,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #ahhg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ag1      
#bjaf,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to         
authorize the ,comptroller ,general of  
the ,united ,states to assess a study on
 the alternatives for the disposition of
 ,plum ,island ,animal ,disease ,center1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,findings 
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 ,federal ,government has owned ,plum   
,island1 ,new ,york1 since #ahii4  7#b7 
,since #aied1 the ,plum ,island ,animal 
,disease ,center has conducted unrivaled
 scientific research on a variety of    
infectious animal-borne diseases1       
including foot-and-mouth disease1       
resulting1 most recently1 in the        
development of a new cell line that     
rapidly and reliably detects this highly
 debilitating disease of livestock4     
7#c7 ,over #fb years1 the ,center has   
had a strong1 proven record of safety4  
7#d7 #bc1bjj1jjj in ,federal dollars    
have been spent on upgrades to1 and the 

maintenance of1 the ,center since       
,january #bjab4  7#e7 ,in addition to   
the ,center1 ,plum ,island contains     
cultural1 historical1 ecological1 and   
natural resources of regional and       
national significance4  7#f7 ,plum      
,island is situated where the ,long     
,island ,sound and ,peconic ,bay meet1  
both of which are estuaries that are    
part of the ,national ,estuary ,program 
and are environmentally and economically
 significant to the region4  7#g7 ,the  
,federal ,government has invested       
hundreds of millions of ,federal dollars
 over the last two decades to make      
long-term improvements with respect to  
the conservation and management needs of
 ,long ,island ,sound and ,peconic ,bay4
  7#h7 ,the ,department of ,homeland    
,security has undertaken a study to     
consider alternatives for the final     
disposition of ,plum ,island1 including 
an analysis of--  7,a7 conservation of  
the island's resources2  7,b7 any       
remediation responsibilities2  7,c7 the 

need for any legislative changes2  7,d7 
cost2 and  7,e7 any revenues from the   
alternatives4  #b4 ,report required on  
study by ,department of ,homeland       
,security on clean up and alternative   
uses of ,plum ,island  7a7 ,assessment  
by ,comptroller ,general  7#a7          
,assessment required ,the ,comptroller  
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
conduct an assessment of the study by   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
on the options for the disposition of   
,plum ,island referred to in section    
#a7h74 ,such assessment shall include a 
determination of whether the            
methodologies used by the ,department in
 conducting such study adequately       
support the ,department's findings with 
respect to the following3  7,a7 ,the    
possible alternative uses for ,plum     
,island1 including the transfer of      
ownership to another ,federal agency1 a 
,state or local government1 a nonprofit 
organization1 or a combination thereof  
for the purpose of education1 research1 

or conservation4  7,b7 ,the possible    
issues and implications1 if any1 of     
pursuing such alternative uses for ,plum
 ,island4  7,c7 ,the potential cost to  
be incurred for expenses related to the 
transition1 cleanup1 and hazard         
mitigation of ,plum ,island by a        
recipient of such property4  7#b7       
,report required ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date on which the        
,department of ,homeland ,security      
completes the study referred to in      
section #a7h71 the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states shall submit to 
,congress a report containing the       
following3  7,a7 ,the results of the    
assessment described under paragraph    
7#a74  7,b7 ,a description of the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security's     
coordination with the ,administrator of 
,general ,services1 the ,secretary of   
the ,interior1 and the ,administrator of
 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 
in conducting the ,department of        
,homeland ,security study referred to in

 section #a7h74  7b7 ,study by          
,comptroller ,general  7#a7 ,study      
required ,if the ,comptroller ,general  
of the ,united ,states determines that  
the methodologies referred to in        
subsection 7a77#a7 do not adequately    
support the ,department of ,homeland    
,security's findings related to an issue
 described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through
 7,c7 of such subsection1 the           
,comptroller ,general shall conduct a   
study on any such issue4  7#b7 ,report  
required ,if the ,comptroller ,general  
of the ,united ,states conducts a study 
under paragraph 7#a71 not later than #a 
year after the date on which the        
,department of ,homeland ,security      
completes the study referred to in      
section #a7h71 the ,comptroller ,general
 shall submit to ,congress a report     
containing the results of the study     
conducted under paragraph 7#a74  #c4    
,suspension of action ,no action may be 
taken to carry out section #ech of title
 ,v of division ,d of the ,consolidated 

,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7,public    
,law #aab-gd2 #abe ,stat4 #igf7 until at
 least #ahj days after the reports      
required by subsection 7a77#b7 of       
section #b and1 if applicable1          
subsection 7b77#b7 of such section have 
been submitted to ,congress4  ,passed   
the ,house of ,representatives ,may #af1
 #bjaf4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk