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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 · Sec. 2863

Sec. 2863. PROHIBITION ON NAMING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REAL PROPERTY AFTER A MEMBER OF CONGRESS

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## SEC. 2863 PROHIBITION ON NAMING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REAL PROPERTY AFTER A MEMBER OF CONGRESS ###
(a)Prohibition Section 2661 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsection: > > ### “(c) Prohibition on Naming Department of Defense Real Property After Member of Congress > > > ####
(1)> > Real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may not be named after, or otherwise officially identified by the name of, any individual who is a Member of Congress at the time the property is so named or identified. > > > #### “(2) > > In this subsection: > > > ##### “(A) > > The term ‘Member of Congress’ includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. > > > ##### “(B) > > The term ‘real property’ includes structures, buildings, or other infrastructure of a military installation, roadways and defense access roads, and any other area on the grounds of a military installation.” > . ###
(b)Application of Amendment The prohibition in subsection
(c)of section 2661 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to real property of the Department of Defense named after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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