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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5554 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5554

  To authorize the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army of certain 
       property located in Paris, Texas, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024

  Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
  To authorize the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army of certain 
       property located in Paris, Texas, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, BOYLE MEMORIAL ARMY RESERVE CENTER, PARIS, 
              TEXAS.

    (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may convey to 
Paris Junior College, located in Paris, Texas (in this section referred 
to as the ``College''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements 
thereon, consisting of approximately 4 acres, known as the former Boyle 
Memorial Army Reserve Center, located in Paris, Texas.
    (b) Consideration.--
            (1) Consideration required.--As consideration for the 
        conveyance under subsection (a), the College shall pay to the 
        Secretary of the Army an amount equal to not less than the fair 
        market value of the property to be conveyed, as determined by 
        the Secretary, which may consist of cash payment, in-kind 
        consideration as described in paragraph (2), or a combination 
        thereof.
            (2) In-kind consideration.--In-kind consideration provided 
        by the College under paragraph (1) may include--
                    (A) the acquisition, construction, provision, 
                improvement, maintenance, repair, or restoration 
                (including environmental restoration), or a combination 
                thereof, of any property, facilities, or 
                infrastructure; or
                    (B) the delivery of services relating to the needs 
                of the Department of the Army that the Secretary 
                considers acceptable.
            (3) Conveyance.--Cash payments received under paragraph (1) 
        as consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a) shall 
        be deposited in the special account in the Treasury established 
        under section 572(b)(5) of title 40, United States Code.
    (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Payment required.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
                require the College to cover costs to be incurred by 
                the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs 
                incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance 
                under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs for 
                environmental documentation related to the conveyance, 
                and any other administrative costs related to the 
                conveyance.
                    (B) Collection in advance.--If amounts are 
                collected from the College in advance of the Secretary 
                incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected 
                exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to 
                carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
                Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 
                College.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--
                    (A) In general.--Amounts received as reimbursement 
                under paragraph (1)(A) shall be credited to the fund or 
                account that was used to cover the costs incurred by 
                the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance under 
                subsection (a) or, if the period of availability of 
                obligations for that appropriation has expired, to the 
                appropriations of a fund that is currently available to 
                the Secretary for the same purpose.
                    (B) Merger of amounts.--Amounts credited to a fund 
                or account under subparagraph (A) shall be merged with 
                amounts in such fund or account and shall be available 
                for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
                conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
                account.
    (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the parcel of real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
Secretary of the Army.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the Army may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate 
to protect the interests of the United States.
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