93 STAT. 942
PUBLIC LAW 96-125—NOV. 26, 1979 (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 assistance 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 concerned, 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 department or Director of the defense agency concerned determines that the amount authorized must be increased by more than the applicable 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
congressional committees.
(d) VARIATIONS IN INSTALLATION TOTALS—REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY 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 report 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 Representatives, 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.
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