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ment of Guam to provide the services and facilities 
in the absence of the Department of Defense assist-
ance. 
(2) MITIGATION OF IDENTIFIED IMPACTS.—The 
Secretary of Defense may take such actions as the 
Secretary considers to be appropriate to mitigate the 
significant impacts identified in the Record of Deci-
sion of the ‘‘Guam and CNMI Military Relocation 
Environmental Impact Statement’’ by providing in-
creased municipal services and facilities to activities 
that directly support the Guam realignment. 
(b) METHODS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) USE OF EXISTING PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall carry out subsection (a) 
through existing Federal programs. 
(2) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—To the extent nec-
essary to carry out subsection (a), the Secretary 
may transfer appropriated funds available to the De-
partment of Defense or a military department for 
operation and maintenance to supplement funds 
made available to Guam under a Federal program. 
The transfer authority provided by this paragraph is 
in addition to the transfer authority provided by sec-
tion 1001. Amounts so transferred shall be merged
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with and be available for the same purposes as the 
appropriation to which transferred. 
(3) COST SHARE ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may use appropriated amounts referred to in para-
graph (2) to provide financial assistance to the Gov-
ernment of Guam to assist the Government of Guam 
to pay its share of the costs under Federal programs 
utilized by the Secretary under paragraph (1). 
(c) LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
The total cost of the construction of facilities carried out 
utilizing the authority provided by subsection (a) may not 
exceed $500,000,000. 
(d) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining the 
amount of financial assistance to be made available under 
this section to the Government of Guam for any commu-
nity service or facility, the Secretary of Defense shall con-
sult with the head of the department or agency of the Fed-
eral Government concerned with the type of service or fa-
cility for which financial assistance is being made available 
and shall take into consideration— 
(1) the time lag between the initial impact of 
increased population on Guam and any increase in 
the local tax base that will result from such in-
creased population;
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(2) the possible temporary nature of the in-
creased population and the long-range cost impact 
on the permanent residents of Guam; and 
(3) such other pertinent factors as the Sec-
retary of Defense considers appropriate. 
(e) PROGRESS REPORTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives semi-
annual reports indicating the total amount expended 
under the authority of this section during the preceding 
6-month period, the specific projects for which assistance 
was provided during such period, and the total amount 
provided for each project during such period. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority to provide assist-
ance under subsection (a) expires September 30, 2017. 
Amounts obligated before that date may be expended after 
that date. 
SEC. 2823. EXTENSION OF TERM OF DEPUTY SECRETARY 
OF DEFENSE’S LEADERSHIP OF GUAM OVER-
SIGHT COUNCIL. 
Subsection (d) of section 132 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by section 2831(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2669), is amended by striking
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‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2020’’. 
SEC. 2824. UTILITY CONVEYANCES TO SUPPORT INTE-
GRATED WATER AND WASTEWATER TREAT-
MENT SYSTEM ON GUAM. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF UTILITIES.—The Secretary of 
Defense may convey to the Guam Waterworks Authority 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Authority’’) all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the water 
and wastewater treatment utility systems on Guam, in-
cluding the Fena Reservoir, for the purpose of establishing 
an integrated water and wastewater treatment system on 
Guam. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.—As consider-
ation for the conveyance of the water and waste-
water treatment utility systems on Guam, the Au-
thority shall pay to the Secretary of Defense an 
amount equal to the fair market value of the utility 
infrastructure to be conveyed, as determined pursu-
ant to an agreement between the Secretary and the 
Authority. 
(2) DEFERRED PAYMENTS.—At the discretion 
of the Authority, the Authority may elect to pay the 
consideration determined under paragraph (1) in
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equal annual payments over a period of not more 
than 25 years, starting with the first year beginning 
after the date of the conveyance of the water and 
wastewater treatment utility systems to the Author-
ity. 
(3) ACCEPTANCE OF IN-KIND SERVICES.—The 
consideration required by paragraph (1) may be paid 
in cash or in-kind, as acceptable to the Secretary of 
Defense. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior, shall consider the 
value of in-kind services provided by the Government 
of Guam pursuant to section 311 of the Compact of 
Free Association between the Government of the 
United States and the Government of the Federated 
States of Micronesia, approved by Congress in the 
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 
2003 (Public Law 108–188; 117 Stat. 2781), sec-
tion 311 of the Compact of Free Association be-
tween the Government of the United States and the 
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
approved by Congress in such Act, and the Compact 
of Free Association between the Government of the 
United States and the Government of the Republic 
of Palau, approved by Congress in the Palau Com-
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pact of Free Association Act (Public Law 99–658; 
100 Stat. 3672). 
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of 
the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense must obtain at least a 33 percent voting representa-
tion on the Guam Consolidated Commission on Utilities, 
including a proportional representation as chairperson of 
the Commission. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of 
Defense determines to use the authority provided by 
subsection (a) to convey the water and wastewater 
treatment utility systems to the Authority, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report containing— 
(A) a description of the actions needed to 
efficiently convey the water and wastewater 
treatment utility systems to the Authority; and 
(B) an estimate of the cost of the convey-
ance. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit 
the report not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the Secretary makes the determination trig-
gering the report requirement.
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(e) NEW WATER SYSTEMS.—If the Secretary of De-
fense determines to use the authority provided by sub-
section (a) to convey the water and wastewater treatment 
utility systems to the Authority, the Secretary shall also 
enter into an agreement with the Authority, under which 
the Authority will manage and operate any water well or 
wastewater treatment plant that is constructed by the Sec-
retary of a military department on Guam on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may require such additional terms and 
conditions in connection with the conveyance under this 
section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States. 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE
AUTHORIZED; 
REIMBURSE-
MENT.—The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Rec-
lamation, may provide technical assistance to the 
Secretary of Defense and the Authority regarding 
the development of plans for the design, construc-
tion, operation, and maintenance of integrated water 
and wastewater treatment utility systems on Guam. 
(2) CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY; CONDITION.— 
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
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mates and budget authority, including authori-
ties available under the Acts of June 17, 1902, 
and June 12, 1906 (popularly known as the 
Reclamation Act; 43 U.S.C. 391) and other au-
thority available to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, for financing the design, construction, op-
eration, and maintenance of such systems. 
(C) The needs related to water and waste-
water infrastructure on Guam and the protec-
tion of water resources on Guam identified by 
the Authority. 
SEC. 2825. REPORT ON TYPES OF FACILITIES REQUIRED TO 
SUPPORT GUAM REALIGNMENT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the structural integrity of facilities re-
quired to support the realignment of military installations 
and the relocation of military personnel on Guam. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall contain the following elements: 
(1) A threat assessment to the realigned forces, 
including natural and manmade threats. 
(2) An evaluation of the types of facilities and 
the enhanced structural requirements required to
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deter the threat assessment specified in paragraph 
(1). 
(3) An assessment of the costs associated with 
the enhanced structural requirements specified in 
paragraph (2). 
SEC. 2826. REPORT ON CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS 
FOR GUAM. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall prepare a report— 
(1) detailing the civilian infrastructure improve-
ments needed on Guam to directly and indirectly 
support and sustain the realignment of military in-
stallations and the relocation of military personnel 
on Guam; and 
(2) identifying, to the maximum extent prac-
tical, the potential funding sources for such improve-
ments from other Federal departments and agencies 
and from existing authorities and funds within the 
Department of Defense. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall prepare the report required by subsection (a) in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Government 
of Guam, and the Interagency Group on the Insular Areas 
established by Executive Order No. 13537.
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(c) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
submit the report required by subsection (a) to the con-
gressional defense committees and the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 2827. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON PLANNED 
REPLACEMENT NAVAL HOSPITAL ON GUAM. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall review and assess the pro-
posed replacement Naval Hospital on Guam to determine 
whether the size and scope of the hospital will be sufficient 
to support the current and projected military mission re-
quirements and Department of Defense beneficiary popu-
lation on Guam. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing the results of the review and assessment under 
subsection (a).
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Subtitle D—Energy Security 
SEC. 2831. CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SUS-
TAINABLE PRACTICES IN DEPARTMENT EN-
ERGY PERFORMANCE PLAN. 
Section 2911(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and hybrid- 
electric drive’’ after ‘‘alternative fuels’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (11) and paragraphs (5) through (8) as para-
graphs (6) through (9), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) Opportunities for the high-performance 
construction, lease, operation, and maintenance of 
buildings.’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (2)) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(10) The value of incorporating electric, hy-
brid-electric, and high efficiency vehicles into vehicle 
fleets.’’.
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SEC. 2832. PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR 
ACHIEVING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GOAL 
REGARDING USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TO 
MEET FACILITY ENERGY NEEDS. 
(a) PLAN
AND GUIDELINES REQUIRED.—Section 
2911(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop 
a plan and implementation guidelines for achieving the 
percentage goal specified in paragraph (1)(A).’’. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report containing 
the plan and implementation guidelines required by para-
graph (2) of section 2911(e) of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a). 
SEC. 2833. INSULATION RETROFITTING ASSESSMENT FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 
(a) SUBMISSION
AND CONTENTS
OF INSULATION 
RETROFITTING ASSESSMENT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives an assess-
ment containing an estimate of— 
(1) the number of Department of Defense fa-
cilities described in subsection (b); and 
(2) the overall cost savings and energy savings 
to the Department that would result from retro-
fitting those facilities with improved insulation. 
(b) FACILITIES INCLUDED
IN ASSESSMENT.—The 
assessment requirement in subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to each Department of Defense facility the retro-
fitting of which (as described in such subsection) would 
result, over the remaining expected life of the facility, in 
an amount of cost savings that is at least twice the 
amount of the cost of the retrofitting. 
Subtitle E—Land Conveyances 
SEC. 2841. CONVEYANCE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY RE-
LATED TO WASTE-TO-ENERGY POWER PLANT 
SERVING EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Air Force may convey to the Fairbanks North Star 
Borough, Alaska (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Bor-
ough’’), personal property acquired for the Eielson Air 
Force Base Alternate Energy Source Program to be used 
for a waste-to-energy power plant that would generate
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electricity through the burning of waste generated by the 
Borough, Eielson Air Force Base, and other Federal fa-
cilities or State or local government entities. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance of personal property under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall require the Borough to offset Eielson Air 
Force Base waste disposal fees by the fair market value 
of the conveyed property. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2842. LAND CONVEYANCE, WHITTIER PETROLEUM, 
OIL, AND LUBRICANT TANK FARM, WHITTIER, 
ALASKA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Army may convey, without consideration, to the City 
of Whittier, Alaska (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to parcels of real property, including any improve-
ments thereon, consisting of approximately 31 acres at the 
Whittier Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant Tank Farm, Whit-
tier, Alaska, for the purpose of permitting the City to use 
the property for local public activities.
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(b) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCES.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
require the City to cover costs to be incurred by the 
Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs in-
curred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance 
under subsection (a), including survey costs, costs 
related to environmental documentation, and other 
administrative costs related to the conveyance. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursements under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover the costs incurred by the Sec-
retary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts so 
credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund 
or account and shall be available for the same pur-
poses, and subject to the same conditions and limita-
tions, as amounts in such fund or account. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect or limit the application of, or 
any obligation to comply with, any environmental law, in-
cluding the Comprehensive Environmental 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.).
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(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal descriptions of the real property to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
(a), including easements or covenants to protect cultural 
or natural resources, as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2843. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Army may convey, without consideration, to the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs of the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Depart-
ment’’) all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to a parcel of real property, including any improve-
ments thereon, consisting of approximately 194 acres at 
Fort Knox, Kentucky, for the purpose of permitting the 
Department to establish and operate a State veterans 
home and future expansion of the adjacent State veterans 
cemetery for veterans and eligible family members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
COSTS
OF
CONVEY-
ANCE.—(1) The Department shall reimburse the Sec-
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retary for any costs incurred by the Secretary in making 
the conveyance under subsection (a), including costs re-
lated to environmental documentation and other adminis-
trative costs. This paragraph does not apply to costs asso-
ciated with the environmental remediation of the property 
to be conveyed. 
(2) Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that 
was used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in 
carrying out the conveyance. 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 other amounts in such 
fund or account. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
(a), as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.
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SEC. 2844. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY 
(WEST BANK), NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Except as provided 
in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy may convey 
to the Algiers Development District all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to the real property 
comprising the Naval Support Activity (West Bank), New 
Orleans, Louisiana, including— 
(1) any improvements and facilities on the real 
property; and 
(2) available personal property on the real prop-
erty. 
(b) CERTAIN PROPERTY EXCLUDED.—The convey-
ance under subsection (a) may not include— 
(1) the approximately 29-acre area known as 
the Secured Area of the real property described in 
such subsection, which shall remain subject to the 
Lease; and 
(2) the Quarters A site, which is located at 
Sanctuary Drive, as determined by a survey satisfac-
tory to the Secretary of the Navy. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis-
factory to the Secretary of the Navy.
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(d) TIMING.—The authority provided in subsection 
(a) may only be exercised after— 
(1) the Secretary of the Navy determines that 
the property described in subsection (a) is no longer 
needed by the Department of the Navy; and 
(2) the Algiers Development District delivers 
the full consideration as required by Article 3 of the 
Lease. 
(e) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance 
authorized by subsection (a) shall include a condition that 
expressly prohibits any use of the property that would 
interfere or otherwise restrict operations of the Depart-
ment of the Navy in the Secured Area referred to in sub-
section (b), as determined by the Secretary of the Navy. 
(f) 
SUBSEQUENT
CONVEYANCE
OF
SECURED 
AREA.—If at any time the Secretary of the Navy deter-
mines and notifies the Algiers Development District that 
there is no longer a continuing requirement to occupy or 
otherwise control the Secured Area referred to in sub-
section (b) to support the mission of the Marine Forces 
Reserve or other comparable Marine Corps use, the Sec-
retary may convey to the Algiers Development District the 
Secured Area and the any improvements situated thereon. 
(g) SUBSEQUENT CONVEYANCE OF QUARTERS A.— 
If at any time the Secretary of the Navy determines that
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the Department of the Navy no longer has a continuing 
requirement for general officers quarters to be located on 
the Quarters A site referred to in subsection (b) or the 
Department of the Navy elects or offers to transfer, sell, 
lease, assign, gift or otherwise convey any or all of the 
Quarters A site or any improvements thereon to any third 
party, the Secretary may convey to the Algiers Develop-
ment District the real property containing the Quarters 
A site. 
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may require such additional terms 
and conditions in connection with the conveyance of prop-
erty under this section, consistent with the Lease, as the 
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interest of 
the United States. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Algiers Development District’’ 
means the Algiers Development District, a local po-
litical subdivision of the State of Louisiana. 
(2) The term ‘‘Lease’’ means that certain Real 
Estate Lease for Naval Support Activity New Orle-
ans, West Bank, New Orleans, Louisiana, Lease No. 
N47692–08–RP–08P30, by and between the United 
States, acting by and through the Department of the