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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5355 

To prohibit the Department of Defense from retaining any interest in real 

property disposed of pursuant to a base closure law when that property 

was originally acquired by the United States by donation for the purpose 

of establishing or expanding a military installation. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 31, 2014 

Mr. MCALLISTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Department of Defense from retaining any 

interest in real property disposed of pursuant to a base 

closure law when that property was originally acquired 

by the United States by donation for the purpose of 

establishing or expanding a military installation. 

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

3 SECTION 1. CONDITION ON DISPOSAL OF BASE CLOSURE 

4 REAL PROPERTY ORIGINALLY ACQUIRED BY 

5 THE UNITED STATES BY DONATION. 

6 (a) CONVEYANCE OF FULL INTEREST IN DONATED

7 REAL PROPERTY.—Whenever a military installation is 


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1 closed pursuant to a base closure law and the military in2 stallation contains real property that was originally ac3 quired by the United States by donation for the purpose 

4 of establishing or expanding the installation, the convey5 ance of the real property originally acquired by donation 

6 shall include, except as provided in subsection (b), all 

7 right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

8 the property at the time of the conveyance. 

9 (b) RETENTION OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS.—If 

10 real property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by 

11 the United States without consideration or for consider12 ation equal to less than the fair market value of the prop13 erty to support the subsequent use of the conveyed prop14 erty for a public purpose or use, the Secretary of Defense 

15 may authorize the retention of a reversionary interest to 

16 ensure that the conveyed property is used for that public 

17 purpose. 

18 (c) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—In the case of real 

19 property described in subsection (a) that was conveyed be20 fore the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to 

21 a base closure law, the Secretary of Defense shall convey 

22 to the recipient of the property, not later than one year 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, all right, title, 

24 and interest in and to the property (other than an interest 

25 described in subsection (b)) that was retained by the 


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1 United States upon the original conveyance of the prop2 erty to the recipient. 

3 (d) BASE CLOSURE LAW DEFINED.—In this section, 

4 the term ‘‘base closure law’’ means— 

5 (1) the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 

6 Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 

7 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note); 

8 (2) title II of the Defense Authorization 

9 Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment 

10 Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note); 

11 (3) section 2687 of title 10, United States 

12 Code, if the authority of such section is used after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

14 (4) any other law enacted after the date of the 

15 enactment of this Act that provides for the closure 

16 of military installations. 

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