Acquisition

§ 2233. Acquisition (a) Subject to sections 2234, 2235, 2236, and 2238 of this title and subsection (c) of this section, and after consulting the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Secretary of Defense may— (1) acquire by purchase, lease, or transfer, and construct, expand, rehabilitate, or convert and equip, such facilities as he determines to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; (2) contribute to any State or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia such amounts as he determines to be necessary to expand, rehabilitate, or convert facilities owned by it for use jointly by units of two or more of the reserve components of the armed forces; and (3) contribute to any State or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia such amounts for the acquisition, construction, expansion, rehabilitation, or conversion by it of additional facilities as he determines to be required by any increase in the strength of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States. (b) Title to property acquired under subsection (a) (1) vests in the United States. (c) The Secretary of Defense may delegate any of his authority or functions under this chapter to any department, agency, or officer of the Department of Defense.