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 99 STAT. 986 Contracts.

98 Stat. 1517, 1518.

Regulations.

98 Stat. 1517, 1518.

Regulations.

PUBLIC LAW 99-167—DEC. 3, 1985 (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(B) In addition to the contracts authorized by paragraph (7) and subparagraph (A), the Secretary of each military department may enter into one or more contracts under this subparagraph for not more than a total of 600 family housing units.". SEC. 802. FAMILY HOUSING OCCUPANT LIABILITY (a) LiABiuTY FOR FAILURE To CLEAN SATISFACTORILY.—Subsection (a) of section 2775 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(a)"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) A member of the armed forces— "(A) who is assigned or provided a family housing unit; and "(B) who fails to clean satisfactorily that housing unit (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy) upon termination of the assignment or provision of that housing unit, shall be liable to the United States for the cost of cleaning made necessary as a result of that failure.". (b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.—Section 2775 of such title is amended— (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by inserting after "the Secretary of Defense" the following: "and the Secretary of Transportation when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy"; and (2) in subsection (d), by inserting after "or defense agency concerned" the following: ", or the operating expenses account of the Coast Guard, as appropriate". (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by inserting "(in the case of liability under subsection (a)(1))" after "including". (2) Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by striking out "subsection (a)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (a)(1), or the cost of any cleaning made necessary by a failure to clean satisfactorily a family housing unit referred to in subsection (a)(2),". (3) Subsection (d) of such section is amended by inserting "or failure to clean satisfactorily a family housing unit" after "(or the equipment or furnishings of a family housing unit)". (4) Subsection (e) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(e) The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Such regulations shall include— "(1) regulations for determining the cost of repairs and replacements made necessary as the result of abuse or negligence for which a member is liable under subsection (a)(1); "(2) regulations for determining the cost of cleaning made necessary as a result of the failure to clean satisfactorily for which a member is liable under subsection (a)(2); and "(3) provisions for limitations of liability, the compromise or waiver of claims, and the collection of amounts owed under this section.". (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:

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