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Account 2005 were specified in the conference report to accom-
pany the most recent Military Construction Authorization Act.’’. 
SEC. 2706. COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNTING OF FUNDING REQUIRED TO 
ENSURE TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION OF 2005 DEFENSE 
BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION REC-
OMMENDATIONS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress with the 
budget materials for fiscal year 2009 a comprehensive accounting 
of the funding required to ensure that the plan for implementing 
the final recommendations of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission remains on schedule for completion by 
September 15, 2011, as required by section 2904(c)(5) of 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). 
SEC. 2707. RELOCATION OF UNITS FROM ROBERTS UNITED STATES 
ARMY RESERVE CENTER AND NAVY-MARINE CORPS 
RESERVE CENTER, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. 
The Secretary of the Army may use funds appropriated pursu-
ant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of section 2703 for the purpose of siting an Army Reserve 
Center and Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center on land under 
the control of the State of Louisiana adjacent to, or in the vicinity 
of, the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport in Baton Rouge, Lou-
isiana, at a location determined by the Secretary to be in the 
best interest of national security and in the public interest. 
SEC. 2708. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY, FORT BELVOIR, VIR-
GINIA, AS PART OF THE REALIGNMENT OF THE INSTALLA-
TION. 
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to section 2905(a)(1)(A) 
of 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), 
the relocation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense who are scheduled to 
be relocated to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, shall be limited to the fol-
lowing locations: 
(1) Fort Belvoir. 
(2) A parcel of real property consisting of approximately 
69.5 acres, under the administrative jurisdiction of the Adminis-
trator of General Services (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Administrator’’) and containing warehouse facilities in Spring-
field, Virginia (in this section referred to as the ‘‘GSA Prop-
erty’’). 
(3) Any other parcels of land (using including any improve-
ment thereon) that are acquired, using competitive procedures, 
in fee in the vicinity of Fort Belvoir. 
(b) ACQUISITION SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary of the 
Army shall select the site to be used under subsection (a) based 
on the best value to the Government, and, in making that deter-
mination, the Secretary shall consider cost and schedule. 
(c) GSA PROPERTY TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—Pursuant to the 
relocation alternative authorized by subsection (a)(2), the Adminis-
trator may transfer the GSA Property to the administrative jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of the Army for the purpose of permitting 
the Secretary to construct facilities on the property to support 
administrative functions to be located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF GSA PROPERTY TRANSFER.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the transfer of 
the GSA Property under subsection (c), the Secretary of the 
Army shall— 
(A) pay all reasonable costs to move personnel, fur-
nishings, equipment, and other material related to the 
relocation of functions identified by the Administrator; and 
(B) if determined to be necessary by the Adminis-
trator— 
(i) transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of 
the Administrator a parcel of property in the National 
Capital Region under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
and determined to be suitable by the Administrator; 
(ii) design and construct storage facilities, utilities, 
security measures, and access to a road infrastructure 
on the parcel transferred under clause (i) to meet the 
requirements of the Administrator; and 
(iii) enter into a memorandum of agreement with 
the Administrator for support services and security 
at the new facilities constructed pursuant to clause 
(ii). 
(2) EQUAL VALUE TRANSFER.—As a condition of the transfer 
of the GSA Property under subsection (c), the transfer agree-
ment shall provide that the fair market value of the GSA 
Property and the consideration provided under paragraph (1) 
shall be equal or, if not equal, shall be equalized through 
the use of a cash equalization payment. 
(3) DESCRIPTION
OF
PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and 
legal description of the GSA Property shall be determined by 
surveys satisfactory to the Administrator and the Secretary 
of the Army. 
(4) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTICE.—Before 
undertaking 
an 
activity under subsection (c) that would require approval of 
a prospectus under section 3307 of title 40, United States 
Code, the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate, and the congressional defense committees a written 
notice containing a description of the activity to be undertaken. 
(5) NO
EFFECT
ON
COMPLIANCE
WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL 
LAWS.—Nothing in this section or subsection (c) may be con-
strued to affect or limit the application of or obligation to 
comply with any environmental law, including section 120(h) 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 
(6) ADDITIONAL
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The Adminis-
trator and the Secretary of the Army may require such addi-
tional terms and conditions in connection with the GSA Prop-
erty transfer as the Administrator, in consultation with the 
Secretary, determines appropriate to protect the interests of 
the United States and further the purposes of this section. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION
OF TRANSFERRED
OR ACQUIRED PROP-
ERTY.—Upon completion of any property transfer or acquisition 
authorized by subsection (a), the property shall be administered 
by the Secretary of the Army as a part of Fort Belvoir. 
(f) STATUS REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2008, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense
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committees a report on the status and estimated costs of imple-
menting subsection (a). 
SEC. 2709. REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE 
AND FACILITIES TO SUPPORT BASE REALIGNMENT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION
OF
DEFENSE
ACCESS
ROADS.—It is the 
sense of Congress that roads leading onto Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 
and other military installations that will be significantly 
impacted by an increase in the number of members of the 
Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense assigned to the installation as a result of the 2005 
round of defense base closures and realignments under 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) 
or any other significant impact resulting from a realignment 
of forces should be considered for designation as defense access 
roads for purposes of section 210 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(2) FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Secretary of Defense should seek to ensure 
that the permanent facilities and infrastructure necessary to 
support the mission of the Armed Forces and the quality of 
life needs of members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees, 
and their families are ready for use at receiving locations 
before units are transferred to such locations as a result of 
the 2005 round of defense base closures and realignments. 
(b) STUDY
OF
MILITARY
INFRASTRUCTURE
AND
SURFACE 
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.—Not later than April 1, 2008, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report with regard to each military installation that 
will be significantly impacted by an increase in assigned forces 
or civilian personnel, as described in subsection (a), for the purpose 
of determining whether— 
(1) military facility requirements (including quality of life 
projects) will be met before the arrival of assigned forces; and 
(2) the Department of Defense has programmed sufficient 
funding to mitigate community traffic congestion in accordance 
with the defense access roads program under section 210 of 
title 23, United States Code. 
TITLE XXVIIII—MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes 
Sec. 2801. Authority to use operation and maintenance funds for construction 
projects outside the United States. 
Sec. 2802. Clarification of requirement for authorization of military construction. 
Sec. 2803. Increase in thresholds for unspecified minor military construction 
projects. 
Sec. 2804. Temporary authority to support revitalization of Department of Defense 
laboratories through unspecified minor military construction projects. 
Sec. 2805. Extension of authority to accept equalization payments for facility ex-
changes. 
Sec. 2806. Modifications of authority to lease military family housing. 
Sec. 2807. Expansion of authority to exchange reserve component facilities. 
Sec. 2808. Limitation on use of alternative authority for acquisition and improve-
ment of military housing for privatization of temporary lodging facili-
ties.
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Sec. 2809. Two-year extension of temporary program to use minor military con-
struction authority for construction of child development centers. 
Sec. 2810. Report on housing privatization initiatives. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2821. Requirement to report real property transactions resulting in annual 
costs of more than $750,000. 
Sec. 2822. Continued consolidation of real property provisions without substantive 
change. 
Sec. 2823. Modification of authority to lease non-excess property of the military de-
partments. 
Sec. 2824. Cooperative agreement authority for management of cultural resources 
on certain sites outside military installations. 
Sec. 2825. Agreements to limit encroachments and other constraints on military 
training, testing, and operations. 
Sec. 2826. Expansion to all military departments of Army pilot program for pur-
chase of certain municipal services for military installations. 
Sec. 2827. Prohibition on commercial flights into Selfridge Air National Guard 
Base. 
Sec. 2828. Sense of Congress on Department of Defense actions to protect installa-
tions, ranges, and military airspace from encroachment. 
Sec. 2829. Reports on Army and Marine Corps operational ranges. 
Sec. 2830. Niagara Air Reserve Base, New York, basing report. 
Sec. 2831. Report on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado. 
Subtitle C—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2841. Modification of conveyance authority, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pen-
dleton, California. 
Sec. 2842. Grant of easement, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. 
Sec. 2843. Land conveyance, Lynn Haven Fuel Depot, Lynn Haven, Florida. 
Sec. 2844. Modification of lease of property, National Flight Academy at the Na-
tional Museum of Naval Aviation, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. 
Sec. 2845. Land exchange, Detroit, Michigan. 
Sec. 2846. Transfer of jurisdiction, former Nike missile site, Grosse Ile, Michigan. 
Sec. 2847. Modification to land conveyance authority, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 
Sec. 2848. Land conveyance, Lewis and Clark United States Army Reserve Center, 
Bismarck, North Dakota. 
Sec. 2849. Land exchange, Fort Hood, Texas. 
Subtitle D—Energy Security 
Sec. 2861. Repeal of congressional notification requirement regarding cancellation 
ceiling for Department of Defense energy savings performance contracts. 
Sec. 2862. Definition of alternative fueled vehicle. 
Sec. 2863. Use of energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in Department of De-
fense facilities. 
Sec. 2864. Reporting requirements relating to renewable energy use by Department 
of Defense to meet Department electricity needs. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 2871. Revised deadline for transfer of Arlington Naval Annex to Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery. 
Sec. 2872. Transfer of jurisdiction over Air Force Memorial to Department of the 
Air Force. 
Sec. 2873. Report on plans to replace the monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns 
at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. 
Sec. 2874. Increased authority for repair, restoration, and preservation of Lafayette 
Escadrille Memorial, Marnes-la-Coquette, France. 
Sec. 2875. Addition of Woonsocket local protection project. 
Sec. 2876. Repeal of moratorium on improvements at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 2877. Establishment of national military working dog teams monument on 
suitable military installation. 
Sec. 2878. Report required prior to removal of missiles from 564th Missile Squad-
ron. 
Sec. 2879. Report on condition of schools under jurisdiction of Department of De-
fense Education Activity. 
Sec. 2880. Report on facilities and operations of Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort 
Hood Military Reservation, Texas. 
Sec. 2881. Report on feasibility of establishing a regional disaster response center 
at Kelly Air Field, San Antonio, Texas. 
Sec. 2882. Naming of housing facility at Fort Carson, Colorado, in honor of the 
Honorable Joel Hefley, a former member of the United States House of 
Representatives.
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Sec. 2883. Naming of Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center at Rock Island, Illi-
nois, in honor of the Honorable Lane Evans, a former member of the 
United States House of Representatives. 
Sec. 2884. Naming of research laboratory at Air Force Rome Research Site, Rome, 
New York, in honor of the Honorable Sherwood L. Boehlert, a former 
member of the United States House of Representatives. 
Sec. 2885. Naming of administration building at Joint Systems Manufacturing Cen-
ter, Lima, Ohio, in honor of the Honorable Michael G. Oxley, a former 
member of the United States House of Representatives. 
Sec. 2886. Naming of Logistics Automation Training Facility, Army Quartermaster 
Center and School, Fort Lee, Virginia, in honor of General Richard H. 
Thompson. 
Sec. 2887. Authority to relocate Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade, Maryland. 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program 
and Military Family Housing Changes 
SEC. 2801. AUTHORITY TO USE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS 
FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION
OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of 
section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 
1723), as amended by section 2810 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 
108–375; 118 Stat. 2128), section 2809 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B of Public Law 
109–163; 119 Stat. 3508), and section 2802 of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (division B of Public 
Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2466), is further amended by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’. 
(b) PRENOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (b) of such sec-
tion is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
following new sentences: ‘‘Before using appropriated funds available 
for operation and maintenance to carry out a construction project 
outside the United States that has an estimated cost in excess 
of the amounts authorized for unspecified minor military construc-
tion projects under section 2805(c) of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional commit-
tees specified in subsection (f) a notice regarding the construction 
project. The project may be carried out only after the end of the 
10-day period beginning on the date the notice is received by the 
committees or, if earlier, the end of the 7-day period beginning 
on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided in 
an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of title 10, United 
States Code.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL LIMITATION
ON USE
OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(c) of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL LIMITATION
ON USE
OF AUTHORITY.—The total 
cost of the construction projects carried out under the authority 
of this section using, in whole or in part, appropriated funds avail-
able for operation and maintenance shall not exceed $200,000,000 
in a fiscal year.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (g) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘notice of the’’ and inserting ‘‘advance notice 
of the proposed’’. 
(e) RATIFICATION
OF
PROPOSED
CONSTRUCTION
AND
LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS USING FISCAL YEAR 2007 OPERATION AND
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MAINTENANCE FUNDS.—The nine construction projects outside the 
United States proposed to be carried out using funds appropriated 
to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for 
fiscal year 2007, but for which the obligation or expenditure of 
funds was prohibited by subsection (g) of section 2808 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B 
of Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1723), as added by section 2809 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
(division B of Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3508), may be carried 
out using such funds after the date of the enactment of this Act 
notwithstanding such subsection (g). 
SEC. 2802. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION 
OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHORIZATION.—Sec-
tion 2802(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘military construction projects’’ the following: ‘‘, land acquisi-
tions, and defense access road projects (as described under section 
210 of title 23)’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION.—Section 2801(a) of such title 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘permanent requirements’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or any acquisition of land or construction of a defense 
access road (as described in section 210 of title 23)’’. 
SEC. 2803. INCREASE IN THRESHOLDS FOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
Section 2805(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2804. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT REVITALIZATION OF 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES THROUGH 
UNSPECIFIED 
MINOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) LABORATORY REVITALIZATION.—Section 2805 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub-
section (d): 
‘‘(d) LABORATORY REVITALIZATION.—(1) For the revitalization 
and recapitalization of laboratories owned by the United States 
and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, the Secretary 
concerned may obligate and expend— 
‘‘(A) from appropriations available to the Secretary con-
cerned for operation and maintenance, amounts necessary to 
carry out an unspecified minor military construction project 
costing not more than $2,000,000; or 
‘‘(B) from appropriations available to the Secretary con-
cerned for military construction not otherwise authorized by 
law, amounts necessary to carry out an unspecified minor mili-
tary construction project costing not more than $4,000,000. 
‘‘(2) For an unspecified minor military construction project con-
ducted pursuant to this subsection, $2,000,000 shall be deemed 
to be the amount specified in subsection (b)(1) regarding when 
advance approval of the project by the Secretary concerned and 
congressional notification is required. The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish procedures for the review and approval of requests 
from the Secretary of a military department to carry out a construc-
tion project under this subsection.
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‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the total amount allowed 
to be applied in any one fiscal year to projects at any one laboratory 
shall be limited to the larger of the amounts applicable under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) Not later than February 1, 2010, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
the use of the authority provided by this subsection. The report 
shall include a list and description of the construction projects 
carried out under this subsection, including the location and cost 
of each project. 
‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘laboratory’ includes— 
‘‘(A) a research, engineering, and development center; and 
‘‘(B) a test and evaluation activity. 
‘‘(6) The authority to carry out a project under this subsection 
expires on September 30, 2012.’’. 
(b) 
STYLISTIC
AMENDMENTS.—Such 
section 
is 
further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY TO CARRY 
OUT UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.— 
’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘APPROVAL AND CONGRES-
SIONAL NOTIFICATION.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘USE OF OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE FUNDS.—’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), 
by inserting ‘‘PROHIBITION ON USE FOR NEW HOUSING UNITS.— 
’’ after ‘‘(e)’’. 
SEC. 2805. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT EQUALIZATION PAY-
MENTS FOR FACILITY EXCHANGES. 
Section 2809(c)(5) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108–375; 118 
Stat. 2127) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 2806. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY TO LEASE MILITARY 
FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) INCREASED MAXIMUM LEASE AMOUNT APPLICABLE TO CER-
TAIN DOMESTIC ARMY FAMILY HOUSING LEASES.—Subsection (b) 
of section 2828 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (3), (4), and (7)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and (7)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7)(A) Not more than 600 housing units may be leased by 
the Secretary of the Army under subsection (a) for which the 
expenditure for the rental of such units (including the cost of 
utilities, maintenance, and operation) exceeds the maximum amount 
per unit per year in effect under paragraph (2) but does not exceed 
$18,620 per unit per year, as adjusted from time to time under 
paragraph (5). 
‘‘(B) The maximum lease amount provided in subparagraph 
(A) shall apply only to Army family housing in areas designated 
by the Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(C) The term of a lease under subparagraph (A) may not 
exceed 2 years.’’.
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(b) FOREIGN MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING LEASES.—Subsection 
(e)(2) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘the Secretary of 
the Navy may lease not more than 2,800 units of family housing 
in Italy, and the Secretary of the Army may lease not more than 
500 units of family housing in Italy’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretaries 
of the military departments may lease not more than 3,300 units 
of family housing in Italy’’. 
(c) INCREASED THRESHOLD FOR CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 
FOR FOREIGN MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING LEASES.—Subsection (f) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000’’. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2008, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the rental of family housing in foreign 
countries (including the costs of utilities, maintenance, and oper-
ations) that exceed $60,000 per unit per year. The report shall 
include a list and description of rental units (including total gross 
square feet and number of bedrooms), location, rental cost, the 
requirement for the rental, and the options that the Secretary 
has available to decrease the costs associated with the rentals. 
SEC. 2807. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXCHANGE RESERVE 
COMPONENT FACILITIES. 
Section 18240(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘with a State’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘with 
an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5), the 
United States Postal Service, or a State’’. 
SEC. 2808. LIMITATION ON USE OF ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR 
ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING 
FOR PRIVATIZATION OF TEMPORARY LODGING FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON PRIVATIZATION
OF TEMPORARY LODGING 
FACILITIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of subchapter IV 
of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, the privatization 
of temporary lodging facilities under such subchapter is limited 
to the military installations authorized in subsection (b) until 120 
days after the date on which the report described in subsection 
(d)(1) is submitted. 
(b) AUTHORIZED INSTALLATIONS.—The military installations at 
which the privatization of temporary lodging facilities may proceed 
under subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. 
(2) Fort Rucker, Alabama. 
(3) Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. 
(4) Fort McNair, District of Columbia. 
(5) Fort Shafter, Hawaii. 
(6) Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii. 
(7) Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 
(8) Fort Riley, Kansas. 
(9) Fort Polk, Louisiana. 
(10) Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 
(11) Fort Hood, Texas. 
(12) Fort Sam Houston, Texas. 
(13) Fort Myer, Virginia. 
(c) EFFECT OF LIMITATION.—The limitation imposed by sub-
section (a) prohibits the issuance of contract solicitations for the
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privatization of temporary lodging facilities at any military installa-
tion not specified in subsection (b). 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—Not earlier than 
eight months after the date on which the notice of transfer 
associated with the military installations specified in subsection 
(b) is issued, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General 
a report that— 
(A) describes the implementation of the privatization 
of temporary lodging facilities at the installations specified 
in subsection (b); 
(B) evaluates the efficiency of the program; and 
(C) contains such recommendations as the Secretary 
considers appropriate regarding expansion of the program. 
(2) REPORT
BY
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—Not later than 
90 days after receiving the report under paragraph (1), the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a review of both the privatization of temporary 
lodging facilities and the report of the Secretary. 
SEC. 2809. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROGRAM TO USE 
MINOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
AUTHORITY 
FOR 
CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of section 2810 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (division B 
of Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3510) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2009’’. 
(b) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘March 1, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 
2009’’. 
SEC. 2810. REPORT ON HOUSING PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 2008, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
containing— 
(1) a list of all housing privatization transactions carried 
out by the Department of Defense that, as of such date, are 
behind schedule or in default; and 
(2) recommendations regarding the opportunities for the 
Federal Government to ensure that all terms of each housing 
privatization transaction are completed according to the original 
schedule and budget. 
(b) SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING EACH TRANSACTION.— 
For each housing privatization transaction included in the report 
required by subsection (a), the report shall provide a description 
of the following: 
(1) The reasons for schedule delays, cost overruns, or 
default. 
(2) How solicitations and competitions were conducted for 
the project. 
(3) How financing, partnerships, legal arrangements, 
leases, or contracts in relation to the project were structured. 
(4) Which entities, including Federal entities, are bearing 
financial risk for the project, and to what extent. 
(5) The remedies available to the Federal Government to 
restore the transaction to schedule or ensure completion of
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the terms of the transaction in question at the earliest possible 
time. 
(6) The extent to which the Federal Government has the 
ability to affect the performance of various parties involved 
in the project. 
(7) The remedies available to subcontractors to recoup liens 
in the case of default, non-payment by the developer or other 
party to the transaction or lease agreement, or re-structuring. 
(8) The remedies available to the Federal Government to 
affect receivership actions or transfer of ownership of the 
project. 
(9) The names of the developers for the project and any 
history of previous defaults or bankruptcies by these developers 
or their affiliates. 
(c) HOUSING PRIVATIZATION TRANSACTION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘housing privatization transaction’’ means any 
contract or other transaction for the construction or acquisition 
of military family housing or military unaccompanied housing 
entered into under the authority of subchapter IV of chapter 169 
of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities 
Administration 
SEC. 2821. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT REAL PROPERTY TRANS-
ACTIONS RESULTING IN ANNUAL COSTS OF MORE THAN 
$750,000. 
(a) INCLUSION OF TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING DEFENSE AGEN-
CIES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
TO
REPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 
2662 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, or his designee,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or, with respect to a Defense Agency, the 
Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ‘‘military 
department’’ the following: ‘‘or the Secretary of Defense’’. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORT
REGARDING
MINOR
TRANSACTIONS.— 
Subsection (b) of such section is amended by inserting after 
‘‘military department’’ the following: ‘‘and, with respect to 
Defense Agencies, the Secretary of Defense’’. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (g) of such section is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘Secretary concerned’ includes, 
with respect to Defense Agencies, the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL TRANSACTION.—Subsection (a)(1) 
of such section is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) Any transaction or contract action that results in, 
or includes, the acquisition or use by, or the lease or license 
to, the United States of real property, if the estimated annual 
rental or cost for the use of the real property is more than 
$750,000.’’.
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SEC. 2822. CONTINUED CONSOLIDATION OF REAL PROPERTY PROVI-
SIONS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION.—Section 2663 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) LAND ACQUISITION OPTIONS
IN ADVANCE
OF MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—(1) The Secretary of a military depart-
ment may acquire an option on a parcel of real property before 
or after its acquisition is authorized by law, if the Secretary con-
siders it suitable and likely to be needed for a military project 
of the military department under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) As consideration for an option acquired under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may pay, from funds available to the military 
department under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for real property 
activities, an amount that is not more than 12 percent of the 
appraised fair market value of the property.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 2677 of such title is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 2677. 
SEC. 2823. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO LEASE NON-EXCESS 
PROPERTY OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FACILITIES OPER-
ATION SUPPORT AS IN-KIND CONSIDERATION.—Subsection (c)(1) of 
section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph 
(F); and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) Provision or payment of utility services for the Sec-
retary concerned. 
‘‘(E) Provision of real property maintenance services for 
the Secretary concerned.’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE RENTAL AND CERTAIN 
OTHER PROCEEDS FOR FACILITIES OPERATION SUPPORT.—Subsection 
(e)(1)(C) of such section is amended— 
(1) by adjusting the margins of clauses (ii) and (iii) to 
conform to the margin of clause (i); and 
(2) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(iv) Payment of utility services. 
‘‘(v) Real property maintenance services.’’. 
(c) USE OF COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES FOR SELECTION OF CER-
TAIN LESSEES.—Subsection (h) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘exceeds one year, and 
the fair market value of the lease’’ and inserting ‘‘exceeds 
one year, or the fair market value of the lease’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if the Secretary concerned 
determines that— 
‘‘(A) a public interest will be served as a result of the 
lease; and
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‘‘(B) the use of competitive procedures for the selection 
of certain lessees is unobtainable or not compatible with the 
public benefit served under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) Not later than 45 days before entering into a lease described 
in paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall submit to Congress 
written notice describing the terms of the proposed lease and— 
‘‘(A) the competitive procedures used to select the lessee; 
or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a lease involving the public benefit 
exception authorized by paragraph (2), a description of the 
public benefit to be served by the lease.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO PRIOR-YEAR AMEND-
MENT.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘paragraph (4), (5), 
or (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3), (4), or (5)’’; and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as para-
graphs (3), (4), and (5). 
SEC. 2824. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY FOR MANAGEMENT 
OF CULTURAL RESOURCES ON CERTAIN SITES OUTSIDE 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) EXPANDED AUTHORITY.—Section 2684 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘on military installations’’ 
and inserting ‘‘located on a site authorized by subsection (b)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
(c) and (d), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section (b): 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED CULTURAL RESOURCES SITES.—To be covered 
by a cooperative agreement under subsection (a), cultural resources 
must be located— 
‘‘(1) on a military installation; or 
‘‘(2) on a site outside of a military installation, but only 
if the cooperative agreement will directly relieve or eliminate 
current or anticipated restrictions that would or might restrict, 
impede, or otherwise interfere, whether directly or indirectly, 
with current or anticipated military training, testing, or oper-
ations on a military installation.’’. 
(b) CULTURAL RESOURCE DEFINED.—Subsection (d) of such sec-
tion, as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) An Indian sacred site, as defined in section 1(b)(iii) 
of Executive Order No. 13007.’’. 
SEC. 2825. AGREEMENTS TO LIMIT ENCROACHMENTS AND OTHER CON-
STRAINTS ON MILITARY TRAINING, TESTING, AND OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OF ACQUIRED PROP-
ERTY.—Subsection (d) of section 2684a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as 
paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph (3): 
‘‘(3) An agreement with an eligible entity under this section 
may provide for the management of natural resources on real prop-
erty in which the Secretary concerned acquires any right, title,
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or interest in accordance with this subsection and for the payment 
by the United States of all or a portion of the costs of such natural 
resource management if the Secretary concerned determines that 
there is a demonstrated need to preserve or restore habitat for 
the purpose described in subsection (a)(2).’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON PORTION OF ACQUISITION COSTS BORNE BY 
UNITED STATES.—Paragraph (4) of such subsection, as redesignated 
by subsection (a)(1), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph 
(E); 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘equal to the fair 
market value’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘equal to, at the discretion of the Secretary 
concerned— 
‘‘(i) the fair market value of any property or interest in 
property to be transferred to the United States upon the request 
of the Secretary concerned under paragraph (5); or 
‘‘(ii) the cumulative fair market value of all properties 
or interests to be transferred to the United States under para-
graph (5) pursuant to an agreement under subsection (a).’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) The portion of acquisition costs borne by the United States 
under subparagraph (A) may exceed the amount determined under 
subparagraph (C), but only if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary concerned provides written notice to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives containing— 
‘‘(I) a certification by the Secretary that the military 
value to the United States of the property or interest 
to be acquired justifies a payment in excess of the fair 
market value of the property or interest; and 
‘‘(II) a description of the military value to be obtained; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the contribution toward the acquisition costs of the 
property or interest is not made until at least 14 days after 
the date on which the notice is submitted under clause (i) 
or, if earlier, at least 10 days after the date on which a copy 
of the notice is provided in an electronic medium pursuant 
to section 480 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 2826. EXPANSION TO ALL MILITARY DEPARTMENTS OF ARMY 
PILOT PROGRAM FOR PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MUNIC-
IPAL SERVICES FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 325 of the Ronald 
W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2005 (Public Law 108–375; 10 U.S.C. 2461 note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ARMY’’ and inserting 
‘‘MILITARY’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Army’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of a military department’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘an Army installation’’ and inserting 
‘‘a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary’’; and