I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9530 
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey the Marine Reserve Training 
Center in Omaha, Nebraska, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2022 
Mr. BACON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey the Marine 
Reserve Training Center in Omaha, Nebraska, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fort Omaha Land Ex-
change Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, MARINE RESERVE TRAINING 
CENTER, OMAHA, NEBRASKA. 
(a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
of the Navy may convey to the Metropolitan Community 
College Area, a political subdivision of the State of Ne-
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braska (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘College’’), all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
of real property, including improvements thereon, known 
as the Marine Reserve Training Center in Omaha, Ne-
braska. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the con-
veyance under subsection (a), the College shall convey to 
the Secretary of the Navy real property interests, either 
adjacent or proximate, to Offutt Air Force Base, Ne-
braska. 
(c) LAND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 
of the Navy and the College may enter into a land ex-
change agreement to implement this Act. 
(d) VALUATION.—The value of each property interest 
to be exchanged by the Secretary of the Navy and the Col-
lege described in subsections (a) and (b) shall be deter-
mined— 
(1) by an independent appraiser selected by the 
Secretary; and 
(2) in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the 
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Prac-
tice. 
(e) CASH EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS.— 
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(1) TO THE SECRETARY.—If the value of the 
property interests described in subsection (a) is 
greater than the value of the property interests de-
scribed in subsection (b), the values shall be equal-
ized through either of the following or a combination 
thereof: 
(A) A cash equalization payment from the 
College to the Department of the Navy. 
(B) In-kind consideration provided by the 
College, which may include the acquisition, con-
struction, provision, improvement, maintenance, 
repair, or restoration (including environmental 
restoration), or combination thereof, of any fa-
cilities or infrastructure, or delivery of services 
relating to the needs of Marine Corps Reserve 
Training Center Omaha. 
(2) NO
EQUALIZATION.—If the value of the 
property interests described in subsection (b) is 
greater than the value of the property interests de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary may not 
make a cash equalization payment to equalize the 
values. 
(f) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Navy shall require the College to pay all costs 
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to be incurred by the Secretary to carry out the ex-
change of property interests under this Act, includ-
ing such costs related to land survey, environmental 
documentation, real estate due diligence such as ap-
praisals, and any other administrative costs related 
to the exchange of property interests, including costs 
incurred preparing and executing a land exchange 
agreement authorized under subsection (c). If 
amounts are collected from the College in advance of 
the Secretary incurring the actual costs and the 
amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred 
by the Secretary to carry out the exchange of prop-
erty interests, the Secretary shall refund the excess 
amount to the College. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received by the Secretary of the Navy 
under paragraph (1) shall be used in accordance 
with section 2695(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
(g) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property interests to be ex-
changed under this Act shall be determined by surveys 
that are satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy. 
(h) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of 
real property interests under this Act shall be accom-
plished using an appropriate legal instrument and upon 
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terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Sec-
retary of the Navy and the College, including such addi-
tional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
(i) EXEMPTION FROM SCREENING REQUIREMENTS 
FOR ADDITIONAL FEDERAL USE.—The authority under 
this Act is exempt from the screening process required 
under section 2696(b) of title 10, United States Code. 
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