Military Construction Authorization Act, 1985

Summary

Military Construction Authorization Act, 1985 - 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 construct or acquire family housing units at specified installations in specified amounts. Permits the Secretary to improve existing military family housing units, earmarking certain funds for energy conservation projects only. Sets forth specifications for the construction of family housing units at Fort Hood, Texas, and for the use of funds at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and at Fort Hamilton, New York. Directs the Secretary of the Army to contract for design or replacement facilities for the Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas. 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 at specified installations. Authorizes expenditures to improve existing military family housing units. Sets forth specifications and funding arrangements for housing units at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Authorizes the Secretary to replace specified substandard housing units in the Sterling Homes Project, Oceanside, California. Authorizes the Secretary to convey as payment to the contractor title to the land and improvements thereon constituting Sterling Homes Project. Designates the naval hospital under construction in San Diego, California, as the Bob Wilson Naval Hospital. 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. 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. 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 at specified installations. Permits expenditures to improve existing units. Amends the Military Construction Authorizations Act, 1984, to increase the authorizations level for defense agency construction in FY 1984. 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 1984 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Departments of the Army, the Navy, and 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 and amounts available to the Department from previous appropriations. Establishes maximum amounts on certain expenditures, including unspecified minor military construction projects and per unit improvement and rental costs for military family housing. Provides for a supplemental authorization for FY 1984 for a military construction project at the Naval Station, Keflavik, Iceland. Title VII: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after FY 1984 for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the guard and reserve forces. Increases from $50,000 to $100,000 the ceiling on facility acquisitions which the Secretary of Defense may make using funds available for operations and maintenance. Expands the authority of the Secretary to contribute funds to a State for arms storage rooms to encompass any critical portion of state facilities related to a Federal military mission. Title VIII: General Provisions - Expands the liability of a member of the armed forces for damage to housing, equipment, and furnishing to include damage to an unaccompanied personnel housing unit as well as to a family unit. Permits the Secretary to establish limitations of liability or to compromise or waive claims. Treats land acquisition projects involving condemned lands the same as all other land acquisition projects conducted by a military department. Increases from five to 12 the percent of available real property funds a Secretary of a military department may use to acquire options. Authorizes a Secretary of a military department to use operation and maintenance or construction funds to restore land to a condition required by another military department or Federal agency which has permitted such land to be used by the department. Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from storing non-Department owned toxic or hazardous materials in a Department installation. Excludes from such prohibition the storage of materials in the National Defense Stockpile, the temporary storage of explosives to protect the public or assist law enforcement or civil authorities, the temporary storage of nuclear or classfied materials, and other specified emergency storage. Permits the Secretary to charge for such storage. Permits the Secretary of each military department to enter into one contract for no more than 600 family housing units at one location to accommodate a major restationing action. Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to exchange specified lands with the Colorado Board of Land Commissioners to acquire title to or interests in lands in the vicinity of Consolidate Space Operations Center, Falcon Air Force Station, Colorado. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey specified lands at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, to the Naval Academy Athletic Association for fair market value. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to convey specified lands or an easement in perpetuity to such lands on the Marine Corps Air Station (helicopter), Tustin, California, to the Irving Company or the cities of Tustin and Irvine for the development of a public thoroughfare. Requires the Irvine Company to convey certain rights to lands known as the Browning Corridor and the cities and the Irvine Company to reimburse the United States for costs of replacing the facility. Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey lands on the March Air Force Base, California, to the Village West Foundation, San Bernardino, California, in exchange for lands of the same market value, the fair market value, or some combination of cash and land comprising the fair market value. Retains a right of reversion to the United States if such land is not used for permanent facilities for the Foundation within ten years, or in portions of the land which cease to be used for Foundation purposes during a 40 year period. Prohibits the Foundation from disposing of such land for 50 years. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey without consideration specified lands located in Lompoc, California, to the city of Lompoc for a permanent site for a space science museum or for related education and recreation purposes.

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Timeline

1. 7 May 1984

   Committee

   For Previous Action See H.R.4931.

   Source: Committee

2. 7 May 1984

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 May 1984

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 May 1984

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 8 May 1984

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 8 May 1984

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

7. 15 May 1984

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 442.

   Source: Calendars

8. 15 May 1984

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Armed Services. Report No: 98-765.

   Source: Committee

9. 15 May 1984

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Armed Services. Report No: 98-765.

   Source: Committee

10. 19 June 1984

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour of General Debate; Waiving all Points of Order Against the Bill for Failure to Comply with the Provisions of Clause 5(a) of Rule XXI and Section 402(a).

    Source: Floor

11. 22 June 1984

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 313 - 48 (Record Vote No: 262).

    Source: Floor

12. 22 June 1984

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 313 - 48 (Record Vote No: 262).

    Source: Floor

13. 22 June 1984

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

14. 22 June 1984

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

15. 26 June 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Thurmond; Warner; Humphrey; Quayle; East; Stennis; Hart; Exon; Bingaman pursuant to the order of June 21, 1984.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

16. 26 June 1984

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

17. 26 June 1984

    Floor

    Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of Title II of S. 2723 as amended. By Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

18. 26 June 1984

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate, read twice.

    Source: IntroReferral

19. 29 June 1984

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Price, Dellums, Montgomery, Kazen, Won Pat, Dickinson, Kramer, Whitehurst.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

20. 29 June 1984

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

21. 29 June 1984

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

22. 1 August 1984

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

23. 1 August 1984

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

24. 7 August 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 98-962 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

25. 7 August 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-962 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

26. 8 August 1984

    Passed

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 8 August 1984

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

28. 9 August 1984

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

29. 9 August 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report considered in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

30. 15 August 1984

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

31. 20 August 1984

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

32. 20 August 1984

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

33. 28 August 1984

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-407.

    Source: President

34. 28 August 1984

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

35. 28 August 1984

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

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Sponsors

• Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2] · R · Sponsor
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