An Act making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and for other purposes
PL 91-170 (H.R.14751), enacted 12/29/1969

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portation may after full hearing in any particular case and for good 
cause shown exempt any such railroad subject to this Act with respect 
Exemption. 
to one or more of its employees from the limitations imposed by this 
Act for a specified period of time, if the Secretary of Transportation 
finds that such exemption is in the public interest and will not 
adversely affect safety. Such order is to be subject to review at least 
Review, 
annually. In no event shall any such exemption be made for any rail-
road described in this section to work its employees beyond 16 hours 
either consecutively or in the aggregate within any 24-hour period. 
"SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Transportation to 
carry out the provisions of this Act." 
SEC. 2. If any provision of the amendment made by the first section 
separability pro-
of this Act is held invalid, the remainder of such amendment shall not 
be affected thereby. 
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect one year after the date of its 
Effective date. 
enactment. 
Approved December 26, 1969. 
Public Law 91-170 
AN A C T 
December 29, 1969 
Making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense 
[H. R. 14751] 
for the fiscal year ending June 30,1970, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ameiiea in Congress assembled^ That the following 
Military con-
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise priaUon^Acrf^"' 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, for military con- 1970. 
struction functions administered by the Department of Defense, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, military installations, and 
facilities for the Army as currently authorized in military public 
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[83 STAT. 
works or military construction Acts, in section 204 of title II, Public 
Ante, p. 206. 
L^w 91-121, and in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, United States 
Code, $287,228,000, to remain available until expended. 
72 Stat. 1459, 
1460. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tempo-
rary or peiTnanent public works, naval installations, and facilities for 
the Navy as currently authorized in military public works or military 
construction Acts, and in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, United 
States Code, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering 
Command and other personal services necessary for the purposes of 
this appropriation, $300,028,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tempo-
rary or permanent public works, military installations, and facilities 
for the Air Force as currently authorized in military public works or 
military construction Acts, and in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, 
L^nited States Code, $284,327,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE AGENCIES 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tem-
porary or permanent public works, installations, and facilities for 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 
military departments and the Office of Civil Defense), as currently 
authorized in military public works or militarj'^ construction Acts, and 
in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, United States Code, $33,915,000, to 
remain available until expended; and, in addition, not to exceed 
$20,000,000 to be derived by transfer from the appropriation "Research, 
development, test, and evaluation. Defense Agencies" as determined 
by the Secretary of Defense: Provided^ That such amounts of this 
appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may 
be transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense 
available for military construction as he may designate. 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and con-
version of facilities for the training and administration of the Army 
National Guard as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended, and the Eeserve Forces Facilities Acts, $15,000,000, 
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conver-
sion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air 
National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter 
133 of title 10, United States Code, as amended, and the Reserve Forces 
Facilities Acts, $13,200,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conver-
sion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army 
Reserve as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended, and the Reserve Forces Facilities Acts, $10,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conver-
sion of facilities for -the training and administration of the reserve 
components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 
] 33 of title 10, LTnited States Code, as amended, and the Reserve Forces 
Facilities Acts, $9,600,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and con-
version of facilities for the training and administration of the Air 
Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended, and the Reserve Forces Facilities Acts, $5,300,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE 
For expenses of family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, 
Air Force, and Defense agencies, for construction, including acquisi-
tion, replacement, addition, expansion, extension and alteration and for 
operation, maintenance, and debt payment, including leasing, minor 
construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, 
as authorized by law, $688,476,000, to be obligated and expended in 
the Family Housing Management Account established pursuant to 
section 501(a) of Public Law 87-554, in not to exceed the following 8i^stat^*304^^' 
amounts: 
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For the Army: 
Construction, $30,461,000; 
Operation, maintenance, $141,440,000; 
Debt payment, $47,480,000. 
For the Navy and Marine Corps: 
Construction, $51,892,000; 
Operation, maintenance, $94,758,000; 
Debt payment, $31,648,000. 
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Prior appro-
priations. 
Contracts. 
Expediting 
costs. 
Bakery facili-
ties, etc. 
Motor vehicle 
hire. 
Access roads. 
72 Stat. 908, 
New bases. 
Land pur-
chases or ease-
ments. 
For the Air Force: 
Construction, $41,989,000 ; 
Operation, maintenance, $156,345,000; 
Debt payment, $87,680,000. 
For Defense agencies: 
Construction, $449,000 ; 
Operation, maintenance, $5,334,000. 
Provided^ That the amounts provided under this head for construc-
tion and for debt payment shall remain available until expended. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
construction in prior years are hereby made available for construc-
tion authorized for each such department by the authorizations 
enacted into law during the first session of the Ninety-first Congress. 
SEC. 102. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for 
work, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed within 
the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in 
AATiting of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 103. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
expended for additional costs involved in expediting construction 
unless the Secretary of Defense certifies such costs to be necessary to 
protect the national interest and establishes a reasonable completion 
date for each project, taking into consideration the urgency of the 
requirement, the type and location of the project, the climatic and 
seasonal conditions affecting the construction, and the application of 
economical construction practices. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
for the construction, replacement, or reactivation of any bakery, 
laundry, or drycleaning facility in the United States, its territories, 
or possessions, as t^ Avhich the Secretary of Defense does not certify, 
in writing, giving his reasons therefor, that the services to be furnished 
by such facilities are not obtainable from commercial sources at 
reasonable rates. 
SEC. 105. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
construction are hereby made available for hire of passenger motor 
vehicles. 
SEC. 106. Funds approi^riated to the Department of Defense for 
construction may be used for advances to the Bureau of Public Koads, 
Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads 
as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when 
projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national 
defense by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
to begin construction of new bases inside the Continental United 
States for which specific appropriations have not been made. 
SEC. 108. No part of the funds provided in this Act shall be used 
for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 per centum 
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of the value as determined by the Corps of Engineers or the Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command, except: (a) where there is a determi-
nation of value by a Federal court, (D) purchases negotiated by the 
Attorney General or his designee, and (c) where the estimated value is 
less than $25,000. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to 
make payments under contracts for any project in a foreign country 
unless the Secretary of Defense or his designee, after consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury or his designee, certifies to the Congress 
that the use, by purchase from the Treasury, of currencies of such 
country acquired pursuant to law is not feasible for the purpose, stat-
ing the reason therefor. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
to (1) acquire land, (2) provide for site preparation, or (3) install 
utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds have 
been made available m annual military construction appropriation 
Acts. 
SEC. 111. Funds received from the proceeds of handling excess 
family housing remaining under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
Defense shall be deposited to the credit of "Family Housing, Defense" 
to be used for the purpose of reducing debt payments of the military 
departments. 
This Act may be cited as the "Military Construction Appropriation 
Act, 1970". 
Approved December 29, 1969. 
Foreign proj-
ects. 
Family housing, 
limitation. 
Excess family 
housing proceeds, 
disposition. 
Public Law 91-171 
AN .ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal 
year 
ending June 30, 1970, and for other purposes 
December 29, 1969 
[H. R. 15090} 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, for 
military functions administered by the Department of Defense, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
Department of 
Defense Appropri-
ation Act, 1970.