An Act making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and far other purposes
PL 91-544 (H.R.17970), enacted 12/11/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-544-DEC. 11, 1970 
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Public Law 91-544 
A N A C T 
December 11,1970 
Making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense 
[H. R. 17970] 
for tlie fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Reiyresentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following stmc^Jlon^App^o-
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- priations Act, 
wise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30,1971, for military ^^'^^• 
construction functions administered by tlie Department of Defense, 
and for other purposes, namely: 
MiLiTAR'r CONSTRUCTION, A R M Y 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tem-
porary or permanent public works, military installations, and facilities 
for the Army as currently authorized in military public works or mili-
tary construction Acts, and in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, United 
States Code, $646,958,000, to remain available until expended. 
AJeTiWiT.' 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tem-
porary or permanent public works, naval installations, and facilities 
for the Navy as currently authorized in military public works or 
military construction Acts, and in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, 
United States Code, including personnel in the Naval Facilities 
Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for the 
purposes of this appropriation, $302,483,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tem-
porary or permanent public works, militarj^ installations, and facili-
ties for the Air Force as currently authorized in military public works 
or military construction Acts, and in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, 
United States Code, $284,147,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE AGENCIES 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and ex|uipment of tem-
porary or permanent public works, installations, and facilities for 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (otltcr than the 
military departments and the Office of Civil Defense;, as ^iurrently 
authorized m military public works or military constraction Acts, and 
in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, United States Code,, $46,300,000, 
to remain available until expended; and, in addition, not to exceed 
$20,000,000 to be derived by transfer from the appropriation "Research, 
development, test, and evaluation. Defense Agencies" as determined by 
the Secretary of Defense: Provided^ That such amounts of this appro-
priation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 
transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense 
available for military construction as ho may designate. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL Gi^^viiD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilication, and conver-
sion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army 
National Guard as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10, L1"nited States 
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^^^®' ^^ aiiiended, and the Keserve Forces Facilities Acts, $15,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTIGX, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and con-
version of facilities for the training and administration of the Air 
National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter 
133 of title 10, United States Code, as amended, and the Eeserve Forces 
Facilities Acts, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTIOX, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and con-
version of facilities for the training and administration of the Army 
Reserve as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended, and the Reserve Forces Facilities Acts, $10,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CoNSTiiucriox, XAVAL RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and con-
version of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve 
components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 
133 of title 10, United States Code, as amended, and the Reserve Forces 
Facilities Acts, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTIOX, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conver-
sion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air Force 
Reserve as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended, and the Reserve Forces Facilities Acts, $4,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE 
For expenses of family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, 
Air Force, and Defense agencies, for construction, including acquisi-
tion, replacement, addition, expansion, extension and alteration and for 
operation, maintenance, and debt payment, including leasing, minor 
construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, 
as authorized by law, $806,464,000, to be obligated and expended in 
the Family Housing Management Account established pursuant to 
\\ vsc^igAa-i. section 501(a) of Public Law 87-554, in not to exceed the following 
amounts: 
For the Army: 
Construction, $46,402,000; 
Operation, maintenance, $152,500,000; 
For the Navy and Marine Corps: 
Construction, $95,174,000; 
Operation, maintenance, $101,661,000; 
For the Air Force: 
Construction, $75,926,000: 
Operation, maintenance, $165,075,000; 
For defense agencies: 
Construction, $326,000; 
Operation, maintenance, $5,134,000; 
For Department of Defense: Debt payment, $164,266,000. 
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Provided^ That the amounts provided under this head for construction 
and for debt payment shall remain available until expended. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
construction in prior years are hereby made available for construction 
authorized for each such department by the authorizations enacted 
into law during the second session of the Ninety-first Congress. 
SEC. 102. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work, 
where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United 
States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the 
Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. 
SEO. 103. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
expended for additional costs involved in expediting construction 
unless the Secretary of Defense certifies such costs to be necessary to 
protect the national interest and establishes a reasonable completion 
date for each project, taking into consideration the urgency of the 
requirement, the type and location of the project, the climatic and 
seasonal conditions affecting the construction, and the application of 
economical construction practices. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
for the construction, replacement, or reactivation of an^ bakery, 
laundry, or drycleaning facility in the United States, its territories, or 
possessions, as to which the Secretary of Defense does not certify, in 
writing, giving his reasons therefor, that the services to be furnished by 
such facilities are not obtainable from commercial sources at reason-
able rates. 
SEC. 105. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for con-
struction are hereby made available for hire of passenger motor 
vehicles. 
SEC. 106. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
construction may be used tor advances to the Bureau of Public Roads, 
Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads 
as authorized by 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. 107. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to 
begin construction of new bases inside the continental United States 
for which specific appropriations have not been made. 
SEC. 108, 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 Naval Facilities 
Engineering Command, 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. 109. 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 Treasury, of currencies of such coun-
try acquired pursuant to law is not feasible for the purpose, stating the 
reason therefor. 
Prior approprl* 
atlons. 
Contracts. 
Construction 
costs, limita-
tion. 
Bakery facili-
ties, etc. 
Motor vehicles, 
hire. 
Access roads, 
construction. 
72 Stat. 908. 
New bases. 
Land purchases 
or easements. 
Foreign proj-
ects. 
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Family housing, 
limitations. 
Short title. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
to (1) acquire land, (2) provide for site preparation, or (3) install 
utilities for an;^ family housing, except housing for which funds have 
been made available in annual military construction appropriations 
Acts. 
This Act may be cited as the "Military Construction Appropriations 
Act, 1971". 
Approved December 11, 1970. 
Public Law 91-545 
December 11,1970 
[H. R.4302] 
U.S. district 
courts. 
Transcript fees. 
79 Stat. 647. 
Ante, p. 916. 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code, section 753, to authorize payment 
by the United States of fees charged by court reporters for furnishing certain 
transcripts in proceedings under the Criminal Justice Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That paragraph (f) 
of section 753 of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by 
striking all of the third sentence of that paragraph and substituting 
therefor the following: "Fees for transcripts furnished in criminal 
proceedings to persons proceeding under the Criminal Justice Act (18 
U.S.C. 3006A), or in habeas corpus proceedings to persons allowed to 
sue, defend, or appeal in forma pauperis, shall be paid by the United 
States out of moneys appropriated for those purposes." 
Approved December 11, 1970. 
Public Law 91-546 
December 14, 1970 
[H. R. 18126] 
U.S. district 
courts. 
81 Stat. 662. 
New York, 
62 Stat. 883. 
Mississippi. 
Maryland. 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide for holding district court 
for the Eastern District of New York at Westbury, New York. 
Be it eTiacted hy the Senate and House of Re^rresentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the second para-
graph of section 112 (c) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended 
to read as follows: 
"Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Brooklyn, Mineola, 
and Westbury." 
SEC. 2. That the last sentence of section 104(b) (4) of title 28 of the 
United States Code is amended to read as follows: 
"Court for the southern division shall be held at Biloxi and Gulf-
port." 
SEC. 3. That the last sentence of section 104 (b) (3) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"Court for the western division shall be held«at Natchez and Vicks-
burg: Provided, That court shall be held at Natchez if suitable quarters 
and accommodations are furnished at no cost to the United States." 
SEC. 4. That section 100 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"§ 100. Maryland. 
"Maryland constitutes one judicial district. 
"Court shall be held at Baltimore, Cumberland, Denton, and at a 
suitable site in Prince Georges County not more than five miles from 
the boundary of Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties." 
Approved December 14, 1970.