Military Construction Authorization Act, 1983

Military Construction Authorization Act, 1983 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each of these locations. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations by proceeding with construction made necessary by unforeseen security considerations, new weapons development, new and unforeseen research and development requirements, improved production schedules or revisions in the tasks or functions assigned to a military installation or for environmental considerations if the Secretary of Defense determines that deferral of such construction for inclusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsistent with the national security. Directs the Secretary to notify the appropriate congressional committees of such determination. Authorizes appropriations for such emergency construction. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects in a specified amount.

Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as to the availability of private housing in a U.S. location before constructing any family housing at such location. Directs the Secretary to give the appropriate congressional committees 15 days notice of any disagreement as to housing availability with the Secretary of HUD before contracting for construction. Authorizes appropriations for such housing at specified locations in the United States and overseas.

Authorizes the Secretary to improve existing quarters, earmarking certain funds for energy conservation.

Amends the Military Construction Authorization Acts of 1968, 1976 and 1982, to increase the authorization levels for specified projects.

Authorizes the Secretary to convey to the Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Tacoma, Washington, specified lands along the westerly boundary of the Fort Lewis Military Reservation, Pierce County, Washington, in exchange for other lands.

Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations where necessary under the same conditions as those relating to the Secretary of the Army under title I of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects in a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing, subject to the conditions set forth in title I.

Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities where necessitated by those factors enumerated in title I of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects in a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing, subject to the conditions set forth in title I.

Authorizes the Secretary to adjust the base boundaries at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to resolve encroachments caused by inaccurate surveys.

Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop military installations at specified locations and authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Permits the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities which are determined to be vital to the security of the United States under the terms and conditions of title I. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects in a specified amount.

Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire family housing as specified.

Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to incur NATO facilities construction costs up to a specified amount. Requires the Secretary to report to the Senate and the House Armed Services and Appropriations Committees concerning such costs.

Title VI: Authorization of Appropriations and Administrative Provisions - Authorizes the Secretaries of the various military departments to develop installations under this Act without regard to provisions of law which prohibit the advancement of public moneys and which require the submission of detailed cost estimates to Congress.

Establishes expenditure ceilings for each title of this Act.

Authorizes limited increases in the amounts authorizes pursuant to this Act if the Secretary of the military department or the Director of the defense agency concerned determines that such an increase is required for the sole purpose of meeting unusual and unanticipated variations in costs. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report annually to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning projects exceeding the amount authorized by more than a specified percent.

Establishes measures and responsibility for supervising the construction work authorized under this Act. Requires the respective Secretaries to report to Congress annually on the costs of construction contracts.

Repeals prior Military Construction Authorization Acts. Specifies exceptions to such repealer.

Title VII: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop additional facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces of various military departments. Authorizes specified appropriations for each such entity.

Directs the Secretary Defense to give the appropriate committees of Congress 15 days notice of expenditures for facilities in excess of $175,000. Exempts facilities listed in the annual lump sum authorization from such requirement.

Title VIII: General Provisions - Revises the minor construction authority of the Secretaries of the military departments and the Directors of the defense agencies.

Permits such Secretaries and Directors to: (1) develop geothermal energy resources within lands under their jurisdiction; (2) purchase energy from energy production facilities on such land; or (3) recycle waste material as fuel. Requires that the appropriate committees of Congress be given prior notice of the terms and estimated dollar and energy value of such contracts.

Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1967, to require the Secretary to report to the appropriate committees of Congress within 15 rather than 30 days whenever planning and design costs exceed a specified level.

Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1975, to increase the amount allowed per military installation for environmental improvements and energy conservation projects. Eliminates the annual report from the Secretaries of the military departments to Congress on such projects.

Permits the Secretary of Defense, rather than the Secretary of a military department, to restore or replace facilities which have been damaged or destroyed. Requires such restoration to adhere to Department building criteria.

Permits the restoration to be of sufficient size to serve the current needs of the facility.

Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1968, to increase the amount allowed for improvement and maintenance of single family housing unit.

Increases the amount per unit and number of units of family housing which may be leased in foreign countries.

Excludes family housing for members of the armed forces assigned to State Department missions from the maximum limitations on space.

Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982, to permit the Secretary of the military department concerned to waive restrictions on the use of materials not manufactured in the United States for the orderly and timely construction of contingency facilities in specified countries.

Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981, to eliminate the requirement that materials for specified contingency projects be manufactured in the United States and transported on U.S. flagships.

Title IX - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 for military construction operations.