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 PUBLIC LAW 99-167—DEC. 3, 1985

99 STAT. 989

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1986.

10 USC 2862 note.

SEC. 808. PARTICIPATION IN DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOUSING POOLS (a) AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE.—Chapter 169 of title 10, United

States Code (as amended by section 804) is further amended by Ante, p. 987. adding at the end of subchapter II the following new section: "§ 2834. Participation in Department of State housing pools 10 USC 2834. "(a) The Secretary concerned may enter into an agreement with Contracts. the Secretary of State under which the Secretary of State agrees to provide housing and related services for personnel under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned who are assigned to duty in a foreign country if the Secretary concerned determines— "(1) that there is a shortage of adequate housing in the area of the foreign country in which such personnel are assigned to duty; and "(2) that participation in the Department of State housing pool is the most cost-effective means of providing housing for such personnel. The Secretary concerned shall reimburse the Secretary of State, as provided in the agreement, for housing and related services furnished personnel under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. "(b) Agreements entered into with the Secretary of State under Contracts. this section may not be executed until (1) the Secretary concerned provides to the appropriate committees of Congress written notification of the facts concerning the proposed agreement, and (2) a period of 21 days has elapsed after the day on which the notification is received by the committees. "(c) In computing the number of leases for which the maximum lease amount may be waived by the Secretary concerned under the second sentence of section 2828(e)(l) of this title, housing made 10 USC 2828. available to the Department of Defense under this section shall be included.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter (as amended by section 804) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "2834. Participation in Department of State housing pools.". SEC. 809. UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION

Section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking out "Within" and inserting in lieu thereof "Within an amount equal to 125 percent of; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking out "Only funds authorized for minor construction projects may be used to accomplish unspecified minor construction projects, except that the" and inserting in lieu thereof "The". SEC. 810. ACQUISITION OF INTEREST IN LAND

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2672 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "The" at the beginning of such section and inserting in lieu thereof "(a) Subject to subsection (b), the"; (2) by redesignating clauses (1) and (2) as clauses (A) and (B), respectively; (3) by striking out "$100,000" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "$200,000"; and

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