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 560 72 Stat. 636.

68 Stat. 830.

PUBLIC LAW 86-275-SEPT. 16, 1959

[73 S T A T.

1958 (Public Law 85-685), and such additional projects as may be authorized by law during the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress, to remain available until expended, $16,440,000: Provided, That of the amounts certified pursuant to 1311 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955 (31 U.S.C. 200), as having been obligated under the appropriations for "Air National Guard," 1958, and "Air National Guard," 1959, such portions thereof as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense to have been obligated for construction may be merged with this appropriation. GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. Funds appropriated to the military departments for construction in prior years are hereby made available for construction authorized for each such department by the authorizations enacted into law during the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress, e ^ii^iture ^ °" °" ^^^* ^^'^' ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ fuuds appropriated in this Act shall be expen ures. expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work where cost estimates exceed $25,000 to be performed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. SEC. 103. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended for additional costs involved in expediting construction unless the Secretary of Defense certifies such costs to be necessary to protect the national interest and establishes a reasonable completion date for each project, taking into consideration the urgency of the requirement, the type and location of the project, the climatic and seasonal conditions affecting the construction and the application of economical construction practices. SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the construction, replacement, or reactivation of any bakery, laundry, or drycleaning facility in the United States, its Territories or possessions, as to which the Secretary of Defense does not certify, in writing, giving his reasons therefor, that the services to be furnished by such facilities are not obtainable from commercial sources at reasonable rates. SEC. 105. Funds appropriated to the military departments for construction are hereby made available for: (1) advance planning, construction design and architectural services, as authorized by section 31 USC 723. 504 of the Act of September 28, 1951, as amended (69 Stat. 352), (2) acquisition of land, installation of outside utilities, and site preparation for housing projects to be constructed under title VIII of the National Housing Act, as amended, as authorized by section 12 USC 17481. 505 of the Act of September 28, 1951 (65 Stat. 365), (3) hire of passenger motor vehicles, and (4) the construction, or acquisition by lease or otherwise, of family housing and community facilities projects in foreign countries as authorized by section 407(b) of the Act 5 USC 171Z-1. of September 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 1119), as amended. SEC. 106. Appropriations to the military departments for construction may be charged for the cost of administration, supervision and inspection of family housing authorized pursuant to title IV of the 69 Stat. 646. Act of August 11, 1955 (Public Law 345), as amended, in an amount 17^4 8^;^4^2 'u^s^c ^^^^ ^^ cxceed three and one-half per centum of the cost of each such 1594- i594f. project: Provided, That such appropriations shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of any mortgage executed on each such project. SEC. 107. Funds appropriated to the military departments for construction may be used for advances to the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Commerce, for the purposes of section 210 of title 23,

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