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PUBLIC LAW 89-568-SEPT. 12, 1966

Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Department of the Navy, unless the Secretary of Defense or his designee 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. Regulations issued by the Secretary of Defense implementing the provisions of this section shall provide the department or agency requiring such construction with the right to select either the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Department of the Navy, as its construction agent, providing that under the facts and circumstances that exist at the time of the selection of the construction agent, such selection will not result in any increased cost to the United States. 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) Notwithstanding the repeal provisions of section 606 of the Act of September 16, 1965, Public Law 89-188 (79 Stat. 815), all authorizations for military public works (other than family housing), contained in the Act of August 1, 1964, Public Law 88-390 (78 Stat. 363), and all such authorizations contained in the Act of September 16, 1965, Public Law 89-188, including prior authorizations extended by section 606(a)(3) of said Act of September 16, 1965, 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or development of military installations and facilities, and all authorizations for appropriations therefor, and not superseded or otherwise modified, are hereby authorized, and shall remain in full force and effect until October 1, 1968. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 606 of the Act of September 16, 1965, Public Law 89-188 (79 Stat. 815), effective October 1, 1968, all authorizations for construction of family housing which are contained in this Act or the Act of September 16, 1965, Public Law 89-188, including prior authorizations for construction of family housing saved from repeal by the provisions of section 606(b) of such Act of September 16, 1965, are repealed except the authorization for family housing projects as to which funds have been obligated for construction contracts or land acquisitions or manufactured structural component contracts in whole or in part before such date. SEC. 607. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the military public works authorized by title I, II, III, or IV of this Act may be placed under contract until such time as those military public works previously authorized by law, and for which funds have been appropriated and for which the authorization has been extended by section 606 of this Act, have been placed under contract. The foregoing provision shall not apply to military public works previously authorized by law which have heretofore been deferred and which are certified by the Secretary of Defense to be no longer current and necessary to the mission of the militarv department or military installation concerned. Certifications by the Secretary of Defense under this section shall be made in writing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, any military public work authorized by title I, II, III, or IV of this Act may

70A Stat. 127. 10 USC 23012314.

Reports to Congress.

Authorizations continued.

Repeals, exception.

Priority of projects.

Notification of committees,. Exception.

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