12 2 STA T . 2 4 1 6PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 5 2 —J U NE3 0 , 200 8LEGIS L AT I V E H IST ORY— H . R. 264 2 ( S. 1 64 5) (S. 2 3 63)
HO U SE RE P ORTS: No .11 0– 1 8 6( C o m m.o n A p p r opr iat ion s ). SENATE REPORTS: No. 110–185 a c compan y in g S. 1645 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECOR D
Vo l . 153 (200 7 ): Ju n e 15 , consi d ered and passed House. Sept. 4–6, considered and passed Senate, amended. Vol. 154 (2008): M ay 15, House concurred in Senate amendment w it h amendments. May 20, 22, Senate considered and concurred in House amendments with amendments. June 1 9 , House concurred in certain Senate amendment and in another with an amendment. June 26, Senate concurred in House amendment. W EE K LY COMPILATION O F PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 44 (2008): June 30, Presidential remar k s. SEC.930 9. Of the f undsap p ro pr i ated in the U .S. T roop R eadi - ness ,V eterans ’C are, K atrina Re c o v er y , and I ra qA ccounta b i l ity Appropriations Act, 2 00 7(P ublic L a w1 10 – 2 8) which re m ain avail- able for obli g ation under the ‘ ‘Iraq F reedom Fund’’, $ 1 5 0,000,000 is only for the J oint Rapid Acquisition Cell, and $10,000,000 is only for the transportation of fallen service members. SEC. 9310. N one of the funds available to the D epartment of Defense may be obligated or e x pended to implement any final action on j oint basing initiatives required under the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment under the Defense B ase Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title X XIX of Public Law 101–510
10 U.S.C. 2 6 87 note) until each affected Sec- retary of a military department or the head of each affected Federal agency certifies to the congressional defense committees that joint basing at the affected military installation will result in significant costs savings and will not negatively impact the morale of members of the Armed Forces. SEC. 9311. Funds available in this title which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000
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d , That upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Com- mand engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000. Approved June 30, 2008. Certif i ca ti on.
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