US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 2822

Requirement for authorization of number of family housing units

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) or as otherwise authorized by law, the Secretary concerned may not construct or acquire military family housing units unless the number of units to be constructed or acquired has been specifically authorized by law.
(b)
Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:
(1)
42 U.S.C. 1594a Housing units acquired under section 404 of the Housing Amendments of 1955 ().
(2)
section 2828 of this title Housing units leased under .
(3)
section 2832 of this title Housing units acquired under the Homeowners Assistance Program referred to in .
(4)
Housing units acquired without consideration.
(5)
section 2825(c) of this title Replacement housing units constructed under .
(6)
section 2869 of this title Housing units constructed or provided under .

Pub. L. 97–214, § 2(a)96 Stat. 158Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(44)98 Stat. 2625Pub. L. 100–180, div. B101 Stat. 1216Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, § 1301(17)104 Stat. 1668Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 701(j)(9)105 Stat. 116Pub. L. 102–484, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2802(b)106 Stat. 2606Pub. L. 108–136, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2805(b)117 Stat. 1721(Added , , ; amended , , ; , subdiv. 3, title I, § 2308, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–1362003—Subsec. (b)(6). added par. (6).

Pub. L. 102–4841992—Subsec. (b)(5). added par. (5).

Pub. L. 102–251991—Subsec. (b)(4). realigned margin of par. (4).

Pub. L. 101–5101990—Subsec. (b)(4). amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “Housing units acquired without consideration, if—

“(A) the Secretary concerned provides to the appropriate committees of Congress written notification of the facts concerning the proposed acquisition; and

“(B) a period of 21 days elapses after the notification is received by those committees.”

Pub. L. 100–1801987—Subsec. (b)(4). added par. (4).

Pub. L. 98–5251984—Subsec. (b)(3). substituted “section 2832” for “section 2833”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214section 2801 of this titleFor effective date and applicability of section, see , set out as a note under .