772 
of award has been issued, cash con-
tributions from non-Federal sources of 
1 non-Federal dollar for each Federal 
dollar; 
‘‘(II) is in good standing with the 
Women’s Business Center Program; 
and 
‘‘(III) has met performance goals 
for the previous project year, if appli-
cable. 
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATIONS.—The 
Adminis-
trator may only award additional grants 
under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) during the 3rd and 4th quar-
ters of the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(II) from unobligated amounts 
made available to the Administrator to 
carry out this section. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE
AND
COMMENT
REQUIRED.—The 
Administrator may only make a change to the stand-
ards by which an eligible entity obtains or maintains 
grants under this section, the standards for accredita-
tion, or any other requirement for the operation of a 
women’s business center if the Administrator first 
provides notice and the opportunity for public com-
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ment, as set forth in section 553(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, without regard to any exceptions pro-
vided for under such section.’’. 
(c) CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.—Section 29(c) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the recipient organization’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an eligible entity’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘financial assistance’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a grant’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘financial assistance au-
thorized pursuant to this section may be made 
by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘grants authorized pursuant 
to this section’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘a 
recipient organization’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligi-
ble entity’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘recipient of assistance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘during any project, it shall 
not be eligible thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘during 
any project for 2 consecutive years, the eligible 
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entity shall not be eligible at any time after that 
2-year period’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘such organization’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the eligible entity’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘the recipient’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the eligible entity’’; and 
(4) by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(5) SEPARATION OF PROJECT AND FUNDS.—An 
eligible entity shall— 
‘‘(A) carry out a project under this section 
separately from other projects, if any, of the eli-
gible entity; and 
‘‘(B) separately maintain and account for 
any grants under this section. 
‘‘(6) EXAMINATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED SITE VISIT.—Each appli-
cant, prior to receiving a grant under this sec-
tion, shall have a site visit by an employee of the 
Administration, in order to ensure that the ap-
plicant has sufficient resources to provide the 
services for which the grant is being provided. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REVIEW.—An employee of the 
Administration shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct an annual review of the 
compliance of each eligible entity receiving 
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a grant under this section with the grant 
agreement, including a financial examina-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) provide such review to the eligible 
entity as required under subsection (l). 
‘‘(7) REMEDIATION OF PROBLEMS.— 
‘‘(A) PLAN OF ACTION.—If a review of an 
eligible entity under paragraph (6)(B) identifies 
any problems, the eligible entity shall, within 45 
calendar days of receiving such review, provide 
the Assistant Administrator with a plan of ac-
tion, including specific milestones, for correcting 
such problems. 
‘‘(B) PLAN OF ACTION REVIEW BY THE AS-
SISTANT
ADMINISTRATOR.—The Assistant Ad-
ministrator shall review each plan of action sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) within 30 cal-
endar days of receiving such plan and— 
‘‘(i) if the Assistant Administrator de-
termines that such plan will bring the eligi-
ble entity into compliance with all the 
terms of the grant agreement, approve such 
plan; 
‘‘(ii) if the Assistant Administrator de-
termines that such plan is inadequate to 
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remedy the problems identified in the an-
nual review to which the plan of action re-
lates, the Assistant Administrator shall set 
forth such reasons in writing and provide 
such determination to the eligible entity 
within 15 calendar days of such determina-
tion. 
‘‘(C) AMENDMENT TO PLAN OF ACTION.—An 
eligible entity receiving a determination under 
subparagraph (B)(ii) shall have 30 calendar 
days from the receipt of the determination to 
amend the plan of action to satisfy the problems 
identified by the Assistant Administrator and re-
submit such plan to the Assistant Administrator. 
‘‘(D) AMENDED PLAN REVIEW BY THE AS-
SISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—Within 15 calendar 
days of the receipt of an amended plan of action 
under subparagraph (C), the Assistant Adminis-
trator shall either approve or reject such plan 
and provide such approval or rejection in writ-
ing to the eligible entity. 
‘‘(E) APPEAL
OF
ASSISTANT
ADMINIS-
TRATOR DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Assistant Ad-
ministrator rejects an amended plan under 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall require that, if an eligible entity fails to 
comply with a plan of action approved by the 
Assistant 
Administrator 
under 
paragraph 
(7)(B)(i) or an amended plan of action approved 
by the Assistant Administrator under paragraph 
(7)(D) or approved on appeal under paragraph 
(7)(E), the Assistant Administrator shall termi-
nate the grant provided to the eligible entity 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) APPEAL OF TERMINATION.—An eligi-
ble entity that has a grant terminated under 
subparagraph (A) shall have the opportunity to 
challenge the termination on the record and after 
an opportunity for a hearing. 
‘‘(C) FINAL
AGENCY
ACTION.—The deter-
mination made pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
shall be considered final agency action for the 
purposes of chapter 7, title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
(d) SUBMISSION OF 5-YEAR PLAN.—Section 29(e) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘applicant organization’’ and in-
serting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘a recipient organization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an eligible entity’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘financial assistance’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘grants’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘site’’. 
(e) APPLICATIONS
AND
CRITERIA
FOR
INITIAL 
GRANT.—Subsection (f) of section 29 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS
AND
CRITERIA
FOR
INITIAL 
GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring 
a grant under subsection (b) shall submit to the Ad-
ministrator an application that contains— 
‘‘(A) a certification that the eligible enti-
ty— 
‘‘(i) has designated an executive direc-
tor or program manager, who may be com-
pensated using grant funds under subsection 
(b) or other sources, to manage the women’s 
business center for which a grant under sub-
section (b) is sought; 
‘‘(ii) meets the accounting and report-
ing requirements established by the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget; 
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‘‘(B) information demonstrating that the el-
igible entity has the ability and resources to meet 
the needs of the market to be served by the wom-
en’s business center, including the ability to ob-
tain the non-Federal contribution required under 
subsection (c); 
‘‘(C) information relating to the assistance 
to be provided by the women’s business center in 
the area in which the women’s business center is 
located; 
‘‘(D) information demonstrating the experi-
ence and effectiveness of the eligible entity in— 
‘‘(i) conducting the services described 
under subsection (a)(5); 
‘‘(ii) providing training and services 
to a representative number of women who 
are socially or economically disadvantaged; 
and 
‘‘(iii) working with resource partners 
of the Administration and other entities, 
such as universities; and 
‘‘(E) a 5-year plan that describes the ability 
of the eligible entity to provide the services de-
scribed under subsection (a)(3), including to a 
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representative number of women who are socially 
or economically disadvantaged. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS 
FOR INITIAL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) REVIEW AND SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE 
ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall review applications to determine 
whether the applicant can meet obligations 
to perform the activities required by a grant 
under this section, including— 
‘‘(I) the experience of the appli-
cant in conducting activities required 
by this section; 
‘‘(II) the amount of time needed 
for the applicant to commence oper-
ations should it be awarded a grant; 
‘‘(III) the capacity of the appli-
cant to meet the accreditation stand-
ards established by the Administrator 
in a timely manner; 
‘‘(IV) the ability of the applicant 
to sustain operations for more than 5 
years (including its ability to obtain 
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sufficient non-Federal funds for that 
period); and 
‘‘(V) the location of the women’s 
business center and its proximity to 
other grant recipients under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(I) GUIDANCE.—The Adminis-
trator shall issue guidance (after pro-
viding an opportunity for notice and 
comment) to specify the criteria for re-
view and selection of applicants under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(II) MODIFICATIONS PROHIBITED 
AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT.—With respect 
to a public announcement of any op-
portunity to be awarded a grant under 
this section made by the Administrator 
pursuant to subsection (l)(1), the Ad-
ministrator may not modify guidance 
issued pursuant to subclause (I) with 
respect to such opportunity unless re-
quired to do so by an Act of Congress 
or an order of a Federal court. 
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‘‘(III) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this clause may be con-
strued as prohibiting the Adminis-
trator from modifying the guidance 
issued pursuant to subclause (I) (after 
providing an opportunity for notice 
and comment) as such guidance ap-
plies to an opportunity to be awarded 
a grant under this section that the Ad-
ministrator has not yet publicly an-
nounced pursuant to subsection (l)(1). 
‘‘(B) RECORD RETENTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall maintain a copy of each application 
submitted under this subsection for not less 
than 5 years. 
‘‘(ii) PAPERWORK
REDUCTION.—The 
Administrator shall take steps to reduce, to 
the maximum extent practicable, the paper-
work burden associated with carrying out 
clause (i).’’. 
(f) 
NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER
THE 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.—Section 29 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended by insert-
ing after subsection (k) the following: 
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‘‘(l) NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER
THE 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.—The Adminis-
trator shall provide— 
‘‘(1) a public announcement of any opportunity 
to be awarded grants under this section, and such an-
nouncement shall include the standards by which such 
award will be made, including the guidance issued 
pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii); 
‘‘(2) the opportunity for any applicant for a 
grant under this section that failed to obtain such a 
grant a debriefing with the Assistant Administrator 
to review the reasons for the applicant’s failure; and 
‘‘(3) with respect to any site visit or evaluation 
of an eligible entity receiving a grant under this sec-
tion that is carried out by an officer or employee of 
the Administration (other than the Inspector Gen-
eral), a copy of the site visit report or evaluation, as 
applicable, within 30 calendar days of the completion 
of such vision or evaluation.’’. 
(g) CONTINUED FUNDING
FOR CENTERS.—Section 
29(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(3) APPLICATION AND APPROVAL FOR CONTINU-
ATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) SOLICITATION OF APPLICATIONS.—The 
Administrator shall solicit applications and 
award continuation grants under this subsection 
for the first fiscal year beginning after the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, and every third 
fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each el-
igible entity desiring a grant under this sub-
section shall submit to the Administrator an ap-
plication that contains— 
‘‘(i) a certification that the appli-
cant— 
‘‘(I) is an eligible entity; 
‘‘(II) has designated an executive 
director or program manager to man-
age the women’s business center oper-
ated by the applicant; and 
‘‘(III) as a condition of receiving 
a grant under this subsection, agrees— 
‘‘(aa) to receive a site visit as 
part of the final selection process, 
at the discretion of the Adminis-
trator; and 
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‘‘(bb) to remedy any problem 
identified pursuant to the site 
visit under item (aa); 
‘‘(ii) information demonstrating that 
the applicant has the ability and resources 
to meet the needs of the market to be served 
by the women’s business center for which a 
grant under this subsection is sought, in-
cluding the ability to obtain the non-Fed-
eral contribution required under paragraph 
(4)(C); 
‘‘(iii) information relating to assist-
ance to be provided by the women’s business 
center in the geographic area served by the 
women’s business center for which a grant 
under this subsection is sought; 
‘‘(iv) information demonstrating that 
the applicant has worked with resource 
partners of the Administration and other 
entities; 
‘‘(v) a 3-year plan that describes the 
services provided by the women’s business 
center for which a grant under this sub-
section is sought— 
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‘‘(I) to serve women who are busi-
ness owners or potential business own-
ers by conducting training and coun-
seling activities; and 
‘‘(II) to provide training and 
services to a representative number of 
women who are socially or economi-
cally disadvantaged; and 
‘‘(vi) any additional information that 
the Administrator may reasonably require. 
‘‘(C) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICA-
TIONS FOR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Adminis-
trator— 
‘‘(I) shall review each application 
submitted under subparagraph (B), 
based on the information described in 
such subparagraph and the criteria set 
forth under clause (ii) of this subpara-
graph; and 
‘‘(II) as part of the final selection 
process, may, at the discretion of the 
Administrator, conduct a site visit to 
each women’s business center for which 
a grant under this subsection is sought, 
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in particular to evaluate the women’s 
business center using the selection cri-
teria described in clause (ii)(II). 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Adminis-
trator shall evaluate applicants for 
grants under this subsection in accord-
ance with selection criteria that are— 
‘‘(aa) established before the 
date on which applicants are re-
quired to submit the applications; 
‘‘(bb) stated in terms of rel-
ative importance; and 
‘‘(cc) publicly available and 
stated in each solicitation for ap-
plications for grants under this 
subsection made by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(II) REQUIRED
CRITERIA.—The 
selection criteria for a grant under this 
subsection shall include— 
‘‘(aa) the total number of en-
trepreneurs served by the appli-
cant; 
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‘‘(bb) the total number of 
new startup companies assisted by 
the applicant; 
‘‘(cc) the percentage of clients 
of the applicant that are socially 
or economically disadvantaged; 
‘‘(dd) the percentage of indi-
viduals in the community served 
by the applicant who are socially 
or economically disadvantaged; 
‘‘(ee) the successful accredita-
tion of the applicant under the ac-
creditation 
program 
developed 
under subsection (g)(5); and 
‘‘(ff) any additional criteria 
that the Administrator may rea-
sonably require. 
‘‘(iii) CONDITIONS
FOR
CONTINUED 
FUNDING.—In determining whether to make 
a grant under this subsection, the Adminis-
trator— 
‘‘(I) shall consider the results of 
the most recent evaluation of the wom-
en’s business center for which a grant 
under this subsection is sought, and, to 
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a lesser extent, previous evaluations; 
and 
‘‘(II) may withhold a grant under 
this subsection, if the Administrator 
determines that the applicant has 
failed to provide the information re-
quired to be provided under this para-
graph, or the information provided by 
the applicant is inadequate. 
‘‘(D) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 cal-
endar days after the date of each deadline to sub-
mit applications under this paragraph, the Ad-
ministrator shall approve or deny each sub-
mitted application and notify the applicant for 
each such application of the approval or denial. 
‘‘(E) RECORD RETENTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall maintain a copy of each application 
submitted under this paragraph for not less 
than 5 years. 
‘‘(ii) PAPERWORK
REDUCTION.—The 
Administrator shall take steps to reduce, to 
the maximum extent practicable, the paper-
work burden associated with carrying out 
clause (i).’’; and 
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(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(5) AWARD TO PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS.—There 
shall be no limitation on the number of times the Ad-
ministrator may award a grant to an applicant 
under this subsection.’’. 
(h) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ‘‘to award a 
contract (as a sustainability grant) under subsection 
(l) or’’; 
(2) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ‘‘The Admin-
istration’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than November 1 
of each year, the Administrator’’; 
(3) in subsection (k)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4); 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administration to carry out this 
section, 
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
$21,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2020.’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Of the amount made 
available under this subsection for a fiscal year, 
the following amounts shall be available for selec-
tion panel costs, costs associated with maintain-
ing an accreditation program, and post-award 
conference costs: 
‘‘(i) For the first fiscal year beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this sub-
paragraph, 2.65 percent. 
‘‘(ii) For the second fiscal year begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this 
subparagraph and each fiscal year there-
after through fiscal year 2020, 2.5 percent.’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (m)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b) or (l)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection 
or subsection (b)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ‘‘or 
subsection (l)’’. 
(i) EFFECT ON EXISTING GRANTS.— 
(1) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A nonprofit orga-
nization receiving a grant under section 29(m) of the 
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Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)), as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of this title, 
shall continue to receive the grant under the terms 
and conditions in effect for the grant on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this title, except that the 
nonprofit organization may not apply for a continu-
ation of the grant under section 29(m)(5) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)(5)), as in ef-
fect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
title. 
(2) LENGTH OF CONTINUATION GRANT.—The Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration 
may award a grant under section 29(m) of the Small 
Business Act to a nonprofit organization receiving a 
grant under section 29(m) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 656(m)), as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this title, for the period— 
(A) beginning on the day after the last day 
of the grant agreement under such section 29(m); 
and 
(B) ending at the end of the third fiscal 
year beginning after the date of enactment of 
this title. 
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SEC. 1843. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS UNDER WOMEN’S 
BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM. 
Section 29(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656(c)), as amended by this Act, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘As a condi-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (6), as a 
condition’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) WAIVER OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon request by an eli-
gible entity, and in accordance with this para-
graph, the Administrator may waive, in whole 
or in part, the requirement to obtain non-Fed-
eral funds under this subsection for counseling 
and training activities of the eligible entity car-
ried out using a grant under this section for a 
fiscal year. The Administrator may not waive 
the requirement for an eligible entity to obtain 
non-Federal funds under this paragraph for 
more than a total of 2 consecutive fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
determining 
whether to waive the requirement to obtain non- 
Federal funds under this paragraph, the Admin-
istrator shall consider— 
‘‘(i) the economic conditions affecting 
the eligible entity; 
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‘‘(ii) the impact a waiver under this 
paragraph would have on the credibility of 
the Women’s Business Center Program 
under this section; 
‘‘(iii) the demonstrated ability of the 
eligible entity to raise non-Federal funds; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the performance of the eligible en-
tity. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may 
not waive the requirement to obtain non-Federal 
funds under this paragraph if granting the 
waiver would undermine the credibility of the 
Women’s Business Center Program. 
‘‘(10) 
SOLICITATION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, eligible entity may— 
‘‘(A) solicit cash and in-kind contributions 
from private individuals and entities to be used 
to carry out the activities of the eligible entity 
under the project conducted under this section; 
and 
‘‘(B) use amounts made available by the 
Administrator under this section for the cost of 
such solicitation and management of the con-
tributions received. 
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‘‘(11) EXCESS
NON-FEDERAL
DOLLARS.—The 
amount of non-Federal dollars obtained by an eligible 
entity that is above the amount that is required to be 
obtained by the eligible entity under this subsection 
shall not be subject to the requirements of part 200 
of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor thereto, if such amount of non-Federal dol-
lars— 
‘‘(A) is not used as matching funds for pur-
poses of implementing the Women’s Business 
Center Program; and 
‘‘(B) was not obtained using funds from the 
Women’s Business Center Program.’’. 
Subtitle F—SCORE Program 
SEC. 1851. SCORE REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) SCORE PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out the SCORE 
program authorized by section 8(b)(1) such sums as are nec-
essary for the Administrator to make grants or enter into 
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cooperative agreements in a total amount that does not ex-
ceed $10,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018.’’. 
SEC. 1852. SCORE PROGRAM. 
Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘a Serv-
ice Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the SCORE program described in subsection 
(c)’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) SCORE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
SCORE 
ASSOCIATION.—The 
term 
‘SCORE Association’ means the Service Corps of 
Retired Executives Association or any successor 
or other organization who receives a grant from 
the Administrator to operate the SCORE pro-
gram under paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(B) 
SCORE 
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘SCORE program’ means the SCORE program 
authorized by subsection (b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall provide a grant to the SCORE Association 
to manage the SCORE program. 
‘‘(B) VOLUNTEERS.—A volunteer partici-
pating in the SCORE program shall— 
‘‘(i) based on the business experience 
and knowledge of the volunteer— 
‘‘(I) provide at no cost to individ-
uals who own, or aspire to own, small 
business concerns personal counseling, 
mentoring, and coaching relating to 
the process of starting, expanding, 
managing, buying, and selling a busi-
ness; and 
‘‘(II) facilitate low-cost education 
workshops for individuals who own, or 
aspire to own, small business concerns; 
and 
‘‘(ii) as appropriate, use tools, re-
sources, and expertise of other organizations 
to carry out the SCORE program. 
‘‘(3) PLANS AND GOALS.—The Administrator, in 
consultation with the SCORE Association, shall en-
sure that the SCORE program and each chapter of 
the SCORE program develop and implement plans 
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and goals to more effectively and efficiently provide 
services to individuals in rural areas, economically 
disadvantaged communities, and other traditionally 
underserved communities, including plans for elec-
tronic initiatives, web-based initiatives, chapter ex-
pansion, partnerships, and the development of new 
skills by volunteers participating in the SCORE pro-
gram. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The SCORE Association 
shall submit to the Administrator an annual report 
that contains— 
‘‘(A) the number of individuals counseled or 
trained under the SCORE program; 
‘‘(B) the number of hours of counseling pro-
vided under the SCORE program; and 
‘‘(C) to the extent possible— 
‘‘(i) the number of small business con-
cerns formed with assistance from the 
SCORE program; 
‘‘(ii) the number of small business con-
cerns expanded with assistance from the 
SCORE program; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of jobs created with 
assistance from the SCORE program. 
‘‘(5) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Neither the Adminis-
trator nor the SCORE Association may disclose 
the name, address, or telephone number of any 
individual or small business concern receiving 
assistance from the SCORE Association without 
the consent of such individual or small business 
concern, unless— 
‘‘(i) the Administrator is ordered to 
make such a disclosure by a court in any 
civil or criminal enforcement action initi-
ated by a Federal or State agency; or 
‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines 
such a disclosure to be necessary for the 
purpose of conducting a financial audit of 
the SCORE program, in which case disclo-
sure shall be limited to the information nec-
essary for the audit. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATOR
USE
OF
INFORMA-
TION.—This paragraph shall not— 
‘‘(i) restrict the access of the Adminis-
trator to program activity data; or 
‘‘(ii) prevent the Administrator from 
using client information to conduct client 
surveys. 
‘‘(C) STANDARDS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall, after the opportunity for notice and 
comment, establish standards for— 
‘‘(I) disclosures with respect to fi-
nancial audits under subparagraph 
(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(II) conducting client surveys, 
including standards for oversight of the 
surveys and for dissemination and use 
of client information. 
‘‘(ii) 
MAXIMUM
PRIVACY
PROTEC-
TION.—The standards issued under this sub-
paragraph shall, to the extent practicable, 
provide for the maximum amount of pri-
vacy protection.’’. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 1861. IMPROVING EDUCATION ON SMALL BUSINESS 
REGULATIONS. 
(a) REGULATORY CHANGES
AND TRAINING MATE-
RIALS.—Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(u) REGULATORY CHANGES AND TRAINING MATE-
RIALS.—Not less than annually, the Administrator shall 
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provide to the Defense Acquisition University (established 
under section 1746 of title 10, United States Code), the Fed-
eral Acquisition Institute (established under section 1201 
of title 41, United States Code), the individual responsible 
for mandatory training and education of the acquisition 
workforce of each agency (described under section 
1703(f)(1)(C) of title 41, United States Code), small busi-
ness development centers, and entities participating in the 
Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement 
Program under chapter 142 of title 10, United States 
Code— 
‘‘(1) a list of all changes made in the prior year 
to regulations promulgated— 
‘‘(A) by the Administrator that affect Fed-
eral acquisition; and 
‘‘(B) by the Federal Acquisition Council 
that implement changes to this Act; and 
‘‘(2) any materials the Administrator has devel-
oped to explain, train, or assist Federal agencies or 
departments or small business concerns to comply 
with the regulations specified in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) TRAINING TO BE UPDATED.—Upon receipt of in-
formation from the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration pursuant to section 15(u) of the Small 
Business Act, the Defense Acquisition University (as under 
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section 1746 of title 10, United States Code) and the Fed-
eral Acquisition Institute (established under section 1201 
of title 41, United States Code) shall periodically update 
the training provided to the acquisition workforce. 
SEC. 1862. PROTECTING TASK ORDER COMPETITION. 
Section 4106(f) of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 1863. IMPROVEMENTS TO SIZE STANDARDS FOR 
SMALL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL 
ENTERPRISES.—Paragraph (1) of section 18(b) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 647(b)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘businesses’’ and inserting ‘‘small business con-
cerns’’. 
(b) EQUAL TREATMENT OF SMALL FARMS.—Para-
graph (1) of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘operation: Pro-
vided,’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘operation.’’. 
(c) UPDATED SIZE STANDARDS.—Size standards es-
tablished under subsection (a) are subject to the rolling re-
view procedures established under section 1344(a) of the 
Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (15 U.S.C. 632 note). 
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SEC. 1864. UNIFORMITY IN SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN 
DEFINITIONS. 
(a) SMALL BUSINESS DEFINITION OF SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERN CONSOLIDATED.—Section 3(q) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN
OWNED
AND 
CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.—The 
term ‘small business concern owned and controlled by 
service-disabled veterans’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A small business concern— 
‘‘(i) not less than 51 percent of which 
is owned by one or more service-disabled 
veterans or, in the case of any publicly 
owned business, not less than 51 percent of 
the stock (not including any stock owned by 
an ESOP) of which is owned by one or 
more service-disabled veterans; and 
‘‘(ii) the management and daily busi-
ness operations of which are controlled by 
one or more service-disabled veterans or, in 
the case of a veteran with permanent and 
severe disability, the spouse or permanent 
caregiver of such veteran. 
‘‘(B) A small business concern— 
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‘‘(i) not less than 51 percent of which 
is owned by one or more service-disabled 
veterans with a disability that is rated by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as a per-
manent and total disability who are unable 
to manage the daily business operations of 
such concern; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a publicly owned 
business, not less than 51 percent of the 
stock (not including any stock owned by an 
ESOP) of which is owned by one or more 
such veterans. 
‘‘(C)(i) During the time period described in 
clause (ii), a small business concern that was a 
small business concern described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) immediately prior to the death 
of a service-disabled veteran who was the owner 
of the concern, the death of whom causes the con-
cern to be less than 51 percent owned by one or 
more service-disabled veterans, if— 
‘‘(I) the surviving spouse of the de-
ceased veteran acquires such veteran’s own-
ership interest in such concern; 
‘‘(II) such veteran had a service-con-
nected disability (as defined in section 
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101(16) of title 38, United States Code) 
rated as 100 percent disabling under the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs or such veteran died as a re-
sult of a service-connected disability; and 
‘‘(III) immediately prior to the death 
of such veteran, and during the period de-
scribed in clause (ii), the small business 
concern is included in the database de-
scribed in section 8127(f) of title 38, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(ii) The time period described in this 
clause is the time period beginning on the date 
of the veteran’s death and ending on the earlier 
of— 
‘‘(I) the date on which the surviving 
spouse remarries; 
‘‘(II) the date on which the surviving 
spouse relinquishes an ownership interest in 
the small business concern; or 
‘‘(III) the date that is 10 years after 
the date of the death of the veteran.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
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‘‘(6) ESOP.—The term ‘ESOP’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘employee stock ownership plan’ in sec-
tion 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(26 U.S.C. 4975(e)(7)). 
‘‘(7) SURVIVING SPOUSE.—The term ‘surviving 
spouse’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101(3) of title 38, United States Code.’’. 
(b) VETERANS AFFAIRS DEFINITION OF SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERN CONSOLIDATED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 8127 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (h) and redesig-
nating subsections (i) through (l) as subsections 
(h) through (k), respectively; and 
(B) in subsection (k), as so redesignated— 
(i) by amending paragraph (2) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘small business concern owned and 
controlled by veterans’ has the meaning given that 
term under section 3(q)(3) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632(q)(3)).’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘small business concern owned and 
controlled by veterans with service-connected disabil-
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ities’ has the meaning given the term ‘small business 
concern owned and controlled by service-disabled vet-
erans’ under section 3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or a 
small business concern owned and controlled by 
veterans with service-connected disabilities’’ after 
‘‘a small business concern owned and controlled 
by veterans’’; 
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or a 
small business concern owned and controlled by 
veterans with service-connected disabilities’’ after 
‘‘a small business concern owned and controlled 
by veterans’’; 
(C) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘or small 
business concerns owned and controlled by vet-
erans with service-connected disabilities’’ after 
‘‘small business concerns owned and controlled 
by veterans’’ both places it appears; and 
(D) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ‘‘, 
small business concerns owned and controlled by 
veterans with service-connected disabilities,’’ 
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after ‘‘small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by veterans’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 8(d)(3) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) In this contract, the term ‘small business 
concern owned and controlled by service-disabled vet-
erans’ has the meaning given that term in section 
3(q).’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS RELATING TO DATABASE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT TO USE CERTAIN SMALL BUSI-
NESS
ADMINISTRATION
REGULATIONS.—Section 
8127(f)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘verified’’ and inserting ‘‘verified, using 
regulations issued by the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration with respect to the status of 
the concern as a small business concern and the own-
ership and control of such concern,’’. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS
ISSUING
CERTAIN
REGULATIONS.—Section 
8127(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(7) The Secretary may not issue regulations related 
to the status of a concern as a small business concern and 
the ownership and control of such small business concern.’’. 
(e) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
made by subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall take effect 
on the date on which the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
jointly issue regulations implementing such sections. 
(f) APPEALS OF INCLUSION IN DATABASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8127(f) of title 38, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(8)(A) If the Secretary does not verify a concern for 
inclusion in the database under this subsection based on 
the status of the concern as a small business concern or the 
ownership or control of the concern, the concern may appeal 
the denial of verification to the Office of Hearings and Ap-
peals of the Small Business Administration (as established 
under section 5(i) of the Small Business Act). The decision 
of the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall be considered 
a final agency action. 
‘‘(B)(i) If an interested party challenges the inclusion 
in the database of a small business concern owned and con-
trolled by veterans or a small business concern owned and 
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controlled by veterans with service-connected disabilities 
based on the status of the concern as a small business con-
cern or the ownership or control of the concern, the challenge 
shall be heard by the Office of Hearings and Appeals of 
the Small Business Administration as described in sub-
paragraph (A). The decision of the Office of Hearings and 
Appeals shall be considered final agency action. 
‘‘(ii) In this subparagraph, the term ‘interested party’ 
means— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a small business concern that 
is awarded a contract, the contracting officer of the 
Department or another small business concern that 
submitted an offer for the contract that was awarded 
to the small business concern that submitted an offer 
under clause (i). 
‘‘(C) For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reim-
burse the Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion in an amount necessary to cover any cost incurred by 
the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Small Business 
Administration for actions taken by the Office under this 
paragraph. The Administrator is authorized to accept such 
reimbursement. The amount of any such reimbursement 
shall be determined jointly by the Secretary and the Admin-
istrator and shall be provided from fees collected by the Sec-
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retary under multiple-award schedule contracts. Any dis-
agreement about the amount shall be resolved by the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (8) of sub-
section (f) of title 38, United States Code, as added 
by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to a 
verification decision made by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs on or after the date of the enactment of 
this title. 
SEC. 1865. REQUIRED REPORTS PERTAINING TO CAPITAL 
PLANNING AND INVESTMENT CONTROL. 
The Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion shall submit to the Senate Committee on Small Busi-
ness and Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Small 
Business of the House of Representatives the information 
described in section 11302(c)(3)(B)(ii) of title 40, United 
States Code, within 10 days of transmittal to the Director. 
SEC. 1866. OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION
AS
TO JURISDICTION.—Section 
5(i)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
634(i)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) JURISDICTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), the Office of Hearings and 
Appeals shall hear appeals of agency ac-
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tions under or pursuant to this Act, the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
U.S.C. 661 et seq.), title 13 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, and such other matters 
as the Administrator may determine appro-
priate. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Office of Hear-
ings and Appeals shall not adjudicate dis-
putes requiring a hearing on the record, ex-
cept disputes pertaining to the small busi-
ness programs described in this Act.’’. 
(b) NEW PROCEDURES FOR PETITIONS FOR RECON-
SIDERATION.—Section 3(a)(9) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(E) PROCEDURES.—The Office of Hear-
ings and Appeals shall begin accepting petitions 
for reconsideration described in subparagraph 
(A) upon the effective date of the procedures im-
plementing this paragraph. Notwithstanding the 
provisions of subparagraph (B), petitions for re-
consideration of size standards revised, modified, 
or established in a Federal Register final rule 
published between November 25, 2015 and the ef-
fective date of such procedures shall be considered 
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timely if filed within 30 days of such effective 
date.’’. 
SEC. 1867. ISSUANCE OF GUIDANCE ON SMALL BUSINESS 
MATTERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this title, the Administrator of the Small Business Ad-
ministration shall issue guidance pertaining to the amend-
ments made by this Act to the Small Business Act by this 
title. The Administrator shall provide notice and oppor-
tunity for comment on such guidance for a period of not 
less than 60 days. 
DIVISION 
B—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS 
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017’’. 
SEC. 
2002. 
EXPIRATION 
OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 
LAW. 
(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE 
YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author-
izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII and title 
XXIX for military construction projects, land acquisition, 
family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to 
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the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment Program (and authorizations of appropriations there-
for) shall expire on the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2019; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2020. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to au-
thorizations for military construction projects, land acqui-
sition, family housing projects and facilities, and contribu-
tions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security 
Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations 
therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated 
before the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2019; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for fiscal year 2020 for military construc-
tion projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program. 
SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Titles XXI through XXVII and title XXIX shall take 
effect on the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2016; or 
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(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2103(a) and available for military construction 
projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Army: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
Alaska ................................
Fort Wainwright .........................................................
$47,000,000 
California ..........................
Concord ........................................................................
$12,600,000 
Colorado .............................
Fort Carson .................................................................
$13,100,000 
Georgia ..............................
Fort Gordon .................................................................
$129,600,000 
Fort Stewart ................................................................
$14,800,000 
Hawaii ..............................
Fort Shafter .................................................................
$40,000,000 
Missouri .............................
Fort Leonard Wood .....................................................
$6,900,000 
Texas ..................................
Fort Hood ....................................................................
$7,600,000 
Utah ...................................
Camp Williams ...........................................................
$7,400,000 
Virginia .............................
Fort Belvoir .................................................................
$23,000,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2103(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 
may acquire real property and carry out the military con-
struction project for the installations or locations outside 
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the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the fol-
lowing table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation 
Amount 
Cuba ..................................
Guantanamo Bay .........................................................
$33,000,000 
Germany .............................
East Camp Grafenwoehr .............................................
$22,000,000 
Garmisch .......................................................................
$9,600,000 
Wiesbaden Army Airfield ............................................
$19,200,000 
SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2103(a) and available for military 
family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 
and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 
in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 
the following table: 
Army: Family Housing 
State/Country 
Installation 
Units 
Amount 
Korea ..........................
Camp Humphreys .....
Family Housing New 
Construction ..........
$297,000,000 
Camp Walker .............
Family Housing New 
Construction ..........
$54,554,000 
(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2103(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 
engineering services and construction design activities with 
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respect to the construction or improvement of family hous-
ing units in an amount not to exceed $2,618,000. 
SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2016, for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of the Army as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2101 may not ex-
ceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
SEC. 2104. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 986) for Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 
Washington, for construction of an aircraft maintenance 
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hangar at the installation, the Secretary of the Army may 
construct an aircraft washing apron. 
SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2118), 
the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2101 of that Act (126 Stat. 2119) 
and extended by section 2107 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division B of Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1148), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2017, or the date of the enactment of an 
Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Kansas ........................
Fort Riley .................
Unmanned Aerial 
Vehicle Complex.
$12,200,000 
Virginia ......................
Fort Belvoir ..............
Secure Admin/Oper-
ations Facility.
$172,200,000 
Italy ............................
Camp Ederle ............
Barracks ...................
$36,000,000 
Japan ..........................
Sagami ......................
Vehicle Maintenance 
Shop.
$18,000,000 
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SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 985), 
the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2101 of that Act (127 Stat. 986) shall 
remain in effect until October 1, 2017, or the date of the 
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con-
struction for fiscal year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Maryland ....................
Fort Detrick ..............
Entry Control Point 
$2,500,000 
Kwajalein Atoll ..........
Kwajalein .................
Pier ...........................
$63,000,000 
Japan ..........................
Kyotango City ..........
Company Operations 
Complex.
$33,000,000 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2204(a) and available for military construction 
projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may ac-
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quire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Navy: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Arizona .........................
Yuma ..................................................................
$48,355,000 
California .....................
Coronado ............................................................
$104,501,000 
Lemoore ..............................................................
$26,723,000 
Miramar .............................................................
$193,600,000 
Seal Beach .........................................................
$21,007,000 
Florida .........................
Eglin Air Force Base ........................................
$20,489,000 
Mayport .............................................................
$66,000,000 
Pensacola ...........................................................
$53,000,000 
Guam ............................
Joint Region Marianas .....................................
$89,185,000 
Hawaii .........................
Barking Sands ..................................................
$43,384,000 
Kaneohe Bay ......................................................
$72,565,000 
Maine ...........................
Kittery ................................................................
$47,892,000 
Maryland .....................
Patuxent River ..................................................
$40,576,000 
Nevada .........................
Fallon .................................................................
$13,523,000 
North Carolina ............
Camp Lejeune ....................................................
$18,482,000 
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station ........
$12,515,000 
South Carolina ............
Beaufort .............................................................
$83,490,000 
Parris Island .....................................................
$29,882,000 
Washington ..................
Bangor ................................................................
$113,415,000 
Bremerton ..........................................................
$6,704,000 
Whidbey Island ..................................................
$75,976,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2204(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy 
may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
tion projects for the installation or location outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Japan ...........................
Kadena Air Base ...............................................
$26,489,000 
Sasebo .................................................................
$16,420,000 
Spain ............................
Rota ....................................................................
$23,607,000 
Worldwide Unspecified 
Unspecified Worldwide Locations ....................
$41,380,000 
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SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2204(a) and available for military 
family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 
and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 
in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 
the following table: 
Navy: Family Housing 
Country 
Installation 
Units 
Amount 
Mariana Islands ........
Guam ..........................
Replace Andersen 
Housing PH 1 .......
$78,815,000 
(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2204(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and 
engineering services and construction design activities with 
respect to the construction or improvement of family hous-
ing units in an amount not to exceed $4,149,000. 
SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2204(a) and available 
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for military family housing functions as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy 
may improve existing military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $11,047,000. 
SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2016, for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of the Navy, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2201 may not ex-
ceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
SEC. 2205. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2201 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113– 
66; 127 Stat. 989) for Pearl City, Hawaii, for construction 
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of a water transmission line at that location, the Secretary 
of the Navy may construct a 591-meter (1,940-foot) long 
16-inch diameter water transmission line as part of the net-
work required to provide the main water supply to Joint 
Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 
SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), 
the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2201 of that Act (126 Stat. 2122) 
and extended by section 2206 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division B of Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1151), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2017, or the date of the enactment of an 
Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
California ...................
Camp Pendleton ........
Comm. Information 
Systems Ops Com-
plex .........................
$78,897,000 
Greece .........................
Souda Bay .................
Intermodal Access 
Road .......................
$4,630,000 
South Carolina ..........
Beaufort .....................
Recycling/Hazardous 
Waste Facility .......
$3,743,000 
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Navy: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations—Continued 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Worldwide 
Unspecified.
Various Worldwide 
Locations ................
BAMS Operational 
Facilities ................
$34,048,000 
SEC. 2207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 985), 
the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2201 of that Act (127 Stat. 989), 
shall remain in effect until October 1, 2017, or the date 
of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Hawaii .......................
Kaneohe Bay .............
Aircraft Maintenance 
Hangar Upgrades
$31,820,000 
Pearl City ..................
Water Transmission 
Line ........................
$30,100,000 
Maine .........................
Bangor .......................
NCTAMS VLF Com-
mercial Power Con-
nection ....................
$13,800,000 
Nevada ........................
Fallon .........................
Wastewater Treat-
ment Plant .............
$11,334,000 
Virginia ......................
Quantico .....................
Academic Instruction 
Facility TECOM 
Schools ....................
$25,731,000 
Quantico .....................
Fuller Road Improve-
ments ......................
$9,013,000 
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SEC. 2208. STATUS OF ‘‘NET NEGATIVE’’ POLICY REGARDING 
NAVY ACREAGE ON GUAM. 
(a) REPORT ON STATUS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall submit a report to the congressional de-
fense committees regarding the status of the imple-
mentation of the ‘‘net negative’’ policy regarding the 
total number of acres of the real property controlled 
by the Department of the Navy on Guam, as described 
in subsection (b). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following informa-
tion: 
(A) A description of the real property con-
trolled by the Navy on Guam which the Navy 
has transferred to the control of Guam after Jan-
uary 20, 2011, or which the Navy plans to 
transfer to the control of Guam, as well as a de-
scription of the specific legal authority under 
which the Navy has transferred or will transfer 
each such property. 
(B) The methodology and process the Navy 
will use to determine the total number of acres 
of real property that the Navy will transfer or 
has transferred to the control of Guam as part 
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of the ‘‘net negative’’ policy, and the date on 
which the Navy will transfer or has transferred 
control of any such property. 
(C) A description of the real property con-
trolled by the Navy on Guam which the Navy 
plans to retain under its control and the reasons 
for retaining such property, including a detailed 
explanation of the reasons for retaining any such 
property which has not been developed or for 
which no development has been proposed under 
the current installation master plans for major 
military installations (as described in section 
2864 of title 10, United States Code). 
(3) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.—In pre-
paring and submitting the report under this sub-
section, the Secretary may not take into account any 
real property which has been identified prior to Jan-
uary 20, 2011, as property to be transferred to the 
Government of Guam under the Guam Excess Lands 
Act (Public Law 103–339) or the Guam Land Use 
Plan (GLUP) 1977, or pursuant to base realignment 
and closure authorized under the Defense Base Clo-
sure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title 
XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), 
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whether or not the Navy transferred control of any 
such property to Guam at any time. 
(b) POLICY DESCRIBED.—The ‘‘net negative’’ policy 
described in this section is the policy of the Secretary of 
the Navy, as expressed in the statement released by Under 
Secretary of the Navy on January 20, 2011, that the reloca-
tion of Marines to Guam occurring during 2011 will not 
cause the total number of acres of real property controlled 
by the Navy on Guam upon the completion of such reloca-
tion to exceed the total number of acres of real property 
controlled by the Navy on Guam prior to such relocation. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2304(a) and available for military construction 
projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Air Force: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Alaska ........................................
Clear Air Force Station ................
$20,000,000 
Eielson Air Force Base .................
$213,300,000 
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Air Force: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson 
$29,000,000 
Arizona ......................................
Luke Air Force Base .....................
$20,000,000 
California ..................................
Edwards Air Force Base ...............
$24,000,000 
Colorado .....................................
Buckley Air Force Base ................
$13,500,000 
Delaware ..................................
Dover Air Force Base ....................
$39,000,000 
Florida .......................................
Eglin Air Force Base ....................
$88,600,000 
Patrick Air Force Base .................
$13,500,000 
Georgia ......................................
Moody Air Force Base ...................
$30,900,000 
Guam .........................................
Joint Region Marianas .................
$80,658,000 
Kansas .......................................
McConnell Air Force Base ............
$19,800,000 
Louisiana ..................................
Barksdale Air Force Base .............
$21,000,000 
Maryland ...................................
Joint Base Andrews ......................
$66,500,000 
Massachusetts ............................
Hanscom Air Force Base ..............
$30,965,000 
Montana .....................................
Malmstrom Air Force Base ..........
$14,600,000 
Nevada .......................................
Nellis Air Force Base ....................
$10,600,000 
New Mexico ................................
Cannon Air Force Base ................
$21,000,000 
Holloman Air Force Base .............
$10,600,000 
Kirtland Air Force Base ...............
$7,300,000 
Ohio ............................................
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
$12,600,000 
Oklahoma ...................................
Altus Air Force Base .....................
$11,600,000 
Tinker Air Force Base ..................
$43,000,000 
South Carolina ..........................
Joint Base Charleston ...................
$17,000,000 
Texas ..........................................
Joint Base San Antonio ...............
$67,300,000 
Utah ...........................................
Hill Air Force Base .......................
$44,500,000 
Virginia .....................................
Joint Base Langley-Eustis ...........
$59,200,000 
Washington ................................
Fairchild Air Force Base ..............
$27,000,000 
Wyoming ....................................
F.E. Warren Air Force Base ........
$5,550,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2304(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air 
Force may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installation or location outside 
the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the fol-
lowing table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Australia ................................
Darwin ..............................................
$30,400,000 
Germany .................................
Ramstein Air Base ...........................
$13,437,000 
Spangdahlem Air Base .....................
$43,465,000 
Japan .....................................
Kadena Air Base ..............................
$19,815,000 
Yokota Air Base ................................
$32,020,000 
Mariana Islands ....................
Unspecified Location ........................
$9,000,000 
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Air Force: Outside the United States—Continued 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Turkey ....................................
Incirlik Air Base ..............................
$13,449,000 
United Arab Emirates ..........
Al Dhafra ..........................................
$35,400,000 
United Kingdom ....................
Croughton RAF .................................
$16,500,000 
SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available 
for military family housing functions as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 
may carry out architectural and engineering services and 
construction design activities with respect to the construc-
tion or improvement of family housing units in an amount 
not to exceed $4,368,000. 
SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS. 
Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2304(a) and available 
for military family housing functions as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force 
may improve existing military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $56,984,000. 
SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 
FORCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
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ning after September 30, 2016, for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of the Air Force, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2301 may not ex-
ceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
SEC. 2305. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2016 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division B of Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1152) for Malmstrom Air Force Base, 
Montana, for construction of a Tactical Response Force 
Alert Facility at the installation, the Secretary of the Air 
Force may construct an emergency power generator system 
consistent with the Air Force’s construction guidelines. 
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SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), 
the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2301 of that Act (126 Stat. 2126) 
and extended by section 2309 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division B of Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1155), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2017, or the date of the enactment of an 
Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2013 Project Authorization 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Portugal .....................
Lajes Field .................
Sanitary Sewer Lift/ 
Pump Station ........
$2,000,000 
SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 985), 
the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2301 of that Act (127 Stat. 992), 
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shall remain in effect until October 1, 2017, or the date 
of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Worldwide Unspec-
ified (Italy).
Aviano Air Base ........
Guardian Angel Op-
erations Facility ...
$22,047,000 
SEC. 2308. RESTRICTION ON ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not use any of 
the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
2304 to acquire property or interests in property at an un-
specified location in the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, as specified in the funding table set forth 
in section 2301(b) and the funding table in section 4601, 
until the congressional defense committees have received 
from the Secretary a report providing the following infor-
mation: 
(1) The specific location of the property or inter-
est in property to be acquired. 
(2) The total cost, scope, and location of the 
military construction projects and the acquisition of 
property or interests in property required to support 
the Secretary’s proposed divert activities and exercises 
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in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands. 
(3) An analysis of any alternative locations that 
the Secretary considered acquiring, including other 
locations or interests within the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands or the Freely Associated 
States. For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 
and the Republic of Palau. 
TITLE 
XXIV—DEFENSE 
AGEN-
CIES 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUC-
TION 
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2403(a) and available for military construction 
projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire 
real property and carry out military construction projects 
for the installations or locations inside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Alaska .............................................
Clear Air Force Station ..............................
$155,000,000 
Fort Greely ...................................................
$9,560,000 
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson .............
$4,900,000 
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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Arizona ...........................................
Fort Huachuca .............................................
$4,493,000 
California .......................................
Coronado .......................................................
$175,412,000 
Travis Air Force Base .................................
$26,500,000 
Delaware .........................................
Dover Air Force Base ..................................
$44,115,000 
Florida ............................................
Patrick Air Force Base ................................
$10,100,000 
Georgia ...........................................
Fort Benning ................................................
$4,820,000 
Fort Gordon ..................................................
$25,000,000 
Maine ..............................................
Portsmouth ...................................................
$27,100,000 
Maryland ........................................
Bethesda Naval Hospital .............................
$510,000,000 
Fort Meade ...................................................
$38,000,000 
North Carolina ...............................
Camp Lejeune ...............................................
$31,000,000 
Fort Bragg ....................................................
$86,593,000 
South Carolina ..............................
Joint Base Charleston .................................
$17,000,000 
Texas ...............................................
Red River Army Depot ................................
$44,700,000 
Sheppard Air Force Base ............................
$91,910,000 
Virginia ..........................................
Pentagon .......................................................
$20,216,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense 
may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
tion projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Diego Garcia ...................
Diego Garcia ................................................................
$30,000,000 
Germany .........................
Kaiserslautern .............................................................
$45,221,000 
Japan ..............................
Ikakuni .........................................................................
$6,664,000 
Kadena Air Base .........................................................
$161,224,000 
Yokota Air Base ..........................................................
$113,731,000 
Kwajalein ........................
Kwajalein Atoll ...........................................................
$85,500,000 
United Kingdom .............
Royal Air Force Croughton ........................................
$71,424,000 
Royal Air Force Lakenheath ......................................
$13,500,000 
Wake Island ....................
Wake Island .................................................................
$11,670,000 
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SEC. 
2402. 
AUTHORIZED 
ENERGY 
CONSERVATION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2403(a) and available for energy conservation 
projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation 
projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, 
in the amount set forth in the table: 
Energy Conservation Projects: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
California ........................
Edwards Air Force Base ............................................
$8,400,000 
Naval Base San Diego ................................................
$4,230,000 
Fort Hunter Liggett ....................................................
$5,400,000 
Colorado ..........................
Fort Carson .................................................................
$5,000,000 
Schriever Air Force Base ............................................
$3,295,000 
Florida ............................
SUBASE Kings Bay NAS Jacksonville ....................
$3,230,000 
Guam ...............................
NAVBASE Guam ........................................................
$8,540,000 
Hawaii ............................
NSAH Wahiawa Kunia Oahu ...................................
$14,890,000 
Ohio .................................
Wright Patterson Air Force Base ..............................
$14,400,000 
Utah .................................
Dugway Proving Ground ...........................................
$7,500,000 
Tooele Army Depot ......................................................
$8,200,000 
Various Locations ...........
Various Locations ........................................................
$28,088,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva-
tion projects outside the United States as specified in the 
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may 
carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 
of title 10, United States Code, for the installations or loca-
tions outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
forth in the following table: 
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Energy Conservation Projects: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Cuba ................................
Guantanamo Bay ........................................................
$6,080,000 
Diego Garcia ...................
NSF Diego Garcia ......................................................
$17,010,000 
Japan ..............................
Kadena Air Base .........................................................
$4,007,000 
Misawa Air Base .........................................................
$5,315,000 
Spain ...............................
Rota ..............................................................................
$3,710,000 
Various Locations ...........
Various Locations ........................................................
$2,705,000 
SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE 
AGENCIES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2016, for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of Defense (other than the military depart-
ments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act 
may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
SEC. 2404. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization in the table in section 
2401(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 
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Stat. 996), for Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United King-
dom, for construction of a high school, the Secretary of De-
fense may construct a combined middle/high school. 
SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2118), 
the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2401 of that Act (126 Stat. 2127), 
as amended by section 2406(a) of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division B of Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1160), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2017, or the date of the enactment of an 
Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2013 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Japan .........................
Camp Zama ..............
Renovate Zama High 
School .....................
$13,273,000 
Pennsylvania .............
New Cumberland .......
Replace Reservoir ......
$4,300,000 
SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 985), 
the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2401 of that Act (127 Stat. 995), 
shall remain in effect until October 1, 2017 or the date of 
the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military con-
struction for fiscal year 2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
California ...................
Brawley ......................
SOF Desert Warfare 
Training Center ....
$23,095,000 
Germany ....................
Kaiserslautern ...........
Replace 
Kaiserslautern Ele-
mentary School ......
$49,907,000 
Ramstein Air Base ....
Replace Ramstein 
High School ...........
$98,762,000 
Hawaii .......................
Joint Base Pearl 
Harbor-Hickam.
DISA Pacific Facility 
Upgrade .................
$2,615,000 
Massachusetts .............
Hanscom Air Force 
Base.
Replace Hanscom 
Primary School .....
$36,213,000 
United Kindgom ........
RAF Lakenheath .......
Replace Lakenheath 
High School ...........
$69,638,000 
Virginia ......................
MCB Quantico ...........
Replace Quantico 
Middle/High School 
$40,586,000 
Pentagon 
PFPA Support Oper-
ations Center .........
$14,800,000 
Pentagon 
Raven Rock Adminis-
trative Facility 
Upgrade .................
$32,000,000 
Pentagon 
Boundary Channel 
Access Control 
Point ......................
$6,700,000 
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TITLE 
XXV—NORTH 
ATLANTIC 
TREATY ORGANIZATION SE-
CURITY 
INVESTMENT 
PRO-
GRAM 
SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, 
United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum 
of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this pur-
pose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construc-
tion previously financed by the United States. 
SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal years beginning after September 30, 2016, for contribu-
tions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 
10, United States Code, for the share of the United States 
of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation Security Investment Program authorized by section 
2501 as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 
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TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND 
RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Subtitle A—Project Authorizations 
and Authorization of Appropria-
tions 
SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CON-
STRUCTION 
AND 
LAND 
ACQUISITION 
PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 
the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Army National Guard 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Colorado ..........................
Fort Carson .................................................................
$16,500,000 
Hawaii ............................
Hilo ..............................................................................
$31,000,000 
Iowa .................................
Davenport ....................................................................
$23,000,000 
Kansas .............................
Fort Leavenworth ........................................................
$29,000,000 
New Hampshire ..............
Hooksett ........................................................................
$11,000,000 
..........................................
Rochester ......................................................................
$8,900,000 
Oklahoma ........................
Ardmore .......................................................................
$22,000,000 
Pennsylvania ..................
Fort Indiantown Gap .................................................
$20,000,000 
York ..............................................................................
$9,300,000 
Rhode Island ...................
East Greenwich ...........................................................
$20,000,000 
Utah .................................
Camp Williams ...........................................................
$37,000,000 
Wyoming .........................
Camp Guernsey ...........................................................
$31,000,000 
Laramie .......................................................................
$21,000,000 
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SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION 
AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 
the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Army Reserve 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Arizona ............................
Phoenix .........................................................................
$30,000,000 
California ........................
Barstow ........................................................................
$29,000,000 
Camp Parks .................................................................
$19,000,000 
Fort Hunter Liggett ....................................................
$21,500,000 
Virginia ...........................
Dublin ..........................................................................
$6,000,000 
Washington .....................
Joint Base Lewis-McChord .........................................
$27,500,000 
Wisconsin ........................
Fort McCoy ..................................................................
$11,400,000 
SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE 
CORPS RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 
the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
forth in the following table: 
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Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Louisiana ........................
New Orleans .................................................................
$11,207,000 
New York .........................
Brooklyn .......................................................................
$1,964,000 
..........................................
Syracuse .......................................................................
$13,229,000 
Texas ...............................
Galveston ......................................................................
$8,414,000 
SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 
the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Air National Guard locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Air National Guard 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Connecticut .....................
Bradley IAP ................................................................
$6,300,000 
Florida ............................
Jacksonville IAP ..........................................................
$9,000,000 
Hawaii ............................
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam .............................
$11,000,000 
Iowa .................................
Sioux Gateway Airport ..............................................
$12,600,000 
Maryland ........................
Joint Base Andrews ....................................................
$5,000,000 
Minnesota ........................
Duluth IAP ..................................................................
$7,600,000 
New Hampshire ..............
Pease International Trade Port .................................
$1,500,000 
North Carolina ...............
Charlotte/Douglas IAP ................................................
$50,600,000 
Ohio .................................
Toledo Express Airport ...............................................
$6,000,000 
South Carolina ...............
McEntire ANGS ..........................................................
$8,400,000 
Texas ...............................
Ellington Field ............................................................
$4,500,000 
Vermont ...........................
Burlington IAP ...........................................................
$4,500,000 
SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 
the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 
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table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Air Force Reserve 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Guam ...............................
Anderson Air Force Base ............................................
$5,200,000 
Massachusetts ..................
Westover Air Reserve Base .........................................
$9,200,000 
North Carolina ...............
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base .............................
$97,950,000 
Pennsylvania ..................
Pittsburgh IAP ............................................................
$85,000,000 
Utah .................................
Hill Air Force Base ....................................................
$3,050,000 
SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NA-
TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal years beginning after September 30, 2016, for the costs 
of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and 
construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, 
and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 
10, United States Code (including the cost of acquisition 
of land for those facilities), as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113– 
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66; 127 Stat. 1001) for Bullville, New York, for construction 
of a new Army Reserve Center at that location, the Sec-
retary of the Army may add to or alter the existing Army 
Reserve Center at Bullville, New York. 
SEC. 2612. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2015 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2603 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113– 
291; 128 Stat. 3689) for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for con-
struction of a Reserve Training Center at that location, the 
Secretary of the Navy may acquire approximately 8.5 acres 
(370,260 square feet) of adjacent land, obtain necessary in-
terest in land, and construct road improvements and associ-
ated supporting facilities to provide required access to the 
Reserve Training Center. 
SEC. 2613. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2016 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division B of Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 1163) for MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 
for construction of an Army Reserve Center/Aviation Sup-
port Facility at that location, the Secretary of the Army 
may relocate and construct replacement skeet and grenade 
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launcher ranges necessary to clear the site for the new Army 
Reserve facilities. 
SEC. 2614. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2013 PROJECT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2118), 
the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2603 of that Act (126 Stat. 2135) 
and extended by section 2614 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division B of Pub-
lic Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1166), shall remain in effect until 
October 1, 2017, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2018, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2013 Project 
Authorization 
State 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
Iowa ............................
Fort Des Moines ........
Joint Reserve Center
$19,162,000 
SEC. 2615. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN 
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (division B of Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 985), 
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the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in sections 2602, 2603, 2604, and 2605 of that 
Act (127 Stat. 1001, 1002), shall remain in effect until Oc-
tober 1, 2017, or the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2018, 
whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2014 Project 
Authorizations 
State 
Installation or Lo-
cation 
Project 
Amount 
California ...................
Camp Parks ...............
Army Reserve Center 
$17,500,000 
.....................................
March Air Force Base 
NOSC Moreno Valley 
Reserve Training 
Center .....................
$11,086,000 
Florida .......................
Homestead ARB ........
Entry Control Com-
plex .........................
$9,800,000 
Maryland ...................
Fort Meade .................
175th Network War-
fare Squadron Fa-
cility .......................
$4,000,000 
.....................................
Martin State Airport 
Cyber/ISR Facility ...
$8,000,000 
New York ....................
Bullville ......................
Army Reserve Center 
$14,500,000 
TITLE 
XXVII—BASE 
REALIGN-
MENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI-
TIES 
SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE 
REALIGNMENT 
AND 
CLOSURE 
ACTIVITIES 
FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal years beginning after September 30, 2016, for base re-
alignment and closure activities, including real property 
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acquisition and military construction projects, as author-
ized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 
U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of 
Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906 
of such Act (as amended by section 2711 of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4601. 
SEC. 2702. PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL 
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) 
ROUND. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an 
additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. 
Nothing in the previous sentence shall be construed to affect 
the authority of the Secretary of Defense to comply with 
any requirement under law, or with any request of a con-
gressional defense committee, to conduct an analysis, study, 
or report of the infrastructure needs of the Department of 
Defense, including the infrastructure inventory required to 
be prepared under section 2815(a)(2) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 
114–92; 129 Stat. 1175). 
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TITLE 
XXVIII—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION GENERAL PROVI-
SIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction 
Program and Military Family 
Housing 
SEC. 2801. MODIFICATION OF CRITERIA FOR TREATMENT 
OF LABORATORY REVITALIZATION PROJECTS 
AS 
MINOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) INCREASE IN THRESHOLD.—Section 2805(d) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘$4,000,000’’ each place it appears in paragraph (1)(A), 
(1)(B), and (2) and inserting ‘‘$6,000,000’’. 
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2805(d) of such 
title is amended— 
(1) by striking the second sentence of paragraph 
(2); and 
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) If the Secretary concerned makes a decision to 
carry out an unspecified minor military construction 
project to which this subsection applies, the Secretary con-
cerned shall notify in writing the appropriate committees 
of Congress of that decision, of the justification for the 
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project, and of the estimated cost of the project. The project 
may then be carried out only after the end of the 21-day 
period beginning on the date the notification is received by 
the committees or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period 
beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification 
is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 
480 of this title.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF SUNSET.—Section 2805(d) of such title 
is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
SEC. 2802. CLASSIFICATION OF FACILITY CONVERSION 
PROJECTS AS REPAIR PROJECTS. 
Subsection (e) of section 2811 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) REPAIR PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘repair project’ means a project— 
‘‘(1) to restore a real property facility, system, or 
component to such a condition that it may effectively 
be used for its designated functional purpose; or 
‘‘(2) to convert a real property facility, system, 
or component to a new functional purpose without in-
creasing its external dimensions.’’. 
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SEC. 2803. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY, LIMITED AUTHOR-
ITY TO USE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OUT-
SIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of sec-
tion 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–136; 
117 Stat. 1723), as most recently amended by section 2802 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (division B of Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
XXXX), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(c)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2016’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2017’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2804. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR AC-
CEPTANCE AND USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 
CERTAIN 
CONSTRUCTION, 
MAINTENANCE, 
AND REPAIR PROJECTS MUTUALLY BENE-
FICIAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
AND KUWAIT MILITARY FORCES. 
Section 2804(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1171; 10 U.S.C. 2350j note) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
SEC. 2805. NOTICE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
ENERGY 
CONSERVATION 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) CONTENTS OF NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) CONTENTS.—Section 2914(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the period 
at the end of the first sentence and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and shall include in the notification the 
justification and current cost estimate for the project, 
the expected savings to investment ratio and simple 
payback estimates, and the project’s measurement and 
validation plan and costs.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to notifica-
tions provided during fiscal year 2017 or any suc-
ceeding fiscal year. 
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(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 2914 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the end of each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 
2017), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on the status of the 
projects carried out under this section (including completed 
projects), and shall include in the report with respect to 
each such project the following information: 
‘‘(1) The title, location, and a brief description 
of the scope of work. 
‘‘(2) The original cost estimate and expected sav-
ings to investment ratio and simple payback esti-
mates, and the original measurement and validation 
plan and costs. 
‘‘(3) The most recent cost estimate and expected 
savings to investment ratio and simple payback esti-
mates, and the most recent version of the measure-
ment and validation plan and costs. 
‘‘(4) Such other information as the Secretary 
considers appropriate.’’. 
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SEC. 2806. ADDITIONAL ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICI-
PATION 
IN 
DEFENSE 
LABORATORY 
MOD-
ERNIZATION PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 2803(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1169; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by adding by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) A Department of Defense research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation facility that is not des-
ignated as a Science and Technology Reinvention 
Laboratory, but nonetheless is involved with develop-
mental test and evaluation.’’. 
Subtitle B—Real Property and 
Facilities Administration 
SEC. 2811. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR IN-KIND 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR OVERSEAS MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (f) of 
section 2687a of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT
OF PAYMENT IN- 
KIND
AND
IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR
OVERSEAS 
PROJECTS.—(1) In the event the Secretary of Defense ac-
cepts a military construction project to be built for Depart-
ment of Defense personnel outside the United States as a 
payment-in-kind or an in-kind contribution required by a 
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bilateral agreement with a host country, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a written notification at least 30 days before the initiation 
date for any such military construction project. 
‘‘(2) A notification under paragraph (1) with respect 
to a proposed military construction project shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The requirements for, and purpose and de-
scription of, the proposed project. 
‘‘(B) The cost of the proposed project. 
‘‘(C) The scope of the proposed project. 
‘‘(D) The schedule for the proposed project. 
‘‘(E) Such other details as the Secretary con-
siders relevant.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2802 of such 
title is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 2803 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 
3696) is repealed, and the provisions of law amended by 
subsections (a) and (b) of that section shall be restored as 
if such section had not been enacted into law. 
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SEC. 2812. PROHIBITION ON USE OF MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS TO HOUSE UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN 
CHILDREN. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—A military installation may not 
be used to house any unaccompanied alien child. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2801(c)(4) of title 
10, United States Code, but does not include an in-
stallation located outside of the United States. 
(2) The term ‘‘unaccompanied alien child’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 462(g)(2) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
279(g)(2)). 
SEC. 2813. ALLOTMENT OF SPACE AND PROVISION OF SERV-
ICES TO WIC OFFICES OPERATING ON MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) ALLOTMENT OF SPACE AND PROVISION OF SERV-
ICES AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 152 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2566 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2567. Space and services: provision to WIC offices 
‘‘(a) ALLOTMENT OF SPACE AND PROVISION OF SERV-
ICES AUTHORIZED.—Upon application by a WIC office, the 
Secretary of a military department may allot space on a 
military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
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to the WIC office without charge for rent or services if the 
Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(1) the WIC office provides or will provide serv-
ices solely to members of the armed forces assigned to 
the installation, civilian employees of the Department 
of Defense employed at the installation, or dependents 
of such members or employees; 
‘‘(2) space is available on the installation; 
‘‘(3) operation of the WIC office will not hinder 
military mission requirements; and 
‘‘(4) the security situation at the installation 
permits the presence of a non-Federal entity on the 
installation. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘services’ includes the provision of 
lighting, heating, cooling, and electricity. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘WIC office’ means a local agency 
(as defined in subsection (b)(6) of section 17 of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786)) that 
participates in the special supplemental nutrition 
program for women, infants, and children under such 
section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 152 of title 10, United States Code, 
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is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2566 the following new item: 
‘‘2567. Space and services: provision to WIC offices’’. 
SEC. 2814. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NEED TO CON-
SULT WITH STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS 
PRIOR TO ACQUISITIONS OF REAL PROPERTY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that, prior to acquiring real property in a State for use 
of the Department of Defense (including through purchase, 
lease, or any other arrangement), the Secretary of Defense 
or the Secretary of the military department concerned 
should consult with the chief executive of the State and rep-
resentatives of units of local government with jurisdiction 
over the property, with the goal of resolving potential con-
flicts regarding the use of the property before such conflicts 
arise. 
(b) STATE
DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American 
Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
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SEC. 2815. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INCLUSION OF 
STORMWATER SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS 
WITHIN THE MEANING OF ‘‘WASTEWATER SYS-
TEM’’ UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
AUTHORITY FOR CONVEYANCE OF UTILITY 
SYSTEMS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the reference to a system 
for the collection or treatment of wastewater in the defini-
tion of ‘‘utility system’’ in section 2688 of title 10, United 
States Code, which authorizes the Department of Defense 
to convey utility systems, includes stormwater systems and 
components. 
SEC. 2816. ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report that includes an up-
date of the July 2011 assessment on the condition and ca-
pacity of elementary and secondary public schools on mili-
tary installations, including consideration for— 
(1) schools that have had changes in their condi-
tion or capacity since the original assessment; and 
(2) schools that may have been inadvertently 
omitted from the original assessment. 
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Subtitle C—Provision Related to 
Asia-Pacific Military Realignment 
SEC. 2821. LIMITED EXCEPTIONS TO RESTRICTION ON DE-
VELOPMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN 
CONNECTION WITH REALIGNMENT OF MA-
RINE CORPS FORCES IN ASIA-PACIFIC RE-
GION. 
(a) REVISION.—Notwithstanding section 2821(b) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (division B of Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3701), 
the Secretary of Defense may proceed with a public infra-
structure project on Guam which is described in subsection 
(b) if— 
(1) the project was identified in the report pre-
pared by the Secretary of Defense under section 
2822(d)(2) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 1017); and 
(2) amounts have been appropriated or made 
available to be expended by the Department of Defense 
for the project. 
(b) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—A project described in 
this subsection is any of the following: 
(1) A project intended to improve water and 
wastewater systems. 
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(2) A project intended to improve curation of ar-
cheological and cultural artifacts. 
(3) A project intended to improve the control 
and containment of public health threats. 
(c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW.—Section 2821 of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (division B of Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1177) 
is repealed. 
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
SEC. 2831. LAND CONVEYANCES, HIGH FREQUENCY ACTIVE 
AURORAL 
RESEARCH 
PROGRAM 
FACILITY 
AND ADJACENT PROPERTY, GAKONA, ALASKA. 
(a) CONVEYANCES AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE TO UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA.— 
The Secretary of the Air Force may convey to the 
University of Alaska (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘University’’) all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to a parcel of real property, in-
cluding improvements thereon, consisting of approxi-
mately 1,158 acres near the Gulkana Village, Alaska, 
which were purchased by the Secretary of the Air 
Force from Ahtna, Incorporated, in January 1989, 
contain a High Frequency Active Auroral Research 
Program facility, and comprise a portion of the prop-
erty more particularly described in subsection (b), for 
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the purpose of permitting the University to use the 
conveyed property for public purposes. 
(2) CONVEYANCE TO ALASKA NATIVE CORPORA-
TION.—The Secretary of the Air Force may convey to 
the Ahtna, Incorporated, (in this section referred to as 
‘‘Ahtna’’), all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 
4,259 acres near Gulkana Village, Alaska, which were 
purchased by the Secretary of the Air Force from 
Ahtna, Incorporated, in January 1989 and comprise 
the portion of the property more particularly de-
scribed in subsection (b) that does not contain the 
High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program fa-
cility. The property to be conveyed under this para-
graph does not include any of the property authorized 
for conveyance to the University under paragraph 
(1). 
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—Subject to the property 
exclusions specified in subsection (c), the real property au-
thorized for conveyance under subsection (a) consists of por-
tions of sections within township 7 north, range 1 east; 
township 7 north, range 2 east; township 8 north, range 
1 east; and township 8 north, range 2 east; Copper River 
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(c) EXCLUSION
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.—The real 
property authorized for conveyance under subsection (a) 
may not include the following: 
(1) Public easements reserved pursuant to section 
17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1616(b)), as described in the Warranty Deed 
from Ahtna, Incorporated, to the United States, dated 
March 1, 1990, recorded in Book 31, pages 665 
through 668 in the Chitina Recording District, Third 
Judicial District, Alaska. 
(2) Easement for an existing trail as described 
in the such Warranty Deed from Ahtna, Incorporated, 
to the United States. 
(3) The subsurface estate. 
(d) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE TO UNIVERSITY.—As consider-
ation for the conveyance of property under subsection 
(a)(1), the University shall provide the United States 
with consideration in an amount that is acceptable to 
the Secretary of the Air Force, whether in the form 
of cash payment, in-kind consideration, or a com-
bination thereof. 
(2) CONVEYANCE TO AHTNA.—As consideration 
for the conveyance of property under subsection 
(a)(2), Ahtna shall provide the United States with 
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consideration in an amount that is acceptable to the 
Secretary, whether in the form of cash payment, in- 
kind consideration, a land exchange under the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq), 
or a combination thereof. 
(3) TREATMENT OF CASH CONSIDERATION RE-
CEIVED.—Any cash payment received by the Sec-
retary as consideration for a conveyance under sub-
section (a) shall be deposited in the special account in 
the Treasury established under subsection (b) of sec-
tion 572 of title 40, United States Code, and shall be 
available in accordance with paragraph (5)(B) of 
such subsection. 
(e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary of the 
Air Force determines at any time that the real property 
conveyed under subsection (a)(1) is not being used by the 
University in accordance with the purposes of the convey-
ance specified in such subsection, all right, title, and inter-
est in and to the land, including any improvements thereto, 
shall revert, at the option of the Secretary, to and become 
the property of the United States, and the United States 
shall have the right of immediate entry onto such land. A 
determination by the Secretary under this subsection shall 
be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(f) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
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(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall require the recipient of real property 
under this section to cover all costs to be incurred by 
the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such 
costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the con-
veyance of that property, including survey costs, costs 
for environmental documentation, and any other ad-
ministrative costs related to the conveyance. If 
amounts are collected in advance of the Secretary in-
curring the actual costs, and the amount collected ex-
ceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to 
carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund 
the excess amount to the recipient. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimburse-
ment for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out 
a conveyance under this section shall be credited and 
made available to the Secretary as provided in section 
2695(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
(g) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The conveyance of 
property under this section shall be accomplished using a 
quit claim deed or other legal instrument and upon terms 
and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the 
Air Force and the recipient of the property, including such 
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additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2832. LAND CONVEYANCE, CAMPION AIR FORCE RADAR 
STATION, GALENA, ALASKA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force may convey, without consideration, to the Town 
of Galena, Alaska (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Town’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to public land, including improvements thereon, at 
the former Campion Air Force Station, Alaska, as further 
described in subsection (b), for the purpose of permitting 
the Town to use the conveyed property for public purposes. 
The conveyance under this subsection is subject to valid ex-
isting rights. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The land to be con-
veyed under subsection (a) consists of up to approximately 
1,300 acres of the remaining land withdrawn under Public 
Land Order No. 843 of June 24, 1952, and Public Land 
Order No. 1405 of April 4, 1957, for use by the Secretary 
of the Air Force as the former Campion Air Force Station. 
The portions of the former Air Force Station that are not 
authorized to be conveyed under subsection (a) are those 
portions that are subject to environmental land use restric-
tions or are currently undergoing environmental remedi-
ation by the Secretary of the Air Force. 
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(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Air Force, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Interior, shall finalize a map and the legal description of 
the land to be conveyed under subsection (a). The Secretary 
of the Air Force may correct any minor errors in the map 
or the legal description. The map and legal description shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary of the 
Air Force determines at any time that the land conveyed 
under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with 
the purposes of the conveyance specified in such subsection, 
all right, title, and interest in and to the land, including 
any improvements thereto, shall revert, at the option of the 
Secretary, to and become the property of the United States, 
and the United States shall have the right of immediate 
entry onto such land. A determination by the Secretary 
under this subsection shall be made on the record after an 
opportunity for a hearing. 
(e) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The conveyance of 
land under this section shall be accomplished using a quit 
claim deed or other legal instrument and upon terms and 
conditions mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Air 
Force, after consulting with the Secretary of the Interior, 
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and the Town, including such additional terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary of the Air Force, after consulting with 
the Secretary of the Interior, considers appropriate to pro-
tect the interests of the United States. 
(f) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall require the Town to cover all costs 
(except costs for environmental remediation of the 
property) to be incurred by the Secretary of the Air 
Force and by the Secretary of the Interior, or to reim-
burse the appropriate Secretary for such costs in-
curred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance 
under this section, including survey costs, costs for en-
vironmental documentation, and any other adminis-
trative costs related to the conveyance. If amounts are 
collected in advance of the Secretary incurring the ac-
tual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs 
actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the 
conveyance, the appropriate Secretary shall refund 
the excess amount to the Town. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimburse-
ment for costs incurred by the Secretary of the Air 
Force or by the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 
the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be credited 
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to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs 
incurred by the appropriate 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. 
(g) SUPERSEDENCE OF PUBLIC LAND ORDERS.—Pub-
lic Land Order Nos. 843 and 1405 are hereby superseded, 
but only insofar as the orders affect the lands conveyed to 
the Town under subsection (a). 
SEC. 2833. EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS, SAN 
DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS AUTHOR-
IZED.— 
(1) INTERESTS
TO
BE
CONVEYED.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may convey to the San Diego Unified Port 
District (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘District’’) all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to a parcel of real property, including any improve-
ments thereon and, without limitation, any leasehold 
interests of the United States therein, consisting of 
approximately 0.33 acres and identified as Parcel No. 
4 on District Drawing No. 018–107 (April 2013). 
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This parcel contains 48 parking spaces central to the 
mission conducted on the site of the Navy’s leasehold 
interest at 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, Cali-
fornia. 
(2) INTERESTS TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange 
for the property interests described in paragraph (1), 
the Secretary may accept from the District property 
interests of equal value and similar utility, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, located within immediate 
proximity to the property described in paragraph (1), 
that provide the rights to an equivalent number of 
parking spaces of equal value (subject to subsection 
(c)(1)). 
(b) ENCUMBRANCES.— 
(1) NO ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY WITH ENCUM-
BRANCES PRECLUDING USE AS PARKING SPACES.—In 
an exchange of property interests under subsection 
(a), the Secretary may not accept any property under 
subsection (a)(2) unless the property is free of encum-
brances that would preclude the Department of the 
Navy from using the property for parking spaces, as 
determined under paragraph (2). 
(2) DETERMINATION OF FREEDOM FROM ENCUM-
BRANCES.—For purposes of paragraph (1), a prop-
erty shall be considered to be free of encumbrances 
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that would preclude the Department of the Navy from 
using the property for parking spaces if— 
(A) the District guarantees and certifies 
that the property is free of such encumbrances 
under its own authority to preclude the use of 
the property for parking spaces; and 
(B) the District obtains guarantees and cer-
tifications from appropriate entities of the State 
and units of local government that the property 
is free of any such encumbrances that may be in 
place pursuant to the Tidelands Trust, the North 
Embarcadero Visionary Plan, the Downtown 
Community Plan, or any other law, regulation, 
plan or document. 
(c) EQUALIZATION.— 
(1) TRANSFER OF RIGHTS TO ADDITIONAL PARK-
ING SPACES.—If the value of the property interests 
described in subsection (a)(1) is greater than the 
value of the property interests and rights to parking 
spaces described in subsection (a)(2), the values shall 
be equalized by the transfer to the Secretary of rights 
to additional parking spaces. 
(2) NO AUTHORIZATION OF CASH EQUALIZATION 
PAYMENTS
FROM
SECRETARY.—If the value of the 
property interests and parking rights described in 
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subsection (a)(2) are greater than the value of the 
property interests described in subsection (a)(1), the 
Secretary may not make a cash equalization payment 
to equalize the values. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
require the District to cover all costs to be incurred 
by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for 
such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 
exchange of property interests under this section, in-
cluding survey costs, costs related to environmental 
documentation, real estate due diligence such as ap-
praisals and any other administrative costs related to 
the exchange of property interests. If amounts are col-
lected from the District 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 property interests, the Sec-
retary shall refund the excess amount to the District. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph 
(1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was 
used to cover those costs incurred by the Secretary in 
carrying out the exchange of property interests. 
Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in 
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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. 
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property interests to be ex-
changed under this section shall be determined by surveys 
satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(f) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of prop-
erty interests under this section shall be accomplished using 
a lease, lease amendment, or other legal instrument and 
upon terms and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Sec-
retary and the District, including such additional terms 
and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2834. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS RETAINED 
IN CONNECTION WITH LAND CONVEYANCE, 
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA. 
(a) RELEASE
OF EXCEPTIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND 
CONDITIONS IN DEEDS.—With respect to approximately 
126 acres of real property in Okaloosa County, Florida, 
more particularly described in subsection (b), which were 
conveyed by the United States to the Air Force Enlisted 
Mens’ Widows and Dependents Home Foundation, Incor-
porated (‘‘Air Force Enlisted Village’’), the Secretary of the 
Air Force may release any and all exceptions, limitations, 
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and conditions specified by the United States in the deeds 
conveying such real property. 
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The real property subject 
to subsection (a) was part of Eglin Air Force, Florida, and 
consists of all parcels conveyed in exchange for fair market 
value cash payment by the Air Force Enlisted Village pur-
suant to section 809(c) of the Military Construction Author-
ization Act, 1979 (Public Law 95–356; 92 Stat. 587), as 
amended by section 2826 of the Military Construction Au-
thorization Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–456; 102 Stat. 
2123) and section 2861 of the Military Construction Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 
112 Stat. 2223). 
(c) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE AND DESCRIPTION OF 
PROPERTY.—The Secretary may execute and record in the 
appropriate office a deed of release, amended deed, or other 
appropriate instrument reflecting the release of exceptions, 
limitations, and conditions under subsection (a). 
(d) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary may 
require the Air Force Enlisted Village to pay for any 
costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse 
the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to 
carry out the release under subsection (a), including 
survey costs, costs related to environmental docu-
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mentation, and other administrative costs related to 
the release. If amounts paid to the Secretary in ad-
vance exceed the costs actually incurred by the Sec-
retary to carry out the release, the Secretary shall re-
fund the excess amount to the Air Force Enlisted Vil-
lage. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimburse-
ment for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out 
the release under subsection (a) shall be credited and 
made available to the Secretary as provided in section 
2695(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the release of exceptions, limitations, 
and conditions under subsection (a) as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States. 
SEC. 2835. LAND EXCHANGE, FORT HOOD, TEXAS. 
(a) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Army may convey to the City of Copperas Cove, Texas (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real prop-
erty, including any improvements thereon, consisting of ap-
proximately 437 acres at Fort Hood, Texas, for the purpose 
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of permitting the City to improve arterial transportation 
routes in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to promote eco-
nomic development in the area of the City and Fort Hood. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the convey-
ance under subsection (a), the City shall convey to the Sec-
retary of the Army all right, title, and interest of the City 
in and to one or more parcels of real property that are 
acceptable to the Secretary. The fair market value of the 
real property acquired by the Secretary under this sub-
section shall be at least equal to the fair market value of 
the real property conveyed under subsection (a), as deter-
mined by appraisals acceptable to the Secretary. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the real property to be exchanged 
under this section shall be determined by surveys satisfac-
tory to the Secretary of the Army. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCES.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Army shall require the City to cover costs to be in-
curred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary 
for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 
conveyances under this section, including survey costs 
related to the conveyances. If amounts are collected 
from the City in advance of the Secretary incurring 
the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the 
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costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 
the conveyances, the Secretary shall refund the excess 
amount to the City. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimburse-
ment for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out 
the conveyances under this section shall be credited to 
the fund or account that was used to cover the costs 
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the convey-
ances. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
amounts in such fund or account and shall be avail-
able for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
conditions and limitations, as amounts in such fund 
or account. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Army may require such additional terms and 
conditions in connection with the conveyances under this 
section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2836. LAND CONVEYANCE, P-36 WAREHOUSE, COLBERN 
UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE CENTER, LA-
REDO, TEXAS. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Army (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may 
convey, without consideration, to the Laredo Community 
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College (in this section referred to as the ‘‘LCC’’) all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the ap-
proximately 725 sq. ft. Historic Building, P-36 Warehouse, 
including any improvements thereon, at Colbern United 
States Army Reserve Center, Laredo, TX, for the purposes 
of educational use and historic preservation. 
(b) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
require the LCC to cover costs (except costs for envi-
ronmental remediation of the property) 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 conveyance. 
If amounts are collected from the LCC 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 conveyance, the Sec-
retary shall refund the excess amount to the LCC. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph 
(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 
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shall be merged with amounts in such fund or ac-
count, and shall be available for the same purposes, 
and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as 
amounts in such fund or account 
(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. 
(d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 
(1) REVERSION.—If the Secretary determines at 
any time that the property 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 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 property. A deter-
mination by the Secretary under this paragraph shall 
be made on the record after an opportunity for a 
hearing. 
(2) PAYMENT OF CONSIDERATION IN LIEU OF RE-
VERSION.—In lieu of exercising the right of reversion 
retained under paragraph (1) with respect to the 
property conveyed under subsection (a), the Secretary 
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may require the LCC to pay to the United States an 
amount equal to the fair market value of the property 
conveyed, as determined by the Secretary. 
(3) TREATMENT OF CASH CONSIDERATION.—Any 
cash payment received by the United States under 
paragraph (2) shall be deposited in the special ac-
count 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 subsection. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States. 
(f) COMPLIANCE
WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or limit 
the application of, or any obligation to comply with, any 
environmental law, including the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 9601). 
SEC. 2837. LAND CONVEYANCE, ST. GEORGE NATIONAL 
GUARD ARMORY, ST. GEORGE, UTAH. 
(a) LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
of the Interior may convey, without consideration, to the 
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State of Utah all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of public land in St. George, Utah, 
comprising approximately 70 acres, as described in Public 
Land Order 6840 published in the Federal Register on 
March 29, 1991 (56 Fed. Reg. 13081), and containing the 
St. George National Guard Armory for the purpose of per-
mitting the Utah National Guard to use the conveyed land 
for military purposes. 
(b) TERMINATION
OF PRIOR ADMINISTRATIVE AC-
TION.—The Public Land Order described in subsection (a), 
which provided for a 20-year withdrawal of the public land 
described in the Public Land Order, is withdrawn upon 
conveyance of the land under this section. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 
this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(d) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The conveyance under 
this section shall be accomplished using a quit claim deed 
or other legal instrument and upon terms and conditions 
mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior and 
the State of Utah, including such additional terms and con-
ditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
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SEC. 2838. RELEASE OF RESTRICTIONS, RICHLAND INNOVA-
TION CENTER, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON. 
(a) RELEASE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation, acting through the Maritime Administrator and 
in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, 
may, upon receipt of full consideration as provided in sub-
section (b), release all remaining right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, 
including any improvements thereon, in Richland, Wash-
ington, consisting as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act of approximately 71.5 acres and containing personal 
and real property, to the Port of Benton (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Port’’). 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION
REQUIRED.—As consider-
ation for the release under subsection (a), the Port 
shall provide an amount that is acceptable to the Sec-
retary of Transportation, whether by cash payment, 
in-kind consideration as described under paragraph 
(2), or a combination thereof, at such time as the Sec-
retary may require. The Secretary may determine the 
level of acceptable consideration under this paragraph 
on the basis of the value of the restrictions released 
under subsection (a), but only if the value of such re-
strictions is determined without regard to any im-
provements made by the Port. 
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(2) IN-KIND CONSIDERATION.—In-kind consider-
ation provided by the Port under paragraph (1) may 
include the acquisition, construction, provision, im-
provement, maintenance, repair, or restoration (in-
cluding environmental restoration), or combination 
thereof, of any facility or infrastructure under the ju-
risdiction of any office of the Federal government. 
(3) 
TREATMENT
OF
CONSIDERATION
RE-
CEIVED.—Consideration in the form of cash payment 
received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall 
be deposited in the separate fund in the Treasury de-
scribed in section 572(a)(1) of title 40, United States 
Code. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COST OF RELEASE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall require the Port to cover costs to 
be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Sec-
retary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to 
carry out the release under subsection (a), including 
survey costs, costs for environmental documentation 
related to the release, and any other administrative 
costs related to the release. If amounts are collected 
from the Port in advance of the Secretary incurring 
the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the 
costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out 
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the release, the Secretary shall refund the excess 
amount to the Port. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.— 
Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph 
(1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was 
used to cover the costs incurred by the Secretary in 
carrying out the release under subsection (a) or, if the 
period of availability of obligations for that appro-
priation has expired, to the appropriations of fund 
that is currently available to the Secretary for the 
same purpose. 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 real property which is the sub-
ject of the release under subsection (a) shall be determined 
by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of Transportation. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation may require such additional terms 
and conditions in connection with the release under sub-
section (a) as the Secretary, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of General Services, considers appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States. 
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Subtitle E—Military Land 
Withdrawals 
SEC. 2841. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WITHDRAWN 
MILITARY LANDS UNDER MILITARY LANDS 
WITHDRAWAL ACT OF 1999. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION DATE AND AU-
THORIZATION FOR TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURIS-
DICTION.—Subsection (a) of section 3015 of the Military 
Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 
106–65; 113 Stat. 892) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PERMANENT WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION; 
EFFECT OF TRANSFER ON WITHDRAWAL.—The withdrawal 
and reservation of lands by section 3011 shall terminate 
only as follows: 
‘‘(1) Upon an election by the Secretary of the 
military department concerned to relinquish any or 
all of the land withdrawn and reserved by section 
3011. 
‘‘(2) Upon a transfer by the Secretary of the In-
terior, under section 3016 and upon request by the 
Secretary of the military department concerned, of 
administrative jurisdiction over the land to the Sec-
retary of the military department concerned. Such a 
transfer may consist of a portion of the land, in 
which case the termination of the withdrawal and res-
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ervation applies only with respect to the land so 
transferred.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER PROCESS AND MANAGEMENT AND USE 
OF LANDS.—The Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 
(title XXX of Public Law 106–65) is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 3022 and 3023 as 
sections 3027 and 3028, respectively; and 
(2) by striking sections 3016 through 3021 and 
inserting the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 3016. TRANSFER PROCESS. 
‘‘(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall, upon the request of the Secretary concerned, 
transfer to the Secretary concerned administrative jurisdic-
tion over the land withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, 
or a portion of the land as the Secretary concerned may 
request. 
‘‘(b) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The transfer of ad-
ministrative jurisdiction under subsection (a) shall be sub-
ject to any valid existing rights. 
‘‘(c) TIME FOR CONVEYANCE.—The transfer of admin-
istrative jurisdiction under subsection (a) shall occur pur-
suant to a schedule agreed upon by the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
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‘‘(1) PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 
Register a legal description of the public land to be 
transferred under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
of the Interior shall file with the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives— 
‘‘(A) a copy of the legal description pre-
pared under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) the map referred to in subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.— 
Copies of the legal description and map filed under 
paragraph (2) shall be available for public inspection 
in the appropriate offices of— 
‘‘(A) the Bureau of Land Management; 
‘‘(B) the commanding officer of the installa-
tion; and 
‘‘(C) the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(4) FORCE OF LAW.—The legal description and 
map filed under paragraph (2) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 
the Secretary of the Interior may correct clerical and 
typographical errors in the legal description or map. 
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‘‘(5) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—Any transfer 
entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made 
without reimbursement, except that the Secretary con-
cerned shall reimburse the Secretary of the Interior 
for any costs incurred by the Secretary of the Interior 
to prepare the legal description and map under this 
subsection. 
‘‘SEC. 3017. ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSFERRED LAND. 
‘‘(a) TREATMENT AND USE OF TRANSFERRED LAND.— 
Upon the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of land 
under section 3016— 
‘‘(1) the land shall be treated as property (as de-
fined in section 102(9) of title 40, United States 
Code) under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary concerned; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary concerned shall administer the 
land for military purposes. 
‘‘(b) WITHDRAWAL OF MINERAL ESTATE.—Subject to 
valid existing rights, land for which the administrative ju-
risdiction is transferred under section 3016 is withdrawn 
from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, 
including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and 
the geothermal leasing laws, for as long as the land is under 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. 
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‘‘(c) INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGE-
MENT PLAN.—Not later than one year after the transfer of 
land under section 3016, the Secretary concerned, in co-
operation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall prepare 
an integrated natural resources management plan pursuant 
to the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) for the transferred 
land. 
‘‘(d) RELATION TO GENERAL PROVISIONS.—Sections 
3018 through 3026 do not apply to lands transferred under 
section 3016 or to the management of such land. 
‘‘(e) TRANSFERS BETWEEN ARMED FORCES.—Nothing 
in this subtitle shall be construed as limiting the authority 
to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the land trans-
ferred under section 3016 to another armed force pursuant 
to section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, and the pro-
visions of this section shall continue to apply to any such 
lands. 
‘‘SEC. 3018. GENERAL APPLICABILITY; DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY.—Sections 3014 through 3028 
apply to the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 3011 
except— 
‘‘(1) to the B-16 Range referred to in section 
3011(a)(3)(A), for which only section 3019 applies; 
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‘‘(2) to the ‘Shoal Site’ referred to in section 
3011(a)(3)(B), for which sections 3014 through 3028 
apply only to the surface estate; 
‘‘(3) to the ‘Pahute Mesa’ area referred to in sec-
tion 3011(b)(2); and 
‘‘(4) to the Desert National Wildlife Refuge re-
ferred to in section 3011(b)(5)— 
‘‘(A) except for section 3024(b); and 
‘‘(B) for which sections 3014 through 3028 
shall only apply to the authorities and respon-
sibilities of the Secretary of the Air Force under 
section 3011(b)(5). 
‘‘(b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
title assigns management of real property under the admin-
istrative jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned to the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Fed-
erally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 
U.S.C. 479a). 
‘‘(2) MANAGE; MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) INCLUSIONS.—The terms ‘manage’ and 
‘management’ include the authority to exercise 
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jurisdiction, custody, and control over the lands 
withdrawn and reserved by section 3011. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—Such terms do not in-
clude authority for disposal of the lands with-
drawn and reserved by section 3011. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘Sec-
retary concerned’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘SEC. 3019. ACCESS RESTRICTIONS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS.—If the 
Secretary concerned determines that military operations, 
public safety, or national security require the closure to the 
public of any road, trail, or other portion of land with-
drawn and reserved by section 3011, the Secretary may take 
such action as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
implement and maintain the closure. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—Any closure under subsection (a) 
shall be limited to the minimum area and duration that 
the Secretary concerned determines are required for the pur-
poses of the closure. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), be-
fore a closure is implemented under this section, the 
Secretary concerned shall consult with the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
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‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
if a closure proposed under this section may affect ac-
cess to or use of sacred sites or resources considered 
to be important by an Indian tribe, the Secretary 
concerned shall consult, at the earliest practicable 
date, with the affected Indian tribe. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—No consultation shall be re-
quired under paragraph (1) or (2)— 
‘‘(A) if the closure is provided for in an in-
tegrated natural resources management plan, an 
installation cultural resources management plan, 
or a land use management plan; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an emergency, as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE.—Immediately preceding and during 
any closure implemented under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary concerned shall post appropriate warning notices 
and take other appropriate actions to notify the public of 
the closure. 
‘‘SEC. 3020. CHANGES IN USE. 
‘‘(a) OTHER USES AUTHORIZED.—In addition to the 
purposes described in section 3011, the Secretary concerned 
may authorize the use of land withdrawn and reserved by 
section 3011 for defense-related purposes. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE TO SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 
shall promptly notify the Secretary of the Interior if 
the land withdrawn and reserved by section 3011 is 
used for additional defense-related purposes. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A notification under 
paragraph (1) shall specify— 
‘‘(A) each additional use; 
‘‘(B) the planned duration of each addi-
tional use; and 
‘‘(C) the extent to which each additional use 
would require that additional or more stringent 
conditions or restrictions be imposed on other-
wise-permitted nondefense-related uses of the 
withdrawn and reserved land or portions of 
withdrawn and reserved land. 
‘‘SEC. 3021. BRUSH AND RANGE FIRE PREVENTION AND 
SUPPRESSION. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with any ap-
plicable land management plan, the Secretary concerned 
shall take necessary precautions to prevent, and actions to 
suppress, brush and range fires occurring as a result of 
military activities on the land withdrawn and reserved by 
section 3011, including fires that occur on other land that 
spread from the withdrawn and reserved land. 
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‘‘(b) COOPERATION
OF SECRETARY
OF
THE INTE-
RIOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the Sec-
retary concerned, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
provide assistance in the suppression of fires under 
subsection (a). The Secretary concerned shall reim-
burse the Secretary of the Interior for the costs in-
curred by the Secretary of the Interior in providing 
such assistance. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding 
section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, the Sec-
retary concerned may transfer to the Secretary of the 
Interior, in advance, funds to be used to reimburse the 
costs of the Department of the Interior in providing 
assistance under this subsection. 
‘‘SEC. 3022. ONGOING DECONTAMINATION. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM OF DECONTAMINATION REQUIRED.— 
During the period of a withdrawal and reservation of land 
by section 3011, the Secretary concerned shall maintain, 
to the extent funds are available to carry out this subsection, 
a program of decontamination of contamination caused by 
defense-related uses on the withdrawn land. The decon-
tamination program shall be carried out consistent with 
applicable Federal and State law. 
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‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
include in the annual report required by section 2711 of 
title 10, United States Code, a description of decontamina-
tion activities conducted under subsection (a). 
‘‘SEC. 3023. WATER RIGHTS. 
‘‘(a) NO RESERVATION OF WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing 
in this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) establishes a reservation in favor of the 
United States with respect to any water or water 
right on the land withdrawn and reserved by section 
3011; or 
‘‘(2) authorizes the appropriation of water on the 
land withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, except 
in accordance with applicable State law. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT
ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED
OR RE-
SERVED WATER RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section af-
fects any water rights acquired or reserved by the 
United States before October 5, 1999, on the land 
withdrawn and reserved by section 3011. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY CONCERNED.— 
The Secretary concerned may exercise any water 
rights described in paragraph (1). 
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‘‘SEC. 3024. HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2671 of title 10, United 
States Code, shall apply to all hunting, fishing, and trap-
ping on the land— 
‘‘(1) that is withdrawn and reserved by section 
3011; and 
‘‘(2) for which management of the land has been 
assigned to the Secretary concerned. 
‘‘(b) DESERT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.—Hunt-
ing, fishing, and trapping within the Desert National Wild-
life Refuge shall be conducted in accordance with the Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
(16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), the Recreation Use of Wildlife 
Areas Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 460k et seq.), and other laws 
applicable to the National Wildlife Refuge System. 
‘‘SEC. 3025. RELINQUISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO RELINQUISH.—If, dur-
ing the period of withdrawal and reservation made by sec-
tion 3011, the Secretary concerned decides to relinquish any 
or all of the land withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, 
the Secretary concerned shall submit to the Secretary of the 
Interior notice of the intention to relinquish the land. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF CONTAMINATION.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall include in the notice submitted under 
subsection (a) a written determination concerning whether 
and to what extent the land that is to be relinquished is 
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contaminated with explosive materials or toxic or haz-
ardous substances. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall publish in the Federal Register the notice of intention 
to relinquish the land under this section, including the de-
termination concerning the contaminated state of the land. 
‘‘(d) DECONTAMINATION
OF LAND
TO BE RELIN-
QUISHED.— 
‘‘(1) DECONTAMINATION
REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall decontaminate land subject to 
a notice of intention under subsection (a) to the ex-
tent that funds are appropriated for that purpose, 
if— 
‘‘(A) the land subject to the notice of inten-
tion is contaminated, as determined by the Sec-
retary concerned; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Interior, in con-
sultation with the Secretary concerned, deter-
mines that— 
‘‘(i) decontamination is practicable 
and economically feasible, after taking into 
consideration the potential future use and 
value of the contaminated land; and 
‘‘(ii) on decontamination of the land, 
the land could be opened to operation of 
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some or all of the public land laws, includ-
ing the mining laws, the mineral leasing 
laws, and the geothermal leasing laws. 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVES TO RELINQUISHMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Interior shall not be required to ac-
cept the land proposed for relinquishment under sub-
section (a), if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Interior, after con-
sultation with the Secretary concerned, deter-
mines that— 
‘‘(i) decontamination of the land is not 
practicable or economically feasible; or 
‘‘(ii) the land cannot be decontami-
nated sufficiently to be opened to operation 
of some or all of the public land laws; or 
‘‘(B) sufficient funds are not appropriated 
for the decontamination of the land. 
‘‘(3) STATUS OF CONTAMINATED LAND PROPOSED 
TO BE RELINQUISHED.—If, because of the contami-
nated state of the land, the Secretary of the Interior 
declines to accept land withdrawn and reserved by 
section 3011 that has been proposed for relinquish-
ment— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary concerned shall take ap-
propriate steps to warn the public of— 
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‘‘(i) the contaminated state of the land; 
and 
‘‘(ii) any risks associated with entry 
onto the land; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary concerned shall submit 
to the Secretary of the Interior and Congress a 
report describing— 
‘‘(i) the status of the land; and 
‘‘(ii) any actions taken under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(e) REVOCATION AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of the Inte-
rior determines that it is in the public interest to ac-
cept the land proposed for relinquishment under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Interior may order 
the revocation of a withdrawal and reservation made 
by section 3011. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION ORDER.—To carry out a rev-
ocation under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the In-
terior shall publish in the Federal Register a revoca-
tion order that— 
‘‘(A) terminates the withdrawal and res-
ervation; 
‘‘(B) constitutes official acceptance of the 
land by the Secretary of the Interior; and 
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‘‘(C) specifies the date on which the land 
will be opened to the operation of some or all of 
the public land laws, including the mining laws, 
the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal 
leasing laws. 
‘‘(f) ACCEPTANCE BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section re-
quires the Secretary of the Interior to accept the land 
proposed for relinquishment if the Secretary deter-
mines that the land is not suitable for return to the 
public domain. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—If the Secretary makes a deter-
mination that the land is not suitable for return to 
the public domain, the Secretary shall provide notice 
of the determination to Congress. 
‘‘SEC. 3026. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF MILITARY USE. 
‘‘(a) NOTICE AND EFFECT.—Upon a determination by 
the Secretary concerned that there is no longer a military 
need for all or portions of the land for which administrative 
jurisdiction was transferred under section 3016, the Sec-
retary concerned shall notify the Secretary of the Interior 
of such determination. Subject to subsections (b), (c), and 
(d), the Secretary concerned shall transfer administrative 
jurisdiction over the land subject to such a notice back to 
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the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior. 
‘‘(b) CONTAMINATION.—Before transmitting a notice 
under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall prepare 
a written determination concerning whether and to what 
extent the land to be transferred is contaminated with ex-
plosive materials or toxic or hazardous substances. A copy 
of the determination shall be transmitted with the notice. 
Copies of the notice and the determination shall be pub-
lished in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(c) DECONTAMINATION.—The Secretary concerned 
shall decontaminate any contaminated land that is the sub-
ject of a notice under subsection (a) if— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
with the Secretary concerned, determines that— 
‘‘(A) decontamination is practicable and 
economically feasible (taking into consideration 
the potential future use and value of the land); 
and 
‘‘(B) upon decontamination, the land could 
be opened to operation of some or all of the pub-
lic land laws, including the mining laws; and 
‘‘(2) funds are appropriated for such decon-
tamination. 
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‘‘(d) NO REQUIRED ACCEPTANCE.—The Secretary of 
the Interior is not required to accept land proposed for 
transfer under subsection (a) if the Secretary of the Interior 
is unable to make the determinations under subsection 
(c)(1) or if Congress does not appropriate a sufficient 
amount of funds for the decontamination of the land. 
‘‘(e) ALTERNATIVE DISPOSAL.—If the Secretary of the 
Interior declines to accept land proposed for transfer under 
subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall dispose of the 
land in accordance with property disposal procedures estab-
lished by law.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 3014 
of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title 
XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 890) is amend-
ed by striking subsections (b), (d), and (f). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of the Military Lands With-
drawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106– 
65; 113 Stat. 885) is amended by striking the items 
relating to sections 3016 through 3023 and inserting 
the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 3016. Transfer process. 
‘‘Sec. 3017. Administration of transferred land. 
‘‘Sec. 3018. General applicability; definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 3019. Access restrictions. 
‘‘Sec. 3020. Changes in use. 
‘‘Sec. 3021. Brush and range fire prevention and suppression. 
‘‘Sec. 3022. Ongoing decontamination. 
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‘‘Sec. 3023. Water rights. 
‘‘Sec. 3024. Hunting, fishing, and trapping. 
‘‘Sec. 3025. Relinquishment. 
‘‘Sec. 3026. Effect of termination of military use. 
‘‘Sec. 3027. Use of mineral materials. 
‘‘Sec. 3028. Immunity of United States.’’. 
SEC. 2842. PERMANENT WITHDRAWAL OR TRANSFER OF AD-
MINISTRATIVE 
JURISDICTION 
OF 
PUBLIC 
LAND, NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA 
LAKE, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 2979 of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 1044) is amended by striking ‘‘on March 
31, 2039.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘only as follows: 
‘‘(1) If the Secretary of the Navy makes an elec-
tion to terminate the withdrawal and reservation of 
the public land. 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary of the Interior, upon request 
by the Secretary of the Navy, transfers administrative 
jurisdiction over the public land to the Secretary of 
the Navy. A transfer under this paragraph may con-
sist of a portion of the land, in which case the termi-
nation of the withdrawal and reservation applies only 
with respect to the land so transferred.’’. 
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Subtitle F—Military Memorials, 
Monuments, and Museums 
SEC. 2851. CYBER CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND INNOVA-
TION–HOME OF THE NATIONAL CRYPTOLOGIC 
MUSEUM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE CEN-
TER.—Chapter 449 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 4781. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation– 
Home of the National Cryptologic Museum 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense may 
establish at a publicly accessible location at Fort George 
G. Meade the ‘Cyber Center for Education and Innovation– 
Home of the National Cryptologic Museum’ (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Center’). The Center may be used for the 
identification, curation, storage, and public viewing of ma-
terials relating to the activities of the National Security 
Agency, its predecessor or successor organizations, and the 
history of cryptology. The Center may contain meeting, con-
ference, and classroom facilities that will be used to support 
such education, training, public outreach, and other pur-
poses as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(b) DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION.—The 
Secretary may enter into an agreement with the National 
Cryptologic Museum Foundation (in this section referred 
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to as the ‘Foundation’), a nonprofit organization, for the 
design, construction, and operation of the Center. 
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) ACCEPTANCE OF FACILITY.—If the Founda-
tion constructs the Center pursuant to an agreement 
with the Foundation under subsection (b), upon satis-
factory completion of the Center’s construction or any 
phase thereof, as determined by the Secretary, and 
upon full satisfaction by the Foundation of any other 
obligations pursuant to such agreement, the Secretary 
may accept the Center (or any phase thereof) from the 
Foundation, and all right, title, and interest in the 
Center or such phase shall vest in the United States. 
‘‘(2) 
ACCEPTANCE
OF
SERVICES.—Notwith-
standing section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary may 
accept services from the Foundation in connection 
with the design, construction, and operation of the 
Center. For purposes of this section and any other 
provision of law, employees or personnel of the Foun-
dation shall not be considered to be employees of the 
United States. 
‘‘(d) FEES AND USER CHARGES.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
ASSESS
FEES
AND
USER 
CHARGES.—Under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary, the Director may assess fees and user charges 
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sufficient to cover the cost of the use of Center facili-
ties and property, including rental, user, conference, 
and concession fees, except that the Director may not 
assess fees for general admission to the National 
Cryptologic Museum. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received by the 
Director under paragraph (1) shall be deposited into 
the Fund established under subsection (e). 
‘‘(e) FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Upon the Secretary’s ac-
ceptance of the Center under subsection (c)(1), there 
is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as 
the ‘Cyber Center for Education and Innovation– 
Home of the National Cryptologic Museum Fund’ (in 
this section referred to as the ‘Fund’). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The Fund shall consist of the 
following amounts: 
‘‘(A) Fees and user charges deposited by the 
Director under subsection (d). 
‘‘(B) Any other amounts received by the Di-
rector which are attributable to the operation of 
the Center. 
‘‘(C) Such amounts as may be appropriated 
under law. 
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‘‘(3) USE OF FUND.—Amounts in the Fund shall 
be available to the Director for the benefit and oper-
ation of the Center, including the costs of operation 
and the acquisition of books, manuscripts, works of 
art, historical artifacts, drawings, plans, models, and 
condemned or obsolete combat materiel. 
‘‘(4) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.— 
Amounts in the Fund shall be available without fiscal 
year limitation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘4781. Cyber Center for Education and Innovation–Home of the National 
Cryptologic Museum.’’. 
SEC. 2852. RENAMING SITE OF THE DAYTON AVIATION HER-
ITAGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, OHIO. 
Section 101(b)(5) of the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
Preservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww(b)(5)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Aviation Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Museum’’. 
SEC. 2853. SUPPORT FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMORIALS 
AND 
MUSEUMS 
HIGHLIGHTING 
ROLE 
OF 
WOMEN IN THE MILITARY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT.—Subject to appro-
priation, the Secretary of Defense may provide financial 
support for military service memorials and museums in the 
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acquisition, installation, and maintenance of exhibits, fa-
cilities, and programs that highlight the role of women in 
the military. 
(b) AGREEMENT WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENT.—Subject to 
paragraph (2), the Secretary may carry out sub-
section (a) by entering into contracts with nonprofit 
organizations under which such an organization shall 
carry out the activities described in such subsection. 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED PRIOR TO AGREEMENT.— 
The Secretary may not enter into a contract under 
paragraph (1) until the congressional defense commit-
tees have received a report from the Secretary that de-
scribes how the use of such a contract will help edu-
cate and inform the public on the history and mission 
of the military, or support training and leadership 
development of military personnel, and is in the best 
interests of the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 2854. PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD BOUND-
ARY MODIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Petersburg Na-
tional Battlefield is modified to include the land and inter-
ests in land as generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Peters-
burg National Battlefield Proposed Boundary Expansion’’, 
numbered 325/80,080, and dated March 2016. The map 
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shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 
(b) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Interior 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is au-
thorized to acquire the land and interests in land, de-
scribed in subsection (a), from willing sellers only, by 
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 
funds, exchange, or transfer. 
(2) NO USE OF CONDEMNATION.—The Secretary 
may not acquire by condemnation any land or inter-
est in land under this Act or for the purposes of this 
Act. 
(3) NO
BUFFER
ZONE
CREATED.—Nothing in 
this Act, the acquisition of the land or an interest in 
land authorized under subsection (a), or the manage-
ment plan for the Petersburg National Battlefield (in-
cluding the acquired land) shall be construed to create 
buffer zones outside the Petersburg National Battle-
field. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or de-
tected from the acquired land shall not preclude, 
limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or 
management of activities or uses outside of the Peters-
burg National Battlefield. 
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(4) WRITTEN
CONSENT
OF
THE
OWNER.—No 
non-Federal property may be included in the Peters-
burg National Battlefield without the written consent 
of the owner. 
(5) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 313(a) of 
the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (Pub-
lic Law 95–625; 92 Stat. 3479) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘twenty-one’’ and inserting ‘‘twenty-five’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall administer 
any land or interests in land acquired under subsection (b) 
as part of the Petersburg National Battlefield in accordance 
with applicable laws and regulations. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANSFER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is transferred— 
(A) from the Secretary to the Secretary of 
the Army administrative jurisdiction over the 
approximately 1.170-acre parcel of land depicted 
as ‘‘Area to be transferred to Fort Lee Military 
Reservation’’ on the map described in paragraph 
(2); and 
(B) from the Secretary of the Army to the 
Secretary administrative jurisdiction over the 
approximately 1.171-acre parcel of land depicted 
as ‘‘Area to be transferred to Petersburg National 
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Battlefield’’ on the map described in paragraph 
(2). 
(2) MAP.—The land to be exchanged is depicted 
on the map titled ‘‘Petersburg National Battlefield 
Proposed Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction’’, 
numbered 325/80,801A, dated March 2016. The map 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 
(3) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—The transfer of 
administrative jurisdiction under paragraph (1) shall 
be subject to the following conditions: 
(A) NO
REIMBURSEMENT
OR
CONSIDER-
ATION.—The transfer shall occur without reim-
bursement or consideration. 
(B) MANAGEMENT.—The land transferred to 
the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be in-
cluded within the boundary of the Petersburg 
National Battlefield and administered as part of 
that park in accordance with applicable laws 
and regulations, and the land transferred to the 
Secretary of the Army shall be excluded from the 
boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield. 
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SEC. 2855. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL HISTORIC 
PRESERVATION ACT. 
Section 101(a) of the National Historic Preservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(a)) is amended as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) notifying the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the United States House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate if the property is owned by the Federal 
Government when the property is being considered for 
inclusion on the National Register, for designation as 
a National Historic Landmark, or for nomination to 
the World Heritage List.’’. 
(2) By redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as 
paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively. 
(3) By inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) If the head of the agency managing any 
Federal property objects to such inclusion or designa-
tion for reasons of national security, such as any im-
pact the inclusion or designation would have on use 
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of the property for military training or readiness 
purposes, that Federal property shall be neither in-
cluded on the National Register nor designated as a 
National Historic Landmark until the objection is 
withdrawn.’’. 
(4) By adding after paragraph (9) (as so redes-
ignated by paragraph (2) of this section) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
to allow for expedited removal of Federal property 
listed on the National Register of Historic Places if 
the managing agency of that Federal property sub-
mits to the Secretary a written request to remove the 
Federal property from the National Register of His-
toric Places for reasons of national security, such as 
any impact the inclusion or designation would have 
on use of the property for military training or readi-
ness purposes.’’. 
SEC. 2856. 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 important 
events in the history of the Nation, a time of moral 
clarity and common purpose that remains today as 
an inspiration to all people in the United States. 
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(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 personnel 
was an important element in the winning of World 
War II. 
(4) The National Museum of World War II Avia-
tion in Colorado Springs, Colorado, exists to help pre-
serve and promote an understanding of the role of 
aviation in winning World War II. 
(5) The National Museum of World War II Avia-
tion 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 mo-
bilized and supported the national aviation effort. 
(b) CONDITIONS ON RECOGNITION OF AMERICA’S NA-
TIONAL WORLD WAR II AVIATION MUSEUM.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force, Secretary of the Navy, and Sec-
retary of the Army shall— 
(1) each provide a briefing to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate evaluating the suitability of the museum 
for recognition as a national museum; and 
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