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SEC. 2815. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT REVITAL-
IZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAB-
ORATORIES THROUGH UNSPECIFIED MINOR
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) LABORATORY REVITALIZATION.—For the revital-
ization and recapitalization of laboratories owned by the
United States and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
concerned, the Secretary concerned may obligate and
expend—
(1) from appropriations available to the Sec-
retary concerned for operation and maintenance,
amounts necessary to carry out an unspecified minor
military construction project costing not more than
$1,000,000; or
(2) from appropriations available to the Sec-
retary concerned for military construction not other-
wise authorized by law, amounts necessary to carry
out an unspecified minor military construction
project costing not more than $2,500,000.
(b) FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION APPLICABLE TO INDI-
VIDUAL LABORATORIES.—For purposes of this section, the
total amount allowed to be applied in any one fiscal year
to projects at any one laboratory shall be limited to the
larger of the amounts applicable under subsection (a).
(c) LABORATORY DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘‘laboratory’’ includes—
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(1) a research, engineering, and development
center;
(2) a test and evaluation activity; and
(3) any buildings, structures, or facilities located
at and supporting such center or activity.
(d) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out a project
under this section expires on September 30, 2012.
SEC. 2816. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PRO-
GRAM TO USE MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUC-
TION AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of section 2810 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2006 (division B of Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3510)
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and inserting
‘‘September 30, 2009’’.
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Subsection (d) of such sec-
tion is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1,
2007, and March 1, 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional committees reports on the pro-
gram authorized by this section. Each report shall include
a list and description of the construction projects carried
out under the program, including the location and cost of
each project.’’.
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SEC. 2817. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT EQUALI-
ZATION 
PAYMENTS 
FOR 
FACILITY 
EX-
CHANGES.
Section 2809(c)(5) of the Military Construction Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public
Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2127) is amended by striking
‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’.
SEC. 2818. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHOR-
IZATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.
(a) CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR AUTHOR-
IZATION.—Section 2802(a) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after ‘‘military construction
projects’’ the following: ‘‘, land acquisitions, and defense ac-
cess road projects (as described under section 210 of title
23)’’.
(b) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION.—Section 2801(a)
of such title is amended by inserting after ‘‘permanent re-
quirements’’ the following: ‘‘, or any acquisition of land or
construction of a defense access road (as described in section
210 of title 23)’’.
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Subtitle C—Real Property and
Facilities Administration
SEC. 2831. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT TRANSACTIONS RE-
SULTING IN ANNUAL COSTS OF MORE THAN
$750,000.
Section 2662(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or his designee’’ and inserting
‘‘or the Secretary’s designee, or with respect to a De-
fense Agency, the Secretary of Defense or the Sec-
retary’s designee’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(G) Any transaction or contract action that re-
sults in, or includes, the acquisition or use by, or the
lease or license to, the United States of real property,
if the estimated annual rental or cost for the use of
the real property is more than $750,000.’’.
SEC. 2832. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO LEASE NON-
EXCESS PROPERTY.
(a) INCREASED USE OF COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES
FOR
SELECTION
OF
CERTAIN
LESSEES.—Section
2667(h)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘exceeds one year, and the fair market value of the
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lease’’ and inserting ‘‘exceeds one year, or the fair market
value of the lease’’.
(b) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATED TO FA-
CILITIES OPERATION SUPPORT.—
(1) ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FA-
CILITIES OPERATION SUPPORT AS IN-KIND CONSIDER-
ATION.—Section 2667(c)(1) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended—
(A) by striking subparagraph (D); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (D).
(2) ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE RENTAL
AND CERTAIN OTHER PROCEEDS FOR FACILITIES OP-
ERATION SUPPORT.—Section 2667(e)(1)(C) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking clause
(iv).
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 2667(e) of
title 10, United States Code, is further amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (4), (5), or (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3),
(4), or (5)’’; and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6)
as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5).
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SEC. 2833. ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY TO CREATE OR EXPAND
BUFFER ZONES.
Section 2684a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5),
and (6) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respec-
tively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) Subject to the availability of appropriations
for such purpose, an agreement with an eligible entity
under subsection (a)(2) may provide for the manage-
ment of natural resources and the contribution by the
United States towards natural resource management
costs on any real property in which a military de-
partment has acquired any right title or interest in
accordance with paragraph (1)(A) where there is a
demonstrated need to preserve or restore habitat for
purposes of subsection (a)(2).’’; and
(3) in paragraph (4)(C), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (5), unless the Secretary con-
cerned certifies in writing to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives that the military value to the United
States as a result of the acquisition of such property
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or interest in property justifies the payment of costs
in excess of the fair market value of such property or
interest. Such certification shall include a detailed de-
scription of the military value to be obtained in each
such case. The Secretary concerned may not acquire
such property or interest until 14 days after the date
on which the certification is provided to the Commit-
tees or, if earlier, 10 days after the date on which a
copy of such certification is provided in an electronic
medium pursuant to section 480 of this title’’.
SEC. 2834. REPORTS ON ARMY AND MARINE CORPS OPER-
ATIONAL RANGES.
(a) REPORT ON UTILIZATION AND POTENTIAL EXPAN-
SION OF ARMY OPERATIONAL RANGES.—Section 2827(c) of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2007 (division B of Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2479)
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘February 1,
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by amending
clauses (iv) and (v) to read as follows:
‘‘(iv) the proposal contained in the
budget justification materials submitted in
support of the Department of Defense budget
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for fiscal year 2008 to increase the size of
the active component of the Army to
547,400 personnel by the end of fiscal year
2012; or
‘‘(v) high operational tempos or surge
requirements.’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
‘‘(F) An analysis of the cost of, potential
military value of, and potential legal or prac-
tical impediments to, the expansion of the Joint
Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Lou-
isiana, through the acquisition of additional
land adjacent to or in the vicinity of the instal-
lation that is under the control of the United
States Forest Service.
‘‘(G) An analysis of the impact of the pro-
posal described in subparagraph (B)(iv) on the
plan developed prior to such proposal to relocate
forces from Germany to the United States and
vacate installations in Germany as part of the
Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy,
including a comparative analysis of—
‘‘(i) the projected utilization of the
Army’s three combat training centers if all
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of the six light infantry brigades proposed
to be added to the active component of the
Army would be based in the United States;
and
‘‘(ii) the projected utilization of such
ranges if at least one of those six brigades
would be based in Germany.
‘‘(H) If the analysis required by subpara-
graph (G) indicates that the Joint Multi-Na-
tional Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany,
or the Army’s training complex at Grafenwoehr,
Germany, would not be fully utilized under the
basing scenarios analyzed, an estimate of the cost
to replicate the training capability at that center
in another location.’’.
(b) REPORT ON POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF MARINE
CORPS OPERATIONAL RANGES.—
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2007, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining an assessment of the operational ranges used
to support training and range activities of the Ma-
rine Corps.
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following information:
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(A) The size, description, and mission-essen-
tial tasks supported by each major Marine Corps
operational range during fiscal year 2003.
(B) A description of the projected changes
in Marine Corps operational range requirements,
including the size, characteristics, and attributes
for mission-essential activities at each range and
the extent to which any changes in requirements
are a result of the proposal contained in the fis-
cal year 2008 budget request to increase the size
of the active component of the Marine Corps to
202,000 personnel by the end of fiscal year 2012.
(C) The projected deficit or surplus of land
at each major Marine Corps operational range,
and a description of the Secretary’s plan to ad-
dress that projected deficit or surplus of land as
well as the upgrade of range attributes at each
existing Marine Corps operational range.
(D) 
A 
description 
of 
the 
Secretary’s
prioritization process and investment strategy to
address the potential expansion or upgrade of
Marine Corps operational ranges.
(E) An analysis of alternatives to the ex-
pansion of Marine Corps operational ranges, in-
cluding an assessment of the joint use of oper-
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ational ranges under the jurisdiction, custody, or
control of the Secretary of another military de-
partment.
(F) An analysis of the cost of, potential
military value of, and potential legal or prac-
tical impediments to, the expansion of Marine
Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, California,
through the acquisition of additional land adja-
cent to or in the vicinity of that installation that
is under the control of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement.
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
(A) The term ‘‘Marine Corps operational
range’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘oper-
ational range’’ in section 101(e)(3) of title 10,
United States Code, except that the term is lim-
ited to operational ranges under the jurisdiction,
custody, or control of the Secretary of the Navy
that are used by or available to the United
States Marine Corps.
(B) The term ‘‘range activities’’ has the
meaning given that term in section 101(e)(2) of
such title.
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SEC. 2835. CONSOLIDATION OF REAL PROPERTY PROVI-
SIONS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.
(a) CONSOLIDATION.—Section 2663 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(h) 
OPTIONS
FOR
MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of a military
department may acquire an option on a parcel of real
property before or after its acquisition is authorized
by law, if the Secretary considers it suitable and like-
ly to be needed for a military project of the depart-
ment.
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for an
option acquired under paragraph (1), the Secretary
may pay, from funds available to the department for
real property activities, an amount that is not more
than 12 percent of the appraised fair market value of
the property.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 2677 of such title is repealed.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is
amended by striking the item relating to section 2677.
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Subtitle D—Base Closure and
Realignment
SEC. 2841. NIAGARA AIR RESERVE BASE, NEW YORK, BASING
REPORT.
Not later than December 1, 2007, the Secretary of the
Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing a detailed plan of the current and
future aviation assets that the Secretary expects will be
based at Niagara Air Reserve Base, New York. The report
shall include a description of all of the aviation assets that
will be impacted by the series of relocations to be made to
or from Niagara Air Reserve Base and the timeline for such
relocations.
SEC. 2842. COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNTING OF FUNDING RE-
QUIRED TO ENSURE TIMELY IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF 2005 DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND
REALIGNMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress with
the budget materials for fiscal year 2009 a comprehensive
accounting of the funding required to ensure that the plan
for implementing the final recommendations of the 2005
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission re-
mains on schedule.
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SEC. 2843. AUTHORITY TO RELOCATE THE JOINT SPEC-
TRUM CENTER TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT RELOCATION AGREE-
MENT.—If deemed to be in the best interest of national secu-
rity and to the physical protection of personnel and mis-
sions of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense
may carry out an agreement to relocate the Joint Spectrum
Center, a geographically separated unit of the Defense In-
formation Systems Agency, from Annapolis, Maryland to
Fort Meade, Maryland or another military installation,
subject to an agreement between the lease holder and the
Department of Defense for equitable and appropriate terms
to facilitate the relocation.
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Any facility, road or infra-
structure constructed or altered on a military installation
as a result of the agreement must be authorized in accord-
ance with section 2802 of title 10, United States Code.
(c) TERMINATION OF EXISTING LEASE.—Upon com-
pletion of the relocation of the Joint Spectrum Center, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the
existing lease for the Joint Spectrum Center shall be termi-
nated, as contemplated under Condition 29.B of the lease.
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Subtitle E—Land Conveyances
SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, LYNN HAVEN FUEL DEPOT,
LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the
Air Force may convey to Florida State University (in this
section referred to as the ‘‘University’’) all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real prop-
erty, including improvements thereon, consisting of ap-
proximately 40 acres located at the Lynn Haven Fuel Depot
in Lynn Haven, Florida, as a public benefit conveyance
for the purpose of permitting the University to develop the
property as a new satellite campus.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the conveyance of the
property under subsection (a), the University shall
provide the United States with consideration in an
amount that is acceptable to the Secretary, whether in
the form of cash payment, in-kind consideration, or
a combination thereof.
(2) REDUCED TUITION RATES.—The Secretary
may accept as in-kind consideration under paragraph
(1) reduced tuition rates or scholarships for military
personnel at the University.
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCES.—
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(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall
require the University to cover costs to be incurred by
the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs
incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the convey-
ance under subsection (a), including survey costs, re-
lated to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from
the University 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 Secretary shall refund the excess
amount to the University.
(2) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.—
Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimburse-
ment for costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out
the conveyance under subsection (a) shall be credited
to the fund or account that was used to cover the costs
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the convey-
ance. 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.
(d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary deter-
mines at any time that the real property conveyed under
subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the pur-