Worldwide Locations $175,000,000 2904. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out the military construction projects for the installations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Defense Agencies: Outside the United States Country Installation Amount Germany Gemersheim $46,000,000 2905. Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2019, for the military construction projects outside the United States authorized by this title as specified in the funding table in section 3003. XXX Military construction funding 3001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables (a) In general Whenever a funding table in this title specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations. (b) Merit-Based decisions A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures