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Authority for Secretary of Defense to acquire real property and facilities in the National Capital Region and to administer such property as part of the Pentagon Reservation

Division B · Title XXVIII: Military Construction General Provisions · Subtitle F: Miscellaneous Authorities

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The Secretary of Defense is allowed to buy real estate and buildings in the National Capital Region for parts of the Department of Defense that are not military departments. If the purchase cost is above a certain limit, Congress must specifically approve it. Any property bought this way becomes part of the Pentagon Reservation, which includes the Pentagon and other specified sites.

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(a) Authority of the Secretary of Defense to acquire real property and facilities in National Capital Region

Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 2674 the following new section:

2673. Acquisition by Secretary of Defense of real property and facilities in the National Capital Region

(a) Authority

Notwithstanding section 2682 of this title, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and facilities in the National Capital Region for an element of the Department of Defense other than a military department.

(b) Authorization by law required for above-threshold acquisition

If the cost to acquire real property or facilities under subsection (a) exceeds the limitations specified in section 2663(c) of this title for an acquisition of interests in land, the Secretary may acquire the real property or facilities only if the acquisition is specifically authorized by law.

(c) Definitions

In this section, the terms National Capital Region and Pentagon Reservation have the meanings given those terms in section 2674(f) of this title.

(b) Acquired real property included in authorities applicable to Pentagon reservation

Section 2674(f)(1) of such title is amended by striking means the and all that follows and inserting the following:

(A)

The Pentagon.

(B)

The Mark Center Campus.

(C)

The Raven Rock Mountain Complex.

(D)

Any real property or facility acquired under section 2673 of this title.