Lease for 205 Units of Military Family Housing in Italy

The Department of the Navy requests our opinion about a lease dispute between an Italian landlord and the United States Navy involving a lease for 205 units of military family housing in Sigonella, Italy. The Italian landlord has brought suit in an Italian Court, and currently the parties are discussing the possibility of a settlement. The Navy wants to know if there might arise individual or personal liability under the Antideficiency Act, for the Navy officials who unilaterally modified the lease by tendering a lower rental payment than called for by the lease.