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shall revert to the United States, and the United States
shall have the right of immediate entry thereon.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acre-
ages and legal description of the parcels of property to
be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by
surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the sur-
veys shall be borne by the Corporation.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
SEC. 1066. LAND CONVEYANCE, CHARLESTON FAMILY
HOUSING COMPLEX, BANGOR, MAINE.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
the Air Force may convey, without consideration, to the
City of Bangor, Maine (in this section referred to as the
‘‘City’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to a parcel of real property consisting of approxi-
mately 19.8 acres, including improvements thereon, lo-
cated in Bangor, Maine, and known as the Charleston
Family Housing Complex.
(b) PURPOSE OF CONVEYANCE.—The purpose of the
conveyance under subsection (a) is to facilitate the reuse
of the real property, currently unoccupied, which the City
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proposes to use to provide housing opportunities for first-
time home buyers.
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
authorized by subsection (a) shall be subject to the condi-
tion that the City, if the City sells any portion of the prop-
erty conveyed under subsection (a) before the end of the
10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act, pay to the United States an amount equal to the less-
er of—
(1) the amount of sale of the property sold; or
(2) the fair market value of the property sold
as determined without taking into account any im-
provements to such property by the City.
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the real property conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne
by the City.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
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SEC. 1067. STUDY OF LAND EXCHANGE OPTIONS, SHAW AIR
FORCE BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA.
Section 2874 of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law
104–106; 110 Stat. 583) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) STUDY OF EXCHANGE OPTIONS.—To facilitate
the use of a land exchange to acquire the real property
described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct a
study to identify real property in the possession of the Air
Force (located in the State of South Carolina or else-
where) that satisfies the requirements of subsection (b)(2),
is acceptable to the party holding the property to be ac-
quired, and is otherwise suitable for exchange under this
section. Not later than three months after the date of the
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1998, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report containing the results of the study.’’.
Subtitle E—Other Matters
SEC. 1071. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO OPERATE NAVAL
ACADEMY DAIRY FARM.
(a) OPERATION.—(1) Chapter 603 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
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‘‘§ 6976. Operation of Naval Academy dairy farm
‘‘(a) DISCRETION REGARDING CONTINUED OPER-
ATION.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of
the Navy may terminate or reduce the dairy or other oper-
ations conducted at the Naval Academy dairy farm located
in Gambrills, Maryland.
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding the termination or reduction of
operations at the Naval Academy dairy farm under para-
graph (1), the real property containing the dairy farm
(consisting of approximately 875 acres)—
‘‘(A) may not be declared to be excess real
property to the needs of the Navy or transferred or
otherwise disposed of by the Navy or any Federal
agency; and
‘‘(B) shall be maintained in its rural and agri-
cultural nature.
‘‘(b) LEASE AUTHORITY.—(1) Subject to paragraph
(2), to the extent that the termination or reduction of op-
erations at the Naval Academy dairy farm permit, the Sec-
retary of the Navy may lease the real property containing
the dairy farm, and any improvements and personal prop-
erty thereon, to such persons and under such terms as
the Secretary considers appropriate. In leasing any of the
property, the Secretary may give a preference to persons
who will continue dairy operations on the property.
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‘‘(2) Any lease of property at the Naval Academy
dairy farm shall be subject to a condition that the lessee
maintain the rural and agricultural nature of the leased
property.
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in section
6971 of this title shall be construed to require the Sec-
retary of the Navy or the Superintendent of the Naval
Academy to operate a dairy farm for the Naval Academy
in Gambrills, Maryland, or any other location.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘6976. Operation of Naval Academy dairy farm.’’.
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL OF EXISTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 810 of the Military Construction Au-
thorization Act, 1968 (Public Law 90–110; 81 Stat. 309),
is repealed.
(c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Sec-
tion 6971(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘(if any)’’ before the period at the end.
(2) Section 2105(b) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by inserting ‘‘(if any)’’ after ‘‘Academy dairy’’.
SEC. 1072. LONG-TERM LEASE OF PROPERTY, NAPLES
ITALY.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (d), the Sec-
retary of the Navy may acquire by long-term lease struc-
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tures and real property relating to a regional hospital com-
plex in Naples, Italy, that the Secretary determines to be
necessary for purposes of the Naples Improvement Initia-
tive.
(b) LEASE TERM.—Notwithstanding section 2675 of
title 10, United States Code, the lease authorized by sub-
section (a) shall be for a term of not more than 20 years.
(c) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of
the Secretary to enter into a lease under subsection (a)
shall expire on September 30, 2002.
(d) AUTHORITY CONTINGENT ON APPROPRIATIONS
ACTS.—The authority of the Secretary to enter into a
lease under subsection (a) is available only to the extent
or in the amount provided in advance in appropriations
Acts.
SEC. 1073. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
AT LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS, IN
HONOR OF FRANK TEJEDA, A FORMER MEM-
BER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The military family housing developments to be con-
structed at two locations on Government property at
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, under the authority of
subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States
Code, shall be designated by the Secretary of the Air
Force, at an appropriate time, as follows: