Military Construction Authorization Act, 1979

Summary

Military Construction Authorization Act - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each of these locations. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations by proceeding with construction made necessary by unforeseen security considerations, new weapons development, new and unforeseen research and development requirements, improved production schedules, or revisions in the tasks or functions assigned to a military installation or for environmental considerations. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations where necessary under the same conditions as those relating to the Secretary of the Army under Title I of this Act. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities where necessitated by those factors enumerated in Title I of this Act pertaining to the Secretary of the Army. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop military installations at specified locations and authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities which are determined to be vital to the security of the United States. Title V: Military Family Housing - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire military family housing units in specified numbers at specified locations. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as to the availability of suitable private housing before commencing housing construction. Authorizes the Secretary to increase the amounts authorized for housing construction by up to ten percent to meet unusual and unforseeable variations in cost. Authorizes the Secretary to expend specified amounts to improve existing public quarters for the various military departments. Increases the average rent which the Secretary is authorized to pay to lease off-base military housing. Increases the number of housing units which may be leased in foreign countries by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to settle claims regarding the construction of public quarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in the amount of $500,000. Title VI: General Provisions - Sets forth limitations on the use of funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act. Authorizes increases in the amounts authorized pursuant to this Act under specified circumstances. Requires the Secretary of Defense to annually report to Congress on projects which have been placed under contract where the current working estimate of the Department of Defense exceeded the amount authorized by Congress for that project by more than 25 percent. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to authorize increases in the cost limitations or floor area limitations for projects under this Act in order to equip such a project with solar heating or cooling equipment. Requires that construction contracts under this Act be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder if the national security will not be impaired by such an award. Requires the Secretaries of the military departments to report annually to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House Representatives with respect to all contracts awarded on other than a competitive basis to the lowest responsible bidder. Repeals authorizations for military public works in the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978, and all authorizations contained in Acts approved before August 1, 1977, and not superseded or otherwise modified by a later authorization. Specifies exceptions to such repealer. Sets forth the unit cost limitations for construction projects within the United States. Requires the Secretary to transmit to the Congress the annual request for military construction authorization for the fiscal year within ten days after the President transmits the Budget for that year to the Congress. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey to Plough, Inc., the land and improvements which comprise the Marine Corps Reserve Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey to the city of Niceville, Florida, a specified portion of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and to convey another portion of the base to the Air Force Enlisted Men's Widows and Dependents Home Foundation, Inc.. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to the Central-Wyandotte Development Corporation specified real property in Kansas City, Missouri. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to Utah State University specified land located on land leased from the University on its campus in Logan, Utah. Title VII: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop additional facilities for the National Guard and Reserve components of the various armed forces. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 9 September 1978

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 7 August 1978

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 May 1978

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