#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#cccf  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide          
installation reutilization authority for
 arsenals1 depots1 and plants4  #a4     
,installation reutilization authority   
for arsenals1 depots1 and plants  7a7   
,modified authority ,in the case of a   
military manufacturing arsenal1 depot1  
or plant1 the ,secretary of the ,army   
may authorize leases and contracts under
 section #bffg of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 for a term of up to #be  
years1 notwithstanding subsection       
7b77#a7 of such section1 if the         
,secretary determines that a lease or   
contract of that duration will promote  
the national defense or be in the public
 interest for the purpose of--  7#a7    
helping to maintain the viability of the
 military manufacturing arsenal1 depot1 
or plant and any military installations 
on which it is located2  7#b7           
eliminating1 or at least reducing1 the  
cost of ,government ownership of the    
military manufacturing arsenal1 depot1  

or plant1 including the costs of        
operations and maintenance1 the costs of
 environmental remediation1 and other   
costs2 and  7#c7 leveraging private     
investment at the military manufacturing
 arsenal1 depot1 or plant through       
long-term facility use contracts1       
property management contracts1 leases1  
or other agreements that support and    
advance the preceding purposes4  7b7    
,delegation and review process  7#a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary of the ,army   
may delegate the authority provided by  
this section to the commander of the    
major subordinate command of the ,army  
that has responsibility for the military
 manufacturing arsenal1 depot1 or plant 
or1 if part of a larger military        
installation1 the installation as a     
whole4 ,the commander may approve a     
lease or contract under such authority  
on a case-by-case basis or a class      
basis4  7#b7 ,review period ,any lease  
or contract that is approved utilizing  
the delegation authority under paragraph

 7#a7 is subject to a #ij-;day hold     
period so that the ,army real property  
manager may review the lease or contract
 pursuant to paragraph 7#c74  7#c7      
,disposition of review ,if the ,army    
real property manager disapproves of a  
contract or lease submitted for review  
under paragraph 7#b71 the agreement     
shall be null and void upon transmittal 
by the real property manager to the     
delegating authority of a written       
disapproval1 including a justification  
for such disapproval1 within the        
#ij-;day hold period4 ,if no such       
disapproval is transmitted within the   
#ij-;day hold period1 the agreement     
shall be deemed approved4  7#d7         
,approval of revised agreement ,if1 not 
later than #fj days after receiving a   
disapproval under paragraph 7#c71 the   
delegating authority submits to the     
,army real property manager a new       
contract or lease that addresses the    
,army real property manager's concerns  
outlined in such disapproval1 the new   

contract or lease shall be deemed       
approved unless the ,army real property 
manager transmits to the delegating     
authority a disapproval of the new      
contract or lease within #cj days of    
such submission4  7c7 ,military         
manufacturing arsenal1 depot1 or plant  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
military manufacturing arsenal1 depot1  
or plant means a ,government-owned1     
,government-operated defense plant of   
the ,army that manufactures weapons1    
weapon components1 or both4  7d7 ,sunset
 ,the authority under this section shall
 terminate at the close of ,september   
#cj1 #bjai4  ,passed the ,senate        
,december #aj 7legislative day1         
,december #i71 #bjaf4,secretary