Pub. L. 87-651, tit. I, sec. 112

Sec. 112. (a) Section 2672 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “$5,000” in the catchline and wherever it appears in the text and inserting in place thereof “$25,000”; and (2) by striking out “determines is urgently” in clause (1) and inserting in place thereof “or his designee determines is”. (b) Section 2674(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end: “However, a determination that a project is urgently needed is not required for a project costing not more than $5,000.” (c) Chapter 159 of title 10 of United States Code, is amended by adding at the end after section 2678: “§ 2679. Representatives of veterans’ organizations: use of space and equipment “(a) Upon certification to the Secretary concerned by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, the Secretary shall allow accredited, paid, full-time representatives of the organizations named in section 3402 of title 38, or of other organizations recognized by the Administrator, to function on military installations under the jurisdiction of that Secretary that are on land and from which persons are discharged or released from active duty. “(b) The commanding officer of each of those military installations shall allow the representatives described in subsection (a) to use available space and equipment at that installation. “(c) The regulations prescribed to carry out this section that are in effect on January 1, 1958, remain in effect until changed by joint action of the Secretary concerned and the Administrator. “(d) This section does not authorize the violation of measures of military security. “§ 2680. Reimbursement of owners of property acquired for public works projects for moving expenses “(a) Under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense and without regard to sections 1(M) 1 and 1003–1011 of title 5, the Secretary of a military department, or his designee, may, upon application by the owners and the tenants of land to be acquired for a public works project of his department, reimburse those owners and tenants for those expenses, losses, or damages that he determines to be fair and reasonable and that are incurred by them as a direct result of moving themselves and their families and possessions because of that acquisition. However, application for reimbursement must be made within one year after that acquisition or within one year after the property is vacated, whichever date is later, and be accompanied by an itemized statement of the expenses, losses, and damages incurred. 76 Stat. 512 “(b) The total payments under this section with respect to a parcel of land may not be more than 25 percent of the fair value of that land, as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned. They are in addition to, but may not duplicate, any other payments that may be made under law as a result of acquisition of that. land. “(c) Any funds appropriated for civil or military public works may be used to make payments under this section.” (d) Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is further amended by striking out of the analysis: “2672. Acquisition: interests in land when cost is not more than $5,000.” and inserting in place thereof: “2672. Acquisition: interests in land when cost is not more than $25,000.” and by adding the following at the end of the analysis: “2670. Representatives of veterans’ organizations: use of space and equipment. “2680. Reimbursement of owners of property acquired for public works projects for moving expenses.”