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 91 STAT. 372

Cost limitations.

Waiver.

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Repeal. Effective date.

10 USC 2675

note.

PUBLIC LAW 95-82—AUG. 1, 1977 family housing facilities, or related real property in any foreign country"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(d)(1) The average unit rental for Department of Defense family housing acquired by lease in foreign countries may not exceed $435 per month for the Department, and in no event shall the rental for any one unit exceed $760 per month, including the costs of operation, maintenance, and utilities. The Secretary of Defense may waive the cost limitations specified in the first sentence of this paragraph with respect to not more than 150 such units if such units are leased for incumbents of special positions or for personnel assigned to Defense Attache Offices or are leased in countries where excessive costs of housing would cause undue hardship on Department of Defense personnel. "(2) Not more than 15,000 family housing units may be leased in foreign countries at any one time.". (b) Section 507(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 (87 Stat. 676), is repealed. (c) The amendments made by subsection (a) and the repeal made by subsection (b) shall take effect October 1, 1977. ENERGY C O N S U M F n O N METERING DEVICES

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Applicability.

SEC. 506. (a) The Secretary of Defense is authorized to accomplish the installation of energy consumption metering devices on military family housing facilities in existence or authorized before the date of enactment of this Act at a cost not to exceed— (1) for the Department of the Army, $16,000,000; (2) for the Department of the Navy, $24,000,000; and (3) for the Department of the Air Force, $30,000,000. (b) In addition to all other authorized variations of cost limitations contained in this Act and prior Military Construction Authorization Acts, the Secretary of Defense may permit increases in such cost limitations by such amounts as may be necessary to install energy consumption metering devices on military family housing facilities as authorized by subsection (a). (c) This section shall apply with respect to any military family housing facility in any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or Guam. EXCESS ENERGY CONSUMPTIGN CHARGES

Regulations.

10 USC 4593 note.

Proceeds, deposit in account.

SEC. 507. (a) In order to accomplish energy conservation, the Secretary of Defense shall, under such regulations as he may prescribe—• (1) establish a reasonable ceiling for the consumption of energy in any military family housing facility equipped with an appropriate energy consumption metering device; and (2) assess the member of the Armed Forces who is the occupant of such facility a charge, at rates to be determined by the Secretary of Defense, for any energy consumption metered at such facility in excess of the ceiling established for such facility pursuant to paragraph (1). (b) Any proceeds from excess consumption charges under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the Department of Defense family housing management account established by section 501(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes", approved July 27, 1962 (42 U.S.C. 1594a-l(a)).

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