The Secretary of a military department may acquire by lease in foreign countries structures and real property relating to structures that are needed for military purposes other than for military family housing. A lease under this section may be for a period of up to 10 years, or 15 years in the case of a lease in Korea, and the rental for each yearly period may be paid from funds appropriated to that military department for that year.

Appropriations available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance or construction may be used for the acquisition of interests in land under this section.

(Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(51), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1460; amended Pub. L. 91–511, title VI, § 608, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 94–107, title VI, § 607(10), (11), Oct. 7, 1975, 89 Stat. 567; Pub. L. 95–82, title V, § 505(a), Aug. 1, 1977, 91 Stat. 371; Pub. L. 95–356, title V, § 503(b), Sept. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 579; Pub. L. 96–125, title V, § 502(b), Nov. 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 940; Pub. L. 96–418, title V, § 504(b), Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1765; Pub. L. 97–99, title VI, § 604, Dec. 23, 1981, 95 Stat. 1374; Pub. L. 97–214, § 8, July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 174; Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(40), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2624; Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, § 1322(a)(11), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1671; Pub. L. 108–136, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2804(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1719; Pub. L. 108–375, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2821(d)(3), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2130; Pub. L. 109–364, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2824, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2476.)