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 123STA T . 32 9 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 2 0 09 SEC.106 . None o fth ef u n dsma dea v a il a b le in this title shall be used to

1 ) a cq ui r e land ( 2 ) p rovide for site preparation; or ( 3 ) install utilities for an y family housin g, e x cept housing for w hich funds have been made available in annual A cts ma k ing appropria - tions for military construction. SEC. 10 7 . None of the funds made available in this title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or installation to another, without prior notification to the C ommittees on Appropriations of both H ouses of Congress. SEC. 10 8 . None of the funds made available in this title may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction pro j ect or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. SEC. 10 9 . None of the funds available to the D epartment of Defense for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation. SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notifica- tion to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con- gress. SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the G overnment to exceed $5 00,000 for projects to be accomplished in J apan, in any North Atlantic T reaty O rgani z ation member country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea, unless such contracts are awarded to U nited States firms or United States firms in joint venture with host nation firms. SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this title for military construction in the United States territories and posses- sions in the P acific and on K wajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Sea, may be used to award any contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provide d, That this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: Provided fu r th er, That this section shall not apply to contract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a M arshallese contractor. SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense is to inform the appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees on Appropriations, of the plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. SEC. 11 4 . Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available in this title which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last two months of the fiscal year. SEC. 115. F unds appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction in prior years shall be available for construction authorized for each such military department by the authorizations enacted into law during the current session of Congress. Notif i ca tio n.M i l ita ryex erci s e. D ea d line. C ontracts. Kw a j alein A toll. Contracts. J a p an. Notification. S teel. Notification.