The Department of Defense Family Housing Management Account was authorized (76 Stat. 237) to be established to finance all expenses of the military family housing program. Funds provided in annual Military Construc, tion Appropriation Acts under the title "Family HousingDefense" are transferred to this account for obligation and expenditure. This appropriation is dependent on the enactment of authorizing legislation, the details of which have been completed and are being submitted to the Congress for early consideration. An appropriation of $735.6 million is requested for 1966, of which $245.9 million is for construction of new housing, improvement of existing housing and related projects, and $489.7 million is for the operation and maintenance of family hous

ing and related facilities, for leasing of family housing, acquire Capehart and Wherry housing and to build surfor payments required on the indebtedness assumed to plus commodity housing in foreign countries, and for authorized payments of servicemen's mortgage insurance premiums.

General and special funds:

FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE

For expenses of family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense agencies, for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension and altera tion, and for operation, maintenance, and debt payment, including leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, [$631,151,000】

$735,600,000, to be obligated and expended in the Family Housing
Management Account established pursuant to section 501(a) of
Public Law 87-554, in not to exceed the following amounts:
For the Army:

Construction, [$35,600,000] $54,064,000;

Operation, maintenance, [$124,710,000] $132,984,000;
Debt payment, [$48,618,000] $48,172,000.

For the Navy and Marine Corps:

Construction, [$64,544,000] $92,140,000;

Operation, maintenance, [$65,331,000] $65,623,000;
Debt payment, [$32,408,000] $31,325,000.

Identification code 07-30-0700-0-1-051