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Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 2841. Repeal of annual Economic Adjustment Committee reporting require-
ment. 
Sec. 2842. Establishment of military divers memorial. 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program 
and Military Family Housing Changes 
SEC. 2801. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO UTILIZE 
UNSPECIFIED 
MINOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORITY 
FOR 
LABORATORY 
REVITALIZATION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION
AND EXTENSION
OF AUTHORITY.—Section 
2805(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘not more than 
$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than $4,000,000, notwith-
standing subsection (c)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the first sentence and 
inserting the following: ‘‘For purposes of this subsection, an 
unspecified minor military construction project is a military 
construction project that (notwithstanding subsection (a)) has 
an approved cost equal to or less than $4,000,000.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
(b) NO APPLICATION TO CURRENT PROJECTS.—The amendments 
made by subsection (a) do not apply to any laboratory revitalization 
project for which the design phase has been completed as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2802. REPEAL OF SEPARATE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO LIMITED 
PARTNERSHIPS 
WITH 
PRIVATE 
DEVELOPERS 
OF 
HOUSING. 
(a) REPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2837 of title 10, United States 
Code, is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of subchapter II of chapter 169 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 2837. 
(b) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The repeal of section 
2837 of title 10, United States Code, shall not affect the validity 
or terms of any contract in connection with a limited partnership 
under subsection (a) or a collateral incentive agreement under 
subsection (b) of such section entered into before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) EFFECT ON DEFENSE HOUSING INVESTMENT ACCOUNT.—Any 
unobligated amounts remaining in the Defense Housing Investment 
Account on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be transferred 
to the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund. 
Amounts transferred shall be merged with amounts in such fund 
and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the 
same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund. 
SEC. 2803. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS TO IMPROVE FORCE 
PROTECTION. 
(a) CONSIDERATION OF OTHER AVAILABLE SECURITY OR FORCE- 
PROTECTION MEASURES.—Section 2859(a)(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘develop construction standards
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designed’’ and inserting ‘‘develop construction standards that, 
taking into consideration other security or force-protection measures 
available for the facility or military installation concerned, are 
designed’’. 
(b) REPORT ON CURRENT AND ADDITIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS 
AND TECHNOLOGIES.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than June 1, 2014, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report describing and evaluating— 
(A) current expeditionary physical barrier systems; and 
(B) new systems or technologies that are being used 
for, or can be adopted for use for, force protection, including 
providing blast protection for forces supporting contingency 
operations. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by this subsection 
shall include the following: 
(A) A review of current and projected threats in connec-
tion with force protection, a description of any recent 
changes to policies on force protection, and an assessment 
of current planning methods on force protection, including 
standoff distances and physical barriers, to provide con-
sistent and adequate levels of force protection. 
(B) An assessment of the use of expeditionary physical 
barrier systems to meet the goals of the combatant com-
mands for force protection and force resiliency. 
(C) A description of the specifications developed by 
the Department of Defense to meet requirements for 
effectiveness, affordability, lifecycle management, and 
reuse or disposal of expeditionary physical barrier systems. 
(D) A description of the process used within the Depart-
ment to ensure appropriate consideration of the decommis-
sioning cost, environmental impact, and subsequent dis-
posal of expeditionary physical barrier materials in the 
procurement process for such materials. 
(E) An assessment of the availability of new tech-
nologies or designs that improve the capabilities or lifecycle 
costs of expeditionary physical barrier systems. 
(3) FORMS OF REPORT.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 2804. APPLICATION OF CASH PAYMENTS RECEIVED FOR UTILI-
TIES AND SERVICES. 
Section 2872a(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘under paragraph (1) shall be’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘was paid.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘under 
paragraph (1) as reimbursement for the cost of furnishing utili-
ties or services shall— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a cost paid using funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available before October 1, 2014, be credited 
to the appropriation or working capital account from which 
the cost of furnishing utilities or services concerned was paid; 
or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a cost paid using funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available on or after October 1, 2014, be
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credited to the appropriation or working capital account cur-
rently available for the purpose of furnishing utilities or serv-
ices under subsection (a).’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Amounts so credited’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) Amounts credited under paragraph (2)’’. 
SEC. 2805. REPEAL OF ADVANCE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR 
USE OF MILITARY HOUSING INVESTMENT AUTHORITY. 
Section 2875 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (e). 
SEC. 2806. ADDITIONAL ELEMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY 
HOUSING PRIVATIZATION PROJECTS. 
Section 2884(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, to specifi-
cally include any unique variances associated with litigation costs’’. 
SEC. 2807. POLICIES AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING OVERSEAS 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND CLOSURE AND REALIGN-
MENT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN 
FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) OVERSEAS BASE CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENTS AND BASING 
MASTER PLANS.—Section 2687a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2687a. Overseas base closures and realignments and 
basing master plans 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON STATUS OF OVERSEAS CLOSURES AND 
REALIGNMENTS AND MASTER PLANS.—(1) At the same time that 
the budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31 for a 
fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives a report on— 
‘‘(A) the status of overseas base closure and realignment 
actions undertaken as part of a global defense posture realign-
ment strategy; and 
‘‘(B) the status of development and execution of comprehen-
sive master plans for overseas military main operating bases, 
forward operating sites, and cooperative security locations. 
‘‘(2) A report under paragraph (1) shall address the following: 
‘‘(A) How the master plans described in paragraph (1)(B) 
would support the security commitments undertaken by the 
United States pursuant to any international security treaty. 
‘‘(B) The impact of such plans on the current security 
environments in the combatant commands, including United 
States participation in theater security cooperation activities 
and bilateral partnership, exchanges, and training exercises. 
‘‘(C) Any comments of the Secretary of Defense resulting 
from an interagency review of these plans that includes the 
Department of State and other Federal departments and agen-
cies that the Secretary of Defense considers necessary for 
national security. 
‘‘(b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS MILITARY FACILITY 
INVESTMENT RECOVERY ACCOUNT.—(1) Except as provided in sub-
section (c), amounts paid to the United States, pursuant to any 
treaty, status of forces agreement, or other international agreement
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to which the United States is a party, for the residual value of 
real property or improvements to real property used by civilian 
or military personnel of the Department of Defense shall be depos-
ited into the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility 
Investment Recovery Account. 
‘‘(2) Money deposited in the Department of Defense Overseas 
Military Facility Investment Recovery Account shall be available 
to the Secretary of Defense for payment, as provided in appropria-
tion Acts, of costs incurred by the Department of Defense in connec-
tion with— 
‘‘(A) military construction, facility maintenance and repair, 
and environmental restoration at military installations in the 
United States; and 
‘‘(B) military construction, facility maintenance and repair, 
and compliance with applicable environmental laws at military 
installations outside the United States at which the Secretary 
anticipates the United States will have an enduring presence. 
‘‘(3) Funds in the Department of Defense Overseas Facility 
Investment Recovery Account shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(4) Not later than December 1 of each year, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report detailing all expenditures made from the Department 
of Defense Overseas Facility Investment Recovery Account during 
the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS CORRESPONDING TO THE VALUE 
OF PROPERTY PURCHASED WITH NONAPPROPRIATED FUNDS.—In the 
case of a payment referred to in subsection (b)(1) for the residual 
value of real property or improvements at an overseas military 
facility, the portion of the payment that is equal to the depreciated 
value of the investment made with nonappropriated funds shall 
be deposited in the reserve account established under section 
204(b)(7)(C) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base 
Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
note). The Secretary of Defense may use amounts in the account 
(in such an aggregate amount as is provided in advance by appro-
priation Acts) for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, or 
improving commissary stores and nonappropriated fund instrumen-
talities. 
‘‘(d) OMB REVIEW
OF PROPOSED OVERSEAS BASING SETTLE-
MENTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may not enter into an agree-
ment of settlement with a host country regarding the release to 
the host country of improvements made by the United States to 
facilities at an installation located in the host country until 30 
days after the date on which the Secretary submits the proposed 
settlement to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
The prohibition set forth in the preceding sentence shall apply 
only to agreements of settlement for improvements having a value 
in excess of $10,000,000. The Director shall evaluate the overall 
equity of the proposed settlement. In evaluating the proposed settle-
ment, the Director shall consider such factors as the extent of 
the United States capital investment in the improvements being 
released to the host country, the depreciation of the improvements, 
the condition of the improvements, and any applicable requirements 
for environmental remediation or restoration at the installation. 
‘‘(2) Each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on each proposed agreement of settlement