EXPANSION OF ENTITIES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.

SEC. 2803. EXPANSION OF ENTITIES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING. (a) Definition of Eligible Entity.—Section 2871 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—113 STAT. 849 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (6) through (8) respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: “(5) The term ‘eligible entity’ means any private person, corporation, firm, partnership, company, State or local government, or housing authority of a State or local government.”. (b) General Authority.—Section 2872 of such title is amended by striking “private persons” and inserting “eligible entities”. (c) Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees.—Section 2873 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking “persons in the private sector” and inserting “an eligible entity”; and (B) by striking “such persons” and inserting “the eligible entity”; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking “any person in the private sector” and inserting “an eligible entity”; and (B) by striking “the person” and inserting “the eligible entity”. (d) Investments.—Section 2875 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “nongovernmental entities” and inserting “an eligible entity”; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking nongovernmental entity" both places it appears and inserting “an eligible entity”; and (B) by striking “the entity” each place it appears and inserting “the eligible entity”; (3) in subsection (d), by striking “nongovernmental” and inserting “eligible”; and (4) in subsection (e), by striking “a nongovernmental entity” and inserting “an eligible entity”. (e) Rental Guarantees.—Section 2876 of such title is amended by striking “private persons” and inserting “eligible entities”. (f) Differential Lease Payments.—Section 2877 of such title is amended by striking “private”. (g) Conveyance or Lease of Existing Property and Facilities.—Section 2878(a) of such title is amended by striking “private persons” and inserting “eligible entities”. (h) Clerical Amendments.—(1) The heading of section 2875 of such title is amended to read as follows: “§ 2875. Investments”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to such section and inserting the following new item: “2875. Investments.”.