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 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 105 STAT. 1541 Termination date. (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: "(d) The applicable maximum net floor area prescribed by subsec- Regulations. tion (a) may be increased by 300 square feet for a family housing unit in a location where harsh climatological conditions severely restrict outdoor activity for a significant part of each year, as determined by the Secretary concerned pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The regulations shall apply uniformly to the armed forces.". (b) INCREASE AUTHORIZED WHERE PURCHASE OF LARGER UNITS IS COST EFFECTIVE. —Such section is further amended by inserting after subsection (d), as added by subsection (a)(2), the following new subsection: "(e) In the case of the acquisition by purchase of military family housing units for members of the armed forces in pay grades below pay grade 0-6, the applicable maximum net floor area prescribed by subsection (a) may be increased by 20 percent if the Secretary concerned determines that the purchase of larger units is cost effective when compared to available units within the space limitations specified in that subsection. The authority provided by this subsection shall expire on September 30, 1994.", SEC. 2809. MILITARY HOUSING RENTAL GUARANTEE PROGRAM. (a) MODIFICATION AND PERMANENT EXTENSION OF TEST PRO- GRAM.— (1) Subchapter II of chapter 169 of title 10, United States (Dode, is amended by adding after section 2835, as added by section 2806, the following new section: "§ 2836. Military housing rental guarantee program "(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of a military department, or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard, may enter into an agreement to assure the occupancy of rental housing to be constructed or rehabilitated to residential use by a private developer or by a State or local housing authority on private land, on land owned by a State or local government, or on land owned by the United States, if the housing is to be located on or near a new military installation or an existing military installation that has a shortage of housing to meet the requirements of eligible members of the armed forces (with or without accompanying dependents). The authority provided under Regulations. this subsection shall be exercised under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. " (b) SUBMISSION AND AUTHORIZATION OF PROPOSED AGREEMENTS. — (1) The Secretary of a military department, or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard, may enter into agreements pursuant to subsection (a) for such military housing rental guaranty projects as are authorized by law. "(2) The budget material submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard, in connection with the budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 for each fiscal year shall include materials that identify the military housing rental guaranty projects for which agreements are proposed to be entered into under subsection (a) in that fiscal year.

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