The word “property” is substituted for the word “estate”. The words “not owned by the United States” are substituted for the words “not in Federal ownership”. The words “or shall be” are omitted as surplusage.

The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (a), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended. Title III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 251 et seq.) of chapter 4 of Title 41, Public Contracts. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

The text of section 2661 (c) of this title, which was transferred to this section and redesignated subsec. (b) by Pub. L. 109–163, § 2821(d), was based on Pub. L. 108–375, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2821(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2129.

A prior section 2664, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 148; Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(15), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1565; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(90), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2928; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(3)(A), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 153; Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(32), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1296; Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(d)(6), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 281, related to acquisition of property for lumber production, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 108–375, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2821(b), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2129.

2006—Pub. L. 109–163, § 2821(c), renumbered section 2676 of this title as this section and substituted “Limitations on real property acquisition” for “Acquisition: limitation” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–163, § 2821(b)(1), inserted heading and struck out “, as amended” after “Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949” in text.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–163, § 2821(d), redesignated subsec. (c) of section 2661 of this title as subsec. (b) of this section.

Pub. L. 109–163, § 2821(a)(10), transferred subsec. (b) to section 2663 of this title.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–163, § 2821(b)(2)(A), inserted heading.

Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 109–163, § 2821(b)(2)(B), substituted “Until subsection (d) is complied with, a land” for “A land” in introductory provisions and “lesser.” for “lesser,” in subpar. (B) and struck out concluding provisions which read “until subsection (d) is complied with.”

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–163, § 2821(b)(3), inserted heading.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–163, § 2821(b)(4), inserted heading.

2004—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “congressional defense committees” for “appropriate committees of Congress”.

2003—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–136 inserted before period at end “or, if over sooner, a period of 14 days elapses from the date on which a copy of that notification is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title”.

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–314 inserted opening parenthesis before “41 U.S.C.”.

Pub. L. 107–217 inserted “subtitle I of title 40 and title III of” before “the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949” and substituted “41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)” for “(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)”.

1991—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–190 struck out “(1)” after “be awarded only” and “, or (2) upon the approval of those committees, if before the end of that period each such committee approves the proposed reduced scope or increased cost” before period at end.

1986—Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 99–661 amended generally language of subpar. (B) before “exceeds the amount”. See 1984 Amendment note below.

1984—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 98–407, § 802(1), inserted “or, in the case of land to be acquired by condemnation, the amount to be deposited with the court as just compensation for the land” in provisions preceding subpar. (A).

Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 98–407, § 802(2), inserted “or, in the case of land to be acquired by condemnation, the amount to be deposited with the court as just compensation for the land,”. Insertion of new language following “the agreed price for the land” was executed to text notwithstanding directory language of Pub. L. 98–407 that made a reference to a nonexistent comma following “the agreed price for the land”. See 1986 Amendment note above.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98–407, § 802(3), added subsec. (e).

1982—Pub. L. 97–214 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) to (d).

1973—Pub. L. 93–166 made limitation inapplicable to property acquired under authority of Administrator of General Services to acquire property by exchange of Government property.

Section 1343(a)(17)(B) of Pub. L. 99–661 provided that: “The amendment made by subparagraph (A) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 802(2) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–407; 98 Stat. 1519) [amending this section].”

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–214 effective Oct. 1, 1982, and applicable to military construction projects, and to construction and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2801 of this title.