PUBLIC LAW 104-324—OCT. 19, 1996 110 STAT. 3913 and administration of contracts entered into under the authority of this chapter. "(2) Amounts made available under this subsection shall remain available until expended. "(d) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—The Secretary may not incur an obligation under a contract or other agreements entered into under this chapter in excess of the unobligated balance, at the time the contract is entered into, of the Fund required to be used to satisfy the obligation. "(e) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR TRANSFERS. —A transfer of appropriated amounts to the Fund under subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section may be made only after the end of a 30-day period beginning on the date the Secretary submits written notice of, and justification for, the transfer to the appropriate committees of Congress. "(f) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BUDGET AUTHORITY.—The total value in budget authority of all contracts and investments undertaken using the authorities provided in this chapter shall not exceed $20,000,000. "§ 688. Reports "The Secretary shall include each year in the materials the Secretary submits to the Congress in support of the budget submitted by the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the following: "(1) A report on each contract or agreement for a project for the acquisition or construction of military family or military unaccompanied housing units that the Secretary proposes to solicit under this chapter, describing the project and the method of participation of the United States in the project and providing justification of such method of participation. "(2) A report describing each conveyance or lease proposed under section 685 of this title. "(3) A methodology for evaluating the extent and effectiveness of the use of the authorities under this chapter during such preceding fiscal year. "(4) A description of the objectives of the Department of Transportation for providing military family housing and military unaccompanied housing for members of the Coast Guard. "§ 689. Expiration of authority "The authority to enter into a transaction under this chapter shall expire October 1, 2001.". (b) FINAL REPORT. — Not later than March 1, 2000, the Secretary 14 USC 688 note. of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Congress a report on the use by the Secretary of the authorities provided by chapter 18 of title 14, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). The report shall assess the effectiveness of such authority in providing for the construction and improvement of military family housing and military unaccompanied housing. (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of chapters at the beginning of part I of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 17 the following: "18. Coast Guard Housing Authorities 680". (d) PILOT PROJECT. —Notwithstanding section 681(b) of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, and subject to
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