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CHAPTER 18 - AIR-WARNING SCREEN

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Sec.

491. Establishment and development of land-based air

warning and control installations and facilities;

extent of appropriation; procurement of communication

services.

492. Acquisition of land.

493. Authorization of appropriations.

494. Supervision and control of project.

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Sec. 491. Establishment and development of land-based air warning

and control installations and facilities; extent of

appropriation; procurement of communication services

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The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to establish and

develop within and without the continental limits of the United

States in fulfilling the air defense responsibilities of the

Department of the Air Force such land-based air warning and control

installations and facilities, by the construction, installation, or

equipment of temporary or permanent public works, including

buildings, facilities, appurtenances, utilities, and access roads,

and to provide for necessary administration and planning therefor,

without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, as he may

deem necessary in the interest of national security: Provided, That

not to exceed $85,500,000 shall be appropriated for the

construction of public works authorized by this section.

The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to procure

communication services required for the semiautomatic ground

environment system. No contract for such services may be for a

period of more than ten years from the date communication services

are first furnished under such contract. The aggregate contingent

liability of the Government under the termination provisions of all

contracts authorized hereunder may not exceed a total of

$222,000,000 and the General Accounting Office shall have access to

such carrier records and accounts as it may deem necessary for the

purpose of audit. In procuring such services, the Secretary of the

Air Force shall utilize to the fullest extent practicable the

facilities and capabilities of communication common carriers,

including rural telephone cooperatives, within their respective

service areas and for power supply, shall utilize to the fullest

extent practicable, the facilities and capabilities of public

utilities and rural electric cooperatives within their respective

service areas. Negotiations with communication common carriers,

including cooperatives, and representation in proceedings involving

such carriers before Federal and State regulatory bodies where such

negotiations or proceedings involve contracts authorized by this

paragraph shall be in accordance with the provisions of sections

501-505 of title 40.

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(Mar. 30, 1949, ch. 41, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 17; Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 939,

title III, Sec. 303, 70 Stat. 1012; Pub. L. 97-214, Sec. 10(b)(4),

July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 175; Pub. L. 104-316, title I, Sec. 128(a),

Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3841.)

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CODIFICATION

"Section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31" substituted in text for

"section 3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529)" on authority

of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the

first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

In text, "sections 501-505 of title 40" substituted for "section

201 of the Act of June 30, 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C.A. sec. 481)"

on authority of Pub. L. 107-217, Sec. 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116

Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public

Buildings, Property, and Works.

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AMENDMENTS

1996 - Pub. L. 104-316, in third sentence of second par., struck

out "no termination payment shall be final until audited and

approved by" after "$222,000,000 and", struck out "which" after

"Office", and inserted "of audit" after "for the purpose".

1982 - Pub. L. 97-214 struck out reference to sections 1136 [10

U.S.C. 4774, 9774] and 3734 [40 U.S.C. 259, 267] of the Revised

Statutes.

1956 - Act Aug. 3, 1956, authorized procurement of communication

services required for the semiautomatic ground environment system.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 97-214 effective Oct. 1, 1982, and

applicable to military construction projects, and to construction

and acquisition of military family housing, authorized before, on,

or after such date, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97-214, set out as

an Effective Date note under section 2801 of Title 10, Armed

Forces.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 492 of this title.

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Sec. 492. Acquisition of land

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In furtherance of section 491 of this title, the Secretary of the

Air Force is authorized to make surveys and to acquire lands and

rights pertaining thereto or other interests therein, including the

temporary use thereof, by donation, purchase, exchange of

Government-owned lands, or otherwise, and to place permanent and

temporary improvements thereon whether such lands are held in fee

or under lease, or under other temporary tenure.

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(Mar. 30, 1949, ch. 41, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 17.)

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Sec. 493. Authorization of appropriations

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There is authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the

Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, such sums

as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and

when so specified in an appropriation Act such amounts shall remain

available until expended.

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(Mar. 30, 1949, ch. 41, Sec. 3, 63 Stat. 18.)

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Sec. 494. Supervision and control of project

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The provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the duties and

authority of the Secretary of Defense and the departments and

agencies of the Department of Defense as provided in the National

Security Act of 1947.

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(Mar. 30, 1949, ch. 41, Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 18; Aug. 10, 1949, ch.

412, Sec. 12(a), 63 Stat. 591.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

The National Security Act of 1947, referred to in text, is act

July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495, as amended. For complete

classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set

out under section 401 of this title and Tables.

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CHANGE OF NAME

"Department of Defense" substituted in text for "National

Military Establishment" on authority of act Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412,

Sec. 12(a), 63 Stat. 591.

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