Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary concerned may pay meritorious contractor claims that arise under military construction contracts or family housing contracts. The Secretary of Defense, with respect to a Defense Agency, or the Secretary of a military department may use for such purpose any unobligated funds appropriated to such department and available for military construction or family housing construction, as the case may be.
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Subtitle A— General Military Law
PART IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY
CHAPTER 169— MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
SUBCHAPTER III— ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
§ 2851. Supervision of military construction projects
§ 2851a. Supervision of military housing by Chief Housing Officer
§ 2852. Military construction projects: waiver of certain restrictions
§ 2853. Authorized cost and scope of work variations
§ 2854. Restoration or replacement of damaged or destroyed facilities
§ 2854a. Conveyance of damaged or deteriorated military family housing; use of proceeds
§ 2856. Military unaccompanied housing: local comparability of floor areas
§ 2857. Window fall prevention devices in military family housing units
§ 2858. Limitation on the use of funds for expediting a construction project
§ 2860. Availability of appropriations
§ 2861. Military construction projects in connection with industrial facility investment program
§ 2862. Turn-key selection procedures
§ 2863. Payment of contractor claims
§ 2864. Master plans for major military installations
§ 2865. Work in Process Curve charts and outlay tables for military construction projects
§ 2866. Water conservation at military installations
§ 2868. Utility services: furnishing for certain buildings