12 2 STA T .369 9 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 329 — S E PT. 30 , 200 8(2)at t emp t s t o a chi e v e eco n omic incentives o f fe r e dby host co u ntries to encoura g e private investment for the benefit of the U nited S tates A rmed F orces
( 3 ) attempts to recover funds due to be paid to the United States by host countries for assets deeded or other w ise imparted to host countries upon the cessation of United States operations at mi l itary installations; ( 4 ) the amount spent by host countries on defense , in dollars and in terms of the percent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) of the host country; and ( 5 ) for host countries that are members of the N orth Atlantic T reaty O rgani z ation (NATO), the amount contributed to NATO by host countries, in dollars and in terms of the percent of the total NATO budget . (c) I n this section, the term ‘ ‘host country ’ ’ means other member countries of NATO, J apan, South K orea, and United States allies bordering the Arabian Sea. ( INCLUD IN GTRA N SFE R O F FUNDS) SEC. 1 1 9 . In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department of Defense B ase C losure Account established by section 2 07 (a)(1) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and R ealignment Act (10 U.S.C. 2 68 7 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be transferred to the account estab - lished by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be merged with, and to be available for the same purposes and the same time period as that account. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) SEC. 120. Sub j ect to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883, of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both H ouses of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to
(1) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense M ilitary Unaccompanied Housing Improve- ment Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: Provide d, That appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter I V of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of ac q uiring and improving military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and sup- porting facilities. SEC. 121. (a) Not later than 60 days before issuing any solicita- tion for a contract with the private sector for military family housing Deadlin e .Co n tr a c t s . N otice. Deadlines. Noti f ications.
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