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PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

shall establish procedures for the review and approval of requests from the Secretaries of military departments to carry out construction projects under the program. (d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the program authorized by this section. The report shall include a list and description of the construction projects carried out under the program, including the location and cost of each project. (e) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to obligate funds to carry out a minor military construction project under the program authorized by this section expires on September 30, 2007. (f) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section may be construed to limit any other authority provided by law for a military construction project at a child development center. (g) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘child development center’’ includes a facility, and the utilities to support such facility, the function of which is to support the daily care of children aged six weeks old through five years old for full-day, part-day, and hourly service. SEC.

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(a) SERVICE-BY-SERVICE REPORT ON NEED FOR QUARTERS IN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.—Not later than March 15, 2006, the Secretary of each of the military departments shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an analysis of the anticipated needs of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary for family housing units for general officers and flag officers in the National Capital Region. In conducting the analysis, the Secretary shall consider the necessity of providing housing for general officers and flag officers in secure locations in the National Capital Region, but shall not consider the number of existing Government-owned units in the National Capital Region. (b) USE OF ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.—The Secretary of a military department shall include in the report prepared by the Secretary under subsection (a) an assessment of the viability and economic impact of incorporating the inventory of general officer and flag officer quarters of that military department in the National Capitol Region into transactions carried out using the alternative authority for the acquisition and improvement of military housing provided by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code. The assessment shall include an economic analysis of the potential costs to include general officer and flag officer quarters into existing and planned housing privatization transactions. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The terms ‘‘general officer’’ and ‘‘flag officer’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 101(b) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term ‘‘National Capital Region’’ has the meaning given such term in section 2674(f) of such title.

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