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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3080 
To provide installation reutilization authority for arsenals, depots, and plants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2017 
Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself and Mrs. BUSTOS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To provide installation reutilization authority for arsenals, 
depots, and plants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INSTALLATION REUTILIZATION AUTHORITY 
FOR ARSENALS, DEPOTS, AND PLANTS. 
(a) MODIFIED AUTHORITY.—In the case of a military 
manufacturing arsenal, depot, or plant, the Secretary of 
the Army may authorize leases and contracts under sec-
tion 2667 of title 10, United States Code, for a term of 
up to 25 years, notwithstanding subsection (b)(1) of such 
section, if the Secretary determines that a lease or con-
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tract of that duration will promote the national defense 
or be in the public interest for the purpose of— 
(1) helping to maintain the viability of the mili-
tary manufacturing arsenal, depot, or plant and any 
military installations on which it is located; 
(2) eliminating, or at least reducing, the cost of 
Government ownership of the military manufac-
turing arsenal, depot, or plant, including the costs of 
operations and maintenance, the costs of environ-
mental remediation, and other costs; and 
(3) leveraging private investment at the military 
manufacturing arsenal, depot, or plant through long- 
term facility use contracts, property management 
contracts, leases, or other agreements that support 
and advance the preceding purposes. 
(b) DELEGATION AND REVIEW PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
may delegate the authority provided by this section 
to the commander of the major subordinate com-
mand of the Army that has responsibility for the 
military manufacturing arsenal, depot, or plant or, if 
part of a larger military installation, the installation 
as a whole. The commander may approve a lease or 
contract under such authority on a case-by-case 
basis or a class basis. 
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(2) REVIEW
PERIOD.—Any lease or contract 
that is approved utilizing the delegation authority 
under paragraph (1) is subject to a 90-day hold pe-
riod so that the Army real property manager may 
review the lease or contract pursuant to paragraph 
(3). 
(3) DISPOSITION OF REVIEW.—If the Army real 
property manager disapproves of a contract or lease 
submitted for review under paragraph (2), the agree-
ment shall be null and void upon transmittal by the 
real property manager to the delegating authority of 
a written disapproval, including a justification for 
such disapproval, within the 90-day hold period. If 
no such disapproval is transmitted within the 90-day 
hold period, the agreement shall be deemed ap-
proved. 
(4) APPROVAL OF REVISED AGREEMENT.—If, 
not later than 60 days after receiving a disapproval 
under paragraph (3), the delegating authority sub-
mits to the Army real property manager a new con-
tract or lease that addresses the Army real property 
manager’s concerns outlined in such disapproval, the 
new contract or lease shall be deemed approved un-
less the Army real property manager transmits to 
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the delegating authority a disapproval of the new 
contract or lease within 30 days of such submission. 
(c) MILITARY MANUFACTURING ARSENAL, DEPOT, 
OR PLANT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘military 
manufacturing arsenal, depot, or plant’’ means a Govern-
ment-owned, Government-operated defense plant of the 
Department of the Army that manufactures weapons, 
weapon components, or both. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 
terminate at the close of September 30, 2020. 
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