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an eligible entity or entities under this sec-
tion shall provide for’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
‘‘or entities’’ after ‘‘entity’’; and
(iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to
read as follows:
‘‘(B) the equal sharing by the Department of De-
fense and the entity or entities of the acquisition
costs, whether by contribution of funding or like-kind
exchange of property or lesser property interest.’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3),
(4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7),
respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may waive the require-
ment in paragraph (1)(B) to equally share acquisition costs
if—
‘‘(A) the Secretary determines that the agreement
is essential to accomplish the mission of the installa-
tion;
‘‘(B) the Secretary notifies the congressional de-
fense committees in writing of the determination and
the reasons for the determination; and
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‘‘(C) a period of 21 days has elapsed after the
date on which such notification is received by the
committees.
‘‘(3) The acquisition cost of any lesser interest in the
property may not exceed 70 percent of the appraised value
of the property.’’; and
(D) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or entities’’
after ‘‘entity’’;
(3) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection
(i); and
(4) by inserting after subsection (g) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTS.—(1) Not later than March 15,
2006, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense
shall, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
departments and the Director of the Department of Defense
Test Management Resource Center, submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the implementation
of projects undertaken pursuant to this section.
‘‘(2) The reports submitted under paragraph (1) shall
include—
(A) a description of the status of such projects;
(B) an assessment of the effectiveness of such
projects and other actions undertaken pursuant to
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this section as part of a long-range strategy to ensure
the sustainability of military test and training
ranges, military installations, and associated air-
space;
(C) an evaluation of the methodology and cri-
teria used to select and prioritize projects undertaken
pursuant to this section;
(D) a description of the shared costs by the De-
partment of Defense and the eligible entity or entities
under each agreement undertaken or proposed; and
(E) recommendations for any legislation or
changes in regulations to increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of actions taken under this section.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY OF MODIFIED CRITERIA.—The re-
quirement under subsection (d)(1)(B) of such section (as
amended by subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii)) that an agreement
under such section shall provide for the equal sharing of
acquisition costs by the Department of Defense and an eligi-
ble entity or entities shall not apply to an agreement initi-
ated before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2823. EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO LEASE-
PURCHASE AGREEMENTS.
Section 2812 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—