[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3336 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3336

        To provide arsenal installation reutilization authority.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 15, 2016

 Mrs. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kirk, and Mrs. 
  Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
        To provide arsenal installation reutilization authority.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ARSENAL INSTALLATION REUTILIZATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Modified Authority.--In the case of a military manufacturing 
arsenal, the Secretary concerned may authorize leases and contracts 
under section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, for a term of up to 
25 years, notwithstanding subsection (b)(1) of such section, 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--
            (1) helping to maintain the viability of the military 
        manufacturing arsenal and any military installations on which 
        it is located;
            (2) eliminating, or at least reducing, the cost of 
        Government ownership of the military manufacturing arsenal, 
        including the costs of operations and maintenance, the costs of 
        environmental remediation, and other costs; and
            (3) leveraging private investment at the military 
        manufacturing arsenal through long-term facility use contracts, 
        property management contracts, leases, or other agreements that 
        support and advance the preceding purposes.
    (b) Delegation and Review Process.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary concerned 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 arsenal or, if part of a larger 
        military installation, the installation as a whole. The 
        commander may approve a lease or contract under such authority 
        on a case-by-case basis or a class basis.
            (2) Review period.--Any lease or contract that is approved 
        utilizing the delegation authority under paragraph (1) is 
        subject to a 90-day hold period so that the Army real property 
        manager may review the lease or contract pursuant to paragraph 
        (3).
            (3) Disposition of review.--If the Army real property 
        manager disapproves of a contract or lease submitted for review 
        under paragraph (2), the agreement shall be null and void upon 
        transmittal by the real property manager to the delegating 
        authority of a written disapproval, including a justification 
        for such disapproval, within the 90-day hold period. If no such 
        disapproval is transmitted within the 90-day hold period, the 
        agreement shall be deemed approved.
            (4) Approval of revised agreement.--If, not later than 60 
        days after receiving a disapproval under paragraph (3), 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 disapproval, 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 30 days of such 
        submission.
    (c) Military Manufacturing Arsenal Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``military manufacturing arsenal'' means a Government-owned, 
Government-operated defense plant of the Department of the Defense that 
manufactures weapons, weapon components, or both.
    (d) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall terminate at 
the close of September 30, 2019.
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