United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1816 (98th)
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984
Introduced
2 March 1983
Last action
11 May 1983 · Committee
Status
Clean Bill H.R.2972 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
Sponsors
Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23], Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Permits the Secretary to improve existing military family housing units, earmarking certain funds for energy conservation projects only. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design in connection with military family housing construction and improvements. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire family housing units and acquire manufactured home facilities at specified installations. Authorizes expenditures to improve existing military family housing units, earmarking certain funds for energy conservation projects only. Increases the number of irrigable acres which may be leased for agricultural and grazing purposes at the Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Permits the Secretary to construct or acquire family housing units and acquire manufactured home facilities at specified installations. Authorizes improvements to existing military family housing units, earmarking certain funds for energy conservation projects only. Permits the Secretary to improve existing military family housing units as specified. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design in connection with military family housing construction. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Permits the Secretary to construct or acquire family housing units and acquire manufactured home facilities at specified installations. Permits expenditures to improve existing units. Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure program. Title VI: Authorization of Appropriations and Recurring Administrative Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after FY 1983 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Departments of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the defense agencies. Authorizes appropriations for the NATO Infrastructure program. Limits the total cost of all projects to the total amounts authorized to be appropriated for each military department concerned. States that such authorizations shall expire at the end of FY 1985 except as otherwise specified. Establishes maximum amounts on certain expenditures, including unspecified minor military construction projects and per unit improvement and rental costs for military family housing. Title VII: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after FY 1983 for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the guard and reserve forces. Title VIII: General Provisions - Authorizes the Secretaries of the military departments to enter into agreements to occupy privately or State or locally developed rental housing located near military installations that have a shortage of family housing. Sets forth the terms and conditions of such agreements. Increases the number of high cost leases which may be entered into.
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Timeline
2 March 1983
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Source: Committee
15 March 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
17 March 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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23 March 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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24 March 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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6 April 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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7 April 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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11 April 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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12 April 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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25 April 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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26 April 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
27 April 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
10 May 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
11 May 1983
Committee
Clean Bill H.R.2972 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
Source: Committee
11 May 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 March 1983
Sponsors
- Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984
Sources
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