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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 169— MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING · SUBCHAPTER III— ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING · § 2852

§ 2852. Military construction projects: waiver of certain restrictions

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(a)The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may carry out authorized military construction projects and authorized military family housing projects without regard to subsections
(a)and
(b)Authority to carry out a military construction project or a military family housing project may be exercised on land not owned by the United States—
(1)before title to the land on which the project is to be carried out is approved under section 3111 of title 40; and
(2)even though the land will be held in other than a fee simple interest in a case in which the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that the interest to be acquired in the land is sufficient for the purposes of the project.
(c)In the case of a military construction project or a military family housing project, the contract amount thresholds specified in subchapter III of chapter 31 of title 40 (commonly referred to as the Miller Act) shall be applied by substituting “$150,000” for “$100,000” for purposes of determining when a performance bond and payment bond are required under section 3131 of such title and when alternatives to payment bonds as payment protections for suppliers of labor and materials are required under section 3132 of such title.
(Added Pub. L. 97–214, § 2(a), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 164; amended Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(35), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1296; Pub. L. 97–321, title VIII, § 805(a)(1), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1573; Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1303(a)(19), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 739; Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(20), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1297; Pub. L. 112–81, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2803, Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1685.)
Historical and Revision Notes
In 10:2852(a), the title 31 citation is substituted on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted title 31.
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  • Pub. L. 97–214, § 2(a)
  • 96 Stat. 164
  • Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(35)
  • 96 Stat. 1296
  • Pub. L. 97–321, title VIII, § 805(a)(1)
  • 96 Stat. 1573
  • Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1303(a)(19)
  • 99 Stat. 739
  • Pub. L. 107–217, § 3(b)(20)
  • 116 Stat. 1297
  • Pub. L. 112–81, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2803
  • 125 Stat. 1685
  • Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b)
  • 96 Stat. 1067
  • Pub. L. 112–81
  • Pub. L. 107–217
  • 40 U.S.C. 255
  • Pub. L. 99–145
  • Pub. L. 97–295
  • 31 U.S.C. 529
  • Pub. L. 97–321
  • section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214
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§ 2852
Military construction projects: waiver of certain restrictions
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–214, § 2(a)
Stat.96 Stat. 164
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(35)
Stat.96 Stat. 1296
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–321, title VIII, § 805(a)(1)
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