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SEC. 2824. LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY TO THE UNITED 
STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIA-
TION AND NAVAL ACADEMY FOUNDATION AT 
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAP-
OLIS, MARYLAND. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
lease approximately 3 acres at the United States Naval 
Academy in Annapolis, Maryland to the United States 
Naval Academy Alumni Association Inc. and the United 
States Naval Academy Foundation Inc. (hereafter referred 
to as the ‘‘lessees’’), for the purpose of enabling the lessees 
to construct, operate, and maintain the Alumni Associa-
tion and Foundation Center. 
(b) DURATION OF LEASE.—At the option of the Sec-
retary of the Navy, the lease entered into under this sec-
tion shall be in effect for 50 years. Upon the expiration 
of the lease, the Secretary may extend the lease for such 
additional period as the Secretary may determine. 
(c) PAYMENTS UNDER LEASE.— 
(1) AMOUNT
OF
PAYMENTS
BASED
ON
FAIR 
MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 
require the lessees to make payments under the 
lease entered into under this section, in cash or in 
the form of in-kind consideration, in an amount and 
form that reflects the fair market value of the lease 
as determined by the Secretary.
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(2) PAYMENTS IN THE FORM OF IN-KIND CON-
SIDERATION.— 
(A) TIMING.—To the extent that the les-
sees make payments under the lease in the form 
of in-kind consideration, such consideration 
may be paid as a lump-sum payment for the en-
tire lease term, or any part thereof, or in an-
nual installments. 
(B) DESCRIPTION OF IN-KIND CONSIDER-
ATION.—The in-kind consideration paid under 
the lease— 
(i) shall include the relocation of any 
Naval Support Activity Annapolis func-
tions presently located on the land to be 
leased to alternate locations deemed suffi-
cient by the Secretary; and 
(ii) may include annual support (in-
cluding cash, real property, or personal 
property) provided by the lessees after the 
date the lease is executed, to be used for 
the benefit of, or for use in connection 
with, the Naval Academy. 
(d) RETENTION AND USE OF FUNDS.—Funds re-
ceived under the lease entered into under this section may 
be retained for use in support of the Naval Academy and
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to cover expenses incurred by the Secretary of the Navy 
in managing the lease. 
(e) LEASEBACK PROHIBITED.—During the period in 
which the lease entered into under this section is in effect, 
the Secretary of the Navy may not lease any of the space 
constructed by the lessees on the property leased under 
this section. 
(f) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF ENTERING INTO AND 
MANAGING LEASE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Navy shall require the lessees to cover the costs 
to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the 
Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, 
in entering into and managing the lease under this 
section, including survey costs, costs for environ-
mental documentation, and any other administrative 
costs related to the lease (as defined in section 2667 
of title 10, United States Code). Any expenses in-
curred by the lessees pursuant to this provision may 
be considered in-kind consideration for purposes of 
subsection (c)(2) and may be credited against any 
payments due during the term of the lease. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account
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that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 
Secretary in entering into and managing the lease. 
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 condi-
tions and limitations, as amounts in such fund or 
account. If amounts are collected from the lessees in 
advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 
and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually 
incurred by the Secretary in entering into and man-
aging the lease, the Secretary may refund the excess 
amount to the lessees. 
(g) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property to be leased under 
this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
to the Secretary of the Navy, and may include property 
currently used for public purposes. 
(h) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may require such additional terms 
and conditions in connection with the lease entered into 
under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate 
to protect the interests of the United States.
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SEC. 2825. LAND CONVEYANCE, NATICK SOLDIER SYSTEMS 
CENTER, MASSACHUSETTS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Army may sell and convey all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to parcels of real property, 
consisting of approximately 98 acres and improvements 
thereon, located in the vicinity of Hudson, Wayland, and 
Needham, Massachusetts, that are the sites of military 
family housing supporting military personnel assigned to 
the United States (U.S.) Army Natick Soldier Systems 
Center. 
(b) COMPETITIVE SALE REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall use competitive procedures for the sale author-
ized by subsection (a). 
(c) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION
REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary shall require as consideration for conveyance 
under subsection (a), tendered by cash payment, an 
amount equal to no less than the fair market value, 
as determined by the Secretary, of the real property 
and any improvements thereon. 
(2) CASH PAYMENTS.— 
(A) CASH PAYMENTS DEPOSITED IN A SPE-
CIAL
ACCOUNT.—Cash payments provided as 
consideration under this subsection shall be de-
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posited in a special account in the Treasury es-
tablished for the Secretary. 
(B) USE
OF
FUNDS
IN
SPECIAL
AC-
COUNT.—The Secretary is authorized to use 
funds deposited in the special account estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) for— 
(i) demolition of existing military fam-
ily housing on the U.S. Army Natick Sol-
dier Systems Center (other than housing 
on property conveyed under subsection (a)) 
that the Secretary determines necessary to 
accommodate construction of military fam-
ily housing or unaccompanied soldier hous-
ing to support military personnel assigned 
to the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems 
Center; 
(ii) construction or rehabilitation of 
military family housing or unaccompanied 
soldier housing to support military per-
sonnel assigned to the U.S. Army Natick 
Soldier Systems Center; or 
(iii) construction of ancillary sup-
porting facilities (as that term is defined in 
section 2871(1) of title 10, United States 
Code) to support military personnel as-
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signed to the U.S. Army Natick Soldier 
Systems Center. 
(C) CASH
CONSIDERATION
NOT
USED 
PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 2025.—Cash payments 
provided as consideration under this subsection 
that are received by the Secretary and not used 
by the Secretary for purposes authorized by 
subparagraph (B) prior to October 1, 2025, 
shall be transferred to an account in the Treas-
ury established pursuant to section 2883 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PARCELS.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the parcels to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey that is sat-
isfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be 
borne by the recipient of the parcels. 
(e) 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. 
(f) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 
LAW.—The conveyance of property under this section 
shall not be subject to section 2696 of title 10, United 
States Code.
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(g) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—In this section the 
term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Army. 
SEC. 2826. IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS ON 
LAND CONVEYANCE, CASTNER RANGE, FORT 
BLISS, TEXAS. 
Section 2844 of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 2157) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS ON ANY CONVEYANCE 
OF CASTNER RANGE.— 
‘‘(1) CONDITIONS.—The real property described 
in subsection (a) may not be conveyed to the De-
partment or any other governmental, public, or pri-
vate entity unless the recipient agrees— 
‘‘(A) to prohibit the commercial develop-
ment of the real property; and 
‘‘(B) to conserve and protect the ecological, 
scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, 
natural, educational, and scientific resources of 
the real property. 
‘‘(2) 
RECONVEYANCE
TO
PUBLIC
LAND 
TRUST.—The conditions imposed by paragraph (1) 
do not prevent the recipient of real property de-
scribed in subsection (a) from conveying all or a por-
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tion of the real property to a public land trust so 
long as the public land trust agrees to comply with 
such conditions. 
‘‘(3) CONVEYANCE
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘convey’ includes any transfer of 
administrative jurisdiction over the real property de-
scribed in subsection (a) to another Federal agen-
cy.’’. 
SEC. 2827. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN DEED RESTRICTIONS 
AND REVERSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CON-
VEYANCE OF PROPERTY OF FORMER DE-
FENSE DEPOT OGDEN, UTAH. 
(a) NEGOTIATIONS TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS AND 
REVERSIONS.—As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
enter into negotiations with the City of Ogden, Utah, and 
Weber County, Utah, on agreements to remove deed re-
strictions and reversionary provisions on the remaining 
property of the former Defense Depot Ogden. 
(b) CONTENTS OF AGREEMENT.—The agreements 
entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall include such 
terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the Secretary 
of the Interior and the City of Ogden and Weber County 
(as the case may be), except that the following terms and 
conditions shall apply:
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(1) The Secretary may not remove the deed re-
strictions and reversionary provisions on the prop-
erty of the former Defense Depot Ogden until there 
is a ratified agreement between the Secretary and 
the City of Ogden or Weber County (as the case 
may be) to encumber other specific properties owned 
by the City or County with the same appropriate re-
versionary interests in favor of the United States as 
are in effect with respect to the property of the 
former Defense Depot Ogden as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) The properties of the City of Ogden or 
Weber County (as the case may be) that are encum-
bered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall have approxi-
mately equal value to the property of the former De-
fense Depot Ogden for which the deed restrictions 
and reversionary provisions are removed under the 
agreement. 
(3) The City of Ogden and Weber County shall 
pay the costs (except any costs for environmental re-
mediation of the property) to be incurred by the Sec-
retary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such rea-
sonable and customary administrative expenses in-
curred by the Secretary, to carry out the agreement 
with respect to the City or County (as the case may
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be), including survey and appraisal costs. If amounts 
are collected from the City of Ogden or Weber Coun-
ty in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual 
costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs ac-
tually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
agreement with respect to the City or County, the 
Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the City 
or County. 
SEC. 
2828. 
LAND 
CONVEYANCE, 
WASATCH-CACHE 
NA-
TIONAL FOREST, RICH COUNTY, UTAH. 
(a) LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey, without 
consideration, to the Utah State University Research 
Foundation (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Founda-
tion’’) all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to a parcel of real property consisting of approxi-
mately 80 acres, including improvements thereon, located 
outside of the boundaries of the Wasatch-Cache National 
Forest in Rich County, Utah, within Sections 19 and 30, 
Township 14 North, Range 5 East, Salt Lake Base and 
Meridian for the purpose of permitting the Foundation to 
use the property for scientific and educational purposes. 
(b) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary of 
Agriculture determines at any time that the real property
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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 such real 
property, including any 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 opportunity for a hearing. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall require the Foundation to cover the 
costs (except any costs for environmental remedi-
ation of the property) to be incurred by the Sec-
retary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs 
incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the convey-
ance under subsection (a), including survey costs, 
costs for environmental documentation, and any 
other administrative costs related to the conveyance. 
If amounts are collected from the Foundation in ad-
vance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 
and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually 
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the convey-
ance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount 
to the Foundation.
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(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover those 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 amounts in such fund or account. 
(d) 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 Agriculture. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture may require such additional 
terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 
under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2829. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER MISSILE ALERT 
FACILITY KNOWN AS QUEBEC-01, LARAMIE 
COUNTY, WYOMING. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Air Force may convey, without consideration, to the 
State of Wyoming (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘State’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States
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in and to the real property, including any improvements 
thereon, consisting of the former Missile Alert Facility 
(MAF) known as ‘‘Quebec-01,’’ located in Laramie Coun-
ty, Wyoming, for the purpose of operating a historical site, 
interpretive center, or museum. 
(b) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—Subject to para-
graph (2), the Secretary of the Air Force shall re-
quire the State to cover costs 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 survey 
costs, costs for environmental documentation, and 
any other administrative costs related to the convey-
ance. If amounts are collected from the State in ad-
vance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 
and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually 
incurred by the Secretary to carry out the convey-
ance, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount 
to the State. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
PAYMENT
OF
COSTS
BY 
STATE.— 
(A) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (1) shall 
apply only with respect to the costs the State 
agrees to cover under the Programmatic Agree-
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ment described in subparagraph (B), as such 
Agreement is in effect at the time of the pay-
ment of the costs. 
(B) 
PROGRAMMATIC
AGREEMENT
DE-
SCRIBED.—The Programmatic Agreement de-
scribed in this subparagraph is the Pro-
grammatic Agreement between Francis E. War-
ren Air Force Base, and the Wyoming State 
Historic Preservation Officer, Regarding the 
Implementation of the Strategic Arms Reduc-
tion Treaty at Francis E. Warren Air Force 
Base Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming. 
(3) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under para-
graph (1) shall be credited to the fund or account 
that was used to cover those costs incurred by the 
Secretary in carrying out the conveyance, or if such 
fund or account has expired at the time of credit, to 
an appropriate appropriation, 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 appropriation, 
fund, or account, and shall be available for the same 
purpose, and subject to the same conditions and lim-
itations, as amounts in such fund or account.
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(c) 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 Air Force. 
(d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary of 
the Air Force determines at any time that the real prop-
erty conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used in 
accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified 
in subsection (a), all right, title, and interest in and to 
such real property, including any 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. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States.
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Subtitle D—Military Land 
Withdrawals 
SEC. 2831. INDEFINITE DURATION OF CERTAIN MILITARY 
LAND WITHDRAWALS AND RESERVATIONS 
AND IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF WITH-
DRAWN AND RESERVED LANDS. 
(a) IMPROVING MANAGEMENT OF CURRENT STATU-
TORY LAND WITHDRAWALS
AND RESERVATIONS
AND 
MAKING MANAGEMENT MORE TRANSPARENT.— 
(1) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 
Section 101(a)(2) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 
670a(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘, acting 
through the Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service,’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
ELEMENTS
OF
INTEGRATED 
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Section 
101(b) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (J) 
as subparagraph (K); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(I) the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(J) procedures to ensure that each peri-
odic review of the plan is conducted jointly by 
the Secretary of the military department and 
the Secretary of the Interior, and that affected 
States and Indian tribes, and the public, are 
provided a meaningful opportunity to comment 
upon any substantial revisions to the plan that 
may be proposed; and’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) shall contain a determination by the Sec-
retary of the military department regarding whether 
there will be a continuing military need for the lands 
covered by the integrated natural resources manage-
ment plan during the period of the plan;’’. 
(b) EL CENTRO NAVAL AIR FACILITY RANGES.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The El Centro Naval 
Air Facility Ranges Withdrawal Act (subtitle B of 
title XXIX of Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2813) 
is amended—
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(A) in section 2921(b)(3), by striking ‘‘, 
before the termination date specified in section 
2925,’’; 
(B) in section 2924(a), by striking the 
third sentence; 
(C) by striking sections 2925 and 2927; 
and 
(D) in section 2928(a), by striking ‘‘speci-
fied in section 2925’’. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—The El Centro Naval Air 
Facility Ranges Withdrawal Act (subtitle B of title 
XXIX of Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2813) is 
further amended by inserting after section 2924 the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
2925. 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE 
COM-
MITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSE.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergov-
ernmental executive committee for the sole purpose of ex-
changing views, information, and advice relating to the 
management of the natural and cultural resources of the 
lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—
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‘‘(1) REPRESENTATIVES
OF
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—The Secretary of the Navy and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall include representatives 
from interested Federal agencies as members of the 
intergovernmental executive committee. 
‘‘(2) REPRESENTATIVES OF STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS.—The Secretary of the Navy and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as 
members of the intergovernmental executive com-
mittee— 
‘‘(A) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from the government 
of the State of California; and 
‘‘(B) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from each local gov-
ernment and Indian tribal government in the vi-
cinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as 
determined by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(c) OPERATION.—The intergovernmental executive 
committee shall operate in accordance with the terms set 
forth in the memorandum of understanding under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(d) PROCEDURES.—The memorandum of under-
standing under subsection (a) shall establish procedures 
for creating a forum for exchanging views, information,
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and advice relating to the management of natural and cul-
tural resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved under 
this subtitle, procedures for rotating the chair of the inter-
governmental executive committee, and procedures for 
scheduling regular meetings, which shall occur no less fre-
quently than twice a year. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of the Navy, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall ap-
point an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergov-
ernmental executive committee. The duties of the coordi-
nator shall be included in the memorandum of under-
standing under subsection (a). The coordinator shall not 
be a member of the committee. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not 
apply to the intergovernmental executive committee.’’. 
(3) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED
FOR
WITHDRAWAL
AND
RESERVATION
AND 
PUBLIC REPORTS.—The El Centro Naval Air Facil-
ity Ranges Withdrawal Act (subtitle B of title XXIX 
of Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2813) is further 
amended by inserting after section 2926 the fol-
lowing new section:
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‘‘SEC. 2927. DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED FOR WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 
AND PUBLIC REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) DETERMINATION
OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED.—Whenever an integrated natural resources man-
agement plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved 
under this subtitle is reviewed as to operation and effect 
as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act (16 
U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), but not less often than every five 
years, the Secretary of the Navy shall include the Sec-
retary’s determination regarding whether there will be a 
continuing military need for any or all of the withdrawn 
and reserved lands for the following five years. 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) CHANGES
IN
LAND
CONDITIONS.—(A) 
Concurrent with each review of an integrated nat-
ural resources management plan described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Navy and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue 
a report describing any changes in the condition of 
the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle 
since the later of the date of any previous report 
under this paragraph or the date of the environ-
mental analysis prepared to support the actions that 
changed the condition of the lands.
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‘‘(B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude a summary of current military use of the lands 
withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle, any 
changes in military use of the lands since the pre-
vious report, and efforts related to the management 
of natural and cultural resources and environmental 
remediation of the lands during the previous five 
years. 
‘‘(2) COMBINATION WITH OTHER REPORTS.—A 
report under this subsection may be combined with, 
or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report 
required by any other provision of law regarding the 
lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—(A) Be-
fore the finalization of a report under this sub-
section, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall invite interested members of the 
public to review and comment on the report, and 
shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the 
report in a location or locations reasonably accessible 
to persons who may be affected by management of 
the lands withdrawn and reserved under this sub-
title. 
‘‘(B) Each public meeting under subparagraph 
(A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before
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the date of the meeting by advertisements in local 
newspapers of general circulation, notices on the 
internet, including the website of El Centro, and any 
other means considered necessary or desirable by the 
Secretaries. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION
OF
REPORT.—The final 
version of a report under this subsection shall be 
made available to the public and submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services and Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives.’’. 
(c) JUNIPER BUTTE RANGE.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Juniper Butte 
Range Withdrawal Act (title XXIX of Public Law 
105–261; 112 Stat. 2226) is amended— 
(A) in section 2915— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘Duration’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Relin-
quishment’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘TERMINATION.—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘At the time of termination’’ and 
inserting ‘‘EFFECT OF RELINQUISHMENT
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ON
OPERATION
OF
GENERAL
LAND 
LAWS.—Upon relinquishment of Depart-
ment of the Air Force jurisdiction over 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
title’’; 
(iii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in the subsection heading, by 
inserting ‘‘PROCESS’’ after ‘‘RELIN-
QUISHMENT’’; 
(II) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘under subsection (c)’’; and 
(III) in paragraph (3), by strik-
ing ‘‘before the date of termination, 
as provided for in subsection (a)(1)’’; 
and 
(iv) by striking subsection (c); and 
(B) in section 2916— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘or upon termination of with-
drawal’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘and in all cases not later than 2 years be-
fore the date of termination of withdrawal 
and reservation,’’;
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(iii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘en-
vironmental remediation’’ and all that fol-
lows through the end of the subsection and 
inserting ‘‘environmental remediation be-
fore relinquishing, to the Secretary of the 
Interior, jurisdiction over any lands identi-
fied in a notice of intent to relinquish 
under section 2915(b).’’; and 
(iv) in subsection (d)— 
(I) in the subsection heading, by 
striking ‘‘TERMINATES’’ and inserting 
‘‘RELINQUISHED’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘termination 
date’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘relinquishment date’’; and 
(III) in paragraph (2), by strik-
ing ‘‘termination’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
linquishment’’. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—Section 2910 of the Juni-
per Butte Range Withdrawal Act (title XXIX of 
Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2231) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
EXECUTIVE
COM-
MITTEE.—
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
PURPOSE.—The 
memorandum of understanding under subsection (a) 
shall be modified as provided in subsection (c) to es-
tablish an intergovernmental executive committee for 
the sole purpose of exchanging views, information, 
and advice relating to the management of the nat-
ural and cultural resources of the lands withdrawn 
and reserved by this title. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—(A) The Secretary of the 
Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior shall in-
clude representatives from interested Federal agen-
cies as members of the intergovernmental executive 
committee. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of the Air Force and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as 
members of the intergovernmental executive com-
mittee— 
‘‘(i) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from the government 
of the State of Idaho; and 
‘‘(ii) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from each local gov-
ernment and Indian tribal government in the vi-
cinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as 
determined by the Secretaries.
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‘‘(3) OPERATION.—The intergovernmental exec-
utive committee shall operate in accordance with the 
terms set forth in the memorandum of under-
standing. 
‘‘(4) PROCEDURES.—The memorandum of un-
derstanding shall establish procedures for creating a 
forum for exchanging views, information, and advice 
relating to the management of natural and cultural 
resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved by 
this title, procedures for rotating the chair of the 
intergovernmental executive committee, and proce-
dures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall 
occur no less frequently than twice a year. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force, in consultation with the Secretary of the In-
terior, shall appoint an individual to serve as coordi-
nator of the intergovernmental executive committee. 
The duties of the coordinator shall be included in 
the memorandum of understanding. The coordinator 
shall not be a member of the committee. 
‘‘(6) FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
ACT.— 
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) does not apply to the intergovernmental execu-
tive committee.’’.
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(3) DETERMINATIONS
OF
CONTINUING
MILI-
TARY NEED FOR WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 
AND PUBLIC REPORTS.—Section 2909 of the Juni-
per Butte Range Withdrawal Act (title XXIX of 
Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2230) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c), by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘The review shall 
include the determination of the Secretary of 
the Air Force regarding whether there will be 
a continuing military need for any or all of the 
withdrawn and reserved lands for the following 
5 years.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) PUBLIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) CHANGES
IN
LAND
CONDITIONS.—(A) 
Concurrent with each review of an integrated nat-
ural resources management plan developed under 
this section. the Secretary of the Air Force and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and 
issue a report describing any changes in the condi-
tion of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
title since the later of the date of any previous re-
port under this paragraph or the date of the envi-
1110 
ronmental analysis prepared to support the actions 
that changed the condition of the lands. 
‘‘(B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude a summary of current military use of the lands 
withdrawn and reserved by this title, any changes in 
military use of the lands since the previous report, 
and efforts related to the management of natural 
and cultural resources and environmental remedi-
ation of the lands during the previous 5 years. 
‘‘(2) COMBINATION WITH OTHER REPORTS.—A 
report under this subsection may be combined with, 
or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report 
required by any other provision of law regarding the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—(A) Be-
fore the finalization of a report under this sub-
section, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall invite interested members 
of the public to review and comment on the report, 
and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning 
the report in a location or locations reasonably ac-
cessible to persons who may be affected by manage-
ment of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this 
title.
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‘‘(B) Each public meeting under subparagraph 
(A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before 
the date of the meeting by advertisements in local 
newspapers of general circulation, notices on the 
internet, including the website of the Juniper Butte 
Range (if one exists), and any other means consid-
ered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION
OF
REPORT.—The final 
version of a report under this subsection shall be 
made available to the public and submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services and Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives.’’. 
(d) RANGES COVERED BY SUBTITLE A OF MILITARY 
LANDS WITHDRAWAL ACT OF 1999.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Military Lands 
Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 
106–65; 113 Stat. 885) is amended— 
(A) by striking section 3015; 
(B) by striking section 3016 and inserting 
the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 3016. RELINQUISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) NOTICE OF INTENT REGARDING RELINQUISH-
MENT.—If the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned decides to relinquish all or any of the lands with-
drawn and reserved by section 3011, such Secretary shall 
transmit a notice of intent to relinquish such lands to the 
Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(b) OPENING DATE.—On the date of relinquishment 
of the withdrawal and reservation of lands withdrawn and 
reserved by section 3011, such lands shall not be open to 
any form of appropriation under the public land laws, in-
cluding the mineral laws and the mineral leasing and geo-
thermal leasing laws, until the Secretary of the Interior 
publishes in the Federal Register an appropriate order 
stating the date upon which such lands shall be restored 
to the public domain and opened.’’; and 
(C) in section 3017— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 3016(d)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 
3016’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘If because’’ and 
everything that follows through ‘‘de-
termines that’’ and inserting ‘‘If the 
Secretary of the Interior declines to 
accept jurisdiction over lands with-
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drawn by this subtitle which have 
been proposed for relinquishment be-
cause the Secretary determines that’’; 
and 
(II) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘the expiration of the withdrawal of 
such lands under this subtitle’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such determination’’. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEES.—Section 3014 of the 
Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX 
of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 890) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) INTERGOVERNMENTAL
EXECUTIVE
COMMIT-
TEES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—For the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, the 
Secretary of the military department concerned and 
the Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by 
memorandum of understanding, an intergovern-
mental executive committee for each range for the 
sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and 
advice relating to the management of the natural 
and cultural resources of the withdrawn and re-
served lands.
1115 
tion, and advice relating to the management of nat-
ural and cultural resources on the withdrawn and re-
served lands, procedures for rotating the chair of the 
intergovernmental executive committee, and proce-
dures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall 
occur no less frequently than twice a year. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of the 
military department concerned, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an indi-
vidual to serve as coordinator of the intergovern-
mental executive committee for a range. The duties 
of the coordinator shall be included in the memo-
randum of understanding. The coordinator shall not 
be a member of the committee. 
‘‘(6) FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
ACT.— 
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) does not apply to an intergovernmental execu-
tive committee established under this subsection.’’. 
(3) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED
FOR
WITHDRAWAL
AND
RESERVATION
AND 
PUBLIC REPORTS.—The Military Lands Withdrawal 
Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 
Stat. 885) is further amended by inserting after sec-
tion 3014 the following new section:
1116 
‘‘SEC. 3015. DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED FOR WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 
AND PUBLIC REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) DETERMINATION
OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED.—Whenever an integrated natural resources man-
agement plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved 
under section 3011 is reviewed as to operation and effect 
as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act (16 
U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), but not less often than every five 
years, the Secretary of the military department concerned 
shall include the Secretary’s determination regarding 
whether there will be a continuing military need for any 
or all of the withdrawn and reserved lands for the fol-
lowing five years. 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) CHANGES
IN
LAND
CONDITIONS.—(A) 
Concurrent with each review of an integrated nat-
ural resources management plan described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the military department 
concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
jointly prepare and issue a report describing any 
changes in the condition of the lands covered by the 
plan since the later of the date of any previous re-
port under this paragraph or the date of the envi-
ronmental analysis prepared to support the actions 
that changed the condition of the lands.
1117 
‘‘(B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude a summary of current military use of the lands 
covered by the plan, any changes in military use of 
the lands since the previous report, and efforts re-
lated to the management of natural and cultural re-
sources and environmental remediation of the lands 
during the previous five years. 
‘‘(2) COMBINATION WITH OTHER REPORTS.—A 
report under this subsection may be combined with, 
or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report 
required by any other provision of law regarding the 
lands covered by the integrated natural resources 
management plan. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—(A) Be-
fore the finalization of a report under this sub-
section, the Secretary of the military department 
concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall in-
vite interested members of the public to review and 
comment on the report, and shall hold at least one 
public meeting concerning the report in a location or 
locations reasonably accessible to persons who may 
be affected by management of the lands addressed 
by the report. 
‘‘(B) Each public meeting under subparagraph 
(A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before
1118 
the date of the meeting by advertisements in local 
newspapers of general circulation, notices on the 
internet, including the website of the affected mili-
tary range (if one exists), and any other means con-
sidered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION
OF
REPORT.—The final 
version of a report under this subsection shall be 
made available to the public and submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services and Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives.’’. 
(e) BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3031 of the 
Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX 
of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 897) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, in-
cluding the duration of any renewal or ex-
tension’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in the paragraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘OR TERMINATION’’; and
1119 
(II) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking the last sentence; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 
‘‘or termination’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘DURA-
TION’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of the ter-
mination’’ and inserting ‘‘EFFECT OF RELIN-
QUISHMENT
ON
OPERATION
OF
GENERAL 
LAND LAWS.—On the date of relinquishment’’; 
(C) by striking subsection (e); and 
(D) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘TERMINATION AND’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘but 
not later than three years before the termi-
nation of the withdrawal and reservation,’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘be-
fore the termination date of the withdrawal 
and reservation of such lands under this 
section’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking 
‘‘Notwithstanding the termination date, 
unless’’ and inserting ‘‘Unless’’. 
(2) DETERMINATIONS
OF
CONTINUING
MILI-
TARY
NEED
FOR
WITHDRAWAL
AND
RESERVA-
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TION.—Section 3031 of the Military Lands With-
drawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106– 
65; 113 Stat. 897) is further amended by inserting 
after subsection (d) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) PERIODIC DETERMINATION
OF CONTINUING 
MILITARY NEED.—Whenever an integrated natural re-
sources management plan covering the lands withdrawn 
and reserved under this section is reviewed as to operation 
and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes 
Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), but not less often than every 
five years, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
of the Air Force shall include the Secretary’s determina-
tion regarding whether there will be a continuing military 
need for any or all of the withdrawn and reserved lands 
for the following five years.’’. 
(3) USE OF DEFINITIONS.—Section 3031(c)(5) 
of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title 
XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 907) is 
amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘military munitions’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(e)(4) of 
title 10, United States Code.
1121 
‘‘(B) The term ‘unexploded ordnance’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 
101(e)(5) of such title.’’. 
(f) NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Fort Irwin Mili-
tary Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of 
Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1335) is amended— 
(A) in section 2910, by striking the section 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘At the 
time of the termination’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 2910. EFFECT OF RELINQUISHMENT ON OPERATION 
OF GENERAL LAND LAWS. 
‘‘On the date of relinquishment’’; 
(B) by striking section 2911; and 
(C) in section 2912— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘Termination and’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘During the first 22 years of the with-
drawal and reservation made by this title, 
if’’ and inserting ‘‘If’’;
1122 
(iii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘be-
fore the termination date of the withdrawal 
and reservation’’; and 
(iv) in subsection (d), by striking 
‘‘Notwithstanding the termination date 
specified in section 2910, unless’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Unless’’. 
(2) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED
FOR
WITHDRAWAL
AND
RESERVATION
AND 
PUBLIC REPORTS.—The Fort Irwin Military Land 
Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 
107–107; 115 Stat. 1335) is further amended by in-
serting after section 2910 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2911. DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED FOR WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 
AND PUBLIC REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) PERIODIC DETERMINATION
OF CONTINUING 
NEED.—Whenever an integrated natural resources man-
agement plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved 
under this title is reviewed as to operation and effect as 
required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 
670a(b)(2)), but not less often than every five years, the 
Secretary of the Army shall include in the plan the Sec-
retary’s determination regarding whether there will be a
1123 
continuing military need for any or all of the withdrawn 
and reserved lands for the following five years. 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) CHANGES
IN
LAND
CONDITIONS.—(A) 
Concurrent with each review of an integrated nat-
ural resources management plan described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Army and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue 
a report describing any changes in the condition of 
the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title since 
the later of the date of any previous report under 
this paragraph or the date of the environmental 
analysis prepared to support the actions that 
changed the condition of the lands. 
‘‘(B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude a summary of current military use of the lands 
withdrawn and reserved by this title, any changes in 
military use of the lands since the previous report, 
and efforts related to the management of natural 
and cultural resources and environmental remedi-
ation of the lands during the previous five years. 
‘‘(2) COMBINATION WITH OTHER REPORTS.—A 
report under this subsection may be combined with, 
or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report
1124 
required by any other provision of law regarding the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—(A) Be-
fore the finalization of a report under this sub-
section, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall invite interested members of the 
public to review and comment on the report, and 
shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the 
report in a location or locations reasonably accessible 
to persons who may be affected by management of 
the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. 
‘‘(B) Each public meeting under subparagraph 
(A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before 
the date of the meeting by advertisements in local 
newspapers of general circulation, notices on the 
internet, including the website of National Training 
Range, and any other means considered necessary or 
desirable by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION
OF
REPORT.—The final 
version of a report under this subsection shall be 
made available to the public and submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services and Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives.’’.
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(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—The Fort Irwin Military 
Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public 
Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1335) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
2914. 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE 
COM-
MITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSE.—The Sec-
retary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergov-
ernmental executive committee for the sole purpose of ex-
changing views, information, and advice relating to the 
management of the natural and cultural resources of the 
lands withdrawn and reserved by this title. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) REPRESENTATIVES
OF
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—The Secretary of the Army and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall include representatives 
from interested Federal agencies as members of the 
intergovernmental executive committee. 
‘‘(2) REPRESENTATIVES OF STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS.—The Secretary of the Army and 
the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as 
members of the intergovernmental executive com-
mittee—
1126 
‘‘(A) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from the government 
of the State of California; and 
‘‘(B) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from each local gov-
ernment and Indian tribal government in the vi-
cinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as 
determined by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(c) OPERATION.—The intergovernmental executive 
committee shall operate in accordance with the terms set 
forth in the memorandum of understanding under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(d) PROCEDURES.—The memorandum of under-
standing under subsection (a) shall establish procedures 
for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, 
and advice relating to the management of natural and cul-
tural resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved by 
this title, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergov-
ernmental executive committee, and procedures for sched-
uling regular meetings, which shall occur no less fre-
quently than twice a year. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of the Army, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall ap-
point an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergov-
ernmental executive committee. The duties of the coordi-
1127 
nator shall be included in the memorandum of under-
standing under subsection (a). The coordinator shall not 
be a member of the committee. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not 
apply to the intergovernmental executive committee.’’. 
(g) RANGES COVERED BY MILITARY LAND WITH-
DRAWALS ACT OF 2013.— 
(1) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Military Land 
Withdrawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 1025) is amended— 
(A) by striking sections 2919, 2920; 2936, 
2946, and 2979; 
(B) in section 2921, by striking ‘‘On the 
termination of’’ and inserting ‘‘On the relin-
quishment of’’; and 
(C) in section 2922(d)(3)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘ON
TERMINATION’’ and inserting 
‘‘UPON RELINQUISHMENT’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or if at the expiration 
of the withdrawal and reservation,’’. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—The Military Land With-
1128 
drawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 1025) is further amended by in-
serting after section 2918 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
2919. 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
EXECUTIVE 
COM-
MITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—For the lands 
withdrawn and reserved by sections 2931, 2941, and 
2971, the Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the 
Interior shall establish, by memorandum of under-
standing, an intergovernmental executive committee for 
each location for the sole purpose of exchanging views, in-
formation, and advice relating to the management of the 
natural and cultural resources of the withdrawn and re-
served lands. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) REPRESENTATIVES
OF
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—The Secretary concerned and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall include representatives 
from interested Federal agencies as members of the 
intergovernmental executive committee for a location 
covered by subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) REPRESENTATIVES OF STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS.—The Secretary concerned and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as
1129 
members of the intergovernmental executive com-
mittee for a location covered by subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from the government 
of the State in which the withdrawn and re-
served lands are located; and 
‘‘(B) at least one elected officer (or other 
authorized representative) from each local gov-
ernment and Indian tribal government in the vi-
cinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as 
determined by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(c) OPERATION.—The intergovernmental executive 
committee for a location covered by subsection (a) shall 
operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the 
memorandum of understanding under subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) PROCEDURES.—The memorandum of under-
standing under subsection (a) shall establish procedures 
for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, 
and advice relating to the management of natural and cul-
tural resources on the withdrawn and reserved lands, pro-
cedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental ex-
ecutive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular 
meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice 
a year.
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‘‘(e) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary concerned, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall ap-
point an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergov-
ernmental executive committee for a location covered by 
subsection (a). The duties of the coordinator shall be in-
cluded in the memorandum of understanding under sub-
section (a). The coordinator shall not be a member of the 
committee. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not 
apply to a intergovernmental executive committee for a lo-
cation covered by subsection (a).’’. 
(3) DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED
FOR
WITHDRAWAL
AND
RESERVATION
AND 
PUBLIC REPORTS.—The Military Land Withdrawals 
Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 1025) is further amended by inserting after 
section 2919, as added by paragraph (2), the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2920. DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING MILITARY 
NEED FOR WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION 
AND PUBLIC REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) PERIODIC DETERMINATION
OF CONTINUING 
NEED.—Whenever an integrated natural resources man-
agement plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved
1131 
under a subtitle of this title is reviewed as to operation 
and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes 
Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), but not less often than every 
five years, the Secretary concerned shall include in the 
plan the Secretary’s determination regarding whether 
there will be a continuing military need for any or all of 
the withdrawn and reserved lands for the following five 
years. 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) CHANGES
IN
LAND
CONDITIONS.—(A) 
Concurrent with each review of an integrated nat-
ural resources management plan described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary concerned and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue 
a report describing any changes in the condition of 
the lands covered by the plan since the later of the 
date of any previous report under this paragraph or 
the date of the environmental analysis prepared to 
support the actions that changed the condition of 
the lands. 
‘‘(B) A report under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude a summary of current military use of the lands 
covered by the plan, any changes in military use of 
the lands since the previous report, and efforts re-
lated to the management of natural and cultural re-
1132 
sources and environmental remediation of the lands 
during the previous five years. 
‘‘(2) COMBINATION WITH OTHER REPORTS.—A 
report under this subsection may be combined with, 
or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report 
required by any other provision of law regarding the 
lands addressed by the report. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—(A) Be-
fore the finalization of a report under this sub-
section, the Secretary concerned and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall invite interested members of the 
public to review and comment on the report, and 
shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the 
report in a location or locations reasonably accessible 
to persons who may be affected by management of 
the lands addressed by the report. 
‘‘(B) Each public meeting under subparagraph 
(A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before 
the date of the meeting by advertisements in local 
newspapers of general circulation, notices on the 
internet, including the website of the affected mili-
tary range (if one exists), and any other means con-
sidered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION
OF
REPORT.—The final 
version of a report under this subsection shall be
1133 
made available to the public and submitted to the 
Committees on Armed Services and Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives.’’. 
(h) EFFECT
ON NEW LAND WITHDRAWALS
AND 
RESERVATIONS.—Nothing in this section or the amend-
ments made by this section shall be construed as changing 
the requirements imposed on the Department of Defense 
to obtain a new or expanded land withdrawal and reserva-
tion. 
SEC. 2832. TEMPORARY SEGREGATION FROM PUBLIC LAND 
LAWS OF PROPERTY SUBJECT TO PROPOSED 
MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWAL; TEMPORARY 
USE PERMITS AND TRANSFERS OF SMALL 
PARCELS OF LAND BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS 
OF INTERIOR AND MILITARY DEPARTMENTS; 
MORE EFFICIENT SURVEYING OF LANDS. 
(a) TEMPORARY SEGREGATION OF MILITARY LAND 
FROM PUBLIC LAND LAWS UNDER REQUEST FOR WITH-
DRAWAL MADE TO SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—Sec-
tion 3 of the Act of February 28, 1958 (Public Law 85– 
337; 43 U.S.C. 157), is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘Any application’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) CONTENTS
OF APPLICATION.—Any applica-
tion’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘shall specify’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall be filed with the Secretary of the Interior and 
shall specify’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) TEMPORARY
SEGREGATION
FROM
PUBLIC 
LAND LAWS.— 
‘‘(1) PUBLIC NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the receipt of an application under 
subsection (a) for a withdrawal or reservation, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall publish a notice in the 
Federal Register stating that the application has 
been submitted, identifying the land that is the sub-
ject of the application, and stating the extent to 
which the land is to be segregated in accordance 
with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) 
SEGREGATION
FROM
PUBLIC
LAND 
LAWS.—Upon publication of a notice under para-
graph (1), the land identified in the notice shall be 
segregated from the operation of the public land 
laws to the extent specified in the notice. The seg-
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regation of such land pursuant to such notice shall 
terminate upon the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the enactment of some or all of the 
withdrawal or reservation by Congress; or 
‘‘(B) the expiration of the 7-year period 
which begins on the date of the publication of 
the notice. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘public land laws’ includes the mining laws, the min-
eral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
ARRANGE-
MENTS FOR USE AND TRANSFER OF LANDS UNDER JU-
RISDICTION OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—Such Act 
(43 U.S.C. 155 et seq.) is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 7. SHORT-TERM PERMITS FOR USE OF DEPARTMENT 
OF INTERIOR LANDS FOR MILITARY TRAIN-
ING AND TESTING. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—In addition to any other authority 
to grant permits for the use of land, the Secretary of the 
Interior may grant a permit to the Secretary of Defense 
to use land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior. Any such permit— 
‘‘(1) shall be issued consistent with section 
2691 of title 10, United States Code;
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‘‘(2) shall allow the Department of Defense to 
use the land only for purposes of training and test-
ing that are consistent with the purposes for which 
the Secretary of the Interior manages the land; and 
‘‘(3) may contain such other requirements as 
the Secretary of the Interior considers appropriate. 
‘‘(b) DURATION
OF PERMIT.—A permit granted 
under this section shall be in effect for such period as the 
Secretary of the Interior may provide, except that such 
period may not exceed 30 days. 
‘‘SEC. 8. TRANSFERS OF SMALL PARCELS OF LAND BE-
TWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS OF DEFENSE AND 
INTERIOR. 
‘‘(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—Subject to any valid 
existing rights, upon mutual agreement, and without cost 
for the value of the land or any improvements thereon— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Interior may transfer 
administrative jurisdiction over land that meets the 
requirements of subsection (b) to the Secretary of a 
military department; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary of a military department 
may transfer administrative jurisdiction over land 
that meets the requirements of subsection (b) to the 
Secretary of the Interior.
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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR LAND ELIGIBLE
FOR 
TRANSFER.—The requirements of this subsection are as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) CONTIGUITY.—The land is contiguous to 
land already under the administrative jurisdiction of 
the Secretary to whom such jurisdiction is trans-
ferred. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ACREAGE.—No single par-
cel of the land is larger than 5,000 acres of contig-
uous area. 
‘‘(3) NO RECENT PRIOR TRANSFER OF CONTIG-
UOUS LAND.—The land is not contiguous to any 
other land for which administrative jurisdiction has 
been transferred under the authority of this section 
during the previous 5 years. 
‘‘(4) PRIOR USE FOR DEFENSE PURPOSES.—In 
the case of land transferred to the Department of 
Defense, the land was used for defense purposes im-
mediately prior to the date of transfer. 
‘‘(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
‘‘(1) PREPARATION
AND
PUBLICATION.—The 
Secretary of the Interior shall— 
‘‘(A) publish in the Federal Register a no-
tice containing the legal description of any land 
transferred under subsection (a);
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‘‘(B) file maps and legal descriptions of 
the land with— 
‘‘(i) the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices and Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate, and 
‘‘(ii) the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices and Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives; and 
‘‘(C) make copies of such maps and legal 
descriptions available for public inspection in 
the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
‘‘(2) FORCE
OF
LAW.—For purposes of any 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction over land 
under this section, the legal description and map for 
the land shall be the legal description of the land 
filed under paragraph (1)(B), except that the Sec-
retary of the Interior may correct clerical and typo-
graphical errors in the legal description or map. 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT AND USE OF LAND TRANSFERRED 
TO THE SECRETARY OF A MILITARY DEPARTMENT.— 
Upon a transfer of administrative jurisdiction over land 
to the Secretary of a military department under subsection 
(a)—
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‘‘(1) the land shall be treated as property (as 
defined in section 102(9) of title 40, United States 
Code) under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the military department; and 
‘‘(2) the land shall be withdrawn from all forms 
of appropriation under the public land laws, includ-
ing the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and 
the geothermal leasing laws, for as long as the land 
is under the administrative jurisdiction of a Sec-
retary of a military department. 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT AND USE OF LAND TRANSFERRED 
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—Upon a transfer 
of administrative jurisdiction over land to the Secretary 
of the Interior under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) the land shall become public land; and 
‘‘(2) the land shall be administered for the 
same purposes and be subject to the same conditions 
of use as the adjacent public land. 
‘‘(f) EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITIES.—The au-
thority provided by this section is in addition to, and not 
subject to, any other authority relating to transfers of 
land.’’. 
(c) SHORT TITLE.—Section 1 of such Act (43 U.S.C. 
155) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a) WITHDRAWAL, RESERVATION, OR RESTRIC-
TION
OF
PUBLIC
LANDS
FOR
DEFENSE
PUR-
POSES.—Notwithstanding’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘Engle Act’.’’. 
(d) PROMOTING MORE EFFICIENT SURVEYING OF 
LANDS.—In fixing the original corner position in an offi-
cial survey of unsurveyed land, when applicable and fea-
sible, Cadastral Surveys may, instead of using physical 
monuments, use geographic coordinates correlated to the 
National Spatial Reference System geodetic datum, in ac-
cordance with the Manual of Surveying Instructions. 
Subtitle E—Military Memorials, 
Monuments, and Museums 
SEC. 2841. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER 
OF VETERANS MEMORIAL OBJECTS TO FOR-
EIGN GOVERNMENTS WITHOUT SPECIFIC AU-
THORIZATION IN LAW. 
(a) 
DESCRIPTION
OF
OBJECTS.—Paragraph 
(2)(B)(iii) of section 2572(e) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘from abroad’’ and inserting 
‘‘from abroad before 1907’’.
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(b) 
EXTENSION
OF
PROHIBITION.—Paragraph 
(3)(B) of section 2572(e) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2022’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect October 1, 2017. 
SEC. 2842. RECOGNITION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF 
WORLD WAR II AVIATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) World War II was one of the most impor-
tant events in the history of the Nation, a time of 
common purpose that remains today as an inspira-
tion to all people in the United States. 
(2) The role of aviation was a critical factor in 
the success of winning World War II and defeating 
the enemies worldwide. 
(3) The bravery, courage, dedication, and her-
oism of World War II aviators and support per-
sonnel were decisive in winning World War II. 
(4) The National Museum of World War II 
Aviation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the only 
museum in the United States that exists to exclu-
sively preserve and promote an understanding of the 
role of aviation in winning World War II.
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(5) The National Museum of World War II 
Aviation is dedicated to celebrating the spirit of the 
United States, recognizing the teamwork, collabora-
tion, patriotism, and courage of the men and women 
who fought, as well as those on the homefront who 
mobilized and supported the national aviation effort. 
(b) RECOGNITION.—The National Museum of World 
War II Aviation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is recog-
nized as America’s National World War II Aviation Mu-
seum. 
(c) EFFECT OF RECOGNITION.—The National Mu-
seum recognized by this section is not a unit of the Na-
tional Park System, and the recognition of the National 
Museum shall not be construed to require or permit Fed-
eral funds to be expended for any purpose related to the 
National Museum. 
SEC. 2843. PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF AVIATION HALL OF FAME. 
Section 23107 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Dayton,’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘trustees’’ and inserting ‘‘Ohio’’. 
SEC. 2844. BATTLESHIP PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
within the Department of the Interior a grant program 
for the preservation of our nation’s most historic battle-
ships.
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(b) USE
OF GRANTS.—Amounts received through 
grants under this section shall be used for the preservation 
of our nation’s most historic battleships in a manner that 
is self-sustaining and has an educational component. 
(c) CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this section, an entity shall— 
(1) submit an application under procedures pre-
scribed by the Secretary; 
(2) match the amount of the grant, on a 1-to- 
1 basis, with non-Federal assets from non-Federal 
sources, which may include cash or durable goods 
and materials fairly valued as determined by the 
Secretary; 
(3) maintain records as may be reasonably nec-
essary to fully disclose— 
(A) the amount and the disposition of the 
proceeds of the grant; 
(B) the total cost of the project for which 
the grant is made; and 
(C) other records as may be required by 
the Secretary, including such records as will fa-
cilitate an effective accounting for project 
funds; and
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(4) provide access to the Secretary for the pur-
poses of any required audit and examination of any 
books, documents, papers, and records of the entity. 
(d) MOST HISTORIC BATTLESHIP DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘most historic battleship’’ means a bat-
tleship that is— 
(1) between 75 and 115 years old; 
(2) listed on the National Register of Historic 
Places; and 
(3) located within the State for which it was 
named. 
(e) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The authorities contained 
in this section shall be in addition to, and shall not be 
construed to supercede or modify those contained in the 
National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470–470x- 
6). 
(f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—No Federal funds made 
available to carry out this section may be used to ac-
quire any real property, or any interest in any real 
property, without the written consent of the owner 
(or owners) of that property or interest in property. 
(2) NO DESIGNATION.—The authority granted 
by this section shall not constitute a Federal des-
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ignation or have any effect on private property own-
ership. 
(g) SUNSET.—The authority to make grants under 
this section expires on September 30, 2024. 
Subtitle F—Shiloh National 
Military Park 
SEC. 2851. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Shiloh National 
Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Cross-
roads Battlefield Designation Act’’. 
SEC. 2852. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle, the following definitions apply: 
(1) AFFILIATED
AREA.—The term ‘‘affiliated 
area’’ means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield es-
tablished as an affiliated area of the National Park 
System under section 2854. 
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means Shiloh 
National Military Park, a unit of the National Park 
System. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 2853. AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL 
MILITARY PARK. 
(a) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—The boundary of Shiloh 
National Military Park is modified to include the areas
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that are generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Shiloh 
National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment’’, 
numbered 304/80,011, and dated July 2014, as follows: 
(1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. 
(2) Russell House Battlefield. 
(3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. 
(b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
acquire lands described in subsection (a) by donation, pur-
chase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated 
funds, or exchange. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Any lands acquired under 
this section shall be administered as part of the Park. 
SEC. 2854. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in 
the State of Tennessee is hereby established as an affili-
ated area of the National Park System. 
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The affiliated area shall consist 
of the area generally depicted within the ‘‘Proposed 
Boundary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Parker’s Crossroads Bat-
tlefield, Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 903/80,073, and 
dated July 2014. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The affiliated area shall be 
managed in accordance with this subtitle and all laws gen-
erally applicable to units of the National Park System.
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(d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The City of Parkers 
Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission 
shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated 
area. 
(e) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may provide technical assistance and enter into coopera-
tive agreements with the management entity for the pur-
pose of providing financial assistance with marketing, 
marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated 
area. 
(f) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Nothing in 
this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at 
the affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsi-
bility for the operation, maintenance, or management of 
the affiliated area. 
(g) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the management entity, shall develop a 
general management plan for the affiliated area. 
The plan shall be prepared in accordance with sec-
tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 
(2) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date that funds are made available for this 
subtitle, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the 
completed general management plan to the Com-
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mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate. 
SEC. 2855. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. 
(a) NO USE OF CONDEMNATION.—The Secretary of 
the Interior may not acquire by condemnation any land 
or interests in land under this subtitle or for the purposes 
of this subtitle. 
(b) WRITTEN CONSENT OF OWNER.—No non-Fed-
eral property may be included in the Shiloh National Mili-
tary Park without the written consent of the owner. 
(c) NO BUFFER ZONE CREATED.—Nothing in this 
subtitle, the establishment of the Shiloh National Military 
Park, or the management plan for the Shiloh National 
Military Park shall be construed to create buffer zones 
outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, 
heard, or detected from areas within the Shiloh National 
Military Park shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, 
or determine the conduct or management of activities or 
uses outside of the Park.
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Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 2861. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
GUIDANCE ON USE OF AIRFIELD PAVEMENT 
MARKINGS. 
(a) MODIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall require such modifications of Unified Facili-
ties Guide Specifications for pavement markings (UFGS 
32 17 23.00 20 Pavement Markings, UFGS 32 17 24.00 
10 Pavement Markings), Air Force Engineering Technical 
Letter ETL 97–18 (Guide Specification for Airfield and 
Roadway Marking), and any other Department of Defense 
guidance on airfield pavement markings as may be nec-
essary to prohibit the use of Type I glass beads or any 
glass beads with a 1.6 refractive index or less from use 
on airfield markings on airfields under the control of the 
Secretary. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The modifications required 
under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to procure-
ments occurring after September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 2862. AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME TO AC-
QUIRE AND LEASE PROPERTY. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—Section 1511(e) of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 
U.S.C. 411(e)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense may 
acquire,’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Offi-
cer may acquire,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary may acquire’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Officer may ac-
quire’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense de-
termines’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Offi-
cer determines’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary shall dispose’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Officer shall 
dispose’’. 
(b) LEASING
OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY.—Sub-
section (i) of section 1511 of such Act (24 U.S.C. 411(i)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense (act-
ing on behalf of the Chief Operating Officer)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Officer’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary considers’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Chief Operating Officer considers’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
of Defense may not enter into the lease on behalf of
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the Chief Operating Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Chief Operating Officer may not enter into the 
lease’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6), by 
striking ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief 
Operating Officer’’. 
SEC. 2863. RESTRICTIONS ON REHABILITATION OF OVER- 
THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR STA-
TION. 
(a) RESTRICTIONS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may not use 
any funds or resources to carry out the rehabilitation of 
the Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar Station on 
Modoc National Forest land in Modoc County, California. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR MAINTENANCE OF PERIMETER 
FENCE.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
may use funds and resources to maintain the perimeter 
fence surrounding the Over-the-Horizon Backscatter 
Radar Station. 
SEC. 2864. PERMITTING MACHINE ROOM-LESS ELEVATORS 
IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
issue modifications to all relevant construction and facili-
ties specifications to ensure that machine room-less ele-
vators (MRLs) are not prohibited in buildings and facili-
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ties throughout the Department of Defense, including 
modifications to the Unified Facilities Guide Specifica-
tions (UFGS), the Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
Interim Technical Guidance, and the Army Corps of Engi-
neers Engineering and Construction Bulletin. 
(b) CONFORMING TO BEST PRACTICES.—In addition 
to the modifications required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary may issue further modifications to conform gen-
erally with commercial best practices as reflected in the 
safety code for elevators and escalators as issued by the 
American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 
(c) DEADLINES.—The Secretary shall promulgate in-
terim MRL standards not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and shall issue final 
and formal MRL specifications not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a 
report to the congressional defense committees on the inte-
gration and utilization of MRLs, including information on 
quantity, location, problems, and successes.
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TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY 
OPERATIONS 
MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2901. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Army may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction projects for the 
installations outside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Cuba ..............................................
Guantanamo .................
$115,000,000 
Turkey ............................................
Various Locations ........
$6,400,000 
SEC. 2902. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECT. 
The Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction project for the in-
stallation outside the United States, and in the amount, 
set forth in the following table: 
Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Djibouti .........................................
Camp Lemonnier .........
$13,390,000 
SEC. 2903. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
property and carry out the military construction projects
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for the installations outside the United States, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Estonia ..........................................
Amari Air Base ............
$13,900,000 
Hungary .........................................
Kecskemet Air Base ....
$55,400,000 
Iceland ............................................
Keflavik ........................
$14,400,000 
Italy ................................................
Aviano AB ....................
$27,325,000 
Jordan ............................................
Azraq ............................
$143,000,000 
Latvia .............................................
Lielvarde Air Base .......
$3,850,000 
Luxembourg ...................................
Sanem ..........................
$67,400,000 
Norway ...........................................
Rygge ...........................
$10,300,000 
Qatar ..............................................
Al Udeid .......................
$15,000,000 
Romania .........................................
Campia Turzii ..............
$2,950,000 
Slovakia ..........................................
Malacky ........................
$24,000,000 
Sliac Airport ................
$22,000,000 
Turkey ............................................
Incirlik Air Base ..........
$48,697,000 
SEC. 2904. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECT. 
The Secretary of Defense may acquire real property 
and carry out the military construction project for the in-
stallation outside the United States, and in the amount, 
set forth in the following table: 
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Italy ................................................
Sigonella .......................
$22,400,000 
SEC. 2905. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2017, for the 
military construction projects outside the United States 
authorized by this title as specified in the funding table 
in section 4602.
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SEC. 2906. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 
3669), the authorizations set forth in the table in sub-
section (b), as provided in section 2902 of that Act (128 
Stat. 3717), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2018, 
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
for military construction for fiscal year 2019, whichever 
is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) 
is as follows: 
Extension of 2015 Air Force OCO Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation 
Project 
Amount 
Italy ...........................
Camp Darby .........
ERI: Improve 
Weapons Storage 
Facility 
$44,450,000 
Poland ........................
Lask Air Base ......
ERI: Improve Sup-
port Infrastructure 
$22,400,000
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DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE 
XXXI—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security 
Programs Authorizations 
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2018 for the activities of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 
out programs as specified in the funding table in division 
D. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 
From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 
may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration as follows: 
Project 18–D–150, Surplus Plutonium Disposi-
tion, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
$9,000,000.
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Project 18-D–620, Exascale Computing Facility 
Modernization Project, Lawrence Livermore Na-
tional 
Laboratory, 
Livermore, 
California, 
$3,000,000. 
Project 18–D–650, Tritium Production Capa-
bility, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
$6,800,000. 
Project 18–D–660, Fire Station, Y–12 National 
Security 
Complex, 
Oak 
Ridge, 
Tennessee, 
$28,000,000. 
Project 18–D–670, Exascale Class Computer 
Cooling Equipment, Los Alamos National Labora-
tory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $22,000,000. 
Project 18–D–680, Material Staging Facility, 
Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $5,200,000. 
Project 18–D–920, KL Fuel Development Lab-
oratory, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Schenec-
tady, New York, $1,000,000. 
Project 18–D–921, KS Overhead Piping, Kes-
selring Site, West Milton, New York, $6,688,000. 
Project 18–D–922, BL Component Test Com-
plex, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, West Mifflin, 
Pennsylvania, $3,000,000.
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(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Energy, without dele-
gation, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) only 
if— 
(1) the Secretary determines, in writing, that a 
nuclear-related threat arising in the Russian Federa-
tion must be addressed urgently and it is necessary 
to waive the prohibition to address that threat; 
(2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Defense concur in the determination under para-
graph (1); 
(3) the Secretary of Energy submits to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report con-
taining— 
(A) a notification that the waiver is in the 
national security interest of the United States; 
(B) justification for the waiver, including 
the determination under paragraph (1); and 
(C) a description of the activities to be car-
ried out pursuant to the waiver, including the 
expected cost and timeframe for such activities; 
and 
(4) a period of seven days elapses following the 
date on which the Secretary submits the report 
under paragraph (3).