000. 
Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, $1,900,000. 
Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, $799,000. 
Headquarters, Fleet Marine Force Pacific, Camp Smith, Oahu, 
Hawaii, $1,046,000. 
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Paris Island, South Carolina, 
$4,499,000. 
Marine Corps Development and Education Command, Quantico, 
Virginia, $532,000. 
Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona, $940,000. 
CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS 
Naval Support Activity, Brooklyn, New York, $491,000. 
Naval Support Activity, New Orleans, Louisiana, $1,400,000. 
Commander in Chief Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $4,300,000. 
Naval Support Activity, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $201,000. 
Naval Support Activity, Seattle, Washington, $667,000. 
Headquarters Naval District Washington, Washington, District of 
Columbia, $1,300,000. 
COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ATLANTIC FLEET 
Naval Air Station, Cecil Field, Florida, $272,000. 
Oceanographic System Atlantic, Dam Neck, Virginia, $8,048,000. 
Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, $6,101,000. 
Naval Station, Mayport, Florida, $1,674,000. 
Naval Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, $300,000. 
Flag Administrative Unit, Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, $223,000. 
Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia, $24,246,000. 
Naval Air Station, Oceana, Virginia, $14,457,000. 
COMMANDER I N CHIEF, PACIFIC FLEET 
Naval Station, Adak, Alaska, $1,418,000. 
Naval Air Station, Barbers Point, Hawaii, $12,836,000. 
Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nevada, $2,376,000. 
Naval Air Station, Miramar, California, $4,958,000. 
Naval Air Station, MofFett Field, California, $896,000. 
Naval Air Station, North Island, California, $11,720,000. 
Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $4,051,000. 
Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $975,000. 
Naval Facility, Point Sur, California, $160,000. 
Naval Station, San Diego, California, $8,386,000. 
Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington, $1,055,000. 
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NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
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Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, $1,639,000. 
Naval Supply Corps School, Athens, Georgia, $670,000. 
Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Charles-
ton, South Carolina, $2,504,000. 
Naval Air Station, Memphis, Tennessee, $1,871,000. 
Naval Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, $672,000. 
Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, Rhode Island, 
$490,000. 
Naval School of Diving and Salvage, Panama City, Florida, 
$10,800,000. 
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, $1,546,000. 
Naval Technical Training Center, Corry Station, Pensacola, 
Florida, $900,000. 
Naval 
Submarine Training 
Center, San Diego, 
California, 
$3,520,000. 
Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, $5,455,000. 
Naval Air Station, Whiting Field, Florida, $1,208,000. 
BUREAU o r MEDICINE AND SURGERY 
Naval Regional Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida, $7,393,000. 
Portsmouth Naval Regional Medical Clinic, Kittery, Maine, 
$4,058,000. 
Naval Regional Dental Center, Newport, Rhode Island, $1,975,000. 
Naval Hospital, Orlando, Florida, $23,850,000. 
Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit No. 6, Pearl 
Harbor, Hawaii, $283,000. 
Naval Regional Dental Center, San Diego, California, $2,501,000. 
Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit No. 5, San 
Diego, California, $1,270,000. 
CHIEF OF NAVAL MATERIAL 
Naval Air Rework Facility, Alameda, California, $1,191,000. 
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, $10,876,000. 
Charleston 
Naval 
Shipyard, 
Charleston, 
South 
Carolina, 
$11,256,000. 
Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, South Carolina, $8,796,000. 
Polaris Missile Facility, Atlantic, Charleston, South Carolina, 
$2,315,000. 
Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, $950,000. 
Naval Weapons Support Center, Crane, Indiana, $988,000. 
Naval Weapons Station, Earle, New Jersey, $2,835,000. 
National Parachute Test Range, El Centre, California, $732,000. 
Naval Air Facility, El Centro, Calif 
ornia, $3,500,000. 
Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, 
Mississippi, 
$4,551,000. 
Naval Ordnance Station, Indian Head, Maryland, $383,000. 
Naval Torpedo Station, Keyport, Washington, $2,145,000. 
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, $12,789,000. 
Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, $117,000. 
Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, California, $3,981,000. 
Navy Ships Parts Control Center, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 
$135,000. 
Navy Public Works Center, Norfolk, Virginia, $454,000. 
Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, $2,701,000. 
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Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $11,985,000. 
Naval Air Kework Facility, Pensacola, Florida, $7,784,000. 
Navy Public Works Center, Pensacola, Florida, $95,000. 
Navy Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $629,000. 
Philadelphia 
Naval 
Shipyard, 
Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, 
$4,607,000. 
Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California, $3,087,000. 
Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, California, 
$183,000. 
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, $5,909,000. 
Naval Undersea Center, San Diego, California, $811,000. 
Navy Public Works Center, San Francisco, California, $190,000. 
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, $9,302,000. 
OCEANOGRAPHER OF THE NAVY 
Naval Oceanographic Center, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, 
$7,400,000. 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS SECURITY 
Various locations, $34,581,000. 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ATLANTIC FLEET 
Naval Station, Keflavik, Iceland, $6,009,000. 
Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, $4,160,000. 
COMMANDER I N CHIEF, PACIFIC FLEET 
Naval Magazine, Guam, Mariana Islands, $1,861,000. 
NAVAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMAND 
Classified location, $1,832,000. 
NAVAL SECURITY GROUP COMMAND 
Naval Security Group Activity, Keflavik, Iceland, $3,000,000. 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS SECURITY 
Various locations, $2,494,000. 
EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC 202. The Secretary of the Navy may establish or develop Navy 
installations and facilities by proceeding with construction made neces-
sary by changes in Navy missions and responsibilities which have been 
occasioned by (1) unforeseen security considerations, (2) new weapons 
developments, (3) new and unforeseen research and development re-
quirements, or (4) improved production schedules, if the Secretary of 
Defense determines that deferral of such construction for inclusion in 
the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be incon-
sistent with interests of national security and, in connection therewith, 
may acquire, construct, convert, rehabilitate, or install permanent or 
temporary public works, including land acquisition, site preparation, 
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appurtenances, utilities, and equipment, in the total amount of 
$10,000,000. The Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, shall notify 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, immediately upon reaching a decision to implement, of the 
cost of construction of any public work undertaken under this section, 
including those real estate actions pertaining thereto. This authoriza-
tion will expire upon the date of enactment of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for fiscal year 1978 except for those public 
works projects concerning which the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and House of Representatives have been notified pursuant 
to this section prior to such date. 
Congressional 
committees, 
notification. 
Authorization 
expiration. 
DEFICIENCY AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 203. Public Law 93-166, as amended, is amended by striking 
out in clause (2) of section 602 "$549,849,000" and "608,682,000" 
and inserting in place thereof "$560,849,000" and "$619,682,000", 
respectively. 
T I T L E I I I — A I R F O R C E 
SEC. 301. The Secretary of the Air Force may establish or develop 
military installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, con-
verting, rehabilitating, or installing permanent or temporary public 
works, including land acquisition, site preparation, appurtenances, 
utilities, and equipment, for the following acquisition and construction: 
INSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND 
Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, $1,720,000. 
AIR FORCE LOGISTICS COMMAND 
Hill Air Force Base, Utah, $16,587,000. 
Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, $2,374,000. 
McClellan Air Force Base, California, $1,194,000. 
Newark Air Force Station, Ohio, $266,000. 
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, $10,051,000. 
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, $5,348,000. 
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, $35,804,000. 
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND 
Arnold Engineering Development Center, Tennessee, $439,010,000. 
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, $354,000. 
Laurence G. Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, $671,000. 
Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, $198,000. 
Pillar Point Air Force Station, California, $450,000. 
Various locations, $10,250,000. 
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AIR TRAINING COMMAND 
Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, $6,467,000. 
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, $1,350,000. 
Mather Air Force Base, California, $3,883,000. 
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, $4,927,000. 
Reese Air Force Base, Texas, $250,000. 
Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, $825,000. 
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AIR UNIVERSITY 
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, $123,000. 
ALASKAN AIR COMMAND 
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, $210,000. 
Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska, $3,110,000. 
Fort Yukon Air Force Station, Alaska, $448,000. 
HEADQUARTERS COMMAND 
Andrews Air Force Base, Marjland, $2,880,000. 
Boiling Air Force Base, District of Columbia, $1,415,000. 
MILITARY AIRLIFT COMMAND 
Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, $11,377,000. 
Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, $1,468,000. 
Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, $900,000. 
Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, $2,305,000. 
McChord Air Force Base, Washington, $286,000. 
Norton Air Force Base, California, $900,000. 
Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, $200,000. 
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, $90,000. 
PACIFIC AIR FORCES 
Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, $4,145,000. 
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND 
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, $3,628,000. 
Beale Air Force Base, Calif ornia, $7,825,000. 
Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas, $2,200,000. 
Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, $732,000. 
Castle Air Force Base, California, $1,270,000. 
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, $2,192,000. 
Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, $100,000. 
Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, $2,441,000. 
Griffiss Air Force Base, New York, $699,000. 
K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan $270,000. 
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Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, $3,150,000. 
McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, $2,948,000. 
Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, $980,000. 
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, $38,060,000. 
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York, $588,000. 
Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio, $704,000. 
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, $1,454,000. 
Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, $133,000. 
Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, $1,607,000. 
TACTICAL AIR COMMAND 
England Air Force Base, Louisiana, $198,000. 
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, $500,000. 
Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, $987,000. 
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, $1,022,000. 
Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, $5,796,000. 
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Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina, $1,570,000. 
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, $245,000. 
Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, $1,030,000. 
East Coast Eange, $7,500,000. 
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMT 
United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, $354,000. 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS SECURITY 
Various locations, $15,523,000. 
AIR INSTALLATION COMPATIBLE USE ZONES 
Various locations, $2,217,000. 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
AIR FORCE S Y S T E M S COMMAND 
Classified locations, $1,300,000. 
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND 
Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, $4,170,000. 
UNITED STATES AIR FORCES I N EUROPE 
Various locations, $38,000,000. 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS SECURITY 
Various locations, $13,180,000. 
EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC 302. The Secretary of the Air Force may establish or develop 
Air Force installations and facilities by proceeding with construction 
made necessary by changes in Air Force missions and responsibilities 
which have been occasioned by (1) unforeseen security considerations, 
(2) new weapons developments, (3) new and unforeseen research and 
development requirements, or (4) improved production schedules, if 
the Secretary of Defense determines the deferral of such construction 
for inclusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act 
would be inconsistent with interests of national security and, in con-
nection therewith, may acquire, construct, convert, rehabilitate, or 
install permanent or temporary public works, including land acquisi-
tion, site preparation, appurtenances, utilities, and equipment in the 
total amount of $10,000,000. The Secretary of the Air Force, or his 
designee, shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives, immediately upon reaching a final deci-
sion to implement, of the cost of construction of any public work under-
taken under this section, including those real estate actions pertaining 
thereto. This authorization will expire upon the date of enactment of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for fiscal year 1978 
except for those public works projects concerning which the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
have been notified pursuant to this section prior to such date. 
Congressional 
committees, 
notification. 
Authorization 
expiration. 
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T I T L E I V — D E F E N S E A G E N C I E S 
SEC. 401. The Secretary of Defense may establish or develop mili-
tary installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, converting, 
rehabilitating, or installing permanent or temporary public works, 
including land acquisition, site preparation, appurtenances, utilities 
and equipment, for the following acquisition and construction: 
INSIDE THE UNITED 
STATES 
DEFENSE MAPPING 
AGENCY 
Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, 
$1,023,000. 
Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center, Bethesda, Mary-
land, $455,000. 
DEFENSE SUPPLY AGENCY 
Cameron Station, Alexandria, Virginia, $8,000,000. 
Defense Construction Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio, $855,000. 
Defense Electronics Supply Center, Dayton, Ohio, $130,000. 
Defense Fuel Support Point, Cincinnati, Ohio, $191,000. 
Defense Fuel Support Point, Lynn Haven, Florida, $1,393,000. 
Defense Fuel Support Point, Melville, Newport, Rhode Island, 
$225,000. 
Defense General Supply Center, Richmond, Virginia, $1,624,000. 
Defense 
Logistics 
Service 
Center, 
Battle 
Creek, 
Michigan, 
$1,862,000. 
Defense Property Disposal Office, Ayer, Fort Devens, Massachu-
setts, $500,000. 
Defense Property Disposal Office, Duluth Air Force Base, Minne-
sota, $135,000. 
Defense Property Disposal Office, Groton, Connecticut, $231,000. 
Defense Property Disposal Office, Gunter Air Force Base, Ala-
bama, $150,000. 
Defense Property Disposal Office, Fort Riley, Kansas, $772,000. 
Defense Property Disposal Office, Wurtsmith, Michigan, $162,000. 
TERMINAL PROCUREMENT 
Harrisville, Michigan, $700,000. 
Verona, New York, $200,000. 
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, $2,247,000. 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
STATES 
DEFENSE SUPPLY AGENCY 
Defense 
Property 
Disposal 
Office, 
Kaiserslautern, 
Germany, 
$575,000. 
Defense Property Disposal Office, Nuremberg, Germany, $649,000. 
Defense Property Disposal Office, Seckenheim, Germany, $867,000. 
EMERGENCY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 402. The Secretary of Defense may establish or develop 
installations and facilities which he determines to be vital to the secu-
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rity of the United States and, in connection therewith, may acquire, 
construct, convert, reliabilitate, or install permanent or temporary 
public works, including land acquisition, site preparation appurte-
nances, utilities, and equipment, in the total amount of $10,000,000, 
The Secretary of Defense, or his designee, shall notify the Commit-
tee on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
immediately upon reaching a final decision to implement, of the cost 
of construction of unj public work undertaken under this section, 
including real estate actions pertaining thereto. 
Congressional 
committees, 
notification. 
TITLE V—MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT OR ACQUIRE HOUSING 
SEC, 501, (a) The Secretary of Defense, or his designee, is author-
ized to construct or acquire sole interest in existing family housing 
units in the numbers and at the locations hereinafter named, but no 
family housing construction shall be commenced at any such locations 
in the United States until the Secretary has consulted with the Sec-
retary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development as to 
the availability of suitable private housing at such locations. If agree-
ment cannot be reached with respect to the availability of suitable 
private housing at any location, the Secretaiy of Defense shall notify 
the Committees on Ai'med Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, in writing, of such difference of opinion, and no con-
tract for construction at such location shall be entered into for a 
period of thirty days after such notification has been given. This 
authority shall include the authority to acquire land, and interests 
in land, by gift, purchase, exchange of Government-owned land, or 
otherwise. 
(b) With respect to the family housing units authorized to be con-
structed by this section, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
acquire sole interest in privately owned or Department of Housing and 
Urban Development held family housing units in lieu of constructing 
all or a portion of the family housing authorized by this section, if he, 
or his designee, determines such action to be in the best interests of the 
United States; but any family housing units acquired under authority 
of this subsection shall not exceed the cost limitations specified in this 
section for the project nor the limitations on size specified in section 
2684 of title 10, United States Code, In no case may family housing 
units be acquired under this subsection through the exercise of eminent 
domain authority; and in no case may family housing units other than 
those authorized by this section be acquired in lieu of construction 
unless the acquisition of such units is hereafter specifically authorized 
by law, 
(c) Family housing units: 
Fort Polk, Louisiana, six hundred fifty-two units, $25,510,000, 
Naval Complex, Bangor, Washington, two hundred forty-two 
units, $9,375,000. 
Naval Station, Keflavik, Iceland, one hundred sixty units, 
$17,200,000. 
Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, Arizona, forty units, 
$1,676,000. 
(d) Any amount specified in this section may, at the discretion of 
the Secretary of Defense, or his designee, be increased by 10 per centum, 
if he determines that such increase (1) is required for the sole purpose 
of meeting unusual variations in cost, and (2) could not have been rea-
sonably anticipated at the time the request for such amount was sub-
Secretary of 
HUD, 
consultation. 
Congressional 
committees, 
notification. 
Cost limitation. 
Restrictions. 
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mitted to the Congress. The amounts authorized include the costs of 
shades, screens, ranges, refrigerators, and all other installed equipment 
and fixtures, the cost of the family housing unit, design, supervision, 
inspection, overhead, land acquisition, site preparation, and installation 
of utilities. 
ALTERATIONS OF EXISTING QUARTERS 
SEC. 502. The Secretary of Defense, or his designee, is authorized to 
accomplish alterations, additions, expansions, or extensions, not other-
wise authorized by law, to existing public quarters at a cost not to 
exceed— 
(1) for the Department of the Army, $12,000,000 for energy 
conservation projects; 
(2) for the Department of the Navy, $7,000,000 for energy 
conservation projects; and 
(3) for the Department of the Air Force, $6,890,000 for energy 
conservation projects. 
RENTAL. QUARTERS 
SEC. 503. (a) Section 515 of Public Law 84^161 (69 Stat. 324, 352), 
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as amended, is further amended by revising the third sentence to read 
note. 
as follows: "Expenditures for the rental of such housing facilities, in-
cluding the cost of utilities and maintenance and operation, may not 
exceed: For the United States (other than Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam) 
and Puerto Rico, an average of $265 per month for each military 
department or the amount of $450 per month for any unit; and for 
Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam, an average of $335 per month for each 
military department, or the amount of $450 per month for any one 
unit.". 
(b) Section 507(b) of Public Law 93-166 (87 Stat. 661, 676) is 
amended by striking out "$380" and "$670" in the first sentence and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$405" and $700", respectively. 
SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS 
SEC. 504. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law: 
' • ' 
, 
(1) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to settle claims 
regarding construction of public quarters at the Naval Station, 
Charleston, South Carolina, in the amount of $1,675,000. 
'^ ' ' 
(2) The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to settle claims 
regarding construction of mobile home facilities at MacDill Air 
Force Base, Florida, in the amount of $88,000, plus interest at 
8% per centum from April 23, 1975, the date of settlement. 
HOUSING, APPROPRIATIONS LIMITATIONS 
SEC. 505. There is authorized to be appropriated for use by the Sec-
retary of Defense or, his designee, for military family housing as 
authorized by law for the following purposes: 
(1) For construction or acquisition of sole interest in family 
housing, including demolition, authorized improvements to public 
quarters, minor construction, relocation of family housing, rental 
guarantee payments, and planning, an amount not to exceed 
$80,576,000. 
(2) For support of military family housing, including operat-
ing expenses, leasing, maintenance of real property, payments of 
principal and interest on mortgage debts incurred, payment to the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, and mortgage insurance premi-
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90 STAT. 1361 
ums authorized under section 222 of the National Housing Act, as 
amended (12 U.S.C. I7l5ni), an amount not to exceed 
$1,223,947,000. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
WAIVER OF RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 601. The Secretary of each military department may proceed to 
establish or develop installations and facilities under this Act without 
regard to section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 
529), and sections 4774 and 9774 of title 10, United States Code. The 
authority to place permanent or temporary improvements on land 
includes authority for surveys, administration, overhead, planning, 
and supervision incident to construction. That authority may be 
exercised before title to the land is approved under section 355 of the 
Revised Statutes, as amended (40 U.S.C. 255), and even though the 
land is held temporarily. The authority to acquire real estate or land 
includes authority to make surveys and to acquire land, and interests 
in land (including temporary use), by gift, purchase, exchange of 
Government-owned land, or otherwise. 
' 
APPROPRIATIONS LIMITATIONS 
SEC. 602. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for the purposes of this Act, but appropriations for 
public works projects authorized by title I, II, III, IV, and V shall 
not/ GXC66Q.^^ 
(1) for title I: Inside the United States, $419,837,000; outside 
the United States, $164,661,000; or a total of $584,498,000. 
(2) for title I I : Inside the United States, $481,580,000; outside 
the United States, $19,356,000; or a total of $500,936,000. 
(3) for title I I I : Inside the United States, $679,759,000; out-
side the United States, $56,650,000; or a total of $736,409,000. 
(4) for title IV: A total of $32,946,000. 
(5) for title V: Military Family Housing, $1,304,523,000. 
C O S T VARIATIONS 
SEC. 603. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), any 
amount specified in titles I, II, III, and IV of this Act may, at the 
discretion of the Secretary of the military department or Director of 
the defense agency concerned, be increased by 5 per centum when 
inside the United States (other than Hawaii and Alaska) and by 10 
per centum when outside the United States or in Hawaii and Alaska, 
if he determines that such increase (1) is required for the sole purpose 
of meeting unusual variations in cost, and (2) could not have been 
reasonably anticipated at the time the request for such amount was 
submitted to the Congress. 
(b) When the amount named for any construction or acquisition 
in title I, II, III, or IV of this Act involves only one project at any 
military installation and the Secretary of the military department or 
Director of the defense agency concerned determines that the amount 
authorized must be increased by more than the applicable percentage 
prescribed in subsection (a), he may proceed with such construction 
or acquisition if the amount of the increase does not exceed by moi-e 
than 25 per centum the amount named for such project by the 
Congress. 
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Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
Cost limitation. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
Annual report to 
Congress. 
(c) When the Secretary of Defense determines that any amount 
named in title I, II, III, or IV of this Act must be exceeded by more 
than the percentages permitted in subsections (a) or (b) to accom-
plish authorized construction or acquisition, the Secretary of the 
military department or Director of the defense agency concerned may 
proceed with such construction or acquisition after a wr'tten report 
of the facts relating to the increase of such amount, including a state-
ment of the reasons for such increase, has been submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, and either (1) thirty days have elapsed from date of 
submission of such report, or (2) both committees have indicated 
approval of such construction or acquisition. Notwithstanding any 
provision to the contrary in prior military construction authorizations 
Acts, the provisions of this subsection shall apply to such prior Acts. 
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the 
total cost of all construction and acquisition in each such title may not 
exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated in that title. 
(e) No individual project authorized under title I, II, III, or IV 
of this Act for any specifically listed military installation for which 
the current working estimate is $400,000 or more may be placed under 
contract if— 
(1) the approved scope of the project is reduced in excess of 
25 per centum; or 
(2) the current working estimate, based upon bids received, 
for the construction of such project exceeds by more than 25 per 
centum the amount authorized for such project by the Congress, 
until a written report of the facts relating to the reduced scope 
or increased cost of such project, including a statement of the 
reasons for such reduction in scope or increase in cost, has been 
submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives and either (A) thirty days have 
elapsed from the date of submission of such report, or (B) both 
committees have indicated approval of such reduction in scope 
or increase in cost, as the case may be. 
(f) The Secretary of Defense shall submit an annual report to the 
(Congress identifying each individual project which has been placed 
under contract in the preceding twelve-month period and with respect 
to which the then current working estimate of the Department of 
Defense based upon bids received for such project exceeded the 
amount authorized by the Congress for that project by more than 25 
per centum. The Secretary shall also include in such report each indi-
vidual project with respect to which the scope was reduced by more 
tlian 25 per centum in order to permit contract award within the 
available authorization for such project. Such report shall include all 
pertinent cost information for each individual project, including the 
amount in dollars and percentage by which the current working esti-
mate based on the contract price for the project exceeded the amount 
authorized for such project by the Congress. 
CONSTRUCTION 
SUPERVISION 
SEC. 604. Contracts for construction made by the United States for 
performance within the United States and its possessions under this 
Act shall be executed under the jurisdiction and supervision of the 
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, or the Naval Facilities 
Engineering Command, Department of the Navy, or such other depart-
ment or Government agency as the Secretaries of the military 
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90 STAT. 1363 
departments recommend and the Secretary of Defense approves to 
assure the most efficient, expeditious, and cost-effective accomplish-
ment of the construction herein authorized. The Secretaries of the Report to 
military departments shall report annually to the President of the Congress. 
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a breakdown 
of the dollar value of construction contracts completed by each of the 
several construction agencies selected together with the design, con-
struction supervision, and overhead fees charged by each of the several 
agents in the execution of the assigned construction. Further, such 
contracts (except architect and engineering contracts which, unless 
specifically authorized by the Congress, shall continue to be awarded 
in accordance with presently established procedures, customs, and 
practice) shall be awarded, insofar as practicable, on a competitive 
basis to the lowest responsible bidder, if the national security will not 
be impaired and the award is consistent w4th chapter 137 of title 10, 
United States Code. The Secretaries of the military departments shall 10 USC 2301 
report annually to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the e
f seq. 
House of Representatives with respect to all contracts awarded on Reports to 
other than a competitive basis to the lowest responsible bidder. Such Congress, 
reports shall also show, in the case of the ten architect-engineering 
firms which, in terms of total dollars, were awarded the most business; 
the names of such firms; the total number of separate contracts 
awarded each such firm; and the total amount paid or to be paid in the 
case of each such action under all such contracts awarded such firm. 
REPEAL o r PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS; 
EXCEPTIONS 
SEC. 605. (a) As of January 1, 1978, all authorizations for military 
public works, including family housing to be accomplished by the 
Secretary of a military department, in connection with the establish-
ment or development of installations and facilities, and all authoriza-
tions for appropriations therefor, that are contained in titles I, II, 
III, IV, and V of the Act of October 7, 1975, Public Law 94-107 (89 
Stat. 546), and all such authorizations contained in Acts approved 
before October 7, 1975, and not superseded or otherwise modified by 
a later authorization are repealed except— 
Exceptions. 
(1) authorizations for public works and for appropriations 
therefor that are set forth in those Acts in the titles that contain 
the general provisions; 
(2) authorizations for public works projects as to which appro-
priated funds have been obligated for construction contracts, land 
acquisition, or payments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion, in whole or in part, before January 1, 1978, and authoriza-
tions for appropriations therefor. 
(b) ISTotwithstanding the repeal provisions of section 605 of the 
Act of October 7, 1975, Public Law 94-107 (89 Stat. 546, 565), 
authorizations for the following items shall remain in effect until 
January 1, 1979: 
(1) Defense Satellite Communications System construction in 
the amount of $1,054,000 at Stuttgart, Germany, authorized in 
section 101 of the Act of December 27, 1974 (88 Stat. 1747), as 
amended. 
(2) Cold storage warehouse construction in the amount of 
$1,215,000 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, authorized in section 101 
of the Act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1135), as amended and 
extended in section 605(3) (B) of the Act of December 27, 1974 
(88 Stat. 1762), as amended. 
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(3) Land acquisition, Murphy Canyon in the amount of 
$3,843,000 at Naval Regional Medical Center, San Diego, Cali-
fornia, authorized in section 201 of the Act of December 27, 1974 
(88 Stat. 1750), as amended. 
(4) Land acquisition in the amount of $800,000 at Naval 
Security Group Activity, Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico, authorized 
in section 201 of the Act of December 27, 1974 (88 Stat. 1750), 
as amended. 
UNIT COST LIMITATIONS 
SEC. 606, None of the authority contained in titles I, II, III, and IV 
of this Act shall be deemed to authorize any building construction 
project inside the United States in excess of a unit cost to be deter-
mined in proportion to the appropriate area construction cost index, 
based on the following unit cost limitations where the area construc-
tion index is 1.0: 
(1) $39 per square foot for permanent barracks; 
(2) $42 per square foot for bachelor officer quarters; 
unless the Secretary of Defense, or his designee, determines that 
because of special circumstances application to such project of the 
limitations on unit costs contained in this section is impracticable. 
Notwithstanding the limitations contained in prior Military Con-
struction Authorization Acts on unit costs, the limitations on such 
costs contained in this section shall apply to all prior authorizations 
for such construction not heretofore repealed and for which construc-
tion contracts have not been awarded by the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
INCREASES FOR SOLAR HEATING AND SOLAR COOLING EQUIPMENT 
SEC. 607. The Secretary of Defense shall encourage the utilization 
of solar energy as a source of energy for projects authorized by this 
Act where utilization of solar energy would be practical and eco-
nomically feasible. In addition to all other authorized variations of 
cost limitations or floor area limitations contained in this Act or prior 
,:.•!: 
Military Construction Authorization Acts, the Secretary of Defense, 
or his designee, may permit increases in the cost limitations or floor 
area limitations by such amounts as may be necessary to equip any 
projects with solar heating and/or solar cooling equipment. 
LAND CONVEYANCE, NEW JERSEY 
SEC, 608. (a) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to convey, 
without consideration, to the Airship Association, a nonprofit organi-
zation incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to that portion 
of the lands comprising the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 
described in subsection (b), for use as a permanent site for the museum 
described in subsection (c), subject to conditions of use set forth in 
such subsection. 
(b) The land authorized to be conveyed by subsection (a) is a cer-
tain parcel of land containing 13.98 acres, more or less, situated in 
Ocean County, New Jersey, being a part of the Naval Air Station, 
Lakehurst, New Jersey, and more particularly described as follows: 
Beginning at a point on the westerly side of Ocean County 
Route Numbered 547, 205.40 feet northerly from the intersection 
of the center line of new road and the westerly side of Route 
PUBLIC LAW 94^31—SEPT. 30, 1976 
90 STAT. 1365 
Numbered 547 thence (1) north 10 degrees 14 minutes 19 seconds 
east, 770,25 feet along the westerly edge of road to a point thence 
' 
(2) north 66 degrees 35 minutes 41 seconds west, 724.55 feet to a 
point thence (3) south 23 degrees 24 minutes 19 seconds west, 
750 feet to a point thence (4) south 66 degrees 35 minutes 41 
seconds east, 900 feet to the point and place of beginning. 
r 
(c) The conveyance authorized by subsection (a) shall be subject 
' 
to the following conditions and such other terms and conditions as 
the Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, shall determine necessary 
to protect the interests of the United States; 
(1) The lands so conveyed shall be used primarily for the con-
struction and operation of an airship museum to collect, preserve, 
and display to the public materials, memorabilia, and other items 
of historical significance and interest relative to the development 
^ 
and use of the airship, and for purposes incidental thereto. 
(2) All right, title, and interest in and to such lands, and any 
improvements constructed thereon, shall revert to the United 
States, which shall have an immediate right of entry thereon, if 
the construction of the airship museum is not undertaken within 
five years from the date of such conveyance or if the lands con-
veyed shall cease to be used for the purposes specified in para-
graph (1). 
(3) All expenses for surveys and the preparation and execution 
of legal documents necessary or appropriate to carry out the pro-
visions of this section shall be boine by the Airship Association. 
LAND CONVEYANCE, WEST VIRGINIA 
SEC. 609. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Secre-
tary of Defense, or his designee, is authorized to convey to the city 
of South Charleston, West Virginia, subject to such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary shall deem to be in the public interest, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to a section of land 
located on the property formerly known as the South Charleston 
Naval Ordnance Plant, with improvements, such land consisting of 
approximately 4.5 acres. In consideration of such conveyance by the 
Secretary, the city of South Charleston shall convey to the United 
States unencumbered fee title to eight acres of land owned by the 
municipality, improved in a manner acceptable to the Secretary, and 
subject to such other conditions as are acceptable to the Secretary. The 
fexact acreages and legal descriptions of both properties are to be deter-
mined by accurate surveys as mutually agreed upon by the Secretary 
and the city of South Charleston. The Secretary is authorized to accept 
the lands so conveyed to the United States, which lands shall be admin-
istered by the Department of the Army. 
STUDIES OF REUSE OF MILITARY BASES 
SEC. 610. (a) Whenever a final decision has been made to close any 10 USC133 note, 
military installation located in the United States, Guam, or Puerto 
Rico and, because of the location, facilities, and other particular char-
acteristics of such installation, the Secretary of Defense determines 
that such installation may be suitable for some specific Federal or 
State use potentially beneficial to the Nation, the Secretary of Defense 
is authorized to conduct such studies, including, but not limited to, 
the preparation of an environmental impact statement in accordance 
90 STAT. 1366 
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42 use 4321 
note. 
"Military 
installation." 
with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, in connection 
with such installation and such potential use as may be necessary to 
provide information sufficient to make sound conclusions and recom-
mendations regarding the possible use of such installation. 
(b) Any study conducted under authority of this section shall be 
submitted to the President and the Congress together with such com-
ments and recommendations as the Secretary of Defense may deem 
appropriate. Such studies shall also be available to the public. 
(c) As used in this section, the term "military installation" includes 
any camp, post, station, base, yard, or other installation under the 
jurisdiction of any military department. 
(d) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 
IMPACT ASSISTANCE, NOXPROFIT COOPERATI'V'ES 
SEC. 611. Notwithstanding section 7 of the Act of August 23, 1912 
(31 U.S.C. 679), the Secretary of Defense is authorized to use any 
funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 610 of the 
Military Construction Act, 1971 (84 Stat. 1224), to reimburse non-
profit, mutual aid telephone cooperatives for their capital expenditures 
for the purchase and installation of nontactical communications equip-
ment and related facilities, to the extent the Secretary determines that 
(1) such expenditures are not otherwise recoverable by such coopera-
tives, (2) such expenditures were incurred as the direct result of the 
construction, installation, testing, and operation of the SAFEGUARD 
Antiballistic Missile System, and (3) such cooperatives, as a result 
of the deactivation and termination of such system, would sustain an 
unfair and excessive financial burden in the absence of the financial 
assistance authorized by this section. 
Congress, 
notification. 
Congress, written 
notification. 
BASE REALIGNMENTS 
SEC. 612. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds authorized to be appropriated in this Act may be used to effect 
or implement— 
(1) the closure of any military installation; 
(2) any reduction in the authorized level of civilian personnel 
at any military installation by more than one thousand civilian 
personnel or 50 per centum of the level of such personnel author-
ized as of March 1,1976, or the end of the fiscal year immediately 
preceding the fiscal year in which the Secretary of Defense or the 
Secretary of the military department concerned notifies the 
Congress that such installation is a candidate for closure or 
significant reduction, whichever occurs later; or 
(3) any construction, conversion, or rehabilitation at any other 
military installation (whether or not such installation is a mili-
tary installation as defined in subsection (b)) which will or may 
be required as a result of the relocation of civilian personnel to 
such other installation by reason of any closure or reduction to 
which this section applies; 
unless— 
(A) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military 
department concerned notifies the Congress in writing that such 
military installation is a candidate for closure or significant 
reduction; and then 
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90 STAT. 1367 
(B) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military 
department concerned complies with all terms, conditions and 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act; and 
then 
(C) the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military 
department concerned submits to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate his final deci-
sion to close or significantly reduce such installation and a detailed 
justification for his decision, together with the estimated fiscal, 
local economic, budgetary, environmental, strategic, and opera-
tional consequences of the proposed closure or reduction; and then 
(D) a period of at least sixty days expires following the date 
on which the justification referred to in clause (C) has been sub-
mitted to such committees, during which period the Secretary of 
Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned 
may take no irrevocable action to implement the decision. 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term "military installation" 
means any camp, post, station, base, yard, or other facility under the 
authority of the Department of Defense— 
(1) which is located within any of the several States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or Guam; 
and 
(2) at which not less than five hundred civilian personnel are 
authorized to be employed. 
(c) For purposes of this section, the term "civilian personnel" means 
direct-hire permanent civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense. 
(d) This section shall not apply to any closure or reduction if the 
President certifies to Congress that such closure or reduction must be 
implemented for reasons of any military emergency or national 
security or if such closure or reduction was publicly announced prior 
to January 1, 1976. 
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note. 
Final decision, 
submittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
"Military 
installation. 
"Civilian 
personnel." 
NAVAL MUSEUM, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 
SEC. 613. The Congress hereby expresses its approval and encourage-
ment with respect to the establishment, by the State of South Carolina, 
of a naval and maritime museum in the city of Charleston, South 
Carolina, and recognizes the historical importance of such museum 
and the patriotic purpose it is intended to serve. 
A M E N D M E N T T O T I T L E 10, UNITED STATES CODE; REAL PROPERTY 
EXCHANGE 
SEC. 614. Section 2662(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof a new sentence as follows: "The report 
required by this subsection to be submitted to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives concern-
ing any report of excess real property described in clause (5) shall 
contain a certification by the Secretary concerned that he has con-
sidered the feasibility of exchanging such property for other real 
property authorized to be acquired for military purposes and has de-
termined that the property proposed to be declared excess is not suit-
able for such purpose.". 
SHORT TITLE 
SEC. 615. Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of this Act may be cited as 
the "Military Construction Authorization Act, 1977". 
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Guard and 
Reserves Forces 
Facilities 
Authorization 
Act, 1977. 
10 u s e 2231 
et seq. 
TITLE VII—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
AUTHORIZATION FOR FACILITIES 
SEC. 701. Subject to chapter 133 of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Defense may establish or develop additional facilities for 
the Guard and Reserve Forces, including the acquisition of land there-
for, but the cost of such facilities shall not exceed— 
(1) For the Department of the Army: 
(a) Army National Guard of the United States, $54,745,000. 
(b) Army Reserve, $44,459,000. 
(2) For the Department of the Navy: Naval and Marine Corps 
Reserves, $21,800,000. 
(3) For the Department of the Air Force: 
(a) Air National Guard of the United States, $33,900,000. 
(b) Air Force Reserve, $9,773,000. 
WAIVER OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 702. The Secretary of Defense may establish or develop 
installations and facilities under this title without regard to section 
3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 629), and sections 
4774 and 9774 of title 10, United States Code. The authority to place 
permanent or temporary improvements on lands includes authority 
for surveys, administration, overhead, planning, and supervision inci-
dent to construction. That authority may be exercised before title to 
the land is approved under section 355 of the Revised Statutes, as 
amended (40 U.S.C. 255), and even though the land is held tempo-
rarily. The authority to acquire real estate or land includes authority 
to make surveys and to acquire land, and interests in land (including 
temporary use), by gift, purchase, exchange of Government-owned 
landj or otherwise. 
, . 
SHORT TITLE 
SEC. 703. This title may be cited as the "Guard and Reserves Forces 
Facilities Authorization Act, 1977". 
Approved September 30, 1976. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 94-1371 (Comm. on Armed Services). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-1233 (Comm. on Armed Services). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976): 
Aug. 24, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 15, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 16, House concurred in Senate amendments. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 12, No. 40: 
Sept. 30, Presidential statement.