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Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle A—General Military Law > PART IV—SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY > CHAPTER 169—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER I—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

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The term “military construction” as used in this chapter or any other provision of law includes any construction, development, conversion, or extension of any kind carried out with respect to a military installation, whether to satisfy temporary or permanent requirements, or any acquisition of land or construction of a defense access road (as described in section 210 of title 23 ).

(Added Pub. L. 97–214, § 2(a) , July 12, 1982 , 96 Stat. 153 ; amended Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(k)(2) , Apr. 21, 1987 , 101 Stat. 284 ; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VI, § 632(b)(1) , title XII, § 1231(15), div. B, subdiv. 3, title I, § 2306(b), Dec. 4, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1105 , 1160, 1216; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1052(37) , Oct. 23, 1992 , 106 Stat. 2501 ; Pub. L. 102–496, title IV, § 403(b) , Oct. 24, 1992 , 106 Stat. 3185 ; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1502(a)(10) , Feb. 10, 1996 , 110 Stat. 503 ; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1) , Oct. 5, 1999 , 113 Stat. 774 ; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1043(b)(16) , div. B, title XXVIII, § 2801, Nov. 24, 2003 , 117 Stat. 1611 , 1719; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1056(c)(9) , Jan. 6, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3440 ; Pub. L. 109–364, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2851(b)(4) , Oct. 17, 2006 , 120 Stat. 2495 ; Pub. L. 110–181, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2802(b) , Jan. 28, 2008 , 122 Stat. 539 ; Pub. L. 110–417, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2801(a) , Oct. 14, 2008 , 122 Stat. 4719 .)

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