PUBLIC LAW 97-214—JULY 12, 1982
96 STAT. 169
(b) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, of title 10, United States Code, are amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "169. Military Construction and Military Family Housing
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AMENDMENTS RELATING TO FACILITIES FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS
SEC. 3. (a) Subsection (f) of section 2233 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(f)(1) Authority provided by law to construct, expand, rehabilitate, convert, or equip any facility under this section includes authority to expend funds for surveys, administration, overhead, planning, and supervision incident to any such activity. "(2) Authority to acquire real property under this section includes authority to make surveys and to acquire interests in land (including temporary interests) by purchase, gift, exchange of Governmentowned land, or otherwise.'. (b)(1) Chapter 133 of such title is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
Real property, acquisition.
- '§ 2239. Waiver of certain restrictions
"(a) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department may make expenditures and contributions under section 2233 of this title without regard to section 3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529). "(b) Authority provided by law to place permanent or temporary improvements on lands under section 2233 of this title may be exercised (1) before title to the land on which the improvement is located (or is to be located) is approved under section 355 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 255), and (2) even though the land is held temporarily.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "2239. Waiver of certain restrictions.".
(c)(1) Section 2233a of such title is amended to read as follows: "§ 2233a. Limitation on certain projects; authority to carry out small projects with operation and maintenance funds "(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an expenditure or contribution in an amount in excess of $200,000 may not be made under section 2233 of this title for any facility until the Secretary of Defense has notified the Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives of the location, nature, and estimated cost of the facility and a period of 21 days has passed after receipt of such notification. "(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to expenditures or contributions for the following: "(A) Facilities acquired by lease. "(B) A project for a facility that has been authorized by Congress, if the location and purpose of the facility are the same as when authorized and if, based upon bids received— "(i) the scope of work of the project, as approved by Congress, is not proposed to be reduced by more than 25 percent; and "(ii) the current working estimate of the cost of the project does not exceed the amount approved for the project
Notification to congressional committees. 10 USC 2233.
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