Pub. L. 109-148, div. A, tit. VIII, sec. 8044

Sec. 8044. The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, may use funds made available in this Act under the heading “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide” to make grants and supplement other Federal funds in accordance with the guidance provided in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference to accompany the conference report on the bill H.R. 2863, and the projects specified in such guidance shall be considered to be authorized by law.