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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. 

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 

A BILL 

To authorize the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army 

of certain property located in Paris, Texas, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, BOYLE MEMORIAL ARMY 

4 RESERVE CENTER, PARIS, TEXAS. 

5 (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

6 the Army may convey to Paris Junior College, located in 

7 Paris, Texas (in this section referred to as the ‘‘College’’), 

8 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

9 to a parcel of real property, including any improvements 

10 thereon, consisting of approximately 4 acres, known as the 


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1 former Boyle Memorial Army Reserve Center, located in 

2 Paris, Texas. 

3 (b) CONSIDERATION.— 

4 (1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider5 ation for the conveyance under subsection (a), the 

6 College shall pay to the Secretary of the Army an 

7 amount equal to not less than the fair market value 

8 of the property to be conveyed, as determined by the 

9 Secretary, which may consist of cash payment, in10 kind consideration as described in paragraph (2), or 

11 a combination thereof. 

12 (2) IN-KIND CONSIDERATION.—In-kind consid13 eration provided by the College under paragraph (1) 

14 may include— 

15 (A) the acquisition, construction, provision, 

16 improvement, maintenance, repair, or restora17 tion (including environmental restoration), or a 

18 combination thereof, of any property, facilities, 

19 or infrastructure; or 

20 (B) the delivery of services relating to the 

21 needs of the Department of the Army that the 

22 Secretary considers acceptable. 

23 (3) CONVEYANCE.—Cash payments received 

24 under paragraph (1) as consideration for the convey25 ance under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the 


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1 special account in the Treasury established under 

2 section 572(b)(5) of title 40, United States Code. 

3 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

4 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 

6 Army shall require the College to cover costs to 

7 be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse 

8 the Secretary for costs incurred by the Sec9 retary, to carry out the conveyance under sub10 section (a), including survey costs, costs for en11 vironmental documentation related to the con12 veyance, and any other administrative costs re13 lated to the conveyance. 

14 (B) COLLECTION IN ADVANCE.—If 

15 amounts are collected from the College in ad16 vance of the Secretary incurring the actual 

17 costs, and the amount collected exceeds the 

18 costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry 

19 out the conveyance under subsection (a), the 

20 Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the 

21 College. 

22 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts received as 

24 reimbursement under paragraph (1)(A) shall be 

25 credited to the fund or account that was used 


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1 to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in 

2 carrying out the conveyance under subsection 

3 (a) or, if the period of availability of obligations 

4 for that appropriation has expired, to the ap5 propriations of a fund that is currently avail6 able to the Secretary for the same purpose. 

7 (B) MERGER OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts 

8 credited to a fund or account under subpara9 graph (A) shall be merged with amounts in 

10 such fund or account and shall be available for 

11 the same purposes, and subject to the same 

12 conditions and limitations, as amounts in such 

13 fund or account. 

14 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

15 and legal description of the parcel of real property to be 

16 conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by sur17 veys satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army. 

18 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

19 Secretary of the Army may require such additional terms 

20 and conditions in connection with the conveyance under 

21 subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

22 protect the interests of the United States. 

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