An Act making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and for other purposes
PL 89-744 (H.R.17637), enacted 11/02/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89.744-NOV. 2, 1966 
[80 STAT. 
74 Stat. 23. 
Short titlt 
Act, 1961, shall be continued for the fiscal year 1967: Provided, That 
the limitation for "Construction Services, Department of Buildings 
and Grounds" contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation 
Act, 1961, shall be increased from 6 to 8 per centum of appropriations 
for construction projects in excess of $500,000 and to 10 per centum of 
appropriations for construction projects under $500,000. 
This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Appropriation 
Act, 1967." 
Approved November 2, 1966. 
November 2, 1966 
[H. R. 17637] 
Military Con-
struction Appro-
priation Act, 1967. 
72 Stat. 1459, 
1460. 
78 Stat. 10 34, 
Public Law 89-744 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending June 30,1967, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ainerlca in Congress assembled, That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otlier-
wise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, for mil-
itary construction functions admniistered by the Department of De-
fense, and for other purposes, namely: 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tempo-
rary 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, Ignited 
States Code, $114,014,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCITON, NAVY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tempo-
rary or peiTnanent public works, naval installations, and facilities for 
the Navy as currently authorized in military public works or military 
construction Acts, in Public Law 88-637j and in sections 2673 and 
2675 of title 10, United States Code, including personnel in the Bureau 
of Yards and Docks and other personal services necessary for the 
purposes of this appropriation, $126,918,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temj^o-
rary or permanent public works, military installations, and facilities 
for the Air Force as currently authorized in military public works or 
military construction Acts, in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, Ignited 
States Code, $205,495,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE AGENCIES 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tem-
porary or permanent public works, installations and facilities for ac-
tivities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than tl>e 
military departments and the Office of Civil Defense), as currently 
authorized m military public works or military construction Acts, and 
in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, United States Code, $7,547,000, 
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to remain available until expended; and, in addition, not to exceed 
$20,000,000 to be derived by transfer from the appropriation "Ee-
search, development, test, and evaluation, Defense Agencies" as de-
termined by the Secretary of Defense: Provided^ That such amounts 
of this appropriation as may be determined b j the Secretary of 
Defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the Depart-
ment of Defense available for military construction as he may desig-
nate. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, 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 Reserve 
'l^^lfiSv 
Forces Facilities Acts, $9,400,000, to remain available until expended. 2238. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL 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, $5,400,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, 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, $3,600,000, 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 operation, maintenance, and debt 
payment, including leasing, minor construction, principal and inter-
est charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, 
$507,196,000, to be obligated and expended in the Family Housing 
Management Account established pursuant to section 501 (a) of Public 
Law 87-554, in not to exceed the following amounts: 
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" or the Army: 
Operation, maintenance, $127,287,000; 
Debt payment, $47,346,000. 
For the Navy and Marine Corps: 
Operation, maintenance, $72,934,000; 
Debt payments, $30,864,000. 
For the Air Force: 
Operation, maintenance, $135,382,000; 
Debt payment, $89,028,000. 
For Defense agencies: 
Operation, maintenance, $4,355,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for ^^^^"^ appropria-
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 Eighty-ninth Congress. 
SEC. 102. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
contracts. 
expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for 
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STAT. 
Expediting costs. 
Bakery facili-
ties, etc. 
Motor vehicle 
hire. 
Access roads. 
72 Stat. 908. 
New bases. 
Obstetrical 
services. 
Land easements, 
etc. 
Foreign proj-
ects. 
Family housing, 
limitation. 
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. 
SEC. 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 any bakery, laun-
dry, 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 rea-
sonable rates. 
SEC. 105. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
construction are hereby made available for hire of passenger motor 
vehicles. 
SEC. 106. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
construction may be used for advances to the Bureau of Public Roads, 
Department of Commerce, for the construction of access roads as 
authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when proj-
ects authorized therein are certified as important to the national de-
fense 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 contained in this Act shall be used 
for the construction of hospitals or composite medical facilities w^hich 
do not provide facilities for obstetrical services. 
SEC. 109. 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. 110. 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 
country acquired pursuant to law is not feasible for the purpose, 
stating the reason therefor. 
SEC. 111. 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 any family housing, except housing for which funds have 
been made available in annual military construction appropriation 
acts. 
SEC. 112. This Act may be cited as the "Military Construction 
Appropriation Act, 1967". 
Approved November 2, 1966.