10 U.S.C. § 2872: General authority

§2872 General Authority

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › CHAPTER 169 — MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER IV — ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING › § 2872

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may let eligible entities buy or build housing for military families and for unaccompanied service members on or near U.S. military bases. This covers family housing in the United States and its territories, including homes for civilian Defense Department employees and defense contractors, and unaccompanied housing near those bases.

Title 10, §2872

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In addition to any other authority provided under this chapter for the acquisition or construction of military family housing or military unaccompanied housing, the Secretary concerned may exercise any authority or any combination of authorities provided under this subchapter in order to provide for the acquisition or construction by eligible entities of the following:

(1)Family housing units on or near military installations within the United States and its territories and possessions, including such units for civilian employees of the Department of Defense and defense contractors.

(2)Military unaccompanied housing units on or near such military installations.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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Amendments

2025—Par. (1). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted inserted “, including such units for civilian employees of the Department of Defense and defense contractors” before period at end. 1999—Pub. L. 106–65 substituted “eligible entities” for “private persons” in introductory provisions.