United States · Law · HR
H.R. 6968 (97th)
Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1983
Introduced
11 August 1982
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Status
Became Public Law No: 97-323.
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14 January 2025
Summary
Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1983 - Appropriates funds for military construction for FY 1983 for: (1) the Army; (2) the Navy; (3) the Air Force; (4) defense agencies; (5) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure; (6) the Army and Air National Guards; (7) the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves; (8) family housing for all branches and defense agencies; and (9) the Homeowners Assistance Fund. Makes prior year construction appropriations available for construction projects currently authorized. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contracts for work without prior approval by the Secretary of Defense. Prohibits the expenditure of funds for the construction or reactivation of any bakery, laundry, or drycleaning facility without prior certification by the Secretary. Permits the use of appropriations for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. Permits the advancement of appropriations to the Federal Highway Administration for the construction of access roads to projects certified by the Secretary as important to the national defense. Prohibits the expenditure of appropriations for: (1) new bases not specifically indicated; (2) the purchase of land or land interests in excess of their determined value; (3) military family housing not otherwise provided for; (4) base realignment or closure activity without compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); (5) the procurement of steel for which American producers did not have an opportunity to compete; (6) dredging of the Indian Ocean by foreign contractors; (7) the design of site-specific facilities for the MX missile system without compliance with NEPA; (8) the payment of real property taxes in a foreign nation; or (9) the compensation of illegal aliens. Limits the expenditure of appropriations for consulting services. Permits the obligation of funds otherwise available at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year of appropriation. Transfers unexpended balances in the Family Housing Management Account to appropriations for family housing.
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6 official files
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 16 October 1982
House receded and concurred with amendment
summary · EN · 1 October 1982
Conference report filed in House
summary · EN · 30 September 1982
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 27 September 1982
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 22 September 1982
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 August 1982
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/6968
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/6968