viously authorized surface-to-air missile sites with the assurance (1) that the review reveals the military necessity for the construction of the sites selected, (2) that the performance and capability of the missiles selected for the respective sites are in consonance with military requirements so as to eliminate, insofar as possible, overlapping of missions and duplication of weapons systems, and (3) that particular attention shall be given to the feasibility of modifying or expediting any of the missile programs for either defense or offense. SEC. 420. In carrying out in a foreign country any project authorized by this Act or any other Military Construction Act heretofore or hereafter enacted, currencies of such country acquired pursuant to the provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist ance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480, Eighty-third Congress) shall, to 68 Stat. 454. the extent available and feasible, be used in lieu of dollars. The 7 USC 1691 note. Department of Defense shall reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor poration for any foreign currencies so utilized in carrying out such projects. SEC. 421. Titles I, II, and III of this Act may be cited as the short title. "Military Construction Act of 1959”. Approved August 10, 1959. Public Law 86-239 AN ACT 73 STAT. 472. To amend section 801 of title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing to an additional group of severely disabled veterans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 801 of Veterans. title 38, United States Code is amended to read as follows: "g 801. Veterans eligible for assistance Housing grants for dis "The Administrator is authorized, under such regulations as he abled. may prescribe, to assist any veteran, who is entitled to compensation 72 Stat. 1168. under chapter 11 of this title, based on service after April 20, 1898, 38 USC 301 for permanent and total service-connected disability "(1) due to the loss, or loss of use, of both lower extremities, such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair, or "(2) which includes (A) blindness in both eyes, having only light perception, plus (B) loss or loss of use of one lower extremity, and such permanent and total disability is such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of a wheelchair, in acquiring a suitable housing unit with special fixtures or movable facilities made necessary by the nature of the veteran's disability, and necessary land therefor. The regulations of the Administrator shall include, but not be limited to, provisions requiring findings that (1) it is medically feasible for such veteran to reside in the proposed housing unit and in the proposed locality; (2) the proposed housing unit bears a proper relation to the veteran's present and anticipated income and expenses; and (3) the nature and condition of the proposed housing unit are such as to be suitable to the veteran's needs for dwelling purposes." Approved September 8, 1959. et seq. Public Law 86-275 86th Congress, H. R. 8575 AN ACT Making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for other purposes. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY 73 STAT. 558. For construction as authorized by title IV of the Act of August 20, 1958 (Public Law 85-685), $23,545,000, to remain available until 72 Stat. 659. expended. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 66 Stat. 609. For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, and facilities for the Army as authorized by section 102 of the Act of September 28, 1951 (Public Law 155), by section 102 of the Act of July 14, 65 Stat. 343. 1952 (Public Law 534), sections 101 and 102 of the Act of July 15, 69 Stat. 324, 1955 (Public Law 161), sections 101 and 102 of the Act of August 3, 328, 1956 (Public Law 968), the Act of August 30, 1957 (Public Law 70 Stat. 991, 85-241), the Act of August 20, 1958 (Public Law 85-685), and such 994. additional projects as may be authorized by law during the first 71 Stat. 531. session of the Eighty-sixth Congress, to remain available until ex- 72 Stat. 636. pended, $263,632,300, including $1,700,000 to be used only for the purchase of foreign currencies to construct military facilities (except housing and community facilities) for the Army Security Agency, location 12. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, and facilities 69 Stat. 329. for the Navy as authorized by section 201 of the Act of July 15, 1955 70 Stat. 994. (Public Law 161), section 201 of the Act of August 3, 1956 (Public 71 Stat. 531. Law 968), the Act of August 30, 1957 (Public Law 85-241), the Act 72 Stat. 636. of August 20, 1958 (Public Law 85-685), and such additional projects as may be authorized by law during the first session of the Eightysixth Congress, including personnel in the Bureau of Yards and Docks and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, to remain available until expended, $204,112,400. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, and facil 71 Stat. 531. 72 Stat. 636. ities for the Air Force as authorized by section 302 of the Act of July 66 Stat. 622. 14, 1952 (Public Law 534), the Act of April 1, 1954 (Public Law 325),68 Stat. 47. the Act of August 30, 1957 (Public Law 85-241), the Act of February 12, 1958 (Public Law 85-325), the Act of August 20, 1958 (Public 72 Stat. 210 Law 85-685), and such additional projects as may be authorized by law during the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress without regard to section 9774(d) of title 10, United States Code, and section 70A Stat. 590. 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, to remain available until 40 USC 259, expended, $776,832,500. 267. SEC. 101. Funds appropriated to the military departments for construction in prior years are hereby made available for construction authorized for each such department by the authorizations enacted into law during the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress. SEC. 102. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be Limitation on expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work expenditures. where cost estimates exceed $25,000 to be performed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. SEC. 103. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended for additional costs involved in expediting construction unless the Secretary of Defense certifies such costs to be necessary to protect the national interest and establishes a reasonable completion date for each project, taking into consideration the urgency of the requirement, the type and location of the project, the climatic and seasonal conditions affecting the construction and the application of economical construction practices. SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the construction, replacement, or reactivation of any bakery, laundry, or drycleaning facility in the United States, its Territories or possessions, as to which the Secretary of Defense does not certify, in writing, giving his reasons therefor, that the services to be furnished by such facilities are not obtainable from commercial sources at reasonable rates. SEC. 105. Funds appropriated to the military departments for construction are hereby made available for: (1) advance planning, construction design and architectural services, as authorized by section 504 of the Act of September 28, 1951, as amended (69 Stat. 352), 31 USC 723. (2) acquisition of land, installation of outside utilities, and site preparation for housing projects to be constructed under title VIII of the National Housing Act, as amended, as authorized by section 505 of the Act of September 28, 1951 (65 Stat. 365), (3) hire of 12 USC 17481. passenger motor vehicles, and (4) the construction, or acquisition by lease or otherwise, of family housing and community facilities projects in foreign countries as authorized by section 407(b) of the Act of September 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 1119), as amended. 5 USC 171z-1. SEC. 106. Appropriations to the military departments for construction may be charged for the cost of administration, supervision and inspection of family housing authorized pursuant to title IV of the Act of August 11, 1955 (Public Law 345), as amended, in an amount 69 Stat. 646. not to exceed three and one-half per centum of the cost of each such 12 USC 1748aproject: Provided, That such appropriations shall be reimbursed from 17488; 42 USC the proceeds of any mortgage executed on each such project. SEC. 107. Funds appropriated to the military departments for construction may be used for advances to the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Commerce, for the purposes of section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national defense by the Secretary of Defense. 1594-1594f. 72 Stat. 909. SEC. 108. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to begin construction on new bases for which specific appropriations New bases. have not been made. Housing for officers. 71 Stat. 534. 42 USC 1594h. Short title. SEC. 109. During the current fiscal year, appropriations available for construction of family quarters for personnel shall not be obligated for such construction at a cost per family unit in excess of $22,000 on housing units for generals or equivalent; $19,800 on housing units for colonels or equivalent; $17,600 on housing units for majors and lieutenant colonels, or equivalent; $15,400 on housing units for second lieutenants, lieutenants, captains, and warrant officers, or equivalent; or $13,200 on housing units for enlisted personnel, except that when such units are constructed outside the continental United States or in Alaska, the average cost per unit of all such units shall not exceed $32,000 and in no event shall the individual cost exceed $40,000, and except that the Secretary of the Army may provide 156 units of family housing for company grade officers at the United States Military Academy at a unit cost of not more than $20,300 per family unit; the family unit costs for family housing including land authorized to be purchased by section 103 of the Act of August 30, 1957 (Public Law 85-241), may exceed by not more than 15 per centum the respectivė limitations on such costs contained in this Act. SEC. 110. No part of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to incur obligations for the planning, design, or construction of facilities for an Air Force Academy the total cost of which will be in excess of $139,797,000. SEC. 111. No part of the funds provided in this Act shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 per centum of the value as determined by the Corps of Engineers or the Bureau of Yards and Docks, except: (a) where there is a determination of value by a Federal court, (b) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or his designee, and (c) where the estimated value is less than $25,000. SEC. 112. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to make payments under contracts for any project in a foreign country unless the Secretary of Defense or his designee, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury or his designee, certifies to the Congress that the use, by purchase from the Treasury, of currencies of such country acquired pursuant to law is not feasible for the purpose, stating the reason therefor. SEC. 113. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the construction of a combat operations center for the North American Air Defense Command at a cost in excess of $29,000,000. SEC. 114. This Act may be cited as the "Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1960". Approved September 16, 1959. |