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PUBLIC LAW 86-149-AUG. 10, 1969

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for surveys, administration, overhead, planning, and supervision incident to construction. That authority may be exercised oefore title to the land is approved under section 856 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (40 U.S.C. 255), and even though the land is held temporarily. The authority to acquire real estate or land includes authority to make surveys and to acquire land, and interests in land (including temporary use), by gift, purchase, exchange of Government-owned land, or otherwise. SEC. 402. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may Appropriation. be necessary for the purposes of this Act, but appropriations for public works projects authorized by titles I,-II, III, and IV shall not exceed— (IJ for title I: InsMe the United States, $72,368,100; outside the United States, $24,210,000; section 102, $81,880,000; section 108, $10,000,000; or a total of $188,408,100. (2) for title 11: Inside the United States, $118,866,260; outside the United States, $86,800,000; section 202, $18,496,000; section 208, $10,000.000; or a total of $177,161,260. (8) for title III: Inside the United States, $296,897,800; outside the United States, $78,068,000; section 802, $417,641,000; section 808, $10,000,000; or a total of $797,496,800. SEC. 403. Any of the amounts named in titles I, II, and III of this Co i t variations Act, may, in the discretion of the Secretary concerned, be increased by and limltationt. 5 per centum for projects inside the United States (other than Alaska) and by 10 per centum for projects outside the United States or in Alaska. ' However, the total cost of all projects in each such title may not be more than the total amount authorized to be appropriated for projects in that title. ,-u SEC. 404. Whenever— Contracts. (1) the President determines that compliance with section 2313 ^b) of title 10, United States Code, for contracts made under 70A Stat. 132. this Act for the establishment or development of military installations and facilities in foreign countries would interfere with the carrying out of this Act; and (2) the Secretary of Defense and the Comptroller General have agreed upon alternative methods of adequately auditing those contracts; the President may exempt those contracts from the requirements of that section. SEC. 405. Contracts for construction made by the United States for performance within the United States, its Territories and possessions, under this Act shall ba executed under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army or the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Department of the Navy, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that because such jurisdiction and supervision is wholly impracticable such contracts should be executed under the jurisdiction and supervision of another department or Government agency, and shall be awarded, insofar as practicable, on a competitive basis to the lowest responsible bidder, if the national security will not be impaired and the award is consistent with chapter 137 of title 10, Io\^s*c 2'3o*i. United States Code. The Secretaries of the military departments 2314. shall report semiannually to the President of the Senate and the r^*^"'^* '" ^°"^ Speaker of the House of Representatives with respect to all contracts ^'*'*"' awarded on other than a competitive basis to the lowest responsible bidder. SEC. 406. As of July 1, 1960, all authorizations for military public Repeal*, works to be accomplished by the Secretary of a military department in connection with the establishment or development of military installations and facilities, and all authorizations for appropriations there-

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