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TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND 
CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activi-
ties funded through Department of Defense base closure account. 
SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE REALIGN-
MENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2024, for base realignment and clo-
sure activities, including real property acquisition and military 
construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department 
of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906 of 
such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as specified in the funding table in 
section 4601. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Programs 
Sec. 2801. Modification of definition of military installation for purposes of notifica-
tions related to basing decision-making process. 
Sec. 2802. Expansion of eligible grant recipients under the Defense Community In-
frastructure Program. 
Sec. 2803. Process for strategic basing actions for the Department of the Air Force. 
Sec. 2804. Inclusion of land acquisition and demolitions projects in authorized un-
specified minor military construction project; temporary expansion of 
authority for purchase of certain land. 
Sec. 2805. Amendments to defense laboratory modernization program. 
Sec. 2806. Annual five-year plans on improvement of Department of Defense inno-
vation infrastructure. 
Sec. 2807. Modification of authority for Indo-Pacific posture unspecified minor mili-
tary construction projects. 
Sec. 2808. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base 
with civil aviation. 
Sec. 2809. Information on military construction projects and repair projects at joint 
bases. 
Sec. 2810. Notification to Congress of reprogramming involving military construc-
tion funds. 
Sec. 2811. Obligation and execution of design funds for military construction 
projects. 
Sec. 2812. Schedule of repairs at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. 
Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms 
Sec. 2821. Budget justification for certain Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and 
Modernization projects. 
Sec. 2822. Strategy and assessment with respect to non-operational, underutilized, 
and other Department of Defense facilities: assessments of historic sig-
nificance. 
Sec. 2823. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic military 
housing and associated historic properties of the Department of the 
Army. 
Sec. 2824. Extension of applicability for waivers of covered privacy and configura-
tion standards for covered military unaccompanied housing. 
Sec. 2825. Additional requirements for database of complaints made regarding 
housing units of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 2826. Digital system for submission of maintenance work order requests for 
covered military unaccompanied housing required.
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Sec. 2827. Modification to definition of privatized military housing. 
Sec. 2828. Analysis of housing availability for critical civilian and contractor per-
sonnel near rural military installations. 
Sec. 2829. Digital facilities management systems for military departments. 
Sec. 2830. Strategy for use of existing leasing authorities to address shortages of 
covered military unaccompanied housing required. 
Sec. 2831. Independent assessment of estimated costs of certain strategies to ad-
dress shortages of covered military unaccompanied housing. 
Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2841. Minimum capital investment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and 
modernization. 
Sec. 2842. Assistance for public infrastructure projects and services. 
Sec. 2843. Contracts for design and construction of facilities of Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 2844. Industrial plant equipment and associated services as in-kind consider-
ation under leases of non-excess property. 
Sec. 2845. Inclusion of tribal governments in intergovernmental support agree-
ments for installation-support services. 
Sec. 2846. Temporary modification to authority to charge landing fees for the use 
by civil aircraft of military airfields. 
Sec. 2847. Stormwater management, shoreline erosion control, and water resilience 
projects for installations and defense access roads. 
Sec. 2848. Pilot program to optimize and consolidate Department of Defense facili-
ties to improve health and resiliency in defense communities. 
Sec. 2849. Guidance regarding maintenance of aggregate square footage of facilities 
of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 2850. Expenditures on leased facilities and real property of the Department of 
Defense. 
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2851. Extension of expanded authority to convey property at military installa-
tions. 
Sec. 2852. Technical correction to map reference in the Military Land Withdrawals 
Act of 2013. 
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Boyle Memorial Army Reserve Center, Paris, Texas. 
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Riverdale Park, Maryland. 
Sec. 2855. Transfer authority, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. 
Sec. 2856. Release of interests retained in Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas. 
Sec. 2857. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona. 
Sec. 2858. Removal of certain conditions regarding conveyance of former Army– 
Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Arkan-
sas, to the State of Arkansas. 
Sec. 2859. Land conveyance and authorization for interim lease, Defense Fuel Sup-
port Point San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. 
Sec. 2860. Land conveyance, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. 
Sec. 2861. Cleanup and transfer of certain property at former Army installation to 
East Bay Regional Park District. 
Sec. 2862. Coordination of repair and maintenance of Kolekole Pass, Hawaii. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 2871. Consideration of installation infrastructure and other supporting re-
sources by Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center. 
Sec. 2872. Development and operation of the Naval Innovation Center at the Naval 
Postgraduate School. 
Sec. 2873. Extension of Department of the Army pilot program for development and 
use of online real estate inventory tool. 
Sec. 2874. Notification to Members of Congress for awards of contracts for military 
construction projects. 
Sec. 2875. Authorization of assistance to expedite certain military construction 
projects located in Guam. 
Sec. 2876. Report on munitions and explosives of concern and construction projects 
in Joint Region Marianas. 
Sec. 2877. Review of roles and responsibilities for construction projects of Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 2878. Assessment of public schools on installations of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 2879. Updates to policies and guidance of the Department of the Navy for the 
replacement of certain dry docks and other projects. 
Sec. 2880. Designation of officials responsible for coordination of infrastructure 
projects to support additional members of the Armed Forces and their 
families in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Sec. 2881. Limitation on availability of funds until submission of interim guidance 
for Department of Defense-wide standards for access to military instal-
lations. 
Subtitle A—Military Construction 
Programs 
SEC. 2801. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION 
FOR PURPOSES OF NOTIFICATIONS RELATED TO BASING 
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. 
Section 483(f)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, 
in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, which is located within any 
of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Guam’’. 
SEC. 2802. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS UNDER THE 
DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 2391 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘State and local govern-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘State governments, local governments, 
and not-for-profit, member-owned utility services’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
State or local government agree’’ and inserting ‘‘the recipient 
of such assistance agrees’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2391(d)(1)(B)(iii) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘section 101(e)(8) of this title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 101 of this title’’. 
SEC. 2803. PROCESS FOR STRATEGIC BASING ACTIONS FOR THE 
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 2391 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2392. Process for strategic basing actions for the Depart-
ment of the Air Force 
‘‘(a) PROGRAMMATIC BASING DECISIONS PROHIBITED.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force (or a designee) shall not make any basing 
decision during the resource allocation plan or program objective 
memorandum process. 
‘‘(b) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, and quarterly thereafter, 
the Secretary of the Air Force (or a designee) shall brief the congres-
sional defense committees on the following: 
‘‘(1) Strategic basing actions approved by the strategic 
basing panel for review by the strategic basing executive 
steering group during the quarter covered by the briefing. 
‘‘(2) For each strategic basing action not covered by a 
previous briefing, a description of the criteria for selection 
of candidate location for each such strategic basing action and 
how each criterion will be applied to the candidate locations 
to determine preferred location. 
‘‘(3) Updates regarding candidate locations, preferred loca-
tions, and the final location selected for each strategic basing 
action covered by the briefing.
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‘‘(4) Any strategic basing actions with projected decision 
dates that will occur before the next scheduled briefing under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL BRIEFINGS.—Upon request by either the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives or of 
the Senate, the Secretary of the Air Force (or a designee) shall 
provide to such Committee a briefing on the information described 
in subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) POST-BRIEFING CHANGES.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
(or a designee) shall notify the congressional defense committees, 
not later than seven days after the effective date of a change, 
if such change is a change— 
‘‘(1) to the selection criteria or the application of selection 
criteria, that would result in a different decision than briefed 
under subsection (b) regarding the enterprise definition, identi-
fied candidate locations, or identified preferred location; or 
‘‘(2) to the governance process used to oversee a strategic 
basing action. 
‘‘(e) OVERSEAS STRATEGIC BASING ACTIONS.—With respect to 
a strategic basing action relating to a military installation located 
outside of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Guam, a 
notification required under this section may be provided in a classi-
fied form. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘enterprise defini-
tion’, ‘program objective memorandum process’, ‘resource allocation 
plan’, ‘strategic basing action’, ‘strategic basing executive steering 
group’, and ‘strategic basing panel’ have the meanings given, respec-
tively, under the Department of the Air Force Instruction 10– 
503 (issued June 12, 2023, as in effect on November 1, 2024).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amendments made 
by this section shall apply with respect to strategic basing actions 
(as defined in section 2392 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by this section) made by the Secretary of the Air Force 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2804. INCLUSION OF LAND ACQUISITION AND DEMOLITIONS 
PROJECTS IN AUTHORIZED UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT; TEMPORARY EXPANSION 
OF AUTHORITY FOR PURCHASE OF CERTAIN LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2805(a)(2) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or a demolition project’’ and inserting 
‘‘, land acquisition, or demolition project’’. 
(b) ACQUISITION
OF LOW-COST INTERESTS
IN LAND.—Section 
2663(c) of such title is amended in paragraph (1) by striking the 
dollar amount and inserting ‘‘$4,000,000’’. 
(c) TEMPORARY EXPANSION.—During the period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this section and ending on February 
1, 2026, the Secretary of the Army may use the authority under 
section 2805 of such title for the purchase of interests in land 
at not more than 200 percent of the applicable dollar threshold 
specified in such section to support the caisson requirements of 
the Department of the Army with respect to equine welfare.
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SEC. 2805. AMENDMENTS TO DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION 
PROGRAM. 
Section 2805(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
in paragraph (6)(B) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$4,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2806. ANNUAL FIVE-YEAR PLANS ON IMPROVEMENT OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE INNOVATION INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2810 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL FIVE-YEAR PLANS ON IMPROVEMENT OF INNOVATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—Along with the budget for each fiscal 
year submitted by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) 
of title 31, each Secretary of a military department and the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan that describes the objectives of that Secretary 
to improve innovation infrastructure during the five fiscal years 
following the fiscal year for which such budget is submitted. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each plan submitted by a Secretary of 
a military department under paragraph (1) shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) With respect to the five-year period covered by 
the plan, an identification of the major lines of effort, 
milestones, and investment goals of the Secretary over 
such period relating to the improvement of innovation infra-
structure and a description of how such goals support such 
goals, including the use of— 
‘‘(i) military construction, facilities restoration and 
modernization funds; 
‘‘(ii) the defense lab modernization program under 
section 2805(d) of this title; and 
‘‘(iii) military construction projects for innovation, 
research, development, test, and evaluation under this 
section. 
‘‘(B) The estimated costs of necessary innovation infra-
structure improvements and a description of how such costs 
would be addressed by the Department of Defense budget 
request submitted during the same year as the plan and 
the applicable future-years defense program. 
‘‘(C) Information regarding the plan of the Secretary 
to initiate such environmental and engineering studies as 
may be necessary to carry out planned innovation infra-
structure improvements. 
‘‘(D) Detailed information regarding how innovation 
infrastructure improvement projects will be paced and 
sequenced to ensure continuous operations. 
‘‘(3) INCORPORATION
OF
RESULTS-ORIENTED
MANAGEMENT 
PRACTICES.—Each plan under subsection (a) shall incorporate 
the leading results-oriented management practices identified 
in the report of the Comptroller General of the United States 
titled ‘Actions Needed to Improve Poor Conditions of Facilities 
and Equipment that Affect Maintenance Timeliness and Effi-
ciency’ (GAO–19–242), or any successor report, including— 
‘‘(A) analytically based goals; 
‘‘(B) results-oriented metrics;
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‘‘(C) the identification of required resources, risks, and 
stakeholders; and 
‘‘(D) regular reporting on progress to decision makers. 
‘‘(4) INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘innovation infrastructure’ includes labora-
tories, test and evaluation ranges, and any other infrastructure 
whose primary purpose is research, development, test, and 
evaluation.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The first plan required under subsection (e) 
of such section (as amended by subsection (a)) shall be submitted 
as part of the annual budget submission of the President to Con-
gress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
for fiscal year 2027. 
SEC. 2807. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR INDO-PACIFIC POSTURE 
UNSPECIFIED 
MINOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS. 
Section 2810 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$30,000,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (2) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) to the extent necessary, as either a stand-alone acquisi-
tion or as part of a minor military construction project, any 
acquisition of interests in land, or support or reimbursement 
for acquisition of interests in land, for establishment of a 
defense site or other area over which the Secretary of a military 
department or the Secretary of Defense will exercise operational 
control, without regard to the duration of the operational con-
trol.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) acquiring interests in land, defense sites, or operational 
control over an area needed to support another project or 
projects under this section or to support a future military 
construction project.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘or planned military 
installation’’ after ‘‘military installation’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘section 2805(c) of title 
10, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c) of section 
2805, United States Code, subject to adjustment upward to 
reflect a construction cost index published pursuant to sub-
section (f) of such section if such an index applies to the 
location of the project, except that the adjusted amount may 
not exceed the limit under subsection (a)’’. 
SEC. 2808. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF HOMESTEAD 
AIR RESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL AVIATION. 
Section 2874 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 
3014) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2028’’.
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SEC. 2809. INFORMATION ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
AND REPAIR PROJECTS AT JOINT BASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030, 
each Secretary of a military department shall, for each joint base 
established pursuant to the report of the Secretary of Defense 
titled ‘‘Base Closure and Realignment Report, Volume I’’ (May 2005) 
and the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part 
A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) 
and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, submit to 
the congressional defense committees the following: 
(1) Along with the defense budget materials submitted 
to Congress in connection with the budget of the President 
submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
for a fiscal year in which a military construction project contract 
is proposed to be awarded by the host organization for the 
joint base, a report that describes, for each request made by 
a host organization or by a tenant organization on the joint 
base— 
(A) the location, title, cost, and Department of Defense 
Form 1391 for each military construction project requested 
that will be considered for that fiscal year; 
(B) the location, title, and cost for each repair project 
requested that will be considered for that fiscal year; 
(C) the location, title, cost, and Department of Defense 
Form 1391 for each military construction project requested 
for a year covered in the submission required by section 
221 of title 10, United States Code; and 
(D) the location, title, and cost for each repair project 
requested for the following two years after the fiscal year 
in which a military construction project contract is proposed 
to be awarded by the host organization for the joint base. 
(2) The prioritized ranking by the host organization of 
all military construction projects requested at the joint base, 
whether or not such project was included in the budget 
described in paragraph (1). 
(3) The rationale of the host organization for the inclusion 
of each military construction project in the defense budget 
materials described in paragraph (1) instead of projects that 
were requested but not included in such budget. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘host organization’’, with respect to a joint 
base, means an entity described in section 111(b)(11) of title 
10, United States Code, that is a part of the military depart-
ment under the Secretary with jurisdiction over the joint base. 
(2) The term ‘‘repair project’’ means a project for facilities 
sustainment, restoration, and modernization. 
(3) The term ‘‘requested by a tenant organization’’, with 
respect to a military construction project, means a military 
construction project— 
(A) located at a joint base on which a tenant organiza-
tion is located; and 
(B) proposed by such tenant organization, acting 
through the local commanding officer or local director of 
the tenant organization, to the host organization with juris-
diction over the joint base. 
(4) The term ‘‘tenant organization’’, with respect to a joint 
base, means an entity described in section 111(b)(11) of title
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10, United States Code, and located on the joint base but 
does not include any host organization of the joint base. 
SEC. 
2810. 
NOTIFICATION 
TO 
CONGRESS 
OF 
REPROGRAMMING 
INVOLVING MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FUNDS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 
committees of any reprogramming of funds made available for mili-
tary construction not later than 14 days after the date of such 
reprogramming. 
SEC. 2811. OBLIGATION AND EXECUTION OF DESIGN FUNDS FOR MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 150 days after amounts are 
appropriated for any fiscal year for the congressionally-directed 
design of a military construction project, the Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the construction agent responsible for such project 
enters into a contract pursuant to section 2807 of title 10, United 
States Code, for the obligation and execution of such amounts. 
(b) COMPLETION OF WORK.—If a military construction project 
designated pursuant to subsection (a) has an estimated construction 
cost of less than $150,000,000, not less than 35 percent of the 
project design under a contract described in subsection (a) shall 
be completed not later than 240 days after the date of the award 
of such contract. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary determines that a construc-
tion agent who is responsible for a military construction project 
under subsection (a) fails to satisfy the requirements of subsection 
(a) or (b), the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after the 
Secretary makes such determination and at the end of each ninety- 
day period thereafter until such military construction project 
reaches 35 percent design, submit to the congressional defense 
committees a notification that includes— 
(1) a statement of whether the construction agent has 
exceeded the duration to— 
(A) enter into a contract under subsection (a); or 
(B) complete 35 percent project design under subsection 
(b); 
(2) the reason for the delay in the satisfaction of such 
requirements; and 
(3) the projected dates such requirements will be satisfied. 
SEC. 2812. SCHEDULE OF REPAIRS AT NAVAL AIR STATION, PENSA-
COLA, FLORIDA. 
(a) SCHEDULE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall develop 
a plan for repair or replacement of facilities at Naval Air Station 
Pensacola that the Secretary determines are damaged by Hurricane 
Sally. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An estimate of the cost and schedule for— 
(A) the repair of Hangar 3260; and 
(B) a military construction project (as defined in section 
2801 of title 10, United States Code) to replace Hangar 
3260 and other infrastructure at Naval Air Station, Pensa-
cola, Florida, that the Secretary determines are damaged 
by Hurricane Sally.
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(2) An assessment that compares the estimated cost and 
schedule under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) to the esti-
mated cost and schedule under subparagraph (B) of such para-
graph. 
(3) Any planned demolition projects necessary to support 
future military construction. 
(4) An assessment of how the repair and replacement sched-
ules for facilities at Naval Air Station Pensacola that the Sec-
retary determines are damaged by Hurricane Sally support 
current and future operational requirements at the naval air 
station. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary completes the plan required under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall submit such plan to the congressional 
defense committees. 
(d) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, and on a biannual basis 
thereafter during the five-year period beginning on such date, the 
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees 
a briefing on the status of repair or replacement of facilities identi-
fied in the plan required by subsection (a). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘mili-
tary construction project’’ have the meanings given such terms, 
respectively, in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms 
SEC. 
2821. 
BUDGET 
JUSTIFICATION 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
FACILITIES 
SUSTAINMENT, 
RESTORATION, 
AND 
MODERNIZATION 
PROJECTS. 
Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 226 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 227. Budget justification for covered military unaccom-
panied housing Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, 
and Modernization projects 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Along with the budget for each fiscal year 
submitted by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, each Secretary of a military department 
shall include a consolidated budget justification display for the 
congressional defense committees that individually identifies— 
‘‘(1) for the fiscal year covered by the budget, the total 
requested expenditure for Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, 
and Modernization projects for covered military unaccompanied 
housing compared to the total expenditure required by such 
projects, disaggregated by military department; and 
‘‘(2) the total expenditure for Facilities Sustainment, Res-
toration, and Modernization projects made during the fiscal 
year beginning two years before the fiscal year covered by 
the budget, disaggregated by— 
‘‘(A) military installation; 
‘‘(B) the type of facility repaired or restored under 
such repair projects; 
‘‘(C) the number of such repair projects that were for 
sustainment or repair of a facility; and
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‘‘(D) the number of such repair projects that were 
for restoration or modernization of a facility. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered military unaccompanied housing’ 
has the meaning given in section 2856 of this title. 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘facility’ and ‘military installation’ have the 
meanings given, respectively, in section 2801 of this title. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘repair project’ has the meaning given in 
section 2811 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 2822. STRATEGY AND ASSESSMENT WITH RESPECT TO NON-OPER-
ATIONAL, UNDERUTILIZED, AND OTHER DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE 
FACILITIES: 
ASSESSMENTS 
OF 
HISTORIC 
SIGNIFICANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United 
States Code (as amended by section 2843), is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2819. Strategy and assessment with respect to non-oper-
ational, underutilized, and other Department of 
Defense facilities: assessments of historical signifi-
cance 
‘‘(a) STRATEGY
FOR DEMOLITION.—Each Secretary concerned 
shall develop a strategy to demolish facilities under the respective 
jurisdiction of each such Secretary that— 
‘‘(1) are in poor or failing condition under the uniform 
index developed under section 2838 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31); 
‘‘(2) are not in operational use; or 
‘‘(3) such Secretary determines are underutilized. 
‘‘(b) ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN MAINTENANCE COSTS.—Each Sec-
retary concerned shall conduct an assessment to determine the 
total cost to the United States to maintain facilities that— 
‘‘(1) are not in operational use; and 
‘‘(2) such Secretary determines are underutilized. 
‘‘(c) REQUIRED CONSIDERATION.—In determining whether a 
facility is underutilized pursuant to subsections (a) or (b), each 
Secretary concerned shall compare the occupancy of such facility 
to the total square footage of such facility. 
‘‘(d) ASSESSMENTS OF HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE.—(1) Not later 
than December 1, 2025, and on an annual basis thereafter, each 
Secretary concerned shall conduct an assessment of each facility 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that was con-
structed at least 25 years prior to the year covered by the assess-
ment to determine whether the facility— 
‘‘(A) is historically significant; or 
‘‘(B) will be historically significant at the end of the 25- 
year period beginning on the date of the completion of such 
assessment. 
‘‘(2) For each facility described in paragraph (1) that a Secretary 
concerned determines is not, or will not be, historically significant 
pursuant to an assessment under such paragraph, the Secretary 
concerned shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct an assessment of the condition of such facility; 
‘‘(B) make an initial determination of whether such facility 
will be modernized or demolished during such 25-year period; 
and
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‘‘(C) submit to the digital facilities management system 
of the military department under the jurisdiction of such Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(i) the results of the assessment under subparagraph 
(A); and 
‘‘(ii) the initial determination required by subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(3) If, during the course of any assessment of a facility 
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned changes a deter-
mination with respect to the historic significance of the facility 
or plans of such Secretary to modernize or demolish the facility, 
such Secretary shall revise the information submitted to the 
applicable digital facilities management system pursuant to 
subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—(1) Along with the budget for fiscal 
year 2027 submitted by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, and on an annual basis thereafter, 
each Secretary concerned shall provide to congressional defense 
committees a briefing on— 
‘‘(A) the strategy required by subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) the results of the assessments required by subsections 
(b) and (d). 
‘‘(2) Each such briefing shall include— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the existing authorities of each Secretary 
concerned to demolish the facilities covered by such strategy; 
‘‘(B) a plan to implement such strategy; and 
‘‘(C) recommendations of each such Secretary with respect 
to reducing— 
‘‘(i) the inventory of facilities in poor or failing condition 
under the uniform index developed under section 2838 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024 (Public Law 118–31); and 
‘‘(ii) the total cost to the United States to maintain 
the facilities covered by the assessment required by sub-
section (b) of such section.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 2104 of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘QUARTERS 4, 13, AND 15’’ 
and inserting ‘‘QUARTERS 13, 14, AND 15’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Quarters 4, 13, and 15’’ and inserting 
‘‘Quarters 13, 14, and 15’’. 
SEC. 2823. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND STANDARDS 
TO HISTORIC MILITARY HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED HIS-
TORIC PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 169 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2839. Application of certain authorities and standards to 
historic military housing and associated historic 
properties of the Department of the Army 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY TO CAPEHART AND 
WHERRY ERA ARMY MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.—The Secretary 
of the Army, in satisfaction of requirements under division A of 
subtitle III of title 54 (commonly referred to as the ‘National Historic
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Preservation Act’), may apply the authority and standards contained 
in the document titled ‘Program Comment for Capehart and Wherry 
Era Army Family Housing and Associated Structures and Land-
scape Features (1949-1962)’ (published on June 7, 2002) (67 Fed. 
Reg. 39332) to all military housing (including privatized military 
housing under subchapter IV of this chapter) constructed during 
the period beginning on January 1, 1941, and ending on December 
31, 1948, located on a military installation under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(b) TEMPORARY
APPLICATION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORITY
TO 
VIETNAM WAR ERA ARMY MILITARY HOUSING.—During the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of the Military Construction 
Act for Fiscal Year 2025 and ending on December 31, 2045, the 
Secretary of the Army, in satisfaction of requirements under division 
A of subtitle III of title 54 (commonly referred to as the ‘National 
Historic Preservation Act’), may apply the authority and standards 
contained in the document titled ‘Program Comment for Vietnam 
War Era Historic Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures, 
and Landscape Features (1963-1975)’ (published on May 4, 2023) 
(88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all military housing (including privatized 
military housing under subchapter IV of this chapter) constructed 
after 1975 located on a military installation under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—As part of each report of the Army required 
under section 3(c) of Executive Order 13287 (54 U.S.C. 306101 
note), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation a report on the implementation 
of this section. 
‘‘(d) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to preclude or require the amendment of the docu-
ments of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Installations, Energy and Environment described in subsection (a) 
and (b) by the Secretary of the Army or the chair of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 2838 the following new item: 
‘‘2839. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic military housing 
and associated historic properties of the Department of the Army.’’. 
SEC. 2824. EXTENSION OF APPLICABILITY FOR WAIVERS OF COVERED 
PRIVACY AND CONFIGURATION STANDARDS FOR COV-
ERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 
Paragraph (4) of section 2856a(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘9 months’’ and inserting ‘‘15 months’’. 
SEC. 2825. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DATABASE OF COM-
PLAINTS MADE REGARDING HOUSING UNITS OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2894a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘regarding housing units’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by a tenant regarding covered dwelling units’’; 
(2) in subsections (c) and (d) by striking ‘‘housing unit’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘covered dwelling unit’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered armed force’ means the Army, Navy, 
Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered dwelling unit’ means a unit of accom-
panied family housing, unaccompanied housing, or barracks— 
‘‘(A) that is acquired or constructed pursuant to sub-
chapter IV of chapter 169 of this title; 
‘‘(B) in which a member of a covered armed force 
resides; and 
‘‘(C) that such member does not own. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘tenant’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A member of a covered armed force who resides 
in a covered dwelling unit. 
‘‘(B) A dependent of a member described in subpara-
graph (A) who resides in a covered dwelling unit.’’. 
(b) TEMPORARY ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three 
years, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Housing 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, and make available to each 
Secretary of a military department, an annual report that 
includes, with respect to the year covered by such report— 
(A) a summary of the data collected using the database 
established under section 2894a(a) of title 10, United States 
Code (as amended by subsection (a)); 
(B) an aggregation of the complaints categorized by 
type, in accordance with paragraph (2), and military 
installation, if applicable; and 
(C) the actions taken to remedy complaints received 
during the period covered by such report. 
(2) TYPE OF COMPLAINTS.—In categorizing complaints by 
type pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), the Deputy Assistant Sec-
retary shall aggregate complaints based on the following cat-
egories: 
(A) Physiological hazards, including dampness and 
mold growth, lead-based paint, asbestos and manmade 
fibers, radiation, biocides, carbon monoxide, and volatile 
organic compounds. 
(B) Psychological hazards, including ease of access by 
unlawful intruders, faulty locks or alarms, and lighting 
issues. 
(C) Safety hazards. 
(D) Maintenance timeliness. 
(E) Maintenance quality. 
SEC. 2826. DIGITAL SYSTEM FOR SUBMISSION OF MAINTENANCE WORK 
ORDER REQUESTS FOR COVERED MILITARY UNACCOM-
PANIED HOUSING REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 2837 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 
31; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 2851) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
(3) and (4), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graph (2):
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‘‘(2) a digital system through which residents of covered 
military unaccompanied housing may submit to individuals 
responsible for the management of such housing requests for 
maintenance work orders;’’. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance 
with respect to the requirements of such subsection (as amended 
by subsection (a)) not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2827. MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF PRIVATIZED MILITARY 
HOUSING. 
Section 3001(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2821 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘military housing provided’’ and inserting 
‘‘military housing that is not Government-owned or Government- 
controlled that is provided’’. 
SEC. 2828. ANALYSIS OF HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR CRITICAL 
CIVILIAN AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL NEAR RURAL 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise 
the Department of Defense Manual 4165.63–M titled ‘‘DoD Housing 
Management’’ issued October 28, 2010, to require an analysis of 
the availability of suitable housing located in close proximity to 
a military installation in a rural area for civilian personnel and 
defense contractors that provide critical functions for the operations 
of such military installation, as determined by the Secretary. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘rural area’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 2391 of such title. 
SEC. 2829. DIGITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS. 
(a) DIGITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS.— 
(1) CRITERIA.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Energy, Installations, and Environment, in coordination 
with each covered Assistant Secretary, shall develop criteria 
for a new or established digital facilities management system 
for each military department. Each such system shall have 
the capability to, with respect to each military installation— 
(A) track conditions of individual facilities, applying 
the uniform index developed under section 2838 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
(Public Law 118–31), for each military installation under 
the jurisdiction of each such covered Assistant Secretary; 
(B) plan for maintenance actions for each facility; and 
(C) generate reports that include data on— 
(i) the type and function of each facility; 
(ii) the overall condition of each facility; 
(iii) planned maintenance for each facility during 
a five-year period following the date of submission 
of the criteria;
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(iv) conditions that may lead to a failure to main-
tain minimum physical security or configuration stand-
ards for members of the Armed Forces during the 
12-month period following the date of submission of 
the criteria; and 
(v) the date on which the facility will have been 
in use for 40 years. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installa-
tions, and Environment develops the criteria required under 
paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on such criteria. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year after the 
date on which the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, 
Installations, and Environment develops the criteria required 
under paragraph (1), each covered Assistant Secretary shall 
implement a digital facilities management system for the mili-
tary department under the jurisdiction of that covered Assistant 
Secretary that meets the criteria described in paragraph (1). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered Assistant Secretary’’ means— 
(A) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installa-
tions, Energy, and Environment; 
(B) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, 
Installations, and Environment; and 
(C) the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installa-
tions, Environment, and Energy. 
(2) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given in section 
2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the meaning given 
in section 101 of such title. 
(4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning given 
in section 2801 of such title. 
SEC. 2830. STRATEGY FOR USE OF EXISTING LEASING AUTHORITIES 
TO 
ADDRESS 
SHORTAGES 
OF 
COVERED 
MILITARY 
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING REQUIRED. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary of a military department 
shall develop a strategy to use the authorities of such Secretary, 
in effect as of such date, to lease, operate, maintain, or other-
wise contract for real property to address shortages of covered 
military unaccompanied housing. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each strategy required by paragraph (1) 
shall include, with respect to military installations under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned— 
(A) an identification of military installations with the 
largest shortages of covered military unaccompanied 
housing; 
(B) an identification of military installations where 
existing facilities of covered military unaccompanied 
housing are in poor or failing condition under the uniform 
index for evaluating the condition of covered military 
unaccompanied housing required by section 2838 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 
(Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 2851);
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(C) plans of such Secretary in effect as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act to address shortages of covered 
military unaccompanied housing or the condition of facili-
ties of covered military unaccompanied housing using— 
(i) military construction projects; or 
(ii) facilities sustainment, restoration, or mod-
ernization funds; and 
(D) an assessment of whether the leasing authority 
under section 2661 of title 10, United States Code, long- 
term facilities contracting authority section 2809 of such 
title, lease-purchase authority under section 2812 of such 
title, or intergovernmental support agreements under sec-
tion 2679 of such title would be suitable for use by such 
Secretary to address— 
(i) shortages of covered military unaccompanied 
housing; or 
(ii) the poor or failing condition of a facility of 
covered military unaccompanied housing. 
(3) DEADLINE.—Each Secretary of a military department 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
that includes the strategy required by subsection (a) not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied housing’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 2856 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) The terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘military construction project’’ 
have the meanings given such terms, respectively. in section 
2801 of such title. 
SEC. 2831. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF ESTIMATED COSTS OF CER-
TAIN STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS SHORTAGES OF COVERED 
MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 
(a) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek 
to enter into an agreement with an FFRDC for an assessment 
that compares the estimated total cost to the United States during 
the 20-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act of— 
(1) the construction and maintenance of facilities of covered 
military unaccompanied housing to address shortages in cov-
ered military unaccompanied housing; and 
(2) the modification of policies of the Department of Defense 
and each military department to permit a greater number 
of members of the Armed Forces to reside in housing facilities 
other than covered military unaccompanied housing (including 
such policies relating to the payment of basic allowance for 
housing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code). 
(b) REPORT ON ASSESSMENT.—An FFRDC that enters into an 
agreement under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of 
Defense a report on such assessment. Such report shall include— 
(1) a comprehensive review of— 
(A) the total life-cycle costs, disaggregated by each 
military department, of the construction, sustainment, and 
modernization of facilities of covered military unaccom-
panied housing to meet—
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(i) the needs for housing for members of the Armed 
Forces on and after the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(ii) the projected needs for such housing during 
the 20-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, as determined by each Secretary 
concerned; 
(B) the applicable policies of each military department 
with respect to which members of the Armed Forces are 
required to reside in covered military unaccompanied 
housing; and 
(C) for each military department, the expected expendi-
ture for basic allowance for housing under section 403 
of title 37, United States Code, during the 20-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act com-
pared to such total life-cycle costs; 
(2) a summary of the research and other activities carried 
out as part of such comprehensive review; and 
(3) recommendations of the FFRDC with respect to require-
ments and policies of the Department of Defense and each 
military department for covered military unaccompanied 
housing. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense receives the report under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report that includes— 
(A) an unaltered copy of the report of the FFRDC 
submitted to the Secretary of Defense pursuant to sub-
section (b); and 
(B) the written responses of the Secretary of the 
Defense and each Secretary of a military department with 
respect to the results of such report. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered military unaccompanied housing’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 2856 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘facility’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2801 of such title. 
(3) The term ‘‘FFRDC’’ means a federally funded research 
and development center. 
Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities 
Administration 
SEC. 
2841. 
MINIMUM 
CAPITAL 
INVESTMENT 
FOR 
FACILITIES 
SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION, AND MODERNIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 2679 the following new section:
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‘‘§ 2680. 
Minimum 
capital 
investment 
for 
facilities 
sustainment, restoration, and modernization for 
military departments 
‘‘(a) MINIMUM INVESTMENT.—Beginning in fiscal year 2027, and 
each fiscal year thereafter, each Secretary of a military department 
shall— 
‘‘(1) calculate (in accordance with subsection (b)) the cumu-
lative plant replacement value of the total inventory of facilities 
on each military installation under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary concerned; and 
‘‘(2) invest in the budget for facilities sustainment, restora-
tion, and modernization of that military department, a total 
amount equal to not less than the percentage specified in 
subsection (c) of the cumulative plant replacement value 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) EXCLUSION.—In making any calculation pursuant to para-
graph (1) of subsection (a), each Secretary of a military department 
shall exclude any facility under the jurisdiction of such Secretary 
that is scheduled for demolition during the two-year period begin-
ning after the date of such calculation. 
‘‘(c) PERCENTAGE SPECIFIED.—The percentage of the specified 
in this subsection is— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2027, 1.75 percent; 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2028, 2.5 percent; 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2029, 3.25 percent; and 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2030 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
4 percent. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION.—As part of the annual budget submission 
of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, each Secretary 
of each military department shall include— 
‘‘(1) a certification to the congressional defense committees 
that the military department is in compliance with this section; 
and 
‘‘(2) a list of facilities under the jurisdiction of that Sec-
retary, disaggregated by military installation and location, that 
are scheduled for demolition during the two-year period begin-
ning after the date of the submission of such budget, which 
shall include cost and schedule estimates. 
‘‘(e) PLANT REPLACEMENT VALUE DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘plant replacement value’ means, with respect to a facility, 
the cost to replace such facility using construction costs (including 
labor and materials) and standards (including methodologies and 
codes) in effect as of the date such cost is calculated.’’. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a briefing on— 
(1) the plan of the Secretary of Defense to meet the require-
ments under section 2680 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by this section; 
(2) the investments made by each Secretary of a military 
department under such section 2680 during the period covered 
by the briefing; and 
(3) the methodology of the Secretary of Defense for distrib-
uting amounts to provide funding for facilities sustainment, 
restoration, and modernization projects pursuant to such sec-
tion 2680.
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SEC. 2842. ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND 
SERVICES. 
Section 2391(b)(5)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or 
local government’’ after ‘‘a State’’; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) to support public infrastructure projects and serv-
ices that enhance the capabilities and resilience of the 
defense industrial base and the defense industrial base 
workers, if the Secretary determines such support will 
improve operations of the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 2843. CONTRACTS FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FACILI-
TIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2818. Contracts for design and construction of facilities 
of Department of Defense 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of an element of the Department 
of Defense (as defined in section 111(b) of this title) may award 
a contact to any other such element for the design and construction 
of facilities of the Department of Defense, including facility mainte-
nance and repair projects and unspecified minor military construc-
tion projects under section 2805 of this title, on a reimbursable 
basis. 
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION AS AN OBLIGATION.—A contract awarded 
under subsection (a) by such head shall be considered to be an 
obligation of such head in the same manner as a similar order 
or contract placed by such head with a private entity. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—An awardee of a contract under subsection 
(a) may include an amount equal to not more than 10 percent 
of the proposed value of the contract for contingency expenses.’’. 
SEC. 2844. INDUSTRIAL PLANT EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED SERV-
ICES AS IN-KIND CONSIDERATION UNDER LEASES OF 
NON-EXCESS PROPERTY. 
Section 2667(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘, whether or not needed for the 
functionality of the property or facility leased’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘, which may include industrial process 
optimization’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(G) Refurbishment of existing industrial plant equipment 
on the leased property. 
‘‘(H) Removal and replacement of industrial plant equip-
ment on the leased property that is at or near end-of-life. 
‘‘(I) Provision of new industrial plant equipment on the 
leased property (including new technology), installation of such 
equipment, and maintenance of such equipment, but only if 
the title to such equipment passes to the Federal Government.’’.
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SEC. 2845. INCLUSION OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN INTERGOVERN-
MENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS FOR INSTALLATION- 
SUPPORT SERVICES. 
Section 2679 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘State or local government’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘State, local, or tribal government’’. 
SEC. 2846. TEMPORARY MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO CHARGE 
LANDING FEES FOR THE USE BY CIVIL AIRCRAFT OF MILI-
TARY AIRFIELDS. 
(a) TEMPORARY MODIFICATION.—Section 2697 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘domestic’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘domestic’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Effective October 1, 2027, such section 
2697 is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘domestic’’ before 
‘‘military airfields’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘domestic’’ before ‘‘mili-
tary airfields’’. 
SEC. 2847. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, SHORELINE EROSION CON-
TROL, 
AND 
WATER 
RESILIENCE 
PROJECTS 
FOR 
INSTALLATIONS AND DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2815a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
‘‘Stormwater management, shoreline erosion control, and 
water resilience projects for installations and defense 
access roads’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PROJECTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary concerned may 
carry out one or more of the following projects on or related to 
a military installation: 
‘‘(1) A stormwater management project for the purposes 
of— 
‘‘(A) improving military installation resilience or the 
resilience of a defense access road or other essential civilian 
infrastructure supporting a military installation; and 
‘‘(B) protecting nearby waterways and stormwater- 
stressed ecosystems. 
‘‘(2) A shoreline erosion control project for the purpose 
of improving, protecting, or repairing shoreline to protect the 
infrastructure of a military installation or a defense access 
road. 
‘‘(3) A project to provide water storage and filtration, flood 
mitigation, or otherwise support water resilience.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘stormwater management’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as 
paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) A military installation resilience project under section 
2684a of this title.’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
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‘‘(c) PROJECT PRIORITIES.—In selecting projects to be carried 
out under this section, the Secretary concerned shall give a priority 
to a project proposal that— 
‘‘(1) minimizes the runoff of untreated stormwater into 
freshwater systems or tidal systems; 
‘‘(2) protects military installations and defense access roads 
from stormwater runoff and water levels resulting from extreme 
weather conditions; 
‘‘(3) controls shoreline erosion control that involve the 
improvement, protection, or repair of shoreline subject to wave 
action or stormwater runoff and water levels resulting from 
extreme weather condition; or 
‘‘(4) supports water resilience at military installations.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘stormwater management’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and retention meas-
ures’’ and inserting ‘‘, retention, or filtration measures to 
address storm water management’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) The capture or storage of stormwater for use in sup-
porting water resilience at a military installation. 
‘‘(5) The use of sheet piles, riprap, armor stone, sea walls, 
natural plantings, or any other technologies created to address 
shoreline erosion control.’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) In 
the case of’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘stormwater management’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘section 2391(d),’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2391, 2684,’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installa-
tions, and Environment shall designate an official to be responsible 
for coordinating projects under this section among the military 
departments.’’; 
(7) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘stormwater management’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following new clauses: 
‘‘(iii) improve, protect, or repair shoreline to protect 
infrastructure of a military installation or a defense access 
road from shoreline erosion; or 
‘‘(iv) provide water storage and filtration, flood mitiga-
tion, or otherwise support water resilience.’’; and 
(8) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘water resilience’ means the capacity of a 
military installation to mitigate, respond, or adapt to changes 
in water availability due to manmade or natural phenomena.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2815a(g)(4) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 101(e)(8)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 101’’.
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SEC. 2848. PILOT PROGRAM TO OPTIMIZE AND CONSOLIDATE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND 
RESILIENCY IN DEFENSE COMMUNITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using funds available for minor military 
construction, the Secretary of Defense may conduct a pilot program 
to— 
(1) conduct a study to assess the feasability and effective-
ness of the implementation of a more comprehensive initiative 
to optimize the total square footage of facilities maintained 
by the Department of Defense; and 
(2) subject to the requirements of subsection (b) carry out 
military construction projects, not otherwise authorized by law, 
to— 
(A) optimize and consolidate facilities, including leased 
facilities, to ensure the scale and scope of the infrastructure 
footprint of such facilities aligns with the operational needs 
of the Department; and 
(B) create more resilient and healthy communities 
located on military installations. 
(b) MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may carry out a mili-
tary construction project under such pilot program if— 
(A) the facilities subject to such a military construction 
project are occupied as of the date of the commencement 
of such military construction project; 
(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), such facilities 
are demolished pursuant to such military construction 
project; 
(C) in the case of a facility subject to such a military 
construction project that is leased by the Department, the 
Secretary terminates the lease for such facility, expect as 
provided in paragraph (2); and 
(D) the military construction project will result in new 
facilities that have at least 20 percent less square footage 
(or equivalent unit of measure) than the facilities subject 
to such military construction project; 
(E) the Secretary conducts an economic analysis of 
the military construction project that accounts for antici-
pated cost requirements for the design, construction, 
sustainment, restoration, modernization, operation, and 
demolition of new and existing facilities subject to such 
military construction project; and 
(F) the results of such economic analysis support a 
positive net present value over a 20-year period. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to a facility that 
is subject to a military construction project under the pilot 
program if the Secretary determines that such facility will 
be an integral part of new facilities constructed pursuant to 
such military construction project. 
(3) PROJECT COST.—A military construction project carried 
out under such pilot program may not exceed a total cost 
of $25,000,000. 
(4) LIMITATION.—Not more than five military construction 
projects may be carried out under the pilot program. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days before awarding 
a contract for a military construction project under such pilot 
program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees notice of such military construction project. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Such notice shall include, with respect to 
the military construction project covered by such notice— 
(A) the justification and current cost estimate; 
(B) the expected savings-to-investment ratio; 
(C) simple payback estimates; 
(D) the measurement and verification cost estimate; 
and 
(E) a description of how the project would improve 
the functions of the supported military department and 
the efficient management of real property of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on completed 
military construction projects carried out pursuant to the pilot 
program. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Such report shall include, for each military 
construction project covered by the report, the following: 
(A) The title and location of the military construction 
project, a brief description of the scope of work, the original 
project cost estimate, and the completed total project cost. 
(B) The original expected savings-to-investment ratio, 
simple payback estimates included in the notice required 
under subsection (c), annual recurring savings, 20-year net 
present value, annual return on investment, and measure-
ment and verification cost estimate. 
(C) The actual savings-to-investment ratio, and simple 
payback estimates, annual recurring savings, 20-year net 
present value, annual return on investment, and measure-
ment and verification cost estimate. 
(D) A brief description of the measurement and 
verification plan and planned funding source, to include 
the net change in the square footage (or other unit of 
measure) reduction accomplished by the military construc-
tion project. 
(E) How the military construction project improved 
the functions of and the efficient management of real prop-
erty by the supported military department or entity using 
the applicable facility. 
(F) Such other information as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(e) SUNSET.— 
(1) TERMINATION DATE.—Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), the authority of the Secretary to carry out a military 
construction project under the pilot program shall terminate 
on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary submits a congressional 
notification under subsection (d) before the date that is three 
years after the date of the enactment of this section, the covered 
project that is the subject of such notification may be carried 
out to completion.
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘facility’’ and ‘‘mili-
tary construction project’’ have the meanings given such terms, 
respectively, in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 2849. GUIDANCE REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF AGGREGATE 
SQUARE FOOTAGE OF FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue 
guidance regarding the maintenance of the aggregate square footage 
of facilities of the Department of Defense, which shall be designated 
as ‘‘1 in 1 out guidance’’, pursuant to the requirements of this 
section. 
(b) MAINTENANCE
OF SQUARE FOOTAGE.—Guidance required 
under subsection (a) shall ensure that every square footage of 
growth of a facility is offset with an equivalent reduction in square 
footage by— 
(1) a funded disposal action; or 
(2) identifying facilities to be entered into a contingency 
operational status. 
(c) DOCUMENTATION.—Upon completion of the design phase of 
a project that results in the growth of a facility, the Secretary 
of Defense shall update the Department of Defense Form 1391 
for such project to identify the reduction in square footage to accom-
pany such increase. 
(d) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 15 days after the date of 
submission of the defense budget materials for fiscal year 2026 
(as submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), and for 
each subsequent submission thereafter, each Secretary of a military 
department shall submit to the congressional defense committees— 
(1) a list of facilities scheduled for a disposal action 
described in subsection (b) for the fiscal year covered by the 
submission and the subsequent fiscal year; and 
(2) a list of facilities, disaggregated by military installation, 
for which a disposal action has been completed during the 
fiscal year preceding the date of the submission. 
(e) APPLICATION.—This section and the requirements of this 
section shall apply to— 
(1) military construction or unspecified minor military 
construction (as defined under section 2805 of title 10, United 
States Code) funded in fiscal year 2027 or a subsequent fiscal 
year; and 
(2) other sources of growth on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(f) EXCEPTIONS.—This section and the requirements of this 
section do not apply to the following: 
(1) The Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon 
system program. 
(2) Public shipyards covered by the Shipyard Infrastructure 
Optimization Program. 
(3) MHPI housing (as defined under section 606 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 2871 note). 
(g) GROWTH OF A FACILITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘growth of a facility’’ means, with respect to a facility (as defined
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in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code), an increase in 
the square footage of such facility due to— 
(1) carrying out a military construction project or an 
unspecified minor military construction project (pursuant to 
section 2805 of title 10, United States Code); 
(2) acquisition of an existing facility on land owned by 
a military department; 
(3) a gift of construction; 
(4) construction of a facility carried out through the use 
of nonappropriated funds, private funds, or family housing 
funds, if the facility will be sustained with appropriated oper-
ation and maintenance funds; or 
(5) the use of appropriated funds to sustain a facility that 
was previously sustained with nonappropriated funds, private 
funds, or family housing funds. 
SEC. 2850. EXPENDITURES ON LEASED FACILITIES AND REAL PROP-
ERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce 
expenditures on facilities leased by the Department of Defense 
by 25 percent. 
(b) REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(1) publish guidance with respect to— 
(A) standards for maximum office space design for 
new construction, including space reconfigurations; and 
(B) desired average occupancy standards for existing 
Department of Defense facilities; 
(2) validate utilization rates for existing office space owned 
or leased by the Department prior to approving significant 
land acquisitions for the Department; and 
(3) use building utilization rates to validate new construc-
tion requirements, including efforts of the Department with 
respect to reconfiguration. 
(c) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not later than March 31, 2025, and 
annually thereafter until 2027, the Secretary shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on— 
(1) the capacity of real property owned or leased by the 
Department of Defense; 
(2) the average utilization rates for such real property; 
(3) the size and cost of facilities leased by the Department; 
and 
(4) the plan of the Secretary to satisfy the requirement 
under subsection (a). 
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
SEC. 2851. EXTENSION OF EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO CONVEY PROP-
ERTY AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2869(a)(3)(C) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘five-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘eight- 
year period’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 2869(a)(3)(A)(i) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘2679(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2679(f)’’.
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SEC. 2852. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO MAP REFERENCE IN THE MILI-
TARY LAND WITHDRAWALS ACT OF 2013. 
Subsection (a)(2) of section 2989 of the Military Land With-
drawals Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–66) is amended by striking 
‘‘November 30, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘May 22, 2024’’. 
SEC. 2853. 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 and 
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 pro-
vided by the College under paragraph (1) may include— 
(A) the acquisition, construction, provision, improve-
ment, 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 sub-
section (b) 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.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
require the College to cover costs to be incurred by the Sec-
retary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred 
by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection 
(a), including survey costs, costs for environmental documenta-
tion related to the conveyance, and any other administrative 
costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from 
the Township 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, the 
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the College. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
as reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to 
the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred 
by the Secretary in carrying out the land 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. Amounts so credited shall be merged with
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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 connec-
tion with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2854. LAND CONVEYANCE, RIVERDALE PARK, MARYLAND. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Army may 
convey, without consideration, to the town of Riverdale Park, Mary-
land, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the real property described in subsection (b), for the purposes 
of— 
(1) creating a new municipal and community center; and 
(2) replacing impervious surfaces. 
(b) PROPERTY.—The property to be conveyed under this section 
consists of approximately 6.63 acres of real property, including 
improvements on such real property, located at 6601 Baltimore 
Avenue, Riverdale Park, Maryland. 
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines at any time 
that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not 
being used in accordance with the purpose specified in such 
subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the property 
shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United 
States. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the Secretary 
under paragraph (1) shall be made on the record after an 
opportunity for a hearing. 
SEC. 2855. TRANSFER AUTHORITY, MARE ISLAND NAVAL SHIPYARD, 
VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a transfer of real property 
located at the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cali-
fornia to the City of Vallejo (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘City’’), made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Navy (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may enter into an agreement with the City and the Cali-
fornia State Lands Commission (referred to in this section as ‘‘SLC’’) 
if such agreement includes the following terms: 
(1) That the City, SLC, and the Governor of California 
agree to a deferral of the completion of all environmental 
remedial actions necessary to protect human health and the 
environment with respect to the real property until after the 
date of the transfer. 
(2) That additional remedial action found to be necessary 
after the date of such transfer shall be conducted by the Sec-
retary. 
(3) That the Secretary shall have access to the property 
after the date of such transfer for the purpose of conducting 
such remedial actions. 
(b) TRANSFER.—If the Secretary issues a determination that 
the real property described in subsection (a) is suitable for transfer
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to the City, such transfer may be accomplished, with the concur-
rence of the City, using a quitclaim deed or other legal instrument 
and upon terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Sec-
retary and the City that include— 
(1) the terms described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
subsection (a); and 
(2) such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States and that are agreed to by the City. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be transferred under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of 
the Navy. 
(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to modify any existing rights or obligations of the Secretary, the 
City, or any other party with respect to the real property described 
in subsection (a) unless specifically provided for in an agreement 
described in such subsection. 
SEC. 2856. RELEASE OF INTERESTS RETAINED IN CAMP JOSEPH T. 
ROBINSON, ARKANSAS. 
(a) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a parcel of real property 
at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, consisting of approxi-
mately 241.33 acres located in a part of section 2, township 
2 north, range 12 west, in Pulaski County, Arkansas, and 
comprising a portion of the property conveyed by the United 
States to the State of Arkansas for training of the National 
Guard and for other military purposes pursuant to ‘‘An Act 
authorizing the transfer of part of Camp Joseph T. Robinson 
to the State of Arkansas’’, enacted June 30, 1950 (Public Law 
81–593), the Secretary of the Army may release the terms 
and conditions imposed, and reversionary interests retained, 
by the United States under section 2 of such Act, and the 
right to reenter and use the property retained by the United 
States under section 3 of such Act. 
(2) IMPACT ON OTHER RIGHTS OR INTERESTS.—The release 
of terms and conditions and retained interests under paragraph 
(1) with respect to the parcel described in such paragraph 
shall not be construed to alter the rights or interests retained 
by the United States with respect to the remainder of the 
real property conveyed to the State of Arkansas under the 
Act described in such paragraph. 
(b) INSTRUMENT
OF RELEASE
OF RETAINED INTERESTS.—The 
Secretary of the Army may execute and file in the appropriate 
office a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate 
instrument reflecting the release of terms and conditions and 
retained interests under subsection (a). 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT; PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army may 
require the State of Arkansas to cover costs to be incurred 
by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs 
incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the release of terms 
and conditions and retained interests under subsection (a),
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including survey costs, costs related to environmental docu-
mentation, and other administrative costs related to the 
release. 
(B) REFUND OF AMOUNTS.—If amounts paid to the Sec-
retary of the Army by the State of Arkansas in advance 
under subparagraph (A) exceed the costs actually incurred 
by the Secretary to carry out the release, the Secretary 
shall refund the excess amount to the State. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by 
the Secretary of the Army to carry out the release of terms 
and conditions and retained interests under subsection (a) shall 
be credited to the fund or account that was used to cover 
the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the release. 
Amounts so credited 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) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property described in subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of 
the Army. 
SEC. 2857. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT HUACHUCA, SIERRA VISTA, 
ARIZONA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army may convey, 
without consideration, to the City of Sierra Vista, Arizona (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
including any improvements thereon, consisting of approxi-
mately 203 acres, comprising a portion of Fort Huachuca, 
Arizona, for the purpose of compatible development of the 
municipal airport located in the City. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, 
AND COVENANTS.—The conveyance of the property under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to any easement, restriction, or cov-
enant of record applicable to the property and in existence 
on the date of the enactment of this section. 
(b) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the Army determines 
at any time that the real property conveyed under subsection 
(a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the 
conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, and 
interest in and to the property, including any improvements 
thereto, may, at the option of the Secretary, revert to and 
become the property of the United States, and the United 
States may have the right of immediate entry onto such prop-
erty. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the Secretary of 
the Army under paragraph (1) shall be made on the record 
after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
require the City to cover all costs (except costs for environ-
mental remediation of the property) to be incurred by the 
Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred
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by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection 
(a), including costs for environmental and real estate due dili-
gence and any other administrative costs related to the convey-
ance. 
(2) REFUND OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—If amounts collected by 
the Secretary of the Army from the City under paragraph 
(1) in advance exceed the costs actually incurred by the Sec-
retary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the City. 
(d) LIMITATION ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The City may not use 
Federal funds to cover any portion of the costs required to be 
paid by the City under this section. 
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of 
the Army. 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connec-
tion with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2858. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS REGARDING CONVEY-
ANCE OF FORMER ARMY–NAVY GENERAL HOSPITAL, HOT 
SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, TO 
THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. 
(a) CONDITIONS ON REVERSION OF PROPERTY.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF REVERSION.—Notwithstanding section 
3 of the Act of September 21, 1959 (Public Law 86–323), the 
Secretary of the Army shall, subject to subsection (b), extinguish 
by quitclaim deed any reversionary interest retained by the 
United States in the Covered Property if— 
(A) not later than three years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Governor of the State of 
Arkansas submits to the Secretary of the Army a written 
request to extinguish any reversionary or other future 
interest held by the United States in the Covered Property 
pursuant to section 3 of the Act of September 21, 1959 
(Public Law 86–323); and 
(B) the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with 
the Administrator of the General Services Administration 
and the Secretary of the Interior, concurs in writing with 
that request. 
(2) REVERSION.—If the Governor of the State of Arkansas 
does not submit the written request described in paragraph 
(1)(A) before the end of the period specified in that paragraph, 
any and all right, title, and interest held by the State of 
Arkansas in the Covered Property as evidenced by the Deed 
of Conveyance shall revert to the United States in accordance 
with section 3 of the Act of September 21, 1959 (Public Law 
86–323).Any reversion to the United States will be documented 
in a quit claim deed and recorded. 
(3) REMOVAL OF USE CONDITIONS.—Section 3(a) of the Act 
of September 21, 1959 (Public Law 86–323) is amended by 
striking ‘‘as a vocational rehabilitation center or for other public 
health or educational purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘in a manner 
compatible with the purposes of Hot Springs National Park,
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as jointly determined by the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Governor of the State of Arkansas’’. 
(4) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of 
the Interior is authorized to accept a conveyance, at no cost 
to the Department of the Interior, of the Covered Property 
from the State of Arkansas to the United States of America, 
and take custody and control thereof, for restoration to the 
Hot Springs National Park. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army may not— 
(A) convey or extinguish under this section any interest 
reserved to the United States pursuant to section 2 of 
the Act of September 21, 1959 (Public Law 86–323) in— 
(i) mineral rights, including gas and oil, together 
with necessary rights of ingress, egress, and surface 
use; 
(ii) thermal and hot waters, together with nec-
essary rights of ingress, egress, and surface use; or 
(iii) the location, installation, and relocation of 
utility facilities; or 
(B) modify the conditions set forth in paragraphs 2, 
3, and 4 of the Deed of Conveyance. 
(2) CONDITIONS OF EXTINGUISHMENT.—If the Secretary of 
the Army extinguishes the reversionary interest in the Covered 
Property as provided in subsection (a)(1), as a condition of 
the extinguishment, the Secretary shall include a reservation 
requiring— 
(A) that the State of Arkansas offer to convey the 
Covered Property to the Secretary of the Interior, without 
consideration, in accordance with subsection (a)(4), prior 
to the State conveying the property to any other entity; 
and 
(B) that any new use or development of the Covered 
Property be compatible with the purposes of Hot Springs 
National Park, as jointly determined by the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Governor of the State of Arkansas. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—If title to the Covered Property 
reverts to the United States as provided in subsection 
(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army shall transfer administra-
tive jurisdiction over the Covered Property, without consid-
eration, to the Secretary of the Interior, and the property 
shall be included in, and administered as part of Hot 
Springs National Park. 
(B) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
(i) ALLOCATION OF COSTS.—As a condition of the 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall enter into a memorandum of 
understanding to determine an allocation of the costs 
of carrying out all responsibilities of the United States 
with respect to the Covered Property, including any 
costs of any response action with respect to any 
contamination present on the Covered Property. 
(ii) TRANSFER.—If, after one year following the 
reversion of the Covered Property to the United States 
as provided in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of the
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Army and the Secretary of the Interior have not 
entered into a memorandum of understanding to 
permit the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over 
the Covered Property under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary of the Army may transfer administrative juris-
diction under subparagraph (A). 
(C) APPLICATION OF CERCLA.—Nothing in this para-
graph may be construed to affect or limit the application 
of or obligation to comply with the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 
(D) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the Cov-
ered Property reverts to the United States as provided 
in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of the Army and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall each submit a report to 
the Committees on Natural Resources and Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Committees on 
Energy and Natural Resources and Armed Services of the 
United States Senate on the status of entering into a 
memorandum of understanding under paragraph (3)(B). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Covered Property’’ means the real property 
conveyed by quitclaim deed dated March 10, 1960, between 
the United States of America and the State of Arkansas 
recorded in the land records of the County of Garland, State 
of Arkansas, at Book 480, Page 77. 
(2) The term ‘‘Deed of Conveyance’’ means the quitclaim 
deed dated March 10, 1960, between the United States of 
America and the State of Arkansas recorded in the land records 
of the County of Garland, State of Arkansas, at Book 480, 
Page 77, used to convey the Covered Property. 
SEC. 2859. LAND CONVEYANCE AND AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERIM 
LEASE, DEFENSE FUEL SUPPORT POINT SAN PEDRO, LOS 
ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Navy (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), may convey to the 
city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to parcels of real property, 
including any improvements therein and thereon, known as the 
ballfields and the firing range at Naval Weapons Station Seal 
Beach, Defense Fuel Support Point, San Pedro, California, as fur-
ther described in subsection (b), for the purposes of permitting 
the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appropriate) 
to use such conveyed parcel of real property for park and rec-
reational activities or law enforcement affiliated purposes. A convey-
ance under this subsection is subject to valid existing rights. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The parcels of real property 
that may be conveyed under subsection (a) consists of the following: 
(1) The City of Lomita Ballfield Parcel consisting of approxi-
mately 5.7 acres. 
(2) The City of Los Angeles Ballfield Parcels consisting 
of approximately 15.3 acres. 
(3) The firing range located at 2981 North Gaffey Street, 
San Pedro, California, consisting of approximately 3.2 acres.
H. R. 5009—505 
(c) INTERIM LEASE.—Until such time as any parcel of real 
property described in subsection (b) is conveyed to the city of 
Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appropriate), the Secretary 
of the Navy may lease such parcel or a portion of such parcel 
to either the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appro-
priate) at no cost for a term up to three years. If fee conveyance 
described in subsection (a) is not completed within the period of 
the lease term with respect to such parcel, the Secretary shall 
have no further obligation to make any part of such parcel available 
for use by the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appro-
priate). 
(d) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION
REQUIRED.—As consideration for a 
conveyance under subsection (a), the city of Los Angeles or 
the city of Lomita (as appropriate) shall pay to the Secretary 
of the Navy an amount equal to the fair market value of 
the property conveyed, as determined by the Secretary, which 
may consist of cash payment, in-kind consideration as described 
under paragraph (2), or a combination thereof. 
(2) IN-KIND
CONSIDERATION.—In-kind consideration pro-
vided by the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as 
appropriate) under this subsection may include— 
(A) the acquisition, construction, provision, improve-
ment, maintenance, repair, or restoration (including 
environmental restoration), or combination thereof, of any 
property, facilities, or infrastructure with proximity to 
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, that the Secretary 
considers acceptable; or 
(B) the delivery of services relating to the needs of 
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach that the Secretary con-
siders acceptable. 
(3) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED FOR CONVEYANCE.— 
Cash payments received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement 
for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out a conveyance 
under subsection (a) shall be credited to the fund or account 
used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying 
out the conveyance or to an appropriate fund or account cur-
rently available to the Secretary for the purposes for which 
the costs were paid. Amounts so credited shall be merged 
with amounts in such fund or account and shall be available 
for the same purposes, and to the same conditions and limita-
tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(4) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary 
shall require the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita 
(as appropriate) to cover costs (except costs for environmental 
remediation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, 
or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the 
Secretary, to carry out a conveyance under subsection (a), 
including costs for environmental and real estate due diligence 
and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance 
and lease execution. 
(5) REFUND OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—If amounts are collected 
from the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita under para-
graph (4) in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual 
costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually 
incurred by the Secretary to carry out a conveyance under
H. R. 5009—506 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the excess amount 
to the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appropriate). 
(e) VALUATION.—The values of the property interests to be 
conveyed by the Secretary described in subsection (a) shall be 
determined by an independent appraiser selected by the Secretary 
and in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(f) CONDITION
OF CONVEYANCE.—A conveyance under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to all existing easements, restrictions, 
and covenants of record and conditioned upon the following: 
(1) The parcels of real property described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall be used solely for park 
and recreational activities, which may include ancillary uses 
such as vending and restrooms. 
(2) The parcel of real property described in subsection 
(b)(3) shall be used solely for law enforcement affiliated pur-
poses. 
(3) The city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita (as appro-
priate) may not use Federal funds to cover any portion of 
the amounts required by subsection (d) to be paid. 
(g) EXCLUSION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIOR SCREENING.—Sec-
tion 2696(b) of title 10, United States Code, and the requirements 
under title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(Public Law 101–645; 41 U.S.C. 11411) relating to prior screenings 
shall not apply to a conveyance under subsection (a) or the grant 
of interim lease authorized under subsection (c). 
(h) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary determines at 
any time that a parcel of real property conveyed under subsection 
(a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the convey-
ance specified in this section, all right, title, and interest in and 
to the land, including the improvements thereto, shall, at the option 
of the Secretary, revert to and become the property of the United 
States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate 
entry onto such real property. A determination by the Secretary 
under this subsection shall be made on the record after an oppor-
tunity for a hearing. 
(i) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—A conveyance of land under sub-
section (a) shall be accomplished using a quitclaim deed or other 
legal instrument and upon terms and conditions mutually satisfac-
tory to the Secretary and the city of Los Angeles or the city of 
Lomita (as appropriate), including such additional terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests 
of the United States. 
SEC. 2860. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT BLISS, EL PASO, TEXAS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may convey to El Paso Water 
of the Public Service Board in El Paso, Texas (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘El Paso Water’’), all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
including any improvements thereon, consisting of approxi-
mately 45.3 acres, known as the Kay Bailey Hutchison 
Desalination Plant, and an adjoining parcel of approximately 
20 acres, located at Fort Bliss, Texas, for the purposes of 
stormwater flood control for Fort Bliss and the neighboring 
area.
H. R. 5009—507 
(2) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, 
AND COVENANTS.—The conveyance of the property under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to any existing easement, restriction, 
and covenant, including the easement numbered DACA63–2– 
09–0524 and titled ‘‘Easement for desalination plant, water 
pipeline and related support structures in support of a water 
supply agreement’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘existing 
easement’’). 
(b) PAYMENT OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the conveyance under 
subsection (a), El Paso Water shall pay to the Secretary an 
amount equal to 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 para-
graph (2), or a combination thereof. 
(2) IN-KIND
CONSIDERATION.—In-kind consideration pro-
vided by El Paso Water under paragraph (1) may include one 
or more of the following: 
(A) Discounted or stabilized water commodity rates 
in accordance with the terms and conditions of any water 
service or supply agreement in place on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and referenced in the existing ease-
ment. 
(B) The delivery of services relating to the needs of 
Fort Bliss that the Secretary considers acceptable. 
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines that the prop-
erty conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used in accord-
ance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in such 
subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the property, 
including any improvements thereto, may, at the option of 
the Secretary, revert to and become the property of the United 
States, and the United States may have the right of immediate 
entry onto such property. 
(2) OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.—A determination by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1) may be made on the record 
after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary may require El 
Paso Water to cover all costs (except costs for environmental 
remediation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, 
or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the 
Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), 
including costs for appraisals, environmental and real estate 
due diligence, and any other administrative costs related to 
the conveyance. 
(2) REFUND OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—If amounts are collected 
from El Paso Water under paragraph (1) 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 El Paso Water. 
(e) LIMITATION ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—El Paso Water may 
not use Federal funds to cover any portion of the costs required 
to be paid by El Paso Water under this section.
H. R. 5009—508 
(f) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 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. 
SEC. 2861. CLEANUP AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AT 
FORMER ARMY INSTALLATION TO EAST BAY REGIONAL 
PARK DISTRICT. 
The Secretary of the Army, with respect to the approximately 
15-acre upland portion of property at the shoreline of the former 
installation of the Army in Oakland, California, shall— 
(1) in coordination with the California Department of Toxic 
Substances Control and the appropriate California Regional 
Water Quality Control Board— 
(A) endeavor to complete a remedial investigation and 
feasibility study in compliance with the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) as soon as practicable; 
and 
(B) not later than one year after the completion of 
such remedial investigation and feasibility study, submit 
to the relevant State and Federal regulatory agencies a 
draft decision document relating to such remedial investiga-
tion and feasibility study for review; and 
(2) complete the final property transfer of that portion 
of the property to the East Bay Regional Park District as 
soon as all Federal and State environmental standards have 
been met. 
SEC. 2862. COORDINATION OF REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF 
KOLEKOLE PASS, HAWAII. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
of the Navy shall jointly coordinate the repair and maintenance, 
including any planning for such repair and maintenance, of the 
Kolekole Pass, which originates at Schofield Barracks of the Depart-
ment of the Army in Oahu, Hawaii, and ends in Waianae, Hawaii. 
(b) INVESTIGATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall coordinate 
with representatives of government entities of the State of Hawaii 
to investigate the scope of work and budget requirements to struc-
turally reinforce and repair the Kolekole Pass so it may be used 
for emergency egress and ingress by individuals in the event of 
an emergency. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
of the Navy shall jointly submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the investigation conducted under paragraph (1).
H. R. 5009—509 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 2871. CONSIDERATION OF INSTALLATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND 
OTHER SUPPORTING RESOURCES BY DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TEST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTER. 
(a) CONSIDERATION
OF INSTALLATION INFRASTRUCTURE
AND 
OTHER SUPPORTING RESOURCES.—Section 4173(c)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) To the extent practicable, to consult with the Secretary 
of the Army on installation infrastructure, workforce require-
ments, information technology, and other resources that support 
the activities of the Major Range and Test Facility Base.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON KWAJALEIN ATOLL.— 
Section 4173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) INFRASTRUCTURE ON KWAJALEIN ATOLL.—Beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this subsection and ending on October 
1, 2030, for purposes of this section, any infrastructure located 
on Kwajalein Atoll that supports the operations of test and evalua-
tion facilities of the Department of Defense shall be considered 
to be part of the Army Kwajalein Major Range and Test Facility 
Base and subject to the requirements of subsections (e) and (f).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—Section 130i(j)(3)(C)(ix) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sections 4173(i)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 4173’’. 
(2) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2010.—Section 220(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘sections 4173(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
4173’’. 
(3) JAMES M. INHOFE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 
ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.—Section 236(g) of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 4173(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4173’’. 
SEC. 2872. DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NAVAL INNOVA-
TION CENTER AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL. 
Chapter 855 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8551. Development and operation of the Naval Innovation 
Center at the Naval Postgraduate School 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT THE NAVAL INNOVATION CENTER.— 
(1) The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a contract or other 
agreement with one or more eligible nonprofit organizations for 
the design, construction, and maintenance of a multipurpose 
facility— 
‘‘(A) to be known as the ‘Naval Innovation Center’ (in 
this section referred to as the ‘NIC’); and 
‘‘(B) to be located at the United States Naval Postgraduate 
School.
H. R. 5009—510 
‘‘(2) The NIC shall be used— 
‘‘(A) to convene interested persons to develop and accelerate 
the adoption of new and innovative technologies and practices 
for the benefit of the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(B) to support such education, training, research, and 
associated activities, as determined by the Secretary, in support 
of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Department of 
Defense. 
‘‘(b) FUNDS.—Under the contract or other agreement described 
in subsection (a), the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) accept funds from a partner organization for any phase 
of development of the NIC; and 
‘‘(2) accept funds, personal property, or services from a 
covered entity that is not a partner organization for mainte-
nance of the NIC. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS.—(1) The Secretary of the 
Navy may accept, hold, administer, and spend any gift, device, 
or bequest of real property, personal property, services, or money 
on the condition that the gift, device, or bequest be used for the 
benefit, or in connection with, the establishment, operation, or 
maintenance of the NIC. Section 2601 of this title (other than 
subsections (b), (c), and (e) of such section) shall apply to gifts 
accepted under this subsection. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may display at the NIC recognition for 
an individual or entity that contributes money to a partner 
organization or for a corporate partner that contributes money 
directly to the Navy for the benefit of the NIC, whether or not 
the contribution is subject to the condition that the recognition 
be provided. The Secretary shall prescribe regulations governing 
the circumstances under which contributor recognition may be pro-
vided, appropriate forms of recognition, and suitable display stand-
ards. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may authorize the sale of donated property 
received under paragraph (1). A sale under this paragraph need 
not be conducted in accordance with disposal requirements that 
would otherwise apply, so long as the sale is conducted at arms- 
length and includes an auditable transaction record. 
‘‘(4) Any money received under paragraph (1) and any proceeds 
from the sale of property under paragraph (3) shall be deposited 
into a fund established in the Treasury to support the NIC. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in 
connection with a contract or other agreement described in sub-
section (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an entity incorporated or operating under the laws 
of any State; or 
‘‘(B) a nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘eligible nonprofit organization’ means an 
organization that— 
‘‘(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 and that is exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code; and 
‘‘(B) has as its primary purpose the support and oper-
ation of the Naval Postgraduate School.
H. R. 5009—511 
‘‘(3) The term ‘partner organization’ means an eligible non-
profit organization with which the Secretary of the Navy enters 
into a contract or other agreement under subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 2873. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PILOT PRO-
GRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ONLINE REAL 
ESTATE INVENTORY TOOL. 
Section 2866(h) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 
7771 note prec.) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’. 
SEC. 2874. NOTIFICATION TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FOR AWARDS 
OF 
CONTRACTS 
FOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of award of a contract for a military construction project, 
the Secretary of the military department with jurisdiction over 
such project shall notify the following Members of Congress: 
(1) Any Member representing the State in which such 
contract will be performed. 
(2) Any Member representing the State in which the con-
tractor awarded such contract is a constituent of such Member. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—A notification under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) The proposed value of the contract. 
(2) The contractor awarded the contract. 
(3) A brief description of the project that is the subject 
of the contract, including the location in which the contract 
will be performed. 
SEC. 2875. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO EXPEDITE CERTAIN 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS LOCATED IN GUAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To expedite military construction projects 
in Guam intended to improve the defense of Guam and the Indo- 
Pacific region, each Secretary of a military department may provide 
grants, enter into cooperative agreements, and supplement other 
Federal funds to regulatory agencies located in Guam that such 
Secretary determines appropriate, including— 
(1) the Guam Environmental Protection Agency; and 
(2) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each grant, cooperative agreement, or agree-
ment to supplement other Federal funds described under subsection 
(a) may include— 
(1) the provision of Department of Defense technical assist-
ance to a regulatory agency responsible for the timely comple-
tion of a military construction project described in this section; 
and 
(2) the use of Department of Defense personnel to perform 
activities relating to such military construction project for which 
the regulatory agency is responsible. 
(c) MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘military construction project’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.
H. R. 5009—666 
‘‘(VII) the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention of the Department of Justice; 
‘‘(VIII) the Child Exploitation and Obscenity 
Section of the Criminal Division of the Department 
of Justice; 
‘‘(IX) the United States Postal Inspection 
Service; 
‘‘(X) the United States Secret Service; and 
‘‘(XI) each military criminal investigation 
organization of the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(D) a quadrennial assessment by each United States 
Attorney of the investigations within the district of such 
attorney of contact sexual offenses, child sexual exploitation 
offenses, and offenses involving child sexual abuse mate-
rial— 
‘‘(i) with consideration of— 
‘‘(I) the variety of sources for leads; 
‘‘(II) the proportion of work involving proactive 
or undercover law enforcement investigations; 
‘‘(III) the number of serious offenders identi-
fied and prosecuted; and 
‘‘(IV) the number of children identified or res-
cued; and 
‘‘(ii) information from which may be used by the 
United States Attorney, as appropriate, to revise the 
plan described in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(2) Major case coordination by the Department of Justice 
(or other Federal agencies as appropriate), including specific 
cooperation, as appropriate, with— 
‘‘(A) the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of 
the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice; 
‘‘(B) any relevant component of Homeland Security 
Investigations; 
‘‘(C) any relevant component of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation; 
‘‘(D) the ICAC task forces and ICAC affiliate partners; 
‘‘(E) the United States Marshals Service, including the 
Sex Offender Targeting Center; 
‘‘(F) the United States Postal Inspection Service; 
‘‘(G) the United States Secret Service; 
‘‘(H) each Military Criminal Investigation Organization 
of the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(I) any task forces established in connection with the 
Project Safe Childhood program set forth under subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(3) Increased Federal involvement in, and commitment 
to, the prevention and prosecution of technology-facilitated child 
sexual exploitation offenses or offenses involving child sexual 
abuse material by— 
‘‘(A) using technology to identify victims and serious 
offenders; 
‘‘(B) developing processes and tools to identify victims 
and offenders; and 
‘‘(C) taking measures to improve information sharing 
among Federal law enforcement agencies, including for the 
purposes of implementing the plans and protocols described 
in paragraph (1)(C)(i)(II) to identify and rescue—
H. R. 5009—672 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 5211. MODERNIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION. 
(a) VERIFIED
ELECTRONIC
NOTIFICATION
DEFINED.—Section 
921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(38) The term ‘verified electronic notification’, with respect 
to a communication to a chief law enforcement officer required 
under section 922(c)(2), means a digital communication— 
‘‘(A) sent to the electronic communication address that 
the chief law enforcement officer voluntarily designates 
for the purpose of receiving those communications; and 
‘‘(B) that includes a method for verifying— 
‘‘(i) the receipt of the communication; and 
‘‘(ii) the electronic communication address to which 
the communication is sent.’’. 
(b) VERIFIED ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION.—Section 922(c) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) the transferor has— 
‘‘(A) prior to the shipment or delivery of the firearm, 
forwarded a copy of the sworn statement, together with 
a description of the firearm, in a form prescribed by the 
Attorney General, to the chief law enforcement officer of 
the transferee’s place of residence, by— 
‘‘(i) registered or certified mail (return receipt 
requested); or 
‘‘(ii) verified electronic notification; and 
‘‘(B)(i) with respect to a delivery method described 
in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
‘‘(I) received a return receipt evidencing delivery 
of the statement; or 
‘‘(II) had the statement returned due to the refusal 
of the named addressee to accept such letter in accord-
ance with United States Post Office Department regu-
lations; or 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a delivery method described in 
subparagraph (A)(ii), received a return receipt evidencing 
delivery of the statement; and’’. 
TITLE LIII—NATURAL RESOURCES 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—WILD Act 
Sec. 5301. Short title. 
Sec. 5302. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act. 
Sec. 5303. African Elephant Conservation Act. 
Sec. 5304. Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997. 
Sec. 5305. Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994. 
Sec. 5306. Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000. 
Sec. 5307. Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004. 
Sec. 5308. Reporting requirements. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 5311. Reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endan-
gered fish and threatened fish recovery implementation programs.
H. R. 5009—673 
Subtitle A—WILD Act 
SEC. 5301. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Wildlife Innovation and 
Longevity Driver reauthorization Act’’ or the ‘‘WILD Act’’. 
SEC. 5302. PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT. 
Section 5 of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 
3774) is amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
SEC. 5303. AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT. 
(a) PROVISION
OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 2101 of the African 
Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may award to a person 
who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this section a 
multiyear grant of up to 5 years to carry out a project that 
the person demonstrates is an effective, long-term conservation 
strategy for African elephants and the habitat of African ele-
phants. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection precludes the Sec-
retary from awarding a grant on an annual basis.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 2306(a) of the 
African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4245(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
SEC. 5304. ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997. 
(a) ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.—Section 5 of 
the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4264) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may award to a person 
who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this section a 
multiyear grant of up to 5 years to carry out a project that 
the person demonstrates is an effective, long-term conservation 
strategy for Asian elephants and the habitat of Asian elephants. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection precludes the Sec-
retary from awarding a grant on an annual basis.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 8(a) of the 
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 
through 2029’’. 
SEC. 5305. RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION ACT OF 1994. 
(a) RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 5 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 
U.S.C. 5304) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may award to a person 
who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this section a 
multiyear grant of up to 5 years to carry out a project that 
the person demonstrates is an effective, long-term conservation 
strategy for rhinoceroses or tigers and the habitat of rhinoc-
eroses or tigers.
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‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection precludes the Sec-
retary from awarding a grant on an annual basis.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 10(a) of the 
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 
through 2029’’. 
SEC. 5306. GREAT APE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2000. 
(a) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.—Section 4(j)(1) of the Great Ape Con-
servation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6303(j)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘of up to 5 years’’ after ‘‘multiyear grant’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 6 of the Great 
Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6305) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
SEC. 5307. MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2004. 
(a) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.—Section 4 of the Marine Turtle Con-
servation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6603) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(h) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may award to a person 
who is otherwise eligible for a grant under this section a 
multiyear grant of up to 5 years to carry out a project that 
the person demonstrates is an effective, long-term conservation 
strategy for marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises and 
the habitat of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection precludes the Sec-
retary from awarding a grant on an annual basis.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 7(a) of the 
Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6606(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 
through 2029’’. 
SEC. 5308. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Annually, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report on the implementation of— 
(1) the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 
et seq.); 
(2) the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 
4261 et seq.); 
(3) the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 
(16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
(4) the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
6301 et seq.); and 
(5) the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 
6601 et seq.). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A report submitted under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) a list of all awards issued each year under the applicable 
Act; 
(2) the total monetary amount issued to each award 
recipient; 
(3) the name of each award recipient organization; 
(4) the country where each award will be implemented; 
and 
(5) a description of the projects to be completed and com-
pleted under each award.
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Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 5311. REAUTHORIZATION OF UPPER COLORADO AND SAN JUAN 
RIVER BASINS ENDANGERED FISH AND THREATENED 
FISH RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 1 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1602) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and threatened’’ after ‘‘endangered’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 
1602; 116 Stat. 3113) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to implement the Recovery 
Implementation Program for the Endangered Fish Species in 
the Upper Colorado River dated September 29, 1987, and 
extended by the Extension of the Cooperative Agreement dated 
December 6, 2001, and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement to 
implement the San Juan River Recovery Implementation Pro-
gram dated October 21, 1992, and as they may be amended’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for the Recovery Implementation Program for 
Endangered Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin dated 
September 29, 1987, and the 1992 Cooperative Agreement for 
the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program 
dated October 21, 1992, as the agreements may be amended 
and extended’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or threatened’’ after ‘‘endangered’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘removal or translocation’’ and inserting 
‘‘control’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘long-term’’ each place 
it appears; 
(4) in paragraph (8), in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘1988 Cooperative Agreement and the 1992 Cooperative Agree-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Recovery Implementation Programs’’; 
(5) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘leases and agreements’’ and inserting 
‘‘acquisitions’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or threatened’’ after ‘‘endangered’’; 
and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, as approved under the Recovery 
Implementation Programs’’ after ‘‘nonnative fishes’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘pursuant to the 
Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Species in 
the Upper Colorado River Basin’’ after ‘‘Service’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
TO FUND RECOVERY PROGRAMS.—Section 
3 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1603; 116 Stat. 3113; 120 
Stat. 290; 123 Stat 1310; 126 Stat. 2444; 133 Stat. 809; 136 Stat. 
5572) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) There is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, $88,000,000 
to undertake capital projects to carry out the purposes 
of this Act. Such funds’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for use 
by the Bureau of Reclamation to undertake capital projects