An Act to authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes.
PL 93-552 (H.R.16136), enacted 12/27/1974

struction Author-
ization Act, 1975. 
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PUBLIC L
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Public Law 93-552 
AN ACT 
December27, 1974 
To authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes. 
[H.R. 16136] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Military con-
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struction and 
reserve forces 
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facilities author-
ization acts, 
1975. 
SEC. 101. The Secretary of the Army may establish or develop mil- 
Military con-
itary installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, convert ^^„ 
ing, rehabilitating, or installing permanent or temporary public works, 
Army. 
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, $26,170,000. 
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, $9,742,000. 
Fort Carson, Colorado, $27,701,000. 
Fort Hood, Texas, $42,754,000. 
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, $4,286,000. 
Fort Lewis, Washington, $10,270,000. 
Fort Riley, Kansas, $25,933,000. 
Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, $42,197,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND 
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, $9,625,000. 
Fort Benning, Georgia, $36,827,000. 
Fort Bliss, Texas, $12,296,000. 
Fort Eustis, Virginia, $8,124,000. 
Fort Gordon, Georgia, $9,858,000. 
Hunter-Liggett Military Reservation, California, $1,108,000. 
Fort Jackson, South Carolina, $19,078,000. 
Fort Knox, Kentucky, $2,264,000. 
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, $9,911,000. 
Fort Lee, Virginia, $11,473,000. 
Fort McClellan, Alabama, $17,344,000. 
Presidio of Monterey, California, $3,107,000. 
Fort Ord, California, $3,660,000. 
Fort Polk, Louisiana, $7,304,000. 
Fort Rucker, Alabama, $4,928,000. 
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, $15,587,000. 
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, $3,360,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 
Fort Myer, Virginia, $2,497,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND 
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, $1,030,000. 
Aeronautical Maintenance Center, Texas, $541,000. 
Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, $7,648,000. 
Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania, $4,726,000. 
Lexington/Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, $616,000. 
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Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, $2,820,000. 
Red Eiver Army Depot, Texas, $269,000. 
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, $10,322,000. 
Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, $2,731,000. 
Sacramento Army Depot, California, $2,599,000. 
Seneca Army Depot, New York, $815,000. 
Sierra Army Depot, California, $717,000. 
Watervliet Arsenal, New York, $3,256,000. 
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, $1,808,000. 
Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, $1,859,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY COMMUNICATIOlSr COMMAND 
Fort Huachuca, Arizona, $556,000. 
Fort Ritchie, Maryland, $2,023,000. 
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY 
United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, $8,720,000. 
HEALTH SERVICES COMMAND 
Fort Detrick, Maryland, $486,000. 
Various Locations, $19,773,000. 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS 
Cold Regions Laboratories, New Hampshire, $2,515,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY, ALASKA 
Fort Greely, Alaska, $251,000. 
Fort Richardson, Alaska, $1,732,000. 
Fort Wainwright, Alaska, $1,512,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY, HAWAII 
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, $15,324,000. 
Tripler General Hospital, Hawaii, $1,205,000. 
POLLUTION ABATEMENT 
Various Locations, Air Pollution Abatement, $1,356,000. 
Various Locations, Water Pollution Abatement, $16,358,000. 
DINING FACILITIES MODERNIZATION 
Various Locations, $10,723,000. 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES, SOUTHERN COMMAND 
Canal Zone, Various Locations, $557,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY, PACIFIC 
Korea, Various Locations, $2,034,000. 
KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE 
National Missile Range, $1,272,000. 
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UNITED STATES ARMY SECURITY AGENCY 
Various Locations, $148,000, 
UNITED STATES ARMY COMMUNICATION 
COMMAND 
Fort Buckner, Okinawa, $532,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY, EUROPE 
Germany, Various Locations, $27,482,000. 
Camp Darby, Italy, $4,159,000. 
Various Locations: For the United States share of the cost of multi-
lateral programs for the acquisition or construction of military facil-
ities and installations, including international military headquarters 
for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area, 
$84,000,000: Provided^ That within thirty days after the end of each 
quarter, the Secretary of the Army shall furnish to the Committees 
on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a description of obligations incurred as the United 
States share of such multilateral programs. 
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 development 
requirements, 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 
to 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: Provided^ That 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 undertaken 
under this section, including those real estate actions pertaining 
thereto. This authorization will expire upon enactment of the fiscal year 
1976 Military Construction Authorization Act except for those public 
works projects concerning which the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives have been notified pur-
suant to this section prior to that date. 
SEC 103. (a) Public Law 93-166, is amended under the heading 
"OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES—UNITED STATES ARMY, EUROPE", in sec-
tion 101 as follows: 
With 
respect to "Germany, Various Locations" strike out 
"$12,517,000" and insert in place thereof "$16,360,000". 
(b) Public Law 93-166 is amended by striking out in clause (1) of 
section 602 "$107,257,000" and "$596,084,000" and inserting in place 
thereof "$111,100,000" and "$599,927,000", respectively. 
SEC 104. (a) Public Law 92-545, as amended, is amended under the 
heading "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES", in section 101 as follows: 
With respect to "Fort Myer, Virginia," strike out "$1,815,000" and 
insert in place thereof "$3,615,000." 
With respect to "Fort Sill, Oklahoma," strike out "$14,958,000" 
and insert in place thereof "$16,159,000". 
(b) Public Law 92-545, as amended, is amended under the heading 
"OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES—UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES, SOUTHERN 
COMMAND" in section 101 as follows: 
Report to con-
gressional com-
mittees. 
Emergency con-
struction. 
Congressional 
committees, noti-
fication. 
Authorization 
expiration. 
87 Stat. 661. 
86 Stat. 1135. 
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With respect to "Canal Zone, Various Locations" strike out 
"$8,129,000'' and insert in place thereof "$9,238,000". 
(c) Public Law 92-545, as amended, is amended by striking out in 
87 Stat. 664. 
^j^usc 
(1) 
of scctlon 702 "$444,767,000;" "$117,311,000;" and 
"$562,078,000" and 
inserting 
in 
place thereof 
"$447,768,000;" 
"$118,420,000;" and "$566,188,000", respectively. 
SEC. 105. (a) Public Law 91-511, as amended, is amended under 
84 tat. 1206. 
^^IQ heading "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES", in section 101 as follows: 
With respect to "Kock Island Arsenal, Illinois," strike out 
"$2,750,000'; and insert in place thereof "$3,650,000". 
(b) Public Law 91-511, as amended, is amended by striking out in 
87 Stat. 664. 
^kuse (1) of scctiou 602 "$181,834,000" and "$267,031,000" and insert-
ing in place thereof "$182,734,000" and "$267,931,000", respectively. 
87 Stat. 664. 
V^EC. 106. PubUc Law 93-166 is amended in section 105 as follows: 
Clause (1) of section 702 of Public Law 92-145, as amended by 
section 105(b) of Public Law 93-166, is amended by striking out 
"$404,500,000" and "$405,107,000" and inserting in place thereof 
"$405,000,000" and "$405,607,000", respectively. 
TITLE I I 
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SEC. 201. The Secretary of the Navy 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 
FIRST N A V A L 
D I S T R I C T 
Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, $261,000. 
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, $7,232,000. 
Naval Security Group Activity, Winter Harbor, Maine, $255,000. 
Naval Education and Training Center, Newport, Rhode Island, 
$3,553,000. 
Naval Underwater 
Systems Center, Newport, Rhode Island, 
$9,249,000. 
THIRD NAVAL DISTRICT 
Naval Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, $971,000. 
FOURTH NAVAL DISTRICT 
Naval Air Test Facility, Lakehurst, New Jersey, $7,350,000. 
Navy Ships Parts Control Center, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 
$2,336,000. 
Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $296,000. 
NAVAL DISTRICT, WASHINGTON 
Naval District Commandant, Washington, District of Columbia, 
$2,883,000. 
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, 
$205,000. 
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, $7,706,000. 
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, $14,943,000. 
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, 
Maryland, $15,000,000. 
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F I F T H NAVAL 
DISTRICT 
Naval Regional Medical Center, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 
$290,000. 
Naval Air Rework Facility, Cherry Point, North Carolina, $252,000. 
Fleet Combat Direction Systems Training Center, Atlantic, Dam 
Neck, Virginia, $2,034,000. 
Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia, $896,000. 
Atlantic Command Operations Control Center, Norfolk, Virginia, 
$633,000. 
Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, $3,471,000. 
Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia, $8,364,000. 
Naval Supply Center, Norfolk, Virginia, $4,990,000. 
Naval Air Station, Oceana, Virginia, $1,047,000. 
Norfolk Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, 
$15,801,000. 
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, $5,602,000. 
Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia, $1,595,000. 
SIXTH NAVAL DISTRICT 
Naval Air Station, Cecil Field, i^lorida, $6,893,000. 
Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, $446,000. 
Naval Regional Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida, $12,413,000. 
Naval Station, Mayport, Florida, $3,239,000. 
Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida, $8,709,000. 
Naval Coastal Systems Laboratory, Panama City, Florida, $795,000. 
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, $20,948,000. 
Naval Technical Training Center, Pensacola, Florida, $4,478,000. 
Naval Air Station, Whiting Field, Florida, $1,561,000. 
Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi, $1,485,000. 
Naval Hospital, Beaufort, South Carolina, $7,112,000. 
Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, $200,000. 
Naval Station, Charleston, South Carolina, $15,352,000. 
Naval Supply Center, Charleston, South Carolina, $3,750,000. 
Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, South Carolina, $2,564,000. 
Naval Air Station, Memphis, Tennessee, $4,284,000. 
EIGHTH 
NAVAL 
DISTRICT 
Naval Support Activity, New Orleans, Louisiana, $3,080,000. 
Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas, $1,830,000. 
Naval Air Station, Kingsville, Texas, $1,428,000. 
N I N T H 
NAVAL 
DISTRICT 
Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, $1,953,000. 
ELEVENTH 
NAVAL 
DISTRICT 
Naval Regional Medical Center, Camp Pendleton, California, 
$7,619,000. 
Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, $8,371,000. 
Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, California, $6,011,000. 
Naval Air Station, Miramar, California, $11,772,000. 
Naval Air Station, North Island, Calif ornia, $12,943,000. 
Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, California, 
$1,048,000. 
Naval Electronics Laboratory Center, San Diego, California, 
$3,238,000. 
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Naval Regional Medical Center, San Diego, California, $13,4&3,000. 
Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, $8,657,000. 
Navy 
Submarine 
Support 
Facility, San Diego, 
California, 
$4,234,000. 
Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach, California, $2,147,000. 
TWELFTH 
NAVAL 
DISTRICT 
Naval Air Eework Facility, Alameda, California, $1,638,000. 
Naval Hospital, Lemoore, California, $333,000. 
Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California, $77,000. 
Naval Communications Station, Stockton, California, $1,102,000. 
T H I R T E E N T H NAVAL DISTRICT 
Naval Station, Adak, Alaska, $7,697,000. 
Trident Support Site, Bangor, Washington, $100,000,000. 
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, $393,000. 
Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington, $2,603,000. 
FOURTEENTH NAVAL DISTRICT 
Naval Ammunition Depot, Oahu, Hawaii, $795,000. 
Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $1,505,000. 
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $3,356,000. 
MARINE CORPS 
Marine Barracks, Washington, District of Columbia, $1,874,000. 
Marine Corps Development and Education Command, Quantico, 
Virginia, $2,803,000. 
Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, $13,864,000. 
Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, $1,260,000. 
Marine Corps Air Station, New River, North Carolina, $499,000. 
Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona, $3,203,000. 
Marine Corps Supply Center, Barstow, California, $1,463,000. 
Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California, $7,271,000. 
Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, California, $397,000. 
Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, $5,497,000. 
POLLUTION 
ABATEMENT 
Various Locations, Air Pollution Abatement, $9,849,000. 
Various Locations, Water Pollution Abatement, $44,251,000. 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
TENTH NAVAL DISTRICT 
Naval Telecommunications Center, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, 
$3,186,000. 
Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, $947,000. 
Naval Security Group Activity, Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico, 
$1,026,000. 
F I F T E E N T H NAVAL DISTRICT 
Naval Support Activity, Canal Zone, $800,000. 
ATLANTIC OCEAN AREA 
Naval Air Station, Bermuda, $1,866,000. 
Naval Station, Keflavik, Iceland, $2,317,000. 
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EUROPEAN AREA 
Naval Security Group Activity, Edzell, Scotland, $571,000. 
Naval Activities Detachment, Holy Loch, Scotland, $1,188,000. 
INDIAN OCEAN AREA 
Naval Communications Facility, Diego Garcia, Chagos Archipelago, 
$14,802,000. 
PACIFIC OCEAN AREA 
Naval Communication Station, Finegayan, Guam, Mariana Islands, 
$355,000. 
Naval Ship Repair Facility, Guam, Mariana Islands, $1,782,000. 
Navy Public Works Center, Guam, Mariana Islands, $907,000. 
Naval Air Station, Cubi Point, Republic of the Philippines, 
$2,873,000. 
Naval Station, Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, $3,741,000. 
POLLUTION 
ABATEMENT 
Various Locations, Air Pollution Abatement, $1,059,000. 
Various Locations, Water Pollution Abatement, $4,038,000. 
SEC. 202. The Secretary of the Navy may establish or develop Navy ^^f^H^^""''^ ''°"" 
installations and facilities by proceeding with construction made nec-
essary by changes in Navy missions and responsibilities which have 
been occasioned by (1) unforseen security considerations, (2) new 
weapons developments, (3) new and unforeseen research and develop-
ment requirements, or (4) improved production schedules, if the Sec-
retary of Defense determines that deferral of such construction for 
inclusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act would 
be inconsistent with interests of national security, and in connection 
therewith to 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: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy, or 
congressional 
his designee, shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the 
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Senate and House of Representatives, 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 authorization will expire upon enactment of 
Authorization 
the fiscal year 1976 Military Construction Authorization Act, except ^""P^*"^ '°"* 
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 that date. 
SEC. 203. (a) Public Law 90-408, as amended, is amended under the 
heading "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES", in section 201 as follows: 
^2 stat. 373. 
With respect to "Naval Academy, Annapolis. Maryland," strike 
out "$2,000,000" and insert in place thereof "$4,391,000". 
(b) Public Law 90-408, as amended, is amended by striking out in 
clause (2) of section 802 "$241,668,000" and "$248,533,000" and insert- 
s? stat. 669. 
ing in place thereof "$244,059,000" and "$250,924,000", respectively. 
SEC. 204. (a) Public Law 91-511, as amended, is amended under the 
heading "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES", in section 201 as follows: 
^
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^ ^*^'- ^210. 
With respect to "Naval Air Rework Facility, Jacksonville, Flor-
ida," strike put "$3,869,000" and insert in place thereof "$4,534,000". 
(b) Public Law 91-511, as amended, is amended by striking out in 
clause (2) of section 602 "$247,204,000" and "$274,342,000" and insert- 
§7 stat. 669. 
ing in place thereof "$247,869,000" and "$275,007,000", respectively. 
committees, noti-
fication. 
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?6 Stat. 1139. 
87 Stat. 669. 
87 Stat. 665. 
SEC. 205. (a) Public Law 92-545, as amended, is amended under the 
heading "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES*', in section 201 as follows: 
With respect to "Navy Public Works Center, Norfolk, Virginia," 
strike out "$3,319,000" and insert in place thereof "$7,019,000". 
With respect to "Naval Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana," strike 
out "$11,680,000" and insert in place thereof "$14,609,000". 
With respect to "Naval Ammunition Depot, Hawthorne, Nevada," 
strike out "$6,003,000" and insert in place thereof "$10,203,000". 
(b) Public Law 92-545 is amended under the heading "OUTSIDE THE 
86 Stat. 1141. 
UNITED STAT-ES" in section 201 as follows: 
With respect to "Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, Sicily, Italy", strike 
out "$8,932,000" and insert in place thereof "$12,632,000". 
(c) Public Law 92-545, as amended, is amended by striking out 
in clause (2) of section 702 "$477,664,000", "$41,217,000", and 
"$518,881,000" 
and 
inserting 
in 
place 
thereof 
"$488,493,000". 
"$44,917,000", and "$533,410,000", respectively. 
SEC. 206. (a) 
Public Law 93-166 is amended under the heading 
"INSIDE THE UNITED STATES", in section 201 as follows: 
With respect to "Naval Home, Gulfport, Mississippi," strike out 
"$9,444,000" and insert in place thereof "$11,802,000". 
With respect to "Naval Air Station, Meridian, Mississippi," strike 
out "$4,532,000" and insert in place thereof "$5,466,000". 
With respect to "Naval Hospital, New Orleans. Louisiana," strike 
out "$3,386,000" and insert in place thereof "$4,157,000". 
With respect to "Naval Air Station, Alameda, CalifoiTiia," strike out 
"$3,827,000" and insert in place thereof "$7,756,000". 
With respect to "Marine Corps Supply Center, Barstow, California," 
strike out "$3,802,000" and insert in place thereof "$6,210,000". 
(b) Public Law 93-166 is amended by striking out in clause (2) of 
section 602 "$511,606,000" and "$570,439,000" and inserting in place 
thereof "$522,006,000" and "$580,839,000", respectively. 
TITLE III 
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, 
appurte-
nances, utilities, and equipment, for the following acquisition and 
construction: 
INSIDE THE L'NITED STATES 
AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND 
Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado, $6,885,000. 
Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida, $2,775,000. 
AIR FORCE C O M M U N I C A T I O N S SERVICE 
Richards-Grebaur Air Force Base, Grandview, Missouri, $805,000. 
AIR FORCE LOGISTICS COMMAND 
Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah, $11,894,000. 
Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, $11,150,000. 
McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento, California, $15,873,000. 
Newark Air Force Station, Newark, Ohio, $1,977,000. 
Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia, $792,000. 
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, $9,839,000. 
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, $13,871,000. 
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AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND 
Arnold Engineering Development Center, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 
$4,240,000. 
Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas $3,100,000. 
Edwards Air Force Base, Muroc, California, $1,198,000. 
Eglin Air Force Base, Valparaiso, Florida, $13,512,000. 
Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, $232,000. 
Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa, Florida, $642,000. 
Satellite Tracking Facilities, $832,000. 
AIR TRAINING 
COMMAND 
Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Illinois, $6,267,000. 
Columbus Air Force Base, Columbus, Mississippi, $169,000. 
Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi, $7,297,000. 
Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas, $298,000. 
Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado, $7,885,000. 
Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento, California, $2,143,000. 
Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, $790,000. 
Reese Air Force Base, Lubbock, Texas, $836,000. 
Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, $8,631,000. 
Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Oklahoma, $6,798,000. 
Webb Air Force Base, Big Spring, Texas, $776,000. 
Williams Air Force Base, Chandler, Arizona, $5,849,000. 
AIR UNIVERSITY 
Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, $2,500,000. 
ALASKAN AIR COMMAND 
Eielson Air Force Base, Fairbanks, Alaska, $310,000. 
Various Locations, $15,242,000. 
HEADQUx\RTER8 COMMAND 
Andrews Air Force Base, Camp Springs, Maryland, $14,699,000. 
Boiling Air Force Base, Washington, District of 
Columbia, 
$3,155,000. 
MILITARY AIRLIFT 
COMMAND 
Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware, $1,373,000. 
McGuire Air Force Base. Wrightstown, New Jersey, $408,000. 
Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois, $5,451,000. 
Travis Air Force Base, Fairchild, California, $8,800,000. 
PACIFIC AIR FORCES 
Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu, Hawaii, $11,878,000. 
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND 
Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport, I^uisiana, $641,000. 
Blytheville Air Force Base, Blytheville, Arkansas, $675,000. 
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona, $3,009,000. 
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, South Dakota, $2,109,000. 
Griffiss Air Force Base, Rome, New York, $1,774,000. 
Grissom Air Force Base, Peru, Indiana, $323,000. 
K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Marquette, Michigan, $7,050,000. 
Kincheloe Air Force Base, Kinross, Michigan, $835,000. 
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Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana, $3,740,000. 
McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kansas, $3,038,000. 
Minot Air Force Base, Minot, North Dakota, $238,000. 
Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska, $5,595,000. 
Pease Air Force Base, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, $115,000. 
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh, New York, $882,000. 
Whiteman Air Force Base, Knob Noster, Missouri, $6,692,000. 
TACTICAL AIR COMMAND 
Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, New Mexico, $1,715,000. 
George Air Force Base, Victorville, California, $3,846,000. 
Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, $1,565,000. 
Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Virginia, $3,056,000. 
Little Rock Air Force Base, Little Rock, Arkansas, $5,141,000. 
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 
$300,000. 
Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada, $6,495,000. 
Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, North Carolina, $730,000. 
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 
$3,948,000. 
Various Locations, $5,194,000. 
POLLUTION 
ABATEMENT 
Various Locations, Air Pollution Abatement, $2,056,000. 
Various Locations, Water Pollution Abatement, $13,700,000. 
SPECIAL 
FACILITIES 
Various Locations, $12,152,000. 
AEROSPACE CORPORATION 
Los Angeles, California, $9,000,000. 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND 
Various Locations, $138,000. 
PACIFIC A I R FORCES 
Various Locations, $3,775,000. 
UNITED STATES AIR FORCES I N EUROPE 
Germany, $280,000. 
United Kingdom, $884,000. 
Various Locations, $63,081,000. 
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE SECURITY SERVICE 
Various Locations, $4,135,000. 
POLLUTION 
ABATEMENT 
Various Locations, Water Pollution Abatement, $595,000. 
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SPECIAL FACILITIES 
Various Locations, $1,999,000. 
SEC. 302. The Secretary of the Air Force may establish or develop 
classified military installations and facilities by acquiring, construct-
ing, converting, rehabilitating, or installing permanent or temporary 
public works, including land acquisition, site preparation, appurte-
nances, utilities and equipment, in the total amount of $8,100,000. 
SEC. 303. 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 that 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 to 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: Provided^ That 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 decision to implement, of the cost of construction of any public 
work undertaken under this section, including those real estate actions 
pertaining thereto. This authorization will expire upon enactment 
of the fiscal year 1976 Military Construction Authorization Act, except 
for those public works projects concerning which the Committees on 
xA.rmed Services of the Senate and House of Ilepresentatives have been 
notified pursuant to this section prior to that date. 
SEC. 304. (a) Section 301 of Public Law 93-166 is amended under the 
heading "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES" as follows: 
(1) Under the subheading "AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND" with 
respect to "Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado", strike out 
"$7,843,000" and insert in place thereof "$9,733,000". 
(2) Under the subheading "AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND" with 
respect to "Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida", strike out 
"$1,020,000" and insert in place thereof "$1,284,000". 
(3) Under the subheading "AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE" 
with respect to "Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Grandview, Mis-
souri", strike out "$3,963,000" and insert in place thereof "$6,130,000". 
(4) Under the subheading "AIR FORCE LOGISTICS COMMAND" with 
respect to "Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia", strike 
out "$4,628,000" and insert in place thereof "$7,324,000". 
(5) Under the subheading "AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND" with 
respect to "Eglin Air Force Base, Valparaiso, Florida", strike out 
"$7,039,000" and insert in place thereof "$8,882,000". 
(6) Under the subheading "AIR TRAINING COMMAND" with respect 
to "Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi", strike out 
"$8,786,000" and insert in place thereof "$10,733,000". 
(7) Under the subheading "AIR TRAINING COMMAND" with respect to 
"Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas", strike out 
"$6,509,000" and insert in place thereof "$9,186,000". 
(8) Under the subheading "AIR TRAINING COMMAND" with respect to 
"Reese Air Force Base, Lubbock, Texas", strike out "$4,211,000" and 
insert in place thereof "$6,461,000". 
(9) Under the subheading "AIR TRAINING COMMAND" with respect to 
"Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Oklahoma", strike out "$371,000" and 
insert in place thereof "$895,000". 
Classified in-
stallations, estab-
lishment. 
Emergency con-
struction. 
Congressional 
committees, noti-
fication. 
Authorization 
expiration. 
87 Stat. 669. 
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[88 STAT. 
(10) Under the subheading "AIR TRAINING COMMAND" with respect to 
"Webb Air Force Base, Big Spring, Texas", strike out "$3,154,000" 
and insert in place thereof "$4,307,000". 
(11) Under the subheading "MILITARY AIRLIFT COMMAND" with 
respect to "Altus Air Force Base, Altus, Oklahoma", strike out 
"$1,078,000" and insert in place thereof "$1,440,000". 
(12) Under the subheading "STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND" with respect 
to "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming", strike 
out "$5,834,000" and insert in place thereof "$8,265,000". 
(13) Under the subheading "TACTICAL AIR COMMAND" with respect to 
to "Little Rock Air Force Base, Little Rock, Arkansas", strike out 
"$1,165,000" and insert in place thereof "$2,200,000". 
(14) Under the subheading "TACTICAL AIR COMMAND" with respect to 
"Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada", strike out "$2,588,000" 
and insert in place thereof "$3,637,000". 
87 Stat. 679. 
(jj^^ Public Law 93-166 is further amended by striking out in clause 
(3) of section 602 "$238,439,000" and "$260,741,000" and inserting in 
place thereof "$260,727,000" and "$283,029,000", respectively. 
TITLE IV 
Defense agen- 
gj;(. 401, xhc Secretary of Defense may establish or develop military 
installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, converting, reha-
bilitating, or installing permanent or temporary public works, includ-
ing land acquisition, site preparation, appurtenances, utilities and 
equipment, for defense agencies for the following acquisition and 
construction: 
INSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY 
Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center (St. Louis AFS), 
St. I^uis, Missouri, $2,573,000. 
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, $670,000. 
DEFENSE SUPPLY AGENCY 
Defense Construction Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio, $1,862,000. 
Defense Depot, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, $394,000. 
Defense Depot, Memphis, Tennessee, $1,399,000. 
Defense Depot, Ogden, Utah, $527,000. 
Defense Electronics Supply Center, Dayton, Ohio, $572,000. 
Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Facility, Atchison, Kansas, 
$646,000. 
Defense Personnel Support Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
$936,000. 
N A T I O N A L SECURITY AGENCY 
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, $2,363,000. 
OUTSIDE THE L^NITED STATES 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCY 
Johnston Atoll, $1,458,000. 
SEC. 402. The Secretary of Defense may establish or develop installa-
tions and facilities which he determines to be vital to the security of the 
United States, and in connection therewith to acquire, contruct, con-
vert, rehabilitate, or install permanent or temporary public works, 
including land acquisition, site preparation, appurtenances, utilities. 
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1757 
and equipment in the total amount of $15,000,000: Provided, That the eom°mutees'°not\. 
Secretary of Defense or his designee shall notify the Committees on fic'^uon/^' 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives immedi-
ately upon reaching a final decision to implement, of the cost of con-
struction of any public work undertaken under this section, including 
real estate actions pertaining thereto. 
TITLE V—MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING AND HOME-
OWNERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
SEC. 501. The Secretary of Defense, or his designee, is authorized a^^horlLTrlt^" 
to construct, at the locations hereinafter named, family housing units ^" ""^'^^ '°"' 
and mobile home facilities in the numbers hereinafter listed, but no 
secretary o
f 
family housing construction shall be commenced at any such locations "^^' ''°"^""^-
in the United States, until the Secretary shall have consulted with the 
Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as 
to the availability of adequate private housing at such locations. If 
agreement cannot be reached with respect to the availability of ade- congressional 
quate private housing at any location, the Secretary of Defense shall fi^'^uon!^^' 
immediately notify the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, in writing, of such difference of opin-
ion, and no contract 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 authoritv to acquire land, and interests 
in land, by gift, purchase, exchange of Government-owned land, or 
otherwise. 
(a) Family Housing units— 
(1) The Department of the Army, two thousand nine hundred '^'^^y-
units, $98,477,900. 
Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, four hun-
dred units. 
United States Army Installations, Oahu, Hawaii, one 
thousand units. 
Fort Riley, Kansas, one hundred units. 
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one thousand units. 
Fort Eustis, Virginia, one hundred units. 
United States Army Installations, Atlantic Side, Canal 
Zone, one hundred units. 
United States Army Installations, Pacific Side, Canal 
Zone, two hundred units. 
(2) The Department of the Navy, two thousand six hundred 
Navy. 
and fifty units, $93,785,980. 
Naval Complex, San Diego, California, five hundred units. 
Naval Complex, Jacksonville, Florida, two hundred units. 
Naval Complex, Oahu, Hawaii, six hundred units. 
Naval Complex, New Orleans, Louisiana, two hundred 
units. 
Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 
three hundred units. 
Naval Complex, Charleston, South Carolina, three hundred 
and fifty units. 
Naval Complex, Bremerton, Washington, three hundred 
units. 
Naval Complex, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, two hundred 
units. 
(3) The Department of the Air Force, one thousand and fifty '^" Force. 
units, $35,236,120. 
United States Air Force Installations, Oahu, Hawaii, two 
hundred units. 
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[88 STAT. 
Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire, one hundred units. 
Alius Air Force Base, Oklahoma, one hundreds units. 
Misawa Air Base, Japan, two hundred units. 
Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, two hundred units. 
Clark Air Base, Philippines, two hundred and fifty units. 
(b) Mobile Home Facilities— 
(1) The Department of the Army, two hundred and forty 
spaces, $960,000. 
(2) The Department of the Air Force, two hundred spaces, 
$888,000. 
(c) Demolition of existing structures on proposed sites for family 
housing: 
Naval Complex, Bremerton, Washington, $540,000. 
^^c^ost limita. 
gj;^_ 5Q2, (a) AuthoHzation for the construction of family housing 
provided in section 501 of this Act shall be subject, under such regula-
tions as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, to the following 
limitations on cost, which shall include shades, screens, ranges, refrig-
erators, and all other installed equipment and fixtures, the cost of the 
family unit, and the proportionate costs of land acquisition, site prep-
aration (excluding demolition authorized in section 501(c)), and 
installation of utilities. 
(b) The average unit cost for all units of family housing constructed 
in the United States (other than Alaska and Hawaii) shall not exceed 
$30,000 and in no event shall the cost of any unit exceed $46,000. 
(c) When family housing units are constructed in areas other than 
that specified in subsection (b) the average cost of all such units shall 
not exceed $40,000, and in no event shall the cost of any unit exceed 
$46,000. 
Alterations to 
gj,^.^ 5Q3_ 'p]-^g 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 
0 
xcccci" ' 
(1) f 
or the Department of the Army, $20,000,000. 
(2) for the Department of the Navv, $20,000,000. 
(3) f 
or the Department of the Air Force, $20,000,000. 
SEC. 504. Notwithstanding the limitations contained in prior Mili-
tary Construction Authorization Acts on cost of construction of fam-
ily housing, the limitations on such cost contained in section 502 of 
tliis Act shall apply to all prior authorizations for construction of fam-
ily housing not heretofore repealed and for which construction con-
tracts have not been executed prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
ei"n co'irntri^f"'^" 
^^^- ^^'^- '^^^ Sccrctary of Defense, or his designee, is authorized to 
construct or otherwise acquire at the locations hereinafter named, 
family housing units not subject to the limitations on such cost 
contained in section 502 of this Act. This authority shall include the 
authority to acquire land, and interests in land, by gift, purchase, 
exchange of Government-owned land, or otherwise. Total costs shall 
include shades, screens, ranges, refrigerators, and other installed 
equipment and fixtures, the cost of the family unit, and the costs of 
land acquisition, site preparation, and installation of utilities. 
(a) Naval Station, Keflavik, Iceland, two hundred units, at a total 
cost not to exceed $9,600,000. 
(b) Two family housing units in Warsaw, Poland, at a total cost 
not to exceed $120,000. This authority shall be funded by use of excess 
foreign currency when so provided in Department of Defense 
Appropriation Acts. 
Repairs and im- 
gj,(.^ 5og^ fhe Secretary of Defense, or his designee, is authorized to 
provemen s, 
accompHsh rcpalrs and improvements to existing public quarters in 
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1759 
amounts in excess of the $15,000 limitation prescribed in section 610(a) 
of Public Law 90-110, as amended (81 Stat. 279, 305), as follows: 
Fort McNair, Washington, District of Columbia, five units, $175,500. 
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, one hundred and forty units, $2,352,800. 
SEC. 507. (a) Section 515 of Public Law 84-161 (69 Stat. 324, 352), 
as amended, is further amended by (1) striking out "1974 and 1975'' 
and inserting in lieu thereof "1975 and 1976", and (2) revising the 
third sentence to read as follows: "Expenditures for the rental of such 
housing facilities, including the cost of utilities and maintenance and 
operation, may not exceed: For the United States (other than Alaska 
and Hawaii), Puerto Rico, and Guam an average of $235 per month 
for each military department or the amount of $310 per month for any 
one unit; and for Alaska and Hawaii, an average of $295 per month for 
each military department, or the amount of $365 per month for any 
one unit." 
(b) Section 507(b) of Public Law 93-166 (87 Stat. 661, 676), is 
amended by striking out "$325" and "seven thousand five hundred" 
in the first sentence, and inserting in lieu thereof "$355", and "twelve 
thousand", respectively; and in the second sentence by striking out 
"three hundred units", and inserting in lieu thereof "one hundred fifty 
units". 
SEC. 508. There is authorized to be appropriated for use by the Sec-
retary of Defense, or his designee, for military family housing and 
homeowners assistance as authorized by law for the following 
purposes: 
(1) for construction and acquisition of family housing, includ-
ing demolition, authorized improvements to public quarters, minor 
construction, relocation of family housing, rental guarantee pay-
ments, construction and acquisition of mobile home facilities, and 
planning, an amount not to exceed $304,088,000. 
(2) for support of military family housing, including operating 
expenses, leasing, maintenance of real property, payments of 
principal and interest on mortgage debts incurred, payment to the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, and mortgage insurance pre-
miums authorized under section 222 of the National Housing Act, 
as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715m), an amount not to exceed 
$935,515,000; and 
(3) for homeowners assistance under section 1013 of Public 
Law 89-754 (80 Stat. 1255, 1290), including acquisition of prop-
erties, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this or 
any other Act may be used for the purpose of installing air-condition-
ing equipment in any new or existing military family housing unit in 
the State of Hawaii. 
TITLE VI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
87 Stat. 675. 
Leasing of fa-
cilities. 
10 u s e 2674 
note. 
Average unit 
rental, limita-
tion. 
Military hous-
ing and home-
owners assist-
Air-condition-
ing, installation 
in Hawaii, pro-
hibition. 
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 
Construction 
authority, waiver 
of restrictions. 
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[88 STAT. 
Appropriation 
limitations. 
Cost variations. 
Report to con-
gressional com-
mittees. 
Annual report 
to Congress. 
land (including temporary use), by gift, purchase, exchange of 
Government-owned hind, or otherwise. 
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 titles I, II, III, IV, and V, shall not 
exceed— 
(1) for title I: Inside the LTnited States $491,695,000; outside 
the United States $120,184,000; or a total of $611,879,000. 
(2) for title I I : Inside the United States, $509,498,000; outside 
the United States, $41,458,000; or a total of $550,956,000. 
(3) for title I I I : Inside the United States, $307,786,000; out-
side the United States, $74,887,000; section 302, $8,100,000: or a 
total of $390,773,000. 
(4) for title IV: A total of $28,400,000. 
(5) for title V: Military family housing and homeowners 
assistance, $1,244,603,000. 
SEC. 603. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (e), any of 
the amounts specified in titles I, II, III, and IV of this Act, may, in the 
discretion of the Secretary concerned, be increased by 5 per centum 
when inside the LTnited 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 such estimate was submitted to the 
Congress. However, the total cost of all construction and acquisition in 
each such title may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated in that title. 
(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 mili-
tary installation and the Secretary of Defense, or his designee, 
determines that the amount authorized must be increased by more than 
the applicable percentage prescribed in subsection (a), the Secretary 
concerned may proceed wath such construction or acquisition if the 
amount of the increase does not exceed by more than 25 per centum of 
the amount named for such project by the Congress. 
(c) Subject to the limitations contained in subsection (a), no indi-
vidual project authorized under title I, II, III, or IV of this Act for 
any specifically listed military installation may be placed under con-
tract if— 
(1) the estimated cost of such project is $250,000 or more, and 
(2) the current working estimates of the Department of Defense, 
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 after the expiration of thirty 
days fi-om the date on wliich a written report of the facts relat-
ing to the increased cost of such project, including a statement of 
the reasons for such increase has been submitted to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
(d) The Secretary of Defense sliall 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 individ-
ual project with respect to which the scope was reduced in order to 
permit contract award witliin the available authorization for such 
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1761 
project. Such report shall include all pertinent cost information for 
each individual project, including the amount in dollars and per-
centage by which the current working estimate based on the contract 
price for the project exceeded the amount authorized for such project 
by the Congress. 
(e) In addition to other cost variation limitations contained in this 
section or in similar sections of prior year military construction 
authorization Acts, any of the amounts specified in titles I, II, III, and 
IV of this and prior military construction authorization Acts may be 
varied upward by an additional 10 per centum when the Secretary of 
the military department concerned determines that such increase is 
required to meet unusual variations in cost directly attributable to dif-
ficulties arising out of the current energy crisis. However, 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. 
SEC. 604. Contracts for construction made by the United States for ^isi""*'"^''* ^"^^''" 
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 
department or Government agency as the Secretaries of the military 
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 
Reports to con-
military departments shall report annually to the President of the ^''^^^• 
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 sev-
eral 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 competi-
tive basis to the lowest responsible bidder, if the national security 
will not be impaired and the award is consistent with chapter 137 of 
title 10, United States Code. The Secretaries of the military depart- 
j^o use 2301. 
ments shall report annually to the President of the Senate and the gress^'^'° ^°"" 
Speaker of the House of Representatives with respect to all contracts 
awarded on other than a competitive basis to the lowest responsible 
bidder. 
SEC. 605. As of October 1,1975, all authorizations for military public 
Repeals, 
works including family housing, to be accomplished by the Secretary 
of a military department in connection with the establishment or 
development of installations and facilities, and all authorizations for 
appropriations therefor, that are contained in titles I, II, III, IV, and 
V of the Act of November 29, 1978, Public Law 93-166 (87 Stat. 661), 
and all such authorizations contained in Acts approved before Novem-
ber 30, 1973, 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 October 1,1975, and authorizations 
for appropriations therefor; 
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[88 STAT. 
(3) notwithstanding the repeal provisions of section 605 of the 
Act of November 29,1973, Public Law 93-166 (87 Stat. 661, 681), 
authorizations for the following items which shall remain in effect 
until October 1,1976: 
(A) Sanitary sewer connection in the amount of $2,200,000 
at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, that is contained in title I, section 
101 of the Act of October 26,1970 (84 Stat. 1204), as amended 
and extended in section 705(a) (3) (A) of the Act of Octo-
ber 25,1972 (86 Stat. 1153). 
(B) Cold storage warehouse construction in the amount of 
$1,215,000 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, that is contained in title 
I, section 101 of the Act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1135), 
as amended. 
(C) Enlisted men's barracks complex construction in the 
amount of $12,160,000 at Fort Knox, Kentucky, that is con-
tained in title I, section 101 of the Act of October 25, 1972 
(86 Stat. 1135), as amended. 
(D) Enlisted women's barracks construction in the amount 
of $245,000 and bachelor officer's quarters construction in the 
amount of $803,000 at Fort Lee, Virginia, that is contained 
in title I, section 101 of the Act of October 25,1972 (86 Stat. 
1135), as amended. 
(E) Chapel center construction in the amount of $1,088,000 
at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, that is contained in title 
I, section 101, of the Act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1135), 
as amended. 
(F) Enlisted men's barracks construction in the amount 
of $
<
^ ,996,000 at Fort Ord, California, that is contained in 
title I, section 101 of the Act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 
1135), as amended. 
(G) Enlisted men's barracks and mess construction in the 
amount of $699,000 at Sierra Army Depot, California, that is 
contained in title I, section 101 of the Act of October 25,1972 
(86 Stat. 1136), as amended. 
(H) Test facilities Solid State Radar in the amount of 
$7,600,000 at Kwajalein National Missile Range, Kwajalein, 
that is contained in title I, section 101 of the Act of October 25, 
1972 (86 Stat. 1137), as amended. 
(I) Land acquisition in the amount of $10,000,000 for the 
Naval Ammunition Depot, Oahu, Hawaii, that is contained in 
title II, section 201 of the Act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 
1140), as amended. 
(J) Message Center Addition, Aircraft Fire and Crash 
Station, Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Shops, Bachelor 
Enlisted Quarters, Mess Hall, Bachelor Officers' Quarters, 
Exchange and Recreation Building, and Utilities construction 
in the amount of $110,000; $199,000; $837,000; $1,745,000; 
$377,000; $829,000; $419,000; and $792,000, respectively, for 
the Naval Detachment, Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, that is con-
tained in title II, section 201 of the Act of Octoiber 25, 1972 
(86 Stat. 1141), as amended. 
(K) Authorization for exchange of lands in support of the 
Air Installation Compatible Use Zones at Various Locations 
in the amount of $12,000,000 that is contained in title III, 
section 301 of the Act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1145), as 
amended. 
(4) Notwithstanding the repeal provisions of section 705 (b) of 
tlie Act of October 25, 1972, Public Law 92-545 (86 Stat. 1135, 
1153), as modified by section 605(3) of the Act of November 29, 
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1763 
1973, Public Law 93-166 (87 Stat. 661, 681), the authorization to 
construct six hundred family housing units at Naval Complex, 
Norfolk, Virginia, contained in title V, section 501(a) (2) of the 
Act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1148), shall remain in effect 
until October 1,1975. 
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 
projects 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 construction 
index is 1.0: 
(1) $31 per square foot for permanent barracks; 
(2) $33 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: 
Provided^ That, notwithstanding the limitations contained in prior 
military construction authorization Acts on unit costs, the limitations 
on such costs contained in this section shall apply to all prior author-
izations for such construction not heretofore repealed and for which 
construction contracts have not been awarded by the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 607. Section 612 of Public Law 89-568 (80 Stat. 756, 757), is 
amended bv deleting the figure "$150,000" wherever it appears and 
insertin*? in lieu thereof "$225,000". 
SEC. 608. (a) The Secretary of Defense is authorized to assist com-
munities located near the TRIDENT Support Site Bangor, Wash-
ington, in meeting the costs of providing increased municipal services 
and facilities to the residents of such communities, if the Secretary 
determines that there is an immediate and substantial increase in the 
need for such services and facilities in such communities as a direct 
result of work being carried out in connection with the construction, 
installation, testing, and operation of the TRIDENT Weapon System 
and that an unfair and excessive financial burden will be incurred by 
such communities as a result of the increased need for such services 
and facilities. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the provisions of this 
section through existing Federal programs. The Secretary is author-
ized to supplement funds made available under such Federal programs 
to the extent necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, and 
is authorized to provide financial assistance to communities described 
in subsection (a) of this section to help such communities pay their 
share of the costs under such programs. The heads of all departments 
and agencies concerned shall cooperate fully with the Secretary of 
Defense in carrying out the provisions of this section on a priority 
basis. 
(c) In determining the amount of financial assistance to be made 
available under this section to any local community for any community 
service or facility, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the head 
of the department or agency of the Federal Government concerned with 
the type of service or facility for which financial assistance is being 
made available and shall take into consideration (1) the time lag 
between the initial impact of increased population in any such com-
munity and any increase in the local tax base which will result from 
such increased population, (2) the possible temporary nature of the 
increased population and the long-range cost impact on the permanent 
residents of any such community, and (3) such other pertinent factors 
as the Secretary of Defense deems appropriate. 
(d) Any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for the 
Unit cost limi-
tations. 
Retroactive 
provision. 
31 u s e 723a. 
TRIDENT Sup., 
port Site, Bangor, 
Wash., commun-
ity assistance. 
Consultation 
with heads of 
Federal agen-
c i e s . 
Funds, avail-
ability. 
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[88 STAT. 
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1974, for carrying out the TRIDENT 
Weapon System shall be utilized by the Secretary of Defense in carry-
ing out the provisions of this section to the extent that funds are 
unavailable under other Federal programs. Funds appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 
1975, for carrying out the TRIDENT Weapon System may, to the 
extent specifically authorized in an annual Military Construction 
Authorization Act, be utilized by the Secretary of Defense in carrying 
out the provision of this section to the extent that funds are unavailable 
under other Federal programs. 
f^^ona/co^m"' 
^^\ "^^^ Sccrctary shall transmit to the Committees on Armed 
m'u^e^es? 
° " 
Scrvlccs of the Senate and the House of Representatives semiannual 
reports indicating the total amount expended in the case of each local 
community which was provided assistance under the authority of this 
section during the preceding six-month period, the specific projects 
for which assistance was provided during such period, and the total 
amount provided for each such project during such period. 
Vice Pre^sidenu 
SEC. 609. (a) Public Law 93-346 (88 Stat. 340), designating the 
ciar^^^sldTnce. ' prcmises occupied by the Chief of Naval Operations as the official 
3 use 111 note, rcsidcut of the Vice President, is amended to read as follows: "That 
effective July 1, 1974, the Government-owned house together with 
furnishings, associated grounds (consisting of twelve acres, more or 
less), and related facilities which have heretofore been used as the 
residence of the Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy, 
shall, on and after such date be available for, and are hereby desig-
nated as, the temporary official residence of the Vice President of the 
United States. 
3 use 111 note. 
"SEC. 2. The temporary official residence of the Vice President shall 
be adequately staffed and provided with such appropriate equipment, 
furnishings, dining facilities, services, and other provisions as may be 
required, under the supervision and direction of the Vice President, to 
enable him to perform and discharge appropriately the duties, func-
tions, and obligations associated with his high office. 
3 use 111 note. 
"SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Navy shall, subject to the supervision 
and control of the Vice President, provide for the military staffing and 
the care and maintenance of the grounds of the temporary official resi-
dence of the Vice President and, subject to reimbursement therefor 
out of funds appropriated for such purposes, provide for the civilian 
staffing, care, maintenance, repair, improvement, alteration, and fur-
nishing of such residence. 
3 use 111 note. 
"SEC. 4. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary from time to time to carry out the foregoing provi-
sions of this joint resolution. During any interim period until and 
before any such funds are so appropriated, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall make provision for staffing and other appropriate services in 
connection with the temporary official residence of the Vice President 
from funds available to the Department of the Navy, subject to reim-
bursement therefor from funds subsequently appropriated to carry 
out the purposes of this joint resolution. 
3 use 111 note. 
»g^^ g ^f^^^. ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ whlcli the Vice President moves into the 
temporary official residence provided for in this joint resolution no 
funds may be expended for the maintenance, care, repair, furnishing, 
or security of any residence for the Vice President other than the tem-
porary official residence provided for in this joint resolution unless the 
expenditure of such funds is specifically authorized by law enacted 
after such date. 
"SEC. 6. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized and directed, with 
the approval of the Vice President, to accept donations of money or 
property for the furnishing of or making improvements in or about 
3 u s e 111 note. 
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1765 
the temporary official residence of the Vice President, all such dona-
tions to become the property of the United States and to be accounted 
for as such. 
"SEC. 7. (a) Section 202 of title 3, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out 'and (5)' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following:' (5) the temporary official residence of the Vice 
President and grounds in the District of Columbia; (6) the Vice Presi-
dent and members of his immediately family; and (7)'. 
"SEC. 8. The first sentence of section 3056(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by— 
" (1) inserting 'protect the members of the immediate family of 
the Vice President, unless such protection is declined;' immedi-
ately after 'Vice President-elect;', and 
"(2) inserting 'pay expenses for unforeseen emergencies of a 
confidential nature under the direction of the Secretary of the 
Treasury and accounted for solely on his certificate;' immediately 
after 'apprehension of criminals;'. 
"SEC. 9. It is the sense of Congress that living accommodations, gen- 
^ "sc in note. 
erally equivalent to those available to the highest ranking officer on 
active duty in each of the other military services, should be provided 
for the Chief of Naval Operations.". 
(b) Except as otherwise provided therein, the amendment made by 
Effective date. 
subsection (a) of this section shall become effective July 12, 1974. 
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SEC. 610. Section 2662 of title 10, United States Code, is amended ^^^^^^J;^^l°^"^^ 
by adding at the end of subsection (a) a new paragraph as follows: 
" (6) Any termination or modification by either the grantor or 
grantee of an existing license or permit of real property owned by 
the United States to a military department, under which sub-
stantial investments have been or are proposed to be made in con-
nection with the use of the property by the military department.". 
SEC. 611. Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new section and a correspond-
ing item in the analysis: 
"§ 2685. Adjustment of or surcharge on selling prices in commis- 
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sary stores to provide funds for construction and 
improvement of commissary store facilities 
"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
a military department, under regulations established by him and 
approved by the Secretary of Defense, may, for the purposes of this 
section, provide for an adjustment of, or surcharge on, sales prices of 
goods and services sold in commissary store facilities. 
"(b) The Secretary of a military department, under regulations 
established by him and approved by the Secretary of Defense, may 
use the proceeds from the adjustments or surcharges authorized by 
subsection (a) to acquire, construct, convert, expand, install, or other-
wise improve commissary store facilities at defense installations 
within the United States and for related environmental evaluation 
and construction costs, including surveys, administration, overhead, 
planning, and design.". 
SEC. 612. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, proceeds 
Recycieabie ma-
from the sale of recycleable material shall be credited first, to the cost pro'ceeds^, ^ 
of collection, handling, and sale of the material including purchasing 
of equipment to be used for recycling purposes and second, to projects 
for environmental improvement and energy conservation at military 
camps, posts, and bases establishing recycling programs in accordance 
with regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense. The amount 
expended for environmental improvement and energy conservation 
projects shall not exceed $50,000 per installation per annum. Any bal-
38-194 O - 76 - 29 Pt. 2 
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[88 STAT. 
Report to Cori' 
gress. 
"Resolution. 
ance shall be returned to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. The 
Secretary of each military department shall make an annual report to 
Congress on the operation of the program. 
Diego Garcia, 
SEC. 613. (a) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
funds^Tequrre. 
^hls Act with respcct to any construction project at Diego Garcia 
ments. 
may be Obligated unlcss— 
(1) the President has (A) advised the Congress in writing 
that all military and foreign policy implications regarding the 
need for United States facilities at Diego Garcia have been eval-
uated by him, and (B) certified to the Congress in writing that 
the construction of any such project is essential to the national 
interest of the United States; 
(2) 60 days of continuous session of the Congress have 
expired following the date on which certification with respect to 
such project is received by the Congress, and 
(3) neither House of Congress has adopted, within such 60-day 
period, a resolution disapproving such project. 
(b) (1) For purposes of this section, the continuity of a session of 
Congi-ess is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine 
die, and the days on which either House is not in session because of an 
adjournment of more than three days to a day certain are excluded 
in the computation of such 60-day period. 
(2) For purposes of this section, "resolution" means a resolution 
of either House of Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of 
which is as follows: "That the 
does not approve the pro-
posed construction project on the island of Diego Garcia, the need 
for which was certified to by the President and the certification with 
respect to which was received by the 
on 
.", 
the first and second blanks being filled with the name of the resolv-
ing House and the third blank being filled Avith the appropriate date. 
(c) Subsections (d), (e), and (f) of this section are enacted by 
Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rule-making power of the Senate and 
as such they are deemed a part of the rules of the Senate, but 
applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in 
the Senate in the case of resolutions described by subsection (b) 
(2) of this section; and they supersede other rules of the Senate 
only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the 
Senate to change such rules at any time, in the same manner and 
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate. 
(d) A resolution with respect to a proposed construction project 
of the island of Diego Garcia shall be referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate. 
(e) (1) If the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate to which 
a resolution with respect to a proposed construction project on the 
island of Diego Garcia has been referred has not reported such 
resolution at the end of 20 calendar days after its introduction, not 
counting any day which is excluded under subsection (b) (1) of this 
section, it is in order to move either to discharge the committee from 
further consideration of the resolution or to discharge the committee 
from further consideration of any other resolution introduced with 
respect to the same proposed construction project which has been 
referred to the committee, except that no motion to discharge shall be 
in order after the committee has reported a resolution of disapproval 
with respect to the same proposed construction project. 
(2) A motion to discharge under paragraph (i) of this subsection 
may be made only by a Senator favoring the resolution, is privileged, 
and debate thereon shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, to be 
88 
STAT.] 
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1767 
divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
resolution, the time to be divided in the Senate equally between, and 
controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their 
designees. An amendment to the motion is not in order, and it is not 
in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed 
to or disagreed to. 
(f) (1) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of 
a resolution shall be privileged. An amendment to the motion shall 
not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote 
by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to. 
(2) Debate in the Senate on a resolution, and all debatable motions 
and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more 
than 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
majority leader and the minority leader or their designees. 
(3) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in 
connection with a resolution shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, 
to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the 
manager of the resolution, except that in the event: the manager of the 
resolution is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in 
opposition thereto, shall be controlled by the minority leader or his 
designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time under their 
control on the passage of a resolution, allot additional time to any 
Senator during the consideration of any debatable motion or appeal. 
(4) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a resolution, 
debatable motion, or appeal is not debatable. No amendment to, or 
motion to recommit, a resolution is in order in the Senate. 
SEC. 614. (a) The Secretary of the Army is authorized to convey, 
o^^.""^ Pubuc 
without monetary consideration, to the Ozark Public Building Author- ity' oTfrk.^Aia!^' 
ity, an agency of the city of Ozark, Alabama, all right, title, and interest la^d conveyance, 
of the United States in and to the land described in subsection (b) for 
use as a permanent site for the museum referred to in subsection (c), 
and subject to the conditions described therein. 
(b) The land authorized to be conveyed to the Ozark Public Building 
Authority as provided in subsection (a) is described as follows: All 
that tract or parcel of land lying and being in sections 13 and 24, 
range 23 east, township 5 north. Saint Stephens Meridian, Dale County, 
Alabama, more particularly described as follows: 
Beginning at a point which is 216.0 feet north 89 degrees 57 
minutes west of the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of 
the northeast quarter of said section 24, on the western right-of-
way line of Alabama State Highway Numbered 249, and on 
the boundary of a tract of land owned by the United States of 
America at Fort Kucker Military Eeservation; 
thence north 25 degrees 07 minutes east along the western 
right-of-way line of said highway, which is along the boundary 
of said United States tract, 1,395 feet; 
thence north 64 degrees 53 minutes west 700 feet; thence south 
25 degrees 07 minutes w^est 2,800 feet; thence south 64 degrees 53 
minutes east 700 feet, more or less, to a point which is on the west-
ern right-of-way line of said highway and on the boundary of 
said United States tract; 
thence north 25 degrees 07 minutes east along the western right-
of-way line of said highway, which is along the boundary of said 
United States tract, 1,405 feet, more or less, to the point of begin-
ning, containing 45.00 acres, more or less. 
(c) The conveyance provided for by the subsection (a) shall be sub-
ject to the condition that the real property so conveyed shall be used as 
a permanent site for a museum to display suitable public exhibits of the 
United States Army aviation equipment and allied subjects and 
Description, 
Conditions. 
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[88 STAT. 
Gulf Coast 
Council, Boy 
Scouts of America, 
land conveyance. 
Description, 
State of Louisi-
ana, land con-
veyance. 
aviation-oriented exhibits of other United States Government depart-
ments, agencies, and instrumentalities, and of foreign origin, and if 
such property is not used for such purpose, all right, title, and interest 
in and to such real property shall revert to the United States, which 
shall have the right of immediate entry thereon, and to such other 
conditions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe to protect the 
interest of the United States. 
SEC. 615. (a) The Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, is author-
ized to convey to the Gulf Coast Council, Boy Scouts of America, for 
fair market value and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be 
determined by the Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, to be neces-
sary to protect the interests of the United States, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States of America, other than mineral rights 
including gas and oil which shall be reserved to the United States, in 
and to a certain parcel of land containing 12.46 acres, more or less, 
situated in Escambia County, Florida, being a part of the Naval Edu-
cation and Training Program Development Center, Ellyson, Florida, 
more particularly described as follows: 
Commence at the southeast property corner of Naval Education 
and Training Program Development Center (NETPDC), for-
merly Naval Air Station, Ellyson, 
thence north 3 degrees 55 minutes west along the east boundary 
of NETPDC a distance of 725.8 feet more or less to the point of 
beginning; from said point of beginning, continue north 3 degrees 
55 minutes west along the east boundary of NETPDC a distance 
of 829.1 feet more or less to a point, 
thence north 0 degr-ees 27 minutes west along the east boundary 
of NETPDC a distance of 623.3 feet more or less to a point, 
thence south 45 degrees 25 minutes east a distance of 304.8 feet 
more or less to a point, 
thence south 87 degrees 48 minutes east a distance of 40.5 feet 
more or less to a point, 
thence south 0 degree 25 minutes west a distance of 38.1 feet 
more or less to a point, 
thence south 45 degrees 25 minutes east a distance of 139.8 feet 
more or less to a point, 
thence south 87 degrees 00 minutes east a distance of 24.6 feet 
more or less to a point, 
thence south 24 degrees 12 minutes west a distance of 17.4 feet 
more or less to a point, 
thence south 45 degrees 25 minutes east a distance of 536.6 feet 
more or less to a point, 
thence south 44 degrees 35 minutes west a distance of 990.1 feet 
more or less to the point of beginning; containing 12.46 acres more 
or less. 
(b) All expenses for surveys and the preparation and execution of 
legal documents necessary or appropriate to carry out the foregoing 
provisions shall be borne by the Gulf Coast Council, Boy Scouts of 
America. 
SEC. 616. (a) The Secretary of the Army (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the "Secretary"), or his designee, is authorized and 
directed to convey by quitclaim deed to the State of Louisiana all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to that certain 
real property located in Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana, contain-
ing one thousand seven hundred and ten acres, more or less, known 
as Camp Villere, being the same property presently under license to 
the State for National Guard use, and known as Audited Installation 
Numbered 22975 in the files of the Office of the District Engineer. 
Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District. 
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(b) The conveyance required to be made pursuant to subsection (a) 
Conditions. 
shall be made without monetary compensation but shall be in con-
sideration of, and subject to, the following terms and conditions: 
(1) The conveyed property shall be used primarily for the training 
of the Louisiana National Guard and for other military purposes of 
the Louisiana National Guard. 
(2) Any revenue derived by the State from any other uses of the 
property shall be used for the maintenance and improvement of the 
property or be shared with the United States as prescribed by the 
Secretary. The State shall maintain such records and furnish such 
reports with respect to such revenue as are prescribed by the 
Secretary. 
(3) The State shall protect the timber, water resources, gravel, sand, 
soil, mineral deposits, and other natural resources of the conveyed 
property in accordance with sound conservation practices and to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary. 
(4) In time of war or national emergency declared by the Congress, 
or national emergency hereafter proclaimed by the President, and 
upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that the conveyed 
property, or any part thereof, is useful or necessary for national 
defense and security, the Secretary, on behalf of the United States, 
shall have the right to enter upon and use such property, or any part 
thereof (including any and all improvements made thereon by the 
State), for a period not to exceed the duration of such war or emer-
gency plus six months. Upon termination of such use, the property 
shall revert to the State, together with all improvements placed 
thereon by the United States, and be subject to the terms, conditions, 
and limitations on its use and disposition which apply without regard 
to this paragraph. The use of the property by the United States pur-
suant to this paragraph shall be without obligation or payment on the 
part of the United States, except that the United States, if required by 
the State, shall pay the fair market rental value for the use of any 
improvements on the property which are constructed with State funds 
and, upon completion of such use, will restore any such improvements 
to the same condition as that existing at the time of initial occupancy 
by the United States under this paragraph. At the option of the Sec-
retary, cash payment may be made by the United States in lieu of 
such restoration; except that the value of any improvements erected 
by the United States during its occupancy and left on the property 
shall be offset against the obligation of the United States to i-estore 
improvements constructed with State funds. 
(5) There shall be reserved from the conveyance such easements and 
right-of-way for roads, water flowage, soil disposal, waterlines, sewer-
lines, communications wires, powerlines, and other purposes, as the 
Secretary considers necessary or convenient for the operations, activ-
ities, and functions of the United States. 
(6) All mineral rights with respect to the conveyed property, includ-
ing gas and oil, shall be reserved to the United States, together with the 
right to permit such reasonable exploration and mining operations as 
will not interfere with the primary use of the property. 
(7) Such other terms and conditions as the Secretary may deem nec-
essary to protect the interests of the United States. 
(c) Upon a finding by the Secretary that the State is violating or 
failing to comply with any term or condition imposed by paragraph 
(1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary is 
authorized immediately to reenter and take possession of the property 
described in subsection (a), whereupon title to such property shall 
revert to the United States and control thereover may be asserted by 
the Secretary without any further act or legal proceeding whatsoever. 
Citation 
titles. 
Reserve 
Facilities 
of 
Forces 
Au-
thorization Act, 
1975. 
10 use : 
2231. 
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[88 STAT. 
Any improvements, fixtures, and buildings placed on the property by 
the State during its period of use shall become the property of the 
United States without payment of compensation therefor. 
(d) (1) Any surveying and related costs incurred incident to the 
carrying out of this section shall be borne by the State. 
(2) Appropriate provisions to implement the terms and conditions 
of this Act shall be included in the instrument of conveyance. 
SEC. 617. Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of this Act may be cited as 
the "Military Construction Authorization Act, 1975". 
TITLE VII 
RESERVE FORCES 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 Eeserve Forces, including the acquisition of land therefor, but the 
cost of such facilities shall not exceed— 
(1) For the Department of the Army: 
(a) Army National Guard of the United States, $53,800,000. 
(b) Army Reserve, $38,600,000. 
(2) For the Department of the Navy: Naval and Marine Corps 
Reserves, $19,867,000. 
(3) For the Department of the Air Force: 
(a) Air National Guard of the United States, $31,500,000. 
(b) Air Force Reserve, $14,000,000. 
SEC. 702. The Secretary of Defense may establish or develop instal-
lations and facilities under this title 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 perma-
nent or temporary improvements on lands includes authority for sur-
veys, 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 author-
ity 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. 
SEC. 703. Paragraph (1) of section 2233a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out "$50,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$100,000". 
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Authorization Act, 1975". 
Approved December 27, 1974. 
Public Law 93-553 
December27, 1974 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[ • J. Res. 260] 
Relative to the convening of the first session of the Ninety-fourth Congress. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
c^n^^ell^"""^^^ /S'^a/es of America in Congress assembled^ That the first regular session 
of the 94th Congress shall begin at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, Janu-
ary 14,1975. 
Approved December 27, 1974.