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by an engineer or architect registered in the State of 
Maryland. 
(2) COLLABORATIVE DESIGN PROCESS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may not delegate the responsibility 
for the preparation of the design for the National 
Military Medical Center to the prime contractor se-
lected for construction of the facility. The design for 
the National Military Medical Center shall be pre-
pared through a collaborative process involving— 
(A) personnel of the Department of Defense; 
(B) representatives of premier health care 
facilities in the United States; and 
(C) current and former patients of the mili-
tary medical system. 
(c) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.— 
(1) PREPARATION.—The Cost Analysis Improve-
ment Group of the Department of Defense shall pre-
pare an independent cost estimate of the total cost to 
be incurred by the United States to close Walter Reed 
Army Medical Hospital, design and construct replace-
ment facilities at the National Naval Medical Center 
and Fort Belvoir, and relocate operations to the re-
placement facilities. In preparing the cost estimate, 
the Cost Analysis Improvement Group shall not con-
sider the possibility of private funds being obtained to 
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construct the proposed traumatic brain injury treat-
ment facility at the National Naval Medical Center. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit the resulting cost estimate to the congressional 
defense committees as soon as possible after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, but in no case later than 
the date on which the Secretary makes the certifi-
cation under subsection (a) with regard to compliance 
with this subsection. 
(d) MILESTONE SCHEDULE.— 
(1) PREPARATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall prepare a complete milestone schedule for the 
closure of Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital, the 
design and construction of replacement facilities at 
the National Naval Medical Center and Fort Belvoir, 
and the relocation of operations to the replacement fa-
cilities. The schedule shall include a detailed plan re-
garding how the Department of Defense will carry out 
the transition of operations between Walter Reed 
Army Medical Hospital and the replacement facili-
ties. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit the resulting milestone schedule and transition 
plan to the congressional defense committees as soon 
as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
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but in no case later than the date on which the Sec-
retary makes the certification under subsection (a) 
with regard to compliance with this subsection. 
SEC. 2722. REPORT ON USE OF BRAC PROPERTIES AS SITES 
FOR 
REFINERIES 
OR 
NUCLEAR 
POWER 
PLANTS. 
Not later than October 1, 2009, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report evaluating the feasibility of using military instal-
lations selected for closure under the base closure and re-
alignment process as locations for the construction of petro-
leum or natural gas refineries or nuclear power plants. 
TITLE 
XXVIII—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION GENERAL PROVI-
SIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
Changes 
Sec. 2801. Incorporation of principles of sustainable design in documents sub-
mitted as part of proposed military construction projects. 
Sec. 2802. Extension of authority to use operation and maintenance funds for 
construction projects outside the United States. 
Sec. 2803. Revision of maximum lease amount applicable to certain domestic 
Army family housing leases to reflect previously made annual 
adjustments in amount. 
Sec. 2804. Use of military family housing constructed under build and lease au-
thority to house members without dependents. 
Sec. 2805. Lease of military family housing to the Secretary of Defense for use 
as residence. 
Sec. 2806. Repeal of reporting requirement in connection with installation vul-
nerability assessments. 
Sec. 2807. Modification of alternative authority for acquisition and improvement 
of military housing. 
Sec. 2808. Report on capturing housing privatization best practices. 
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Subtitle B—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2811. Clarification of exceptions to congressional reporting requirements for 
certain real property transactions. 
Sec. 2812. Authority to lease non-excess property of military departments and 
Defense Agencies. 
Sec. 2813. Modification of utility system conveyance authority. 
Sec. 2814. Permanent authority to purchase municipal services for military in-
stallations in the United States. 
Sec. 2815. Defense access roads. 
Sec. 2816. Protecting private property rights during Department of Defense land 
acquisitions. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Related to Guam Realignment 
Sec. 2821. Guam Defense Policy Review Initiative Account. 
Sec. 2822. Sense of Congress regarding use of Special Purpose Entities for mili-
tary housing related to Guam realignment. 
Sec. 2823. Sense of Congress regarding Federal assistance to Guam. 
Sec. 2824. Comptroller General report regarding interagency requirements related 
to Guam realignment. 
Sec. 2825. Energy and environmental design initiatives in Guam military con-
struction and installations. 
Sec. 2826. Department of Defense Inspector General report regarding Guam re-
alignment. 
Sec. 2827. Eligibility of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for 
military base reuse studies and community planning assistance. 
Sec. 2828. Prevailing wage applicable to Guam. 
Subtitle D—Energy Security 
Sec. 2841. Certification of enhanced use leases for energy-related projects. 
Sec. 2842. Annual report on Department of Defense installations energy manage-
ment. 
Subtitle E—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2851. Land conveyance, former Naval Air Station, Alameda, California. 
Sec. 2852. Land conveyance, Norwalk Defense Fuel Supply Point, Norwalk, Cali-
fornia. 
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, former Naval Station, Treasure Island, California. 
Sec. 2854. Condition on lease involving Naval Air Station, Barbers Point, Ha-
waii. 
Sec. 2855. Land conveyance, Sergeant First Class M.L. Downs Army Reserve 
Center, Springfield, Ohio. 
Sec. 2856. Land conveyance, John Sevier Range, Knox County, Tennessee. 
Sec. 2857. Land conveyance, Bureau of Land Management land, Camp Williams, 
Utah. 
Sec. 2858. Land conveyance, Army property, Camp Williams, Utah. 
Sec. 2859. Extension of Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail through Fort 
Belvoir, Virginia. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 2871. Revised deadline for transfer of Arlington Naval Annex to Arlington 
National Cemetery. 
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Sec. 2872. Decontamination and use of former bombardment area on island of 
Culebra. 
Sec. 2873. Acceptance and use of gifts for construction of additional building at 
National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patter-
son Air Force Base. 
Sec. 2874. Establishment of memorial to American Rangers at Fort Belvoir, Vir-
ginia. 
Sec. 2875. Lease involving pier on Ford Island, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Ha-
waii. 
Sec. 2876. Naming of health facility, Fort Rucker, Alabama. 
Subtitle A—Military Construction 
Program and Military Family 
Housing Changes 
SEC. 2801. INCORPORATION OF PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAIN-
ABLE DESIGN IN DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED AS 
PART OF PROPOSED MILITARY CONSTRUC-
TION PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF LIFE-CYCLE COST-EFFECTIVE.— 
Subsection (c) of section 2801 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by transferring paragraph (4) to appear as 
the first paragraph in the subsection and redesig-
nating such paragraph as paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating the subsequent three para-
graphs as paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively; 
and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redes-
ignated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘life-cycle cost-effective’, with re-
spect to a project, product, or measure, means that 
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