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 99 STAT. 990 Prohibition. Contracts.

PUBLIC LAW 99-167—DEC. 3, 1985 (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) The Secretary of a military department may not enter into a contract under this section for the acquisition of any interest in land the cost of which exceeds $100,000 unless— "(1) the Secretary has notified the appropriate committees of Congress of his intent to acquire such interest, the cost of the interest, and the reasons for acquiring the interest; and "(2) a period of 21 days has elapsed from the date the notification is received by the committees.", (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of such section is to read as follows: "§ 2672. Acquisition: interest in land when cost is not more than $200,000". (2) The item in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 of such title relating to section 2672 is amended to read as follows: "2672. Acquisition: interests in land when cost is not more than $200,000.". SEC. 811. TEST OF LONG-TERM FACILITIES CONTRACTS (a) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO LONG-TERM CONTRACTS.—Chapter

169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of subchapter I the following new section: 10 USC 2809. Children and youth. Water.

10 USC 2301 et seq.

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"§ 2809. Test of long-term facilities contracts "(a)(1) The Secretary concerned may enter into contracts for the construction, management, and operation of facilities on or near military installations in the United States for the provision of child care services, waste water treatment or depot supply activities in cases in which the Secretary concerned determines that the facilities can be more efficiently and more economically provided under long-term contracts than by other appropriate means. "(2) Each contract entered into under subsection (a) shall be awarded through the use of competitive procedures as provided in chapter 137 of this title. "(3) A contract under this section may be for any period not in excess of twenty years, excluding the period for construction. A contract under this section shall include a provision that the obligation of the United States to make payments under the contract in any fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose. "(4) A contract may not be entered into under this section until— "(A) the Secretary concerned submits to the appropriate committees of the Congress, in writing, a justification of the need for the facility for which the contract is to be awarded and an economic analysis (based upon accepted life cycle costing procedures) which demonstrates that the proposed contract is cost effective when compared with alternative means of furnishing the same facility; and "(B) a period of 21 calendar days has expired following the date on which the justification and the economic analysis are received by the committees. "(b) Each Secretary concerned may enter into not more than 5 contracts under the authority of subsection (a) of this section, other than contracts for child care centers. "(c) The authority to enter into contracts under this section shall expire on September 30, 1987, but shall not affect the validity of any

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