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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1984 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1984

  To amend chapter 153 of title 10, United States Code, to permit the 
 Secretary of Defense to provide certain property and services of the 
         Department of Defense to certain educational entities.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 1993

  Mr. Cramer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
  To amend chapter 153 of title 10, United States Code, to permit the 
 Secretary of Defense to provide certain property and services of the 
         Department of Defense to certain educational entities.

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

SECTION 1. PROVISION OF CERTAIN SERVICES AND PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF DEFENSE TO CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES.

    (a) Provision of Property and Services.--Chapter 153 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the chapter the 
following new section:
``Sec. 2579. Property and services: certain educational entities
    ``(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Defense may sell, lease, lend, or give to an entity referred to in 
paragraph (2) any of the property referred to in paragraph (3) that the 
Secretary determines will assist that entity in achieving its 
educational goals. The sale or lease of any property under this 
subsection shall be for the fair market value or fair market rental 
value, respectively, of such property (as determined by the Secretary).
    ``(2) Entities eligible to receive property under paragraph (1) are 
any of the following:
            ``(A) The United States Space Camp.
            ``(B) The United States Space Academy.
            ``(C) The Aviation Challenge.
    ``(3) Property that may be transferred under paragraph (1) includes 
the following:
            ``(A) Aircraft, vehicles, communications equipment, 
        computer equipment, training equipment, or other equipment of 
        the Department of Defense.
            ``(B) Supplies or other materials of the Department of 
        Defense that the Secretary determines will assist an entity in 
        achieving its educational goals and that the Secretary 
        determines to be excess property of the department.
    ``(b)(1) The Secretary may permit the use by an entity referred to 
in subsection (a)(2), on a reimbursable basis, of any facilities of the 
Department of Defense that the Secretary determines will assist that 
entity in achieving its educational goals.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall prescribe reasonable rates of 
reimbursement for the use of facilities under paragraph (1).
    ``(c) The Secretary may make available to an entity referred to in 
subsection (a)(2), without reimbursement, the services of any member of 
the armed forces or employee of the Department of Defense who the 
Secretary determines will assist that entity in achieving its education 
goals.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2579. Property and services: certain educational entities.''.

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