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 Notice. PUBLIC LAW 107-64—NOV. 5, 2001 115 STAT. 481 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) SEC. 123. Subject to 30 days prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations, such additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in "Family Housing" accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided, That appropriations made available to the Fund shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169, title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting facilities. SEC. 124. None of the funds appropriated or made available by this Act may be obligated for Partnership for Peace Programs in the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union. SEC. 125. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing any solicita- Deadline. tion for a contract with the private sector for military family housing ^^^^^i?*^^' the Secretary of the military department concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees the notice described in subsection (b). (b)(1) A notice referred to in subsection (a) is a notice of any guarantee (including the making of mortgage or rental payments) proposed to be made by the Secretary to the private party under the contract involved in the event of— (A) the closure or realignment of the installation for which housing is provided under the contract; (B) a reduction in force of units stationed at such installation; or (C) the extended deplo5mient overseas of units stationed at such installation. (2) Each notice under this subsection shall specify the nature of the guarantee involved and assess the extent and likelihood, if any, of the liability of the Federal Government with respect to the guarantee. (c) In this section, the term "congressional defense committees" means the following: (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Military Construction Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Military Construction Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) SEC. 126. During the current fiscal year, in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the account established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1991, to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program. Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be

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