§681. General authority

(a) Authority.-In addition to any other authority providing for the acquisition or construction of military family housing or military unaccompanied housing, the Secretary may exercise any authority or any combination of authorities provided under this chapter in order to provide for the acquisition or construction by private persons, including a small business concern qualified under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)), of the following:

(1) Family housing units on or near Coast Guard installations within the United States and its territories and possessions.

(2) Unaccompanied housing units on or near such Coast Guard installations.

(b) Limitation on Appropriations.-No appropriation shall be made to acquire or construct military family housing or military unaccompanied housing under this chapter if that acquisition or construction has not been approved by resolutions adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.

(Added Pub. L. 104–324, title II, §208(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3909 ; amended Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, §402(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2113 .)

Amendments

2002-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–295 inserted ", including a small business concern qualified under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a))," after "private persons" in introductory provisions.