,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #bahb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bf1     
#bjag,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to require 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states to submit a report to ,congress
 on the alternatives for the final      
disposition of ,plum ,island1 including 
preservation of the island for          
conservation1 education1 and research1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,plum ,island ,preservation ,act4  #b4  
,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 #b decades to make       
long-term improvements with respect to  
the conservation and management needs of
 ,long ,island ,sound and ,peconic ,bay4
  7#h7 ,in a report submitted to        
,congress on ,april #aa1 #bjaf1 entitled
 ,national ,bio- and ,agro-,defense     

,facility ,construction ,plan ,update   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
noted that the new ,national ,bio- and  
,agro-,defense ,facility under          
construction on such date in ,manhattan1
 ,kansas1 is1 as of such date1 fully    
paid for through a combination of       
,federal appropriations and funding from
 the ,state of ,kansas4  #c4 ,report    
required on final disposition of ,plum  
,island  ,not later than #a year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall submit to ,congress a    
report containing the following3  7#a7  
,the alternatives for the final         
disposition of ,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 ,with respect to each such       
alternative final disposition1 an       
analysis of-- 7,a7 the effect such      

disposition would have on the island's  
resources2  7,b7 the remediation        
responsibilities under such disposition2
  7,c7 any future legislation necessary 
to implement such disposition2  7,d7 the
 possible implications and issues1 if   
any1 of implementing such disposition2  
7,e7 the costs of such disposition1     
including any potential costs related to
 the transition1 hazard mitigation1 and 
cleanup of property that would be       
incurred by a recipient of the property 
under such disposition2 and  7,f7 the   
potential revenue from such disposition4
  #d4 ,suspension of action ,no action1 
including any pre-sale marketing        
activity1 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 report required by section #c 
has been submitted to ,congress4        
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,july #be1 #bjag4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk