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[CITE: 10USC2680]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                PART IV--SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
 
CHAPTER 159--REAL PROPERTY; RELATED PERSONAL PROPERTY; AND LEASE OF NON-
                             EXCESS PROPERTY
 
Sec. 2680. Leases: land for special operations activities

    (a) Authority to Acquire Leaseholds.--The Secretary of Defense may 
acquire a leasehold interest in real property if the Secretary 
determines that the acquisition of such interest is necessary in the 
interests of national security to facilitate special operations 
activities of forces of the special operations command established 
pursuant to section 167 of this title.
    (b) Limitations on Authority.--(1) The Secretary may not acquire a 
leasehold interest in any real property under subsection (a) if the 
estimated annual rental cost of that real property exceeds $500,000.
    (2) The Secretary may not acquire more than five leasehold interests 
in real property under subsection (a) during a fiscal year.
    (3) The term of a leasehold interest acquired under this section 
shall not exceed one year.
    (c) Construction or Modification of Facility on Leasehold.--The 
Secretary may provide in a lease entered into under this section for the 
construction or modification of any facility on the leased property in 
order to facilitate the activities referred to in subsection (a). The 
total cost of the construction or modification of such facility may not 
exceed $750,000 in any fiscal year.
    (d) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary of 
Defense to acquire a leasehold interest in real property under this 
section shall expire on September 30, 2005. The expiration of that 
authority shall not affect the validity of any contract entered into 
under this section on or before that date.
    (e) Reports.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the Committee on the Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report that--
        (1) identifies each leasehold interest acquired during the 
    previous fiscal year under subsection (a); and
        (2) contains a discussion of each project for the construction 
    or modification of facilities carried out pursuant to subsection (c) 
    during such fiscal year.

(Added Pub. L. 102-190, div. B, title XXVIII, Sec. 2863(a)(1), Dec. 5, 
1991, 105 Stat. 1560; amended Pub. L. 103-160, div. B, title XXVIII, 
Sec. 2807(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1887; Pub. L. 104-106, div. B, 
title XXVIII, Sec. 2820(a), (b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 556; Pub. L. 
106-65, div. A, title X, Sec. 1067(1), div. B, title XXVIII, Sec. 2811, 
Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774, 851.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 2680, added Pub. L. 87-651, title I, Sec. 112(c), 
Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 511; amended Pub. L. 89-718, Sec. 20, Nov. 2, 
1966, 80 Stat. 1118, authorized reimbursement of moving expenses to 
owners of property acquired for public works projects, prior to repeal 
by Pub. L. 91-646, title II, Sec. 220(a)(3), Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 
1903. See section 4601 et seq. of Title 42, The Public Health and 
Welfare.


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 2811, substituted 
``September 30, 2005'' for ``September 30, 2000''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 1067(1), substituted ``and the 
Committee on Armed Services'' for ``and the Committee on National 
Security'' in introductory provisions.
    1996--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 2820(a), substituted 
``September 30, 2000'' for ``September 30, 1995''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 2820(b), added subsec. (e).
    1993--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-160 substituted ``September 30, 
1995'' for ``September 30, 1993''.


                          Reporting Requirement

    Section 2863(b) of Pub. L. 102-190, as amended by Pub. L. 103-160, 
div. B, title XXVIII, Sec. 2807(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1887, 
required Secretary of Defense to submit reports for the years 1994, 
1995, and 1996 to Congress identifying leasehold interest acquisitions 
and discussing projects for the construction or modification of 
facilities on leased property, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-106, div. 
B, title XXVIII, Sec. 2820(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 556. See subsec. 
(e) of this section.
