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10 U.S.C. 9776: Emergency construction: fortificationsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 979-REAL PROPERTY
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§9776. Emergency construction: fortifications

If in an emergency the President considers it urgent, a temporary installation or fortification may be built on private land if the owner consents in writing.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 591 ; Pub. L. 91–393, § 5 , Sept. 1, 1970 , 84 Stat. 835 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(e)(18) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3819 .)

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9776

50:178.

Apr. 11, 1898, J. Res. 21, 30 Stat. 737.

The word “important” is omitted as covered by the word “urgent”. The words “upon which such work is to be placed” are omitted as surplusage.

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Amendments

2021⁠—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “installation” for “air base”.

1970⁠—Pub. L. 91–393 struck out “In such a case, section 175 of title 50 does not apply.”