10 U.S.C. § 2812: Lease-purchase of facilities

The Secretary concerned may enter into an agreement with a private contractor for the lease of a facility of the kind specified in paragraph (2) if the facility is provided at the expense of the contractor on a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. Administrative office facilities. Troop housing facilities. Energy production facilities. Utilities, including potable and waste water treatment facilities. Hospital and medical facilities. Transient quarters. Depot or storage facilities. Child care centers. Classroom and laboratories. may not exceed a term of 32 years; shall provide that, at the end of the term of the lease, title to the leased facility shall vest in the United States; and shall include such other terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned determines are necessary or desirable to protect the interests of the United States. The Secretary concerned may enter into a lease under this section only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title , to the appropriate committees of Congress a justification of the need for the facility covered by the proposed lease, including an economic analysis (based upon accepted life-cycle costing procedures) that demonstrates the cost effectiveness of the proposed lease compared with a military construction project for the same facility. not more than three leases in fiscal year 1990; and not more than five leases in each of the fiscal years 1991 and 1992. Each lease entered into under this section shall include a provision that the obligation of the United States to make payments under the lease in any fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose.