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70A Stat. 127. 10 USC 23012314. Reports to Congress. Repeals.

Exceptions.

Unit c o s t limitations.

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the President may exempt those contracts from the requirements of that section. SEC. 605, Contracts for construction made by the United States for performance within the United States and its possessions, under this Act shall be 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, United States Code. The Secretaries of the military departments shall report semiannually to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives with respect to all contracts awarded on other than a competitive basis to the lowest responsible bidder. SEC. 606. (a) As of October 1, 1964, all authorizations for military public works (other than family housing) 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and all authorizations lor appropriations therefor, that are contained in Acts approved before July 28, 1962, and not superseded or otherwise modified by a later authorization are repealed except— (1) authorizations for public works and for appropriations therefor that are set forth in those Acts in the titles that contain the general provisions; (2) the authorization for public works projects as to which appropriated funds have been obligated for construction contracts or land acquisitions in whole or in part before October 1, 1964, and authorizations for appropriations therefor; (3) notwithstanding the provisions of section 606 of the Act of July 27, 1962 (76 Stat. 223, 241), the authorization for utilities and ground improvements in the amount of $125,000 for Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, that is contained in title II, section 201, under the heading "'IxsroE THE UNITED STATES" and subheading "SERVICE SCHOOL FACILITIES" of the Act of June 8, 1960 (74 Stat. 172). (b) Effective fifteen mouths from the date of enactment of this Act, all authorizations for construction of family housing which are contained in this Act or any Act approved prior to July 28, 1962, are repealed except the authorization for family housing projects as to which appropriated funds have been obligated for construction contracts or land acquisitions in whole or in part before such date. SEC. 607. None of the authority contained in titles I, II, and III of this Act shall be deemed to authorize any building construction project inside the United States (othei- than Alaska) at a unit cost in excess of— (1) $32 per square foot for cold-storage warehousing; (2) $8 per square foot for regular warehousing; (3) $1,850 per man for permanent barracks; (4) $8,500 per man for bachelor officers quarters; unless the Secretary of Defense determines that, because of special circumstances, application to such project of the limitations on unit costs contained in this section is impracticable. SEC. 608. The last sentence of section 2674(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by changing the figure "$5,000" to "$10,000".

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