Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/2500

 PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2469

amended by striking the item relating to section 2856 and inserting the following new item: ‘‘2856. Military unaccompanied housing: local comparability of floor areas.’’.

(b)

CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING ALTERNATIVE ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 2880(b) of such title is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘(1) Section 2826’’ and inserting ‘‘Sections 2826 and 2856’’; (2) by inserting ‘‘or military unaccompanied housing’’ after ‘‘military family housing’’; and (3) by striking paragraph (2). SEC. 2808. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR FACILITIES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TRAINING IN URBAN OPERATIONS.

(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Section 2859 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TRAINING IN URBAN OPERATIONS.— (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary concerned may not carry out a military construction project to construct a facility designed to provide training in urban operations for members of the armed forces or personnel of the Department of Defense or other Federal agencies until— ‘‘(A) the Secretary of Defense approves a strategy for training and facility construction for operations in urban terrain; and ‘‘(B) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness evaluates the project and certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that the project— ‘‘(i) is consistent with the strategy; and ‘‘(ii) incorporates the appropriate capabilities for joint and interagency use in accordance with the strategy. ‘‘(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall conduct the evaluation required by paragraph (1)(B) in consultation with the Commander of the United States Joint Forces Command. ‘‘(3) This subsection shall not apply with respect to a military construction project carried out under the authority of section 2803, 2804, or 2808 of this title or section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1723).’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:

Evaluation.

‘‘§ 2859. Construction requirements related to antiterrorism and force protection or urban-training operations’’. (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 169 of such title is amended

VerDate 14-DEC-2004

13:05 Jul 12, 2007

Jkt 059194

PO 00002

Frm 01213

Fmt 6580

Sfmt 6581

E:\PUBLAW\PUBL002.109

APPS06

PsN: PUBL002

�