(C) COST
AND
SCOPE
OF
WORK
VARI-
ATIONS.—Section 2853 of title 10, United 
States Code, shall apply to the use of contribu-
tions referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B). 
(D) PREFERENCE
FOR
UNITED
STATES 
CONTRACTORS.—The general provision con-
tained in annual military construction appro-
priations Acts that provides a limited preference 
for military construction in the United States 
territories and possessions in the Pacific shall 
apply to the use of contributions referred to in 
subsection (b)(1)(B). 
(d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) TRANSFER TO HOUSING FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may transfer funds from the 
Guam Defense Policy Review Initiative Account to 
the following funds: 
(A) The Department of Defense Family 
Housing Improvement Fund established by sec-
tion 2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. 
(B) The Department of Defense Military 
Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 
established by section 2883(a)(2) of such title. 
(2) 
TREATMENT
OF
TRANSFERRED 
AMOUNTS.—Amounts transferred under paragraph 
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(1) to a fund referred to in that paragraph shall be 
available in accordance with the provisions of section 
2883 of title 10, United States Code, for activities 
on Guam authorized under subchapter IV of chapter 
169 of such title. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING USE OF SPECIAL 
PURPOSE ENTITIES FOR MILITARY HOUSING 
RELATED TO GUAM REALIGNMENT. 
(a) NATURE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES.—It is 
the sense of Congress that any Special Purpose Entity es-
tablished to assist in the provision of military family hous-
ing in connection with the realignment of military installa-
tions and the relocation of military personnel on Guam 
should— 
(1) be operated, to the extent practicable, in the 
manner provided for public-private ventures under 
subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United 
States Code; and 
(2) be conducted as joint ventures between Jap-
anese and United States private firms, except that 
any military family housing venture carried out by 
such a joint venture should be primarily managed by 
a United States private firm. 
(b) SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that funding for such a Special Purpose Entity 
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should not be limited to only utility improvements and the 
construction of military family housing in connection with 
the realignment of military installations and the relocation 
of military personnel on Guam. 
(c) UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.—It 
is the sense of Congress that funding for such a Special 
Purpose Entity should support proposed utility infrastruc-
ture improvements on Guam that incorporate the civilian 
and military infrastructure into a single grid to realize and 
maximize the effectiveness of the overall utility system. 
(d) MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the building requirements imposed for any 
military family housing constructed by such a Special Pur-
pose Entity in connection with the realignment of military 
installations and the relocation of military personnel on 
Guam should be established by the Department of Defense 
in accordance with current building standards that are 
used with other projects. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FEDERAL AS-
SISTANCE TO GUAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Interagency Group on Insular Areas, should enter into 
a memorandum of understanding with the Government of 
Guam to identify, before the realignment of military in-
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stallations and the relocation of military personnel on 
Guam, local funding requirements for civilian infrastruc-
ture development and other needs related to the realign-
ment and relocation. The memorandum of understanding 
would stipulate the commitment of Federal agencies to as-
sist the Government of Guam in carrying out the Guam 
realignment in a responsible and consistent manner. 
(b) INTERAGENCY GROUP ON INSULAR AREAS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Interagency Group on 
Insular Areas’’ means the interagency group established 
by Executive Order No. 13299 of May 12, 2003 (68 Fed. 
Reg. 25477; 48 U.S.C. note prec. 1451). The term in-
cludes any sub-group or working group of that interagency 
group. 
SEC. 5. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT REGARDING 
INTERAGENCY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO 
GUAM REALIGNMENT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to Congress a report on the 
status of interagency coordination through the Inter-
agency Group on Insular Areas of budgetary requests to 
assist the Government of Guam with its budgetary re-
quirements related to the realignment of military forces 
on Guam. The report shall address to what extent and 
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how the Interagency Group on Insular Areas will be able 
to coordinate interagency budgets so the realignment of 
military forces on Guam will meet the 2014 completion 
date as stipulated in the May 2006 security agreement be-
tween the United States and Japan. 
(b) INTERAGENCY GROUP ON INSULAR AREAS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Interagency Group on 
Insular Areas’’ means the interagency group established 
by Executive Order No. 13299 of May 12, 2003 (68 Fed. 
Reg. 25477; 48 U.S.C. note prec. 1451). The term in-
cludes any sub-group or working group of that interagency 
group. 
SEC. 6. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN INITIA-
TIVES IN GUAM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
AND INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
DESIGN PRINCIPLES.—With respect to all new military 
construction projects on Guam and military housing to be 
constructed on Guam related to the realignment of mili-
tary forces on Guam, the Secretary of Defense shall re-
quire the incorporation, into the design criteria for the 
projects, of principles developed by the Leadership in En-
ergy and Environmental Design to achieve not less than 
the silver standard, as determined by the appropriate 
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design com-
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