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SEC. 2816. FIRE PROTECTION AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROTEC-
TION AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND.
(a) PLAN.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the
congressional 
defense 
committees 
a 
plan 
to 
address 
the
requirements for fire protection services and hazardous materials
protection services at Fort Meade, Maryland, including the National
Security Agency at Fort Meade, as identified in the preparedness
evaluation report of the Army Corps of Engineers regarding Fort
Meade.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan shall include the following:
(1) A schedule for the implementation of the plan.
(2) A detailed list of funding options available to provide
centrally located modern facilities and equipment to meet cur-
rent requirements for fire protection services and hazardous
materials protection services at Fort Meade.
Subtitle C—Defense Base Closure and
Realignment
SEC. 2821. CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AS SITES
FOR NEW FEDERAL FACILITIES.
(a) 1988 LAW.—Section 204(b)(5) of the Defense Authorization
Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law
100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ‘‘subparagraph
(B)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C)(i) Before acquiring non-Federal real property as the loca-
tion for a new or replacement Federal facility of any type, the
head of the Federal agency acquiring the property shall consult
with the Secretary regarding the feasibility and cost advantages
of using Federal property or facilities at a military installation
closed or realigned or to be closed or realigned under this title
as the location for the new or replacement facility. In considering
the availability and suitability of a specific military installation,
the Secretary and the head of the Federal agency involved shall
obtain the concurrence of the redevelopment authority with respect
to the installation and comply with the redevelopment plan for
the installation.
‘‘(ii) Not later than 30 days after acquiring non-Federal real
property as the location for a new or replacement Federal facility,
the head of the Federal agency acquiring the property shall submit
to Congress a report containing the results of the consultation
under clause (i) and the reasons why military installations referred
to in such clause that are located within the area to be served
by the new or replacement Federal facility or within a 200-mile
radius of the new or replacement facility, whichever area is greater,
were considered to be unsuitable or unavailable for the site of
the new or replacement facility.
‘‘(iii) This subparagraph shall apply during the period beginning
on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 and ending on July 31, 2001.’’.
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(b) 1990 LAW.—Section 2905(b)(5) of the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687
note) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ‘‘subparagraph
(B)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C)(i) Before acquiring non-Federal real property as the loca-
tion for a new or replacement Federal facility of any type, the
head of the Federal agency acquiring the property shall consult
with the Secretary regarding the feasibility and cost advantages
of using Federal property or facilities at a military installation
closed or realigned or to be closed or realigned under this part
as the location for the new or replacement facility. In considering
the availability and suitability of a specific military installation,
the Secretary and the head of the Federal agency involved shall
obtain the concurrence of the redevelopment authority with respect
to the installation and comply with the redevelopment plan for
the installation.
‘‘(ii) Not later than 30 days after acquiring non-Federal real
property as the location for a new or replacement Federal facility,
the head of the Federal agency acquiring the property shall submit
to Congress a report containing the results of the consultation
under clause (i) and the reasons why military installations referred
to in such clause that are located within the area to be served
by the new or replacement Federal facility or within a 200-mile
radius of the new or replacement facility, whichever area is greater,
were considered to be unsuitable or unavailable for the site of
the new or replacement facility.
‘‘(iii) This subparagraph shall apply during the period beginning
on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1998 and ending on July 31, 2001.’’.
SEC. 2822. ADJUSTMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION ASSISTANCE TO
ENHANCE PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY FAMILY SUP-
PORT SERVICES BY PRIVATE SECTOR SOURCES.
Section 2391(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Defense may also make grants, conclude
cooperative agreements, and supplement other Federal funds in
order to assist a State or local government in enhancing the
capabilities of the government to support efforts of the Department
of Defense to privatize, contract for, or diversify the performance
of military family support services in cases in which the capability
of the Department to provide such services is adversely affected
by an action described in paragraph (1).’’.
SEC. 2823. SECURITY, FIRE PROTECTION, AND OTHER SERVICES AT
PROPERTY FORMERLY ASSOCIATED WITH RED RIVER
ARMY DEPOT, TEXAS.
(a) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT.—(1) The Secretary
of the Army may enter into an agreement with the local redevelop-
ment authority for Red River Army Depot, Texas, under which
agreement the Secretary provides security services, fire protection
services, or hazardous material response services for the authority
with respect to the property at the depot that is under the jurisdic-
tion of the authority as a result of the realignment of the depot
under the base closure laws.
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(2) The Secretary may not enter into the agreement unless
the Secretary determines that the provision of services under the
agreement is in the best interests of the United States.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The agreement under subsection (a) shall
provide for reimbursing the Secretary for the services provided
by the Secretary under the agreement.
(c) TREATMENT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—Any amounts received by
the Secretary under subsection (b) as reimbursement for services
provided under the agreement entered into under subsection (a)
shall be credited to the appropriations providing funds for the
services. Amounts so credited shall be merged with the appropria-
tions to which credited and shall be available for the purposes,
and subject to the conditions and limitations, for which such appro-
priations are available.
SEC. 2824. REPORT ON CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS.
(a) REPORT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prepare and
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
costs and savings attributable to the rounds of base closures and
realignments conducted under the base closure laws and on the
need, if any, for additional rounds of base closures and realign-
ments.
(2) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘base closure laws’’
means—
(A) title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and
Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10
U.S.C. 2687 note); and
(B) 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).
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) A statement, using data consistent with budget data,
of the actual costs and savings (to the extent available for
prior fiscal years) and the estimated costs and savings (in
the case of future fiscal years) attributable to the closure and
realignment of military installations as a result of the base
closure laws.
(2) A comparison, set forth by base closure round, of the
actual costs and savings stated under paragraph (1) to the
estimates of costs and savings submitted to the Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Commission as part of the base clo-
sure process.
(3) A comparison, set forth by base closure round, of the
actual costs and savings stated under paragraph (1) to the
annual estimates of costs and savings previously submitted
to Congress.
(4) A list of each military installation at which there is
authorized to be employed 300 or more civilian personnel, set
forth by Armed Force.
(5) An estimate of current excess capacity at military
installations, set forth—
(A) as a percentage of the total capacity of the military
installations of the Armed Forces with respect to all mili-
tary installations of the Armed Forces;
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(B) as a percentage of the total capacity of the military
installations of each Armed Force with respect to the mili-
tary installations of such Armed Force; and
(C) as a percentage of the total capacity of a type
of military installations with respect to military installa-
tions of such type.
(6) An assessment of the effect of the previous base closure
rounds on military capabilities and the ability of the Armed
Forces to fulfill the National Military Strategy.
(7) A description of the types of military installations that
would be recommended for closure or realignment in the event
of one or more additional base closure rounds, set forth by
Armed Force.
(8) The criteria to be used by the Secretary in evaluating
military installations for closure or realignment in such event.
(9) The methodologies to be used by the Secretary in identi-
fying military installations for closure or realignment in such
event.
(10) An estimate of the costs and savings that the Secretary
believes will be achieved as a result of the closure or realign-
ment of military installations in such event, set forth by Armed
Force and by year.
(11) An assessment of whether the costs and estimated
savings from one or more future rounds of base closures and
realignments, currently unauthorized, are already contained
in the current Future Years Defense Plan, and, if not, whether
the Secretary will recommend modifications in future defense
spending in order to accommodate such costs and savings.
(c) METHOD OF PRESENTING INFORMATION.—The statement and
comparison required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)
shall be set forth by Armed Force, type of facility, and fiscal year,
and include the following:
(1) Operation and maintenance costs, including costs associ-
ated with expanded operations and support, maintenance of
property, administrative support, and allowances for housing
at military installations to which functions are transferred
as a result of the closure or realignment of other installations.
(2) Military construction costs, including costs associated
with rehabilitating, expanding, and constructing facilities to
receive personnel and equipment that are transferred to mili-
tary installations as a result of the closure or realignment
of other installations.
(3) Environmental cleanup costs, including costs associated
with assessments and restoration.
(4) Economic assistance costs, including—
(A) expenditures on Department of Defense demonstra-
tion projects relating to economic assistance;
(B) expenditures by the Office of Economic Adjustment;
and
(C) to the extent available, expenditures by the Eco-
nomic Development Administration, the Federal Aviation
Administration, and the Department of Labor relating to
economic assistance.
(5) To the extent information is available, unemployment
compensation costs, early retirement benefits (including bene-
fits paid under section 5597 of title 5, United States Code),
and worker retraining expenses under the Priority Placement