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value of the property using an independent appraisal based 
on the highest and best use of the property. 
(2) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The Secretary 
shall determine the fair market value of the property to be 
conveyed under subsection (a) using an independent appraisal 
based on the highest and best use of the property. 
(3) TREATMENT
OF
CONSIDERATION
RECEIVED.—Consider-
ation received under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the 
special account in the Treasury established under subsection 
(b) of section 572 of title 40, United States Code, and shall 
be available in accordance with paragraph (5)(B) of such sub-
section. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may require the City 
to cover all costs (except costs for environmental remedi-
ation of the property under the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.)) to be incurred by the Secretary, 
or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the 
Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection 
(a), including survey costs, costs for environmental docu-
mentation, and any other administrative costs related to 
the conveyance. 
(B) REFUND.—If amounts are collected from the City 
under subparagraph (A) in advance of the Secretary incur-
ring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds 
the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 
the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
refund the excess amount to the City. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by 
the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection 
(a) shall be credited to the fund or account that was used 
to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out 
the conveyance, or to an appropriate fund or account currently 
available to the Secretary for the purposes for which the costs 
were paid. 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. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Studies and 
Reports 
SEC. 2851. STUDY ON PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT 
OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek
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to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and 
development center for the conduct of a study on the practices 
of the Department of Defense with respect to the development 
of military construction projects. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—An agreement under subsection (a) shall specify 
that the study conducted pursuant to the agreement shall address 
each of the following: 
(1) Practices with respect to adoption of Unified Facilities 
Criteria changes and the inclusion of such changes into 
advanced planning, Department of Defense Form 1391 docu-
mentation, and planning and design. 
(2) Practices with respect to how sustainable materials, 
such as mass timber and low carbon concrete, are assessed 
and included in advanced planning, Department of Defense 
Form 1391 documentation, and planning and design. 
(3) 
Barriers 
to 
incorporating 
innovative 
techniques, 
including 3D printed building techniques. 
(4) Whether the Strategic Environmental Research and 
Development Program (established under section 2901 of title 
10, United States Code) or the Environmental Security Tech-
nology Certification Program could be used to validate such 
sustainable materials and innovative techniques to encourage 
the use of such sustainable materials and innovative techniques 
by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities 
Engineering Systems Command. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after the 
completion of the study described in this section, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 2852. REPORT ON CAPACITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 
PROVIDE SURVIVORS OF NATURAL DISASTERS WITH 
EMERGENCY SHORT-TERM HOUSING. 
Not later than 220 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report analyzing the capacity of the Depart-
ment of Defense to provide survivors of natural disasters with 
emergency short-term housing. 
SEC. 2853. REPORTING ON LEAD SERVICE LINES AND LEAD PLUMBING. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2025, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— 
(1) a list of military installations (including Government- 
owned family housing facilities), military housing, and 
privatized military housing projects that, as of the date of 
the report, are being serviced by lead service lines or lead 
plumbing for the purposes of receiving drinking water; 
(2) an evaluation of whether military installations and 
privatized military housing projects are in compliance with 
the Lead and Copper Rule and, to the extent that such installa-
tions and projects are not in compliance, an identification of— 
(A) the name and location of each such installation 
or project that is not in compliance; and 
(B) the timeline and plan for bringing each such 
installation or project into compliance; and
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(3) an identification of steps and resources needed to 
remove any remaining lead plumbing from military installa-
tions and housing. 
(b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN ANNUAL REPORT.—If, after 
reviewing the initial report required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense finds that any military installation or privatized 
family housing project is not in compliance with the Lead and 
Copper Rule, the Secretary shall include in the annual report on 
defense environmental programs required under section 2711 of 
title 10, United States Code, for each year after the year in which 
the initial report is submitted, an update on the efforts of the 
Secretary, including negotiations with privatized military family 
housing providers, to fully comply with the Lead and Copper Rule. 
SEC. 2854. BRIEFING ON ATTEMPTS TO ACQUIRE LAND NEAR UNITED 
STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS BY THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
The 
Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment, in consultation with the head of the Department 
of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, shall provide a 
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives not later than June 1, 2023, that 
details— 
(1) attempts by the People’s Republic of China to acquire 
land that is located in close proximity (as determined by the 
Secretary of Defense) to a United States military installation; 
and 
(2) ongoing Department of Defense efforts to counter such 
attempts. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 2861. REQUIRED CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL ENTI-
TIES FOR NOTIFICATIONS RELATED TO THE BASING DECI-
SION-MAKING PROCESS. 
Section 483(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end a new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) With respect to any decision of the Secretary concerned 
that would result in a significant increase in the number of 
members of the Armed Forces assigned to a military installa-
tion, a description of the consultation with appropriate State 
and local entities regarding the basing decision to ensure 
consideration of matters affecting the local community, 
including requirements for transportation, utility infrastruc-
ture, housing, education, and family support activities.’’. 
SEC. 2862. INCLUSION IN DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE 
PILOT PROGRAM OF CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR ROTC 
TRAINING. 
Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(B)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses 
(iii) and (iv), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause 
(ii):
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‘‘(ii) Projects that will contribute to the training of cadets 
enrolled in an independent Reserve Officer Training Corps pro-
gram at a covered educational institution.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘covered educational institution’ means a 
college or university that is— 
‘‘(A) a part B institution, as defined in section 322 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061); 
‘‘(B) an 1890 Institution, as defined in section 2 of 
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601); 
‘‘(C) not affiliated with a consortium; and 
‘‘(D) located at least 40 miles from a major military 
installation.’’. 
SEC. 2863. INCLUSION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IDENTI-
FIED IN THE REPORT ON STRATEGIC SEAPORTS IN 
DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 2391(d) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by this Act, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(4) and (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph (3): 
‘‘(3) In selecting community infrastructure projects to receive 
assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider infra-
structure improvements identified in the report on strategic sea-
ports required by section 3515 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1985).’’. 
SEC. 2864. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES OF 
DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 2391(e)(4)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting ‘‘or on prop-
erty under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department 
that is subject to a real estate agreement (including a lease or 
easement)’’ after ‘‘installation’’. 
SEC. 2865. EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASED USE OF 
SUSTAINABLE 
BUILDING 
MATERIALS 
IN 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT 
THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 2861(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note) 
is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘continental’’. 
SEC. 2866. BASING DECISION SCORECARD CONSISTENCY AND TRANS-
PARENCY. 
Section 2883(h) of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1781b note) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—