10 U.S.C. § 2872
Section 2872 · General authority
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 61 Fed. Cl. 243 - Hunt Building Co. v. United States (2004)
Most recently applied in Atlantic Marine Corps Communities, LLC v. Onslow County (July 2007)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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:
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.
Military unaccompanied housing units on or near such military installations.
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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.