An act to authorize certain construction at military installations for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.
PL 96-125 (S.1319), enacted 11/26/1979

Act, 1980. 
93 STAT. 928 
PUBLIC LAW 96-125—NOV. 26, 1979 
Public Law 96-125 
96th Congress 
An Act 
Nov. 26,1979 
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^ authorize certain construction at military installations for fiscal year 1980, and 
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for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Military 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be 
Construction 
gited as the "MiUtary Construction Authorization Act, 1980". 
Authorization 
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TITLE I—ARMY 
AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
SEC. 101. The Secretary of the Army may establish or develop 
military installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, con-
verting, rehabilitating, or installing permanent or temporary public 
works, including land acquisition, site preparation, appurtenances, 
utilities, and equipment, for the following acquisition and construc-
tion: 
INSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES COMMAND 
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, $1,250,000. 
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, $18,200,000. 
Fort Drum, New York, $690,000. 
Fort Greely, Alaska, $820,000. 
Fort Hood, Texas, $13,650,000. 
Fort Hunter Liggett, California, $2,900,000. 
Fort Lewis, Washington, $7,400,000. 
Fort Meade, Maryland, $18,500,000. 
Fort Ord, California, $17,380,000. 
Fort Polk, Louisiana, $26,810,000. 
Fort Richardson, Alaska, $5,250,000. 
Fort Riley, Kansas, $28,350,000. 
Fort Sheridan, Illinois, $1,200,000. 
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, $2,750,000. 
Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Air Field, Georgia, $39,900,000. 
Yakima Firing Center, Washington, $1,100,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND 
Camp Perry, Ohio, $1,000,000. 
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, $2,420,000. 
Fort Benning, Georgia, $12,800,000. 
Fort Bliss, Texas, $30,000,000. 
Fort Eustis, Virginia, $6,410,000. 
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, $4,450,000. 
Fort Knox, Kentucky, $22,815,000. 
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, $540,000. 
Fort Lee, Virginia, $3,960,000. 
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Fort Rucker, Alabama, $2,080,000. 
Fort Story, Virginia, $2,450,000. 
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, $6,350,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY MATERIEL DEVELOPMENT AND READINESS 
COMMAND 
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, $8,400,000. 
Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, $4,850,000. 
Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Wisconsin, $650,000. 
Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas, $1,560,000. 
Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Indiana, $2,490,000. 
Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, $4,400,000. 
Harry Diamond Laboratories, Maryland, $2,800,000. 
Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, $520,000. 
Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Indiana, $1,010,000. 
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Iowa, $2,060,000. 
Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Illinois, $5,800,000. 
Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, Kansas, $650,000. 
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri, $3,800,000. 
Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania, $1,200,000. 
Lexington-Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, $1,500,000. 
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, Oklahoma, $1,470,000. 
Michigan Army Missile Plant, Michigan, $2,550,000. 
Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, $1,650,000. 
Newport Army Ammunition Plant, Indiana, $1,550,000. 
Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, $9,750,000. 
Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia, $6,100,000. 
Red River Army Depot, Texas, $8,600,000. 
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, $7,200,000. 
Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant, California, $1,100,000. 
Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, $5,900,000. 
Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado, $6,500,000. 
Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, Pennsylvania, $3,750,000. 
Seneca Army Depot, New York, $8,350,000. 
Sharpe Army Depot, California, $1,650,000. 
Sierra Army Depot, California, $770,000. 
Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania, $10,410,000. 
Tooele Army Depot, Utah, $1,050,000. 
Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee, $810,000. 
Watervliet Arsenal, New York, $1,300,000. 
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, $5,750,000. 
Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, $4,300,000. 
AMMUNITION FACILITIES 
Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee, $830,000. 
Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Indiana, $10,490,000. 
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri, $140,000. 
Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant, Texas, $1,890,000. 
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas, $170,000. 
Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, Louisiana, $670,000. 
Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee, $450,000. 
Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia, $67,350,000. 
Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant, California, $280,000. 
Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, Pennsylvania, $720,000. 
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UNITED STATES ARMY COMMUNICATIONS COMMAND 
Fort Huachuca, Arizona, $1,150,000. 
Fort Ritchie, Maryland, $7,850,000. 
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY 
United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 
$13,350,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY HEALTH SERVICES COMMAND 
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, District of Columbia, $650,000. 
MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COMMAND 
Bayonne Terminal, New Jersey, $920,000. 
Oakland Army Base, California, $1,100,000. 
Sunny Point Terminal, North Carolina, $31,290,000. 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE 
National Missile Range, $2,900,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES COMMAND 
Panama Area, Canal Zone, $26,060,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY, JAPAN 
Okinawa, $2,700,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY, EUROPE 
Germany, Various Locations, $128,490,000. 
UNITED STATES ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND 
Various Locations, $2,800,000. 
EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 102. The Secretary of the Army may establish or develop 
installations and facilities by proceeding with construction made 
necessary by changes in missions and responsibilities which have 
been occasioned by (1) unforeseen security considerations, (2) new 
weapons developments, (3) new and unforeseen research and develop-
ment requirements, (4) improved production schedule, or (5) revisions 
in the tasks or functions assigned to a military installation or facility 
or for environmental considerations, 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 connection therewith, may 
acquire, construct, convert, rehabilitate, or install permanent or 
temporary public works, including land acquisition, site preparation, 
appurtenances, utilities, and equipment, in the total amount of 
Notification to 
$20,000,000. The Secretary of the Army, or the Secretary's designee, 
congressional 
shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
committees. 
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93 STAT. 931 
House of Representatives, immediately upon reaching a final deci-
sion to implement, of the cost of construction of any public work 
undertaken under this section, including those real estate actions 
pertaining thereto. This authorization shall expire on October 1, Authorization 
1980, or on the date of the enactment of the Military Construction expiration. 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 1981, which ever is later, except for 
those public works projects concerning which the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives have 
been notified pursuant to this section prior to such date. 
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 103. The Secretary of the Army is authorized to accomplish 
minor construction projects under section 2674 of title 10, United 
States Code, in the amount of $52,270,000. 
TITLE II—NAVY 
AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
SEC. 201. The Secretary of the Navy may establish or develop 
military installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, con-
verting, rehabilitating, or installing permanent or temporary public 
works, including land acquisition, site preparation, appurtenances, 
utilities, and equipment, for the following acquisition and construc-
tion: 
INSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
MARINE CORPS 
Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, $24,630,000. 
Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California, $14,200,000. 
Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 
$8,410,000. 
Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, $4,800,000. 
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, 
$4,500,000. 
Marine Corps Development and Education Command, Quantico, 
Virginia, $7,300,000. 
Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin, California, $3,400,000. 
Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, California, $5,700,000. 
Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona, $9,700,000. 
CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS 
Naval Submarine Support Base, Kings Bay, Kingsland, Georgia, 
$20,330,000. 
Naval Support Activity, Mare Island, California, $1,050,000. 
COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ATLANTIC FLEET 
Naval Station, Charleston, South Carolina, $3,600,000. 
Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia, $1,670,000. 
Naval Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, $15,850,000. 
Naval Air Station, Oceana, Virginia, $14,700,000. 
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COMMANDER IN CHIEF, PACIFIC FLEET 
Naval Station, Adak, Alaska, $19,950,000. 
Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, California, $1,600,000. 
Naval Air Station, Lemoore, California, $6,300,000. 
Naval Magazine, Lualualei, Hawaii, $15,700,000. 
Naval Air Station, Miramar, California, $4,050,000. 
Naval Air Station, North Island, California, $1,450,000. 
Naval Station, San Diego, California, $9,200,000. 
Navy Submarine 
Support 
Facility, San 
Diego, 
California, 
$3,200,000. 
Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington, $2,650,000. 
CHIEF OF NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
Fleet Combat Training Center, Atlantic, Dam Neck, Virginia, 
$720 000. 
Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, $6,300,000. 
Naval Air Station, Memphis, Tennessee, $4,700,000. 
Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center, Atlantic, Norfolk, 
Virginia, $1,200,000. 
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, $820,000. 
Fleet Training Center, San Diego, California, $8,300,000. 
BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY 
Naval Regional Medical Center, Camp Pendleton, California, 
$2,050,000. 
Naval Regional Medical Center, San Diego, California, $5,900,000. 
CHIEF OF NAVAL MATERIAL 
Naval Air Rework Facility, Alameda, California, $3,500,000. 
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, $2,545,000. 
Puget Sound Naval Supply Center, Bremerton, Washington, 
$1,000,000. 
Charleston 
Naval 
Shipyard, 
Charleston, 
South 
Carolina, 
$2,250,000. 
Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, South Carolina, $5,000,000. 
Polaris Missile Facility Atlantic, Charleston, South Carolina, 
$7,500,000. 
Naval Air Rework Facility, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 
$750,000. 
Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, $4,350,000. 
Naval Weapons Station, Concord, California, $3,950,000. 
Naval Weapons Support Center, Crsme, Indiana, $690,000. 
Naval Air Rework Facility, Jacksonville, Florida, $3,600,000. 
Navy Fuel Depot, Jacksonville, Florida, $1,400,000. 
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, $6,250,000. 
Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, California, $8,250,000. 
Naval Air Engineering Center, Lakehurst, New Jersey, $700,000. 
Naval Ordnance Station, Louisville, Kentucky, $1,850,000. 
Navy Ship Parts Control Center, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 
$2,400,000. 
Naval Supply Center, Norfolk, Virginia, $25,960,000. 
Naval Air Rework Facility, North Island, California, $3,200,000. 
Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, $4,540,000. 
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $7,300,000. 
Navy Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $1,000,000. 
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Philadelphia 
Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, 
$510,000. 
Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, California, 
$1,200,000. 
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, $19,200,000. 
Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, California, $8,800,000. 
Navy Supply Center, San Diego, California, $11,600,000. 
Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach, California, $960,000. 
Naval Surface Weapons Center, Solomons Island, Maryland, 
$860,000. 
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, $16,220,000. 
Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia, $2,270,000. 
NAVAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMAND 
Naval Communications Unit, Cutler, Maine, $950,000. 
NAVAL SECURITY GROUP COMMAND 
Naval Security Group Activity, Adak, Alaska, $6,505,000. 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
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MARINE CORPS 
Marine Corps Base, Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, 
$11,700,000. 
OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH 
Al Ghardaqa Marine Laboratory, Hurgada, Arab Republic of 
Egypt, $30,000. 
COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ATLANTIC FLEET 
Naval Air Station, Bermuda, $860,000. 
Naval Station, Keflavik, Iceland, $17,650,000. 
Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, $1,300,000. 
NAVAL FORCES EUROPE 
Naval Station, Rota, Spain, $6,600,000. 
Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, Italy, $9,700,000. 
CHIEF OP NAVAL MATERIAL 
Navy Public Works Center, Guam, Mariana Islands, $3,700,000. 
NAVAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMAND 
Naval Communication Station, Harold E. Holt, Exmouth, Austra-
lia, $2,500,000. 
NAVAL SECURITY GROUP COMMAND 
Naval Security Group Activity, Edsell, Scotland, $1,400,000. 
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Notification to 
congressional 
committees. 
Authorization 
expiration. 
EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 202. The Secretary of the Navy may establish or develop 
installations and facilities by proceeding with construction made 
necessary by changes in missions and responsibilities which have 
been occasioned by (1) unforeseen security considerations, (2) new 
weapons developments, (3) new and unforeseen research and develop-
ment requirements, (4) improved production schedules, or (5) revi-
sions in the tasks or functions assigned to a military installation or 
facility or for environmental considerations, if the Secretary of 
Defense determines that deferral of such construction for inclusion in 
the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsist-
ent with interests of national security and, in connection therewith, 
may acquire, construct, convert, rehabilitate, or install permanent or 
temporary public works, including land acquisition, site preparation, 
appurtenances, utilities, and equipment, in the total amount of 
$20,000,000. The Secretary of the Navy, or the Secretary's designee, 
shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives, immediately upon reaching a final deci-
sion to implement, of the cost of construction of any public work 
undertaken under this section, including those real estate actions 
pertaining thereto. This authorization shall expire on October 1, 
1980, or on the date of the enactment of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 1981, whichever is later, except for 
those public works projects concerning which the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives have 
been notified pursuant to this section prior to such date. 
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 203. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to accomplish 
minor construction projects under section 2674 of title 10, United 
States Code, in the amount of $33,160,000. 
AL GHARDAQA MARINE LABORATORY, EGYPT 
SEC. 204. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to expend excess 
foreign exchange funds in the amount of $580,000 for the construction 
of a multipurpose marine biological laboratory at the Al Ghardaqa 
Marine Laboratory, Hurgada, Arab Republic of Egypt. 
TITLE III—AIR FORCE 
AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
SEC. 301. The Secretary of the Air Force may establish or develop 
military installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, con-
verting, rehabilitating, or installing permanent or temporary public 
works, including land acquisition, site preparation, appurtenances, 
utilities, and equipment, for the following acquisition and construc-
tion: 
INSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
AIR FORCE LOGISTICS COMMAND 
Hill Air Force Base, Utah, $6,990,000. 
Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, $6,350,000. 
Newark Air Force Station, Ohio, $860,000. 
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93 STAT. 935 
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, $10,750,000. 
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, $15,600,000. 
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, $15,500,000. 
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND 
Arnold Engineering Development Center, Tennessee, $6,500,000. 
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, $5,100,000. 
Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, $8,600,000. 
Johnson Space Center, Texas, $12,400,000. 
Maui Optical Site, Hawaii, $3,650,000. 
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, $2,100,000. 
AIR TRAINING COMMAND 
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, $840,000. 
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, $5,400,000. 
Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, $4,500,000. 
Mather Air Force Base, California, $1,650,000. 
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, $6,600,000. 
Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, $2,050,000. 
Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, $1,500,000. 
ALASKAN AIR COMMAND 
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, $13,400,000. 
MILITARY AIRLIFT COMMAND 
Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, $1,190,000. 
Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, $2,170,000. 
Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, $510,000. 
McChord Air Force Base, Washington, $4,100,000. 
Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, $5,400,000. 
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, $1,100,000. 
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, $10,060,000. 
Travis Air Force Base, California, $6,300,000. 
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND 
Castle Air Force Base, California, $5,300,000 
Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, $17,000,000. 
Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, $4,900,000. 
Griffiss Air Force Base, New York, $8,080,000. 
Grissom Air Force Base, Indiana, $4,700,000. 
K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan, $5,200,000. 
March Air Force Base, California, $6,600,000. 
Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, $5,100,000. 
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, $2,190,000. 
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, $122,800,000. 
Various Locations, $14,200,000. 
TACTICAL AIR COMMAND 
Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas, $7,850,000. 
Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, $5,750,000. 
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, $5,540,000. 
England Air Force Base, Louisiana, $6,390,000. 
George Air Force Base, California, $18,350,000. 
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Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, $2,600,000. 
Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, $9,870,000. 
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, $2,500,000. 
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, $2,350,000. 
Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, $1,990,000. 
Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, $60,000. 
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina, $970,000. 
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, $3,690,000. 
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, $2,650,000. 
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, $2,780,000. 
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado, $1,950,000. 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND 
Thule Air Base, Greenland, $3,150,000. 
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND 
Mahe Tracking Station, Seychelle Islands, $550,000. 
Various Locations, $2,350,000. 
MILITARY AIRLIFT COMMAND 
Roberts International Airport, Liberia, $4,950,000. 
PACIFIC AIR FORCES 
Kadena Air Base, Japan, $1,100,000. 
Kunsan Air Base, Korea, $4,010,000. 
Osan Air Base, Korea, $20,080,000. 
Taegu Air Base, Korea, $510,000. 
TACTICAL AIR COMMAND 
Howard Air Force Base, Canal Zone, $4,485,000. 
UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE 
Germany, Various Locations, $13,990,000. 
United Kingdom, Various Locations, $14,920,000. 
Various Locations, $10,770,000. 
EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 302. The Secretary of the Air Force may establish or develop 
installations and facilities by proceeding with construction made 
necessary by changes in missions and responsibilities which have 
been occasioned by (1) unforeseen security considerations, (2) new 
weapons development, (3) new and unforeseen research and develop-
ment requirements, (4) improved production schedules, or (5) revi-
sions in the tasks or functions assigned to a military installation or 
facility or for environmental considerations, if the Secretary of 
Defense determines that deferral of such construction for inclusion in 
the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsist-
ent with interests of national security and, in connection therewith. 
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93 STAT. 937 
may acquire, construct, convert, rehabilitate, or install permanent or 
temporary public works, including land acquisition, site preparation, 
appurtenances, utilities, and equipment, in the total amount of 
$20,000,000. The Secretary of the Air Force, or the Secretary's 
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 shall expire on Octo-
ber 1, 1980, or on the date of the enactment of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for fiscal year 1981, whichever is later, except 
for those public works projects concerning which the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives have 
been notified pursuant to this section prior to such date. 
Notification to 
congressional 
committees. 
Authorization 
expiration. 
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 303. The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to accomplish 
minor construction projects under section 2674 of title 10, United 
States Code, in the amount of $29,310,000. 
REALLOCATION OF PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED FUNDS TO NATO 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 304. (a) Section 301 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 368), is amended by striking out 
"$97,905,000" in the item relating to the authorization for acquisition 
and construction at various locations under the heading "UNITED 
STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$77,905,000". 
(b) Section 602(3) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"$147,942,000" and "$421,249,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$127,942,000" and "$401,249,000", respectively. 
91 Stat. 374. 
INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION FOR AEROSPACE CORPORATION 
SEC. 305. Section 301 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act, 1975 (Public Law 93-552; 88 Stat. 1754), is amended by striking 
out "$9,000,000" in the item relating to the authorization for acquisi-
tion and construction for the Aerospace Corporation at Los Angeles, 
California, and inserting in lieu thereof "$20,500,000". 
CONTRIBUTION FOR UPGRADING WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES AT 
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 
SEC. 306. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force 
is authorized to contribute to the appropriate local authorities the 
sum of $2,400,000 for the share of the Department of Defense for the 
upgrading of the waste treatment facility that serves Little Rock Air 
Force Base, Little Rock, Arkansas. 
(b) No amount may be contributed pursuant to the authorization in 
subsection (a) until (1) the President, after consideration of the 
decision of the Comptroller General relating to Federal facility 
contributions to capital costs of sewage treatment projects, dated 
October 4, 1979, determines whether, in order to comply with the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Federal share of the cost of 
upgrading local waste treatment facilities shall be borne solely 
through grants from the Environmental Protection Agency or 
through contributions by the Federal departments and agencies 
Presidential 
determination, 
transmittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
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using such facilities, and (2) a copy of the decision of the President is 
transmitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives. 
TITLE IV-DEFENSE AGENCIES 
AUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR THE DEFENSE AGENCIES 
SEC. 401. The Secretary of Defense may establish or develop 
military installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, con-
verting, rehabilitating, or installing permanent or temporary public 
works, including land acquisition, site preparation, appurtenances, 
utilities, and equipment, for defense agencies for the following 
acquisition or construction: 
INSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 
Defense Depot, Memphis, Tennessee, $670,000. 
Fuel Terminal, Ozol, California, $3,650,000. 
Fuel Terminal, Escanaba, Michigan, $600,000. 
DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY 
Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Be-
thesda, Maryland, $825,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
aassified Activity, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, $2,800,000. 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES 
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 
Defense Fuel Support Point, Wake Island Air Force Base, 
$11,400,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION 
Alconbury Royal Air Force, United Kingdom, $2,340,000. 
Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan, $580,000. 
Bad Hersfeld, Germany, $770,000. 
Baumholder, Wetzel Housing Area, Germany, $1,920,000. 
Grafenwoehr, Germany, $1,640,000. 
Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland, $1,700,000. 
Ludwigsburg, Germany, $570,000. 
Pruem Air Station, Germany, $1,000,000. 
Schwaebisch Gmuend, Germany, $575,000. 
Seoul, Yongsan, Korea, $3,290,000. 
Soesterberg, Camp New Amsterdam, Netherlands, $3,300,000. 
Yokota East Air Base, Japan, $2,450,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-125—NOV. 26, 1979 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
93 STAT. 939 
Description of 
obligations, 
transmittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
Construction 
costs, 
notification to 
congressional 
committees. 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Various Locations: For the United States share of the cost of 
multilateral programs for the acquisition or construction of military 
facilities and installations (including international military head-
quarters) for the collective defense of 
the North Atlantic Treaty Area, 
$185,000,000, Within thirty days after the end of each calendar-year 
quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall furnish to the Committees on 
Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a description of obligations incurred by the United 
States for the United States share of the cost of such multilateral 
programs. 
EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 402. The Secretary of Defense may establish or develop 
installations and facilities which he determines to be vital to the 
security of the United States and, in connection therewith, may 
acquire, construct, convert, rehabilitate, or install permanent or 
temporary public works, including land acquisition, site preparation, 
appurtenances, utilities, and equipment, in the total amount of 
$15,000,000. The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary's designee, 
shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives, immediately upon reaching a final deci-
sion to implement, of the cost of construction of any public works 
undertaken under this section including real estate actions pertain-
ing thereto. 
MINOR CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 403. The Secretary of Defense is authorized to accomplish 
minor construction projects under section 2674 of title 10, United 
States Code, in the amount of $5,250,000. 
DEFICIENCY AUTHORIZATION FOR HIGH ENERGY LASER FACILITY, WHITE 
SANDS, NEW MEXICO 
SEC. 404. (a) Section 401 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 369), is amended by striking out 
"$33,449,000" in the item relating to the High Energy Laser Facility 
at White Sands, New Mexico, and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$40,749,000". 
(b) Section 602(4) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"$55,909,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$63,209,000". 
INCREASE IN PRIOR YEAR AUTHORIZATION FOR NATO INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 405. (a) Section 401 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act, 1979 (Public Law 95-356; 92 Stat. 576), is amended by striking out 
"$120,000,000" in the item relating to North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation Infrastructure and inserting in lieu thereof "$140,000,000". 
(b) Section 602(4) of such Act is amended by striking out 92 Stat. 580. 
"$217,610,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$237,610,000". 
91 Stat. 374. 
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TITLE V—MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERS 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
Secretary of 
HUD, 
consultation. 
Notification to 
congressional 
committees. 
Cost limitations. 
AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT OR ACQUIRE HOUSING 
SEC. 501. (a) The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary's designee, 
is authorized to construct or acquire sole interest in existing family 
housing units in the numbers and at the locations hereinafter named, 
but no family housing construction shall be commenced at any such 
location in the United States until the Secretary shall have consulted 
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as to the 
availability of suitable private housing at such location. If agreement 
cannot be reached with respect to the availability of suitable private 
housing at any location, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, in writing, of such difference of opinion, 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 authority to acquire land, and interests in 
land, by gift, purchase, exchange of Government-owned land, or 
otherwise. 
(b) With respect to the family housing units authorized to be 
constructed by this section, th6 Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
acquire sole interest in privately owned or Department of Housing 
and Urban Development held family housing units in lieu of con-
structing all or a portion of the family housing authorized by this 
section, if he, or his designee, determines such action to be in the best 
interests of the United States, but any family housing units acquired 
under authority of this subsection shall not exceed the cost limita-
tions specified in this section for the project nor the limitations on 
size specified in section 2684 of title 10, United States Code. In no case 
may family housing units be acquired under this subsection through 
the exercise of eminent domain authority, and in no case may family 
housing units other than those authorized by this section be acquired 
in lieu of construction unless the acquisition of such units is hereafter 
specifically authorized by law. 
(c) Family housing units: 
Fort MacArthur, California, two hundred units, $11,500,000. 
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, three hundred thirty-two 
units, $12,000,000. 
(d) The amount specified in this section may, at the discretion of the 
Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary's designee, be increased by 10 
per centum, if he determines that such increase (1) is required for the 
sole purpose of meeting unusual variations in cost, and (2) could not 
have been reasonably anticipated at the time such estimate was 
submitted to the Congress. The amounts authorized include the costs 
of shades, screens, ranges, refrigerators, and all other installed 
equipment and fixtures, the cost of the family housing unit, design, 
supervision, inspection, overhead, land acquisition, site preparation, 
and installation of utilities. 
I.EASING OF FAMILY HOUSING 
SEC. 502. (a) Section 2686(c) of title 10, United States Code, relating 
to leases for military family housing, is amended by striking out 
"$300" in clause (1)(A) and inserting in lieu thereof "$310". 
O
t
>
) Section 2675(d) of title 10, United States Code, relating to leases 
in foreign countries, is amended— 
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(1) by striking out "$485" and "$850" in the first sentence of 
paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "$550" and "$970", 
respectively; and 
(2) by striking out "18,000" in paragraph (2) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "17,000". 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 503. (a) There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
1980 for use by the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary's designee, 
for military family housing as authorized by law for the following 
purposes: 
(1) For construction of, or acquisition of sole interest in, family 
housing, including minor construction, an amount not to exceed 
$15,000,000, and for planning, an amount not to exceed $900,000. 
(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 
premiums authorized under section 222 of the National Housing 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1715m), an amount not to exceed $1,662,525,000. 
(3) For homeowners assistance under section 1013 of the 
Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 3374), including acquisition of properties, an amount 
not to exceed $5,000,000. 
(b) The amounts authorized to be appropriated in subsection (a) 
may be increased to the extent additional funds are appropriated to 
defray increased pay costs associated with actions taken pursuant to 
law. 
TITLE VI—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
WAIVER OF RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 601. The Secretary of each military department may proceed 
to establish or develop installations and facilities under this Act 
without regard to section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended 
(31 U.S.C. 529), and sections 4774 and 9774 of title 10, United States 
Code. The authority to place permanent or temporary improvements 
on land includes authority for surveys, administration, overhead, 
planning, and supervision incident to construction. That authority 
may be exercised before title to the land is approved under section 355 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended (40 U.S.C. 255), and even though 
the land is held temporarily. The authority to acquire real estate or 
lands includes authority to make surveys and to acquire land and 
interests in land (including temporary use), by gift, purchase, ex-
change of 
Government-owned land, or otherwise. 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 602. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
1980 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 United States $552,925,000; outside the 
United States $162,950,000; minor construction $52,270,000; for a 
total of $768,145,000; 
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(2) for title II: inside the United States $400,990,000; outside the 
United States $55,440,000; minor construction $33,160,000; for a 
total of $489,590,000; 
(3) for title III: inside the United States $432,530,000; outside 
the United States $80,865,000; minor construction $29,310,000; 
for a total of $542,705,000; 
(4) for title IV: a total of $245,330,000, including $5,250,000 for 
minor construction; and 
(5) for title V: military family housing and homeowners assist-
ance program, $1,694,925,000, including $3,000,000 for minor 
construction. 
COST VARIATIONS 
SEC. 603. (a) OVERALL TITLE TOTAL LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 
the provisions of subsections (b), (c), (d), and (g), the total cost of all 
construction and acquisition in each of titles I, II, III, and IV may not 
exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated in that title. 
(b) VARIATIONS IN INSTALLATION TOTALS—UNUSUAL VARIATIONS IN 
COST.—Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), any of the 
amounts specified in titles I, II, III, and IV of this Act (other than in 
sections 103, 203, 303, and 403) may, at the discretion of the Secretary 
of the military department or Director of the defense agency con-
cerned, be increased by 5 per centum when inside the United States 
(other than Alaska or Hawaii), and by 10 per centum when outside 
the United States or in Alaska or Hawaii, if the Secretary of the 
military department or Director of the defense agency concerned 
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. 
(c) VARIATIONS IN INSTALLATION TOTALS—ONLY ONE PROJECT AT AN 
INSTALLATION.—When the amount named for any construction or 
acquisition in title I, II, III, or IV of this Act involves only one project 
at any military installation and the Secretary of the military depart-
ment or Director of the defense agency concerned determines that 
the amount authorized must be increased by more than the applica-
ble percentage prescribed in subsection (b), the Secretary of the 
military department or Director of the defense agency concerned may 
proceed with such construction or acquisition if the amount of the 
increase does not exceed by more than 25 per centum the amount 
named for such project by the Congress. 
Report to 
(d) VARIATIONS IN INSTALLATION TOTALS—REPORTS BY THE SECRE-
congressional 
TARY OF DEFENSE.—When the Secretary of Defense determines that 
any amount named in title I, II, III, or IV of this Act must be exceeded 
by more than the percentages permitted in subsections (b) and (c) to 
accomplish authorized construction or acquisition, the Secretary of 
the military department or Director of the defense agency concerned 
may proceed with such construction or acquisition after a written 
repcrt of the facts relating to the increase of such amount, including a 
statement of the reasons for such increase, has been submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, and either (1) thirty days have elapsed from the date of 
submission of such report, or (2) both committees have indicated 
approval of such construction or acquisition. Notwithstanding the 
provisions in prior Military Construction Authorization Acts, the 
provisions of this subsection shall apply to such prior Acts. 
committees. 
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(e) COST AND SCOPE VARIATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS; REPORTS Report to 
TO CONGRESS.—No individual project authorized under title I, II, III, coJ^^ttees^^ 
or IV of this Act for any specifically listed military installation for 
which the current working estimate is greater than the statutory 
upper limit for minor construction projects, may be placed under 
contract if— 
(1) the approved scope of the project is reduced in excess of 25 
per centum; or 
(2) the current working estimate, based upon bids received, for 
the construction of such project exceeds by more than 25 per 
centum the amount authorized for such project by the Congress; 
until a written report of the facts relating to the reduced scope or 
increased cost of such project, including a statement of the reasons 
for reduction in scope or increase in cost, has been submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, and either thirty days have elapsed from the date of 
submission of such report, or both committees have indicated ap-
proval of such reduction in scope or increase in cost, as the case 
may be. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Defense, or the 
Secretary's designee, shall submit an annual report to the Congress 
identifying each individual project (other than a project authorized 
under section 103, 203, 303, or 403) 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 
individual project with respect to which the scope was reduced by 
more than 25 per centum in order to permit contract award within 
the available authorization for such project. Such report shall include 
all pertinent cost information for each individual project, including 
the amount in dollars and percentage by which the current working 
estimate based on the contract price for the project exceeded the 
amount authorized for such project by the Congress. 
(g) COST AND FLOOR AREA VARIATIONS—SOLAR ENERGY.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall encourage the utilization of solar energy as a 
source of energy for projects authorized by this Act where utilization 
of solar energy would be practical and economically feasible. In order 
to equip any project authorized by this Act with solar heating 
equipment, solar cooling equipment, or both solar heating and solar 
cooling equipment, the Secretary of Defense may authorize increases 
in the cost limitations or floor area limitations for such project by 
such amounts as may be necessary for such purpose. Any increase 
under this section in the cost or floor area of a project authorized by 
this Act shall be in addition to any other increase in such cost or 
variation in floor area limitations authorized by this or any other Act. 
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION 
SEC. 604. Contracts for construction made by the United States for 
performance within the United States and its possessions under this 
Act shall be executed under the jurisdiction and supervision of the 
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army; 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-
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Report to 
C!ongress. 
10 u s e 2301 et 
seq. 
Report to 
Congress. 
ment of the construction herein authorized. The Secretaries of the 
military departments shall report annually to the President of the 
Senate and 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, 
construction, supervision, and overhead fees charged by each of the 
several agents in the execution of the assigned construction. Further, 
such contracts (except architect and engineering contracts which, 
unless specifically authorized by the Congress shall continue to be 
awarded in accordance with presently established procedures, cus-
toms, and practice) shall be awarded, insofar as practicable, on a 
competitive basis to the lowest responsible bidder, if the national 
security will not be impaired and the award is consistent with 
chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code. The Secretaries of the 
military departments shall report annually to the President of the 
Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives with respect to 
all contracts awarded on other than a competitive basis to the lowest 
responsible bidder. Such reports shall also show, in the case of the ten 
architect-engineering firms which, in terms of total dollars, were 
awarded the most business; the names of such firms; the total number 
of separate contracts awarded each firm; and the total amount paid 
or to be paid in the case of each such action under all such contracts 
awarded such firm. 
REPEAL OF PRIOR YEAR AUTHORIZATIONS; EXCEPTIONS 
SEC. 605. (a) As of October 1, 1980, or the date of the enactment of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for fiscal year 1981, 
whichever is later, all authorizations for military public works, 
including family housing, to be accomplished by the Secretary of a 
military department in connection with the establishment or devel-
opment of installations and facilities, and all authorizations for 
appropriations therefor, that are contained in titles I, II, III, IV, and 
V of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1979 (Public Law 
95-356; 92 Stat. 565), and all such authorizations contained in Acts 
approved before September 8, 1978, and not superseded or otherwise 
modified by a later authorization are repealed except— 
(1) authorizations for public works and for appropriations 
therefor that are set forth in those Acts in the titles that contain 
the general provisions; and 
(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 
Organization, in whole or in part, before October 1, 1980, or the 
date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for fiscal year 1981, whichever is later, and authoriza-
tions for appropriations therefor. 
(b) Notwithstanding the repeal provisions of subsection (a) of this 
section and section 605 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act, 1979 (Public Law 95-356, 92 Stat. 583), authorizations for the 
following items shall remain in effect until October 1, 1981, or the 
date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for fiscal year 1982, whichever is later: 
(1) Barracks Complex—Trainee construction in the amount of 
$14,967,000 at Fort Benning, Georgia, authorized in section 101 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 
95-82; 91 Stat. 358). 
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93 STAT. 945 
(2) Brooke Army Medical Center Hospital alteration in the 
amount of $10,000,000 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, authorized in 
section 101 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978 
(Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 358). 
(3) Reception Station construction in the amount of $5,886,000 
at Fort Benning, Georgia, authorized in section 101 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 
95-82; 91 Stat. 358). 
(4) POMCUS Maintenance Complexes in the amount of 
$33,768,000 at Kaiserslautern, Pirmasens, Germersheim, Gerz-
weski Barracks, Mannheim, Miesau, NahboUenbach, and Neur-
eut Kaserne, all in Germany, authorized in section 101 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 
95-82; 91 Stat. 360). 
(5) Morse Training Building construction in the amount of 
$2,400,000 at Naval Technical Training Center, Pensacola, Flor-
ida, authorized in section 201 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 362). 
(6) Medical/Dental Branch Clinic construction in the amount 
of $4,350,000 at the Navy Regional Medical Center, Pearl Harbor, 
Hawaii (Naval Station, Midway Island), authorized in section 201 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 
95-82; 91 Stat. 362). 
(7) Relocation of the weapons range from the Culebra Complex 
in the amount of $12,000,000 for the Atlantic Fleet Weapons 
Range, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, authorized in section 204 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 (Public Law 
93-166; 87 Stat. 668) and extended in section 605(b)(H) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1976 (Public Law 
94-107; 89 Stat. 565) and in section 605(bX4) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 
376). 
(8) Industrial Waste Collection in the amount of $2,650,000 at 
the Naval Torpedo Station, Kejrport, Washington, authorized in 
section 201 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978 
(Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 363). 
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(9) Municipal Sewer Connection in the amount of $2,100,000 for 
the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Long Beach, California, author-
ized in section 201 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 369). 
91 Stat. 363. 
(10) Municipal Sewer Connection in the amount of $4,150,000 
for the Navy Public Works Center, Norfolk, Virginia, authorized 
in section 201 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 
1978 (Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 363). 
(11) Municipal Sewer Connection in the amount of $2,200,000 
for the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylva-
nia, authorized in section 201 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 363). 
(12) Alter Sewage Treatment and Disposal Facilities in the 
amount of $631,000 at King Salmon Airport, Alaska, authorized 
in section 301 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 
1978 (Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 366). 
(13) Small Aircraft Maintenance Facility in the amount of 
$1,928,000 for Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, authorized in 
section 301 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978 
(Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 367). 
(14) High Energy Laser Facility construction in the amount of 
$33,449,000 at White Sands, New Mexico, authorized in section 
59-194 O — 81 
62 : QL3 
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401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978 (Public 
Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 369). 
(15) CIDC Field Operations Building at Fort Hood, Texas, in 
the amount of $890,000 authorized in section 101 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 
358). 
(16) Radar Operations Facility at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 
in the amount of $962,000 authorized in section 101 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 
95-82; 91 Stat. 359). 
UNIT COST UMITATIONS 
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 
determined 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) $48 per square foot for permanent barracks; or 
(2) $52 per square foot for unaccompanied officer quarters; 
unless the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary's designee, deter-
mines that, because of special circumstances, application to such 
project of the limitations on unit cost contained in this section is 
impracticable. Notwithstanding the limitations contained in prior 
Military Construction Authorization Acts on unit costs, the limita-
tions on such costs contained in this section shall apply to all prior 
authorizations for such construction not heretofore repealed and for 
which construction contracts have not been awarded by the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VII—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
AUTHORIZATION FOR FACIUTIES 
10 use 2231 et 
SEC. 701. Subject to chapter 133 of title 10, United States Code, the 
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Secretary of Defense may establish or develop additional facilities for 
the Guard and Reserve Forces, including the acquisition of land 
therefor, but the cost of such facilities shall not exceed the following 
amounts: 
(1) For the Department of the Army— 
(A) for the Army National Guard of the United States, 
$18,237,000; and 
(B) for the Army Reserve, $24,824,000. 
(2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and Marine 
Corps Reserves, $16,090,000. 
(3) For the Department of the Air Force— 
(A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, 
$29,500,000; and 
(B) for the Air Force Reserve, $9,500,000. 
WAIVER OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS 
SEC. 702. The Secretary of Defense may establish or develop 
installations and facilities under this title without regard to section 
3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529), and sections 
4774 and 9774 of title 10, United States Code. The authority to place 
permanent or temporary improvements on lands includes authority 
for surveys, administration, overhead, planning, and supervision 
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93 STAT. 947 
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 temporar-
ily. The authority to acquire real estate or land includes authority to 
make surveys and to acquire land and interests in land (including 
temporary use), by gift, purchase, exchange of Government-owned 
land, or otherwise. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
SEC. 703. Section 2233 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking out "and" after clause (3); 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of clause (4) and 
inserting in lieu thereof: "; and"; and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new clause: 
"(5) contribute to any State or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the 
District of Columbia, such amounts for the acquisition, construc-
tion, expansion, rehabilitation, or conversion by the failure of 
existing facilities to meet the purposes of this chapter. A contri-
bution made for an armory may not be more than 75 percent of 
the cost of construction of which it is applied.". 
INCREASE IN MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION FOR GUARD AND RESERVE 
FORCES FACIUTIES WITHOUT NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS 
SEC. 704. Paragraph (1) of section 2233a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out "$100,000" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$175,000". 
TITLE VIII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
REVISIONS TO MINOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY 
SEC. 801. Section 2674 of title 10, United States Code, relating to 
minor construction, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following new 
sentence: "Approvals under the preceding sentence are not 
required for projects at specified locations that have been identi-
fied in the annual military construction program submitted by 
the Department of Defense to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives."; and 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (f) the following new 
sentence: "Such notice is not required for projects at specified 
locations that have been identified in the annual military con-
struction program submitted by the Department of Defense to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives.". 
AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT OF SOURCES OF ENERGY 
ON MIUTARY LANDS 
SEC. 802. Section 803 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act, 1979 (30 U.S.C. 1002a), is amended as follows: 
(1) The section heading is amended to read as follows: 
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30 use 1002a. 
Effective date. 
10 use 2688. 
DEVELOPMENT OF SOURCES OF ENERGY ON OR FOR MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS". 
(2) Subsection (b)(1) is amended by inserting "or on private 
property" after "jurisdiction". 
USE OF ROI-NAMUR ISLAND 
SEC. 803. (a) The Secretary of Defense may pay to the owners of the 
land of Roi-Namur Island, Marshall Islands District of the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands, such amount as the Secretary of 
Defense determines to be in the public interest for the use after 1960 
of Roi-Namur Island by the Government of the United States. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1,1979, and shall be 
effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as 
are provided in appropriation Acts. 
USE OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 804. (a)(1) Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"§ 2688. Use of solar energy systems in new facilities 
"(a) The Secretary of Defense shall require that all new facilities 
(including family housing) placed under design after the date of the 
enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1980, 
shall include consideration of solar energy systems in those cases in 
which solar energy has the potential to save fossil-fuel-derived 
energy. All contracts for construction resulting from such design 
shall include the requirement to furnish and install solar energy 
systems if such systems can be shown to be cost effective. 
"(b) For the purposes of this section, a solar energy system shall be 
considered to be cost effective if the original investment cost differen-
tial can be recovered over the expected life of the facility.". 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: 
"2688. Use of solar energy systems in new facilities.". 
(b) Section 804 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1979 
(42 U.S.C. 5504a), is repealed. 
PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS WITH RESPECT 
TO CERTAIN BASE CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENTS 
SEC. 805. (a) No action with respect to the closure of, or the 
realignment of, the Army Training Command at Fort Dix, New 
Jersey, may be taken unless and until the Secretary of the Army has 
prepared an environmental impact statement in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with 
respect to the proposed closure or realignment. Such environmental 
impact statement shall place special emphasis on socio-economic 
factors in the affected area. 
(b) No action with respect to the closure of, or the realignment of, 
the Air Training Command at Goodfellow Air Force Base, San 
Angelo, Texas, may be taken unless and until the Secretary of the Air 
Force has prepared an environmental impact statement in accord-
ance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 with respect to the proposed closure or realignment. Such 
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environmental impact statement shall place special emphasis on 
socio-economic factors in San Angelo, Texas, and the affected area. 
(c) No action with respect to the closure of, or the realignment of. 
Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania, may be taken unless 
and until the Secretary of the Army has prepared an environmental 
impact statement in accordance with the requirements of the Nation-
al Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to the proposed 
closure or realignment. Such environmental impact statement shall 
place special emphasis on socio-economic factors in the affected area. 
(d) No action with respect to the closure of, or the realignment of. 
New Cumberland Army Depot, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, may 
be taken unless and until the Secretary of the Army has prepared an 
environmental impact statement in accordance with the require-
ments of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect 
to the proposed closure or realignment. Such environmental impact 
statement shall place special emphasis on socio-economic factors in 
the affected area. 
(e) No action with respect to the closure of, or the realignment of, 
Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia, may be taken unless and until the 
Secretary of the Army has prepared an environmental impact state-
ment in accordance with the requirements of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to the proposed closure or 
realignment. Such environmental impact statement shall place spe-
cial emphasis on socio-economic factors in the affected area. 
LEASE OF REMAINING PORTION OF FORMER ENT AIR FORCE BASE TO THE 
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE 
SEC. 806. The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to lease the 
excess 5.6 acres of land and improvements on the remaining portion 
of the former Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, to the 
United States Olympic Committee. 
USE OF MASS TRANSIT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 
SEC. 807. (a) Subsection (a) of section 2632 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) Whenever the Secretary of a military department determines 
that it is necessary for the effective conduct of the affairs of that 
department, he may, at reasonable rates of fare under regulations to 
be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, provide assured and 
adequate transportation by motor vehicle or water carrier— 
"(1) among places on any military installation (including any 
subinstallation thereof) under the jurisdiction of that depart-
ment; and 
"(2) to and from their places of employment— 
"(A) for persons attached to, or employed in, that depart-
ment; and 
"(B) during a war or national emergency declared by the 
Congress or the President, for persons attached to, or em-
ployed in, a private plant that is manufacturing material for 
that department.", 
(b) Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(b)"; 
(2) by striking out "subsection (a)" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"subsection (a)(2)"; 
(3) by redesignating clauses (1), (2), and (3) as clauses (A), (B), 
and (C), respectively; and 
seq. 
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^4) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall require that, in determining 
whether to provide transportation at any military installation under 
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of the military department concerned 
shall give careful consideration to the potential for saving energy and 
reducing air pollution. 
"(B) In providing transportation at any military installation under 
such subsection, the Secretary of the military department concerned 
may not require any fare for the transportation of members of the 
armed forces if the transportation is incident to training or other 
operational activities on such installation. 
"(C) The authority under subsection (a)(1) to enter into contracts 
under which the United States is obligated to make outlays shall be 
effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that the budget 
authority for such outlays is provided in advance by appropriation 
Acts.". 
(cXD The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 2632. Transportation to and from certain places of employment 
and on military installations". 
(2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the 
10 use 2631 et 
beginning of chapter 157 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
"2632. Transportation to and from certain places of employment and on military in-
stallations.". 
BOLUNG AIR FORCE BASE EXTENSION 
SEC. 808. Section 607(b) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act, 1966 (Public Law 89-188; 79 Stat. 818), is amended by striking out 
"January 1,1980" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
"October 1,1984". 
LAND CONVEYANCE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 
SEC. 809. (a) The Secretary of the Navy (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to acquire, by condemna-
tion or otherwise, all right, title, and interest of the city of San Diego, 
California (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "City"), in 
and to a tract of land consisting of 40 acres, more or less, in the Balboa 
Park in San Diego, California. Land acquired pursuant to this section 
shall be used as the site for construction of any new Navy hospital or 
medical center that is authorized to be constructed in the greater San 
Diego area after the date of the enactment of this Act and for related 
purposes. 
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) The Secretary is authorized to convey to the City, in considera-
tion for the acquisition under subsection (a), all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to all or any part of the real 
property (including improvements thereon) of the Naval Regional 
Medical Center, San Diego, that has been conveyed, leased, or 
otherwise made available to the United States by the City. 
(c) The exact acreage and legal description of any land acquired or 
conveyed under this section shall be determined by surveys which are 
satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(d) The authority of the Secretary to obligate funds under this 
section shall be effective only to the extent that appropriated funds 
are available for that purpose. 
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93 STAT. 951 
LAND CONVEYANCE, TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA 
SEC. 810. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary") is author-
ized to convey to the Irvine Company, a Michigan corporation, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of land 
consisting of approximately 84 acres located in the northeastern 
portion of the Marine Corps Air Station (Helicopter), Tustin, Califor-
nia, together with the improvements on such land. Such conveyance 
shall be made subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
considers to be in the public interest. 
(b) In consideration for the conveyance by the Secretary under 
subsection (a), the Irvine Company shall— 
(1) convey to the United States land and interests in land that 
the Secretary considers to be equivalent in value to the land 
conveyed by the Secretary under subsection (a) and that are 
otherwise acceptable to the Secretary, 
(2) pay the costs of relocating the Military Affiliate Radio 
Station (MARS) radio facilities and the skeet range facilities 
located on the land conveyed under subsection (a), and 
(3) pay all costs of surveys, appraisals, and evidence of title 
involved in both such conveyances. 
(c) The exact acreages and legal descriptions of the lands to be 
conveyed under subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined by surveys 
which are satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(d) The Secretary is authorized to accept any land conveyed under 
subsection (b), and any such land shall be administered by the 
Secretary. 
LAND CONVEYANCE, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROUNA 
SEC. 811. (a) The Secretary of the Air Force (hereinafter in this 
section referred to £is the "Secretary") is authorized to acquire by 
exchange all right, title, and interest of the Charleston County 
Aviation Authority (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
"Authority") in and to a replacement hazardous cargo handling area 
to be constructed by the Authority at the Charleston County Airport, 
South Carolina, for the Air Force. 
(b) As consideration for the acquisition under subsection (a), the 
Secretary is authorized to convey to the Authority all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to land (and improvements 
thereon) having a fair market value not more than the fair market 
value of the property to be acquired. 
(c) The exact acreages and legal descriptions of the properties to be 
acquired or conveyed under this section shall be determined by 
surveys which are satisfactory to the Secretary and to the Authority. 
LAND EXCHANGE, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON 
SEC. 812. (aXD Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air 
Force (hereinafter in this section referred to £is the "Secretary") is 
authorized to convey to King County, Washington, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to that parcel of land, together 
with improvements thereon, at Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, 
occupied on the date of the enactment of this Act (under a lease from 
the Department of the Air Force) by the 143d Combat Squadron, 
Washington Air National Guard. 
(2) The conveyance authorized by paragraph (1) shall be made 
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
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necessary to protect the interests of the United States, but in no event 
may be made until a replacement facility for the 143d Combat 
Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, has been made available 
in accordance with subsection (b). 
Funds, 
(b) In consideration for the conveyance authorized under subsec-
avaUabUity. 
^^^^ (3)^ King County shall— 
(1) make available to the Secretary a leasehold interest in land 
acceptable to the Secretary as a site for a replacement facility for 
such Air National Guard unit, together with funds in an amount 
sufficient to purchase or make improvements on such land for 
such replacement facility; or 
(2) convey to the United States unencumbered fee simple title 
to land in the area of Seattle, Washington, which contains 
improvements acceptable to the Secretary as a replacement 
facility for such Air National Guard unit. 
(c) Any funds made available under subsection (b)(1), and any land 
conveyed under subsection (b) (1) or (2), shall be subject to terms and 
conditions to be agreed upon by the Secretary and King County and 
which the Secretary considers to be in the public interest. 
(d) If the cost of the replacement facility provided under subsection 
(b)(1) is less than the fair market value of the existing facility of such 
Air National Guard unit. King County shall pay the amount of the 
difference to the United States, and such amount shall be deposited 
in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
LAND CONVEYANCE, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 
SEC. 813. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary") is author-
ized to convey, without monetary consideration, to the Alabama 
Space Science Exhibit Commission (an agency of the State of Ala-
bama) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
real property described in subsection (c). Any real property conveyed 
under the preceding sentence shall be conveyed for use as a perma-
nent site, in addition to the real property conveyed under Public Law 
82 Stat. 68. 
90-276, for the Alabama Space Science Exhibit. 
(b) The conveyance authorized by subsection (a) shall be subject— 
(1) to the condition that the real property so conveyed shall be 
used by the State of Alabama (A) as a permanent site for an 
Alabama Space Science Exhibit to display suitable public exhib-
its of United States weaponry and allied subjects, developments 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and 
space-oriented exhibits of other United States Government de-
partments, agencies, and instrumentalities, (B) for educational 
and recreationgil purposes related to the purposes described in 
subclause (A), or (C) for the purposes described in subclauses (A) 
and (B); 
(2) to the condition that if such property is not used for one or 
more of the purposes described in subclause (A) or (B), 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 
(3) to such other conditions as the Secretary may prescribe to 
protect the interest of the United States. 
(c)(1) The real property referred to in subsection (a) is a certain 
tract or parcel of land containing 300 acres more or less (less that land 
occupied on the date of the enactment of this Act by the Department 
of the Navy), lying within range 1 west, township 4 south, parts of 
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93 STAT. 953 
sections 8 and 9, and more particularly described as beginning at the 
established northeast corner of the Alabama Space and Rocket 
Center, running east along the Redstone Arsenal northern boundary, 
thence south along the Redstone Arsenal eastern boundary to a point 
north of the northwest corner of the intersection of Patton Road and 
Goss Road, thence west parallel to the north site of Goss Road to 
MacDonald Creek, thence northwesterly parallel to the east bank of 
the creek to the northern line of the Tennessee Valley Authority 
easement, thence west along the easement to the Alabama Space and 
Rocket Center established corner, thence north and east along the 
Alabama Space and Rocket Center boundary to point of beginning. 
(2) The exact description of such property shall be determined by a 
survey approved by the Secretary. 
(d)(1) The real property conveyed by the United States to the 
Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission under the authority of 
Public Law 90-276 may, in addition to the use authorized by section 3 82 Stat. 68. 
of such Public Law, be used for educational and recreational purposes 
related to the use authorized by such section. 
(2) Use of such property under this section shall be subject to the 
same condition as the condition prescribed in section 3 of such Public 
Law. 
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORIZATION ACT, 1979 
SEC. 814. Section 603(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act, 1979 (Public Law 95-356; 92 Stat. 565), is amended by striking out 92 Stat. 580. 
"(a), (b), (c)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(b), (c), (d)". 
Approved November 26, 1979. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-149 accompanying H.R. 3947 (Comm. on Armed Services) 
and No. 96-595 (Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 96-209 (Comm. on Armed Services), No. 96-259 (Comm. on 
Labor and Human Resources), and No. 96-409 (Comm. of Con-
ference). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): 
July 12, 30, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 24, H.R. 3947 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 1319, 
amended, passed in lieu. 
Nov. 9, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Nov. 16, House agreed to conference report.