[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3713-S3714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2749. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2838. AUTHORITY FOR LEASING REAL PROPERTY AT NAVAL AIR 
                   STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may lease 
     approximately 19 acres at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, 
     Florida, for the purpose of constructing, operating, 
     improving, and maintaining housing upon such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers will promote the 
     national defense or to be in the public interest.
       (b) Conditions.--A lease under subsection (a)--
       (1) may not be for more than 50 years, unless the Secretary 
     determines that a lease for a longer period is necessary to 
     meet the purpose of the lease identified in subsection (a);
       (2) may give the lessee the first right to buy the property 
     if the lease is revoked to allow the United States to sell or 
     transfer the property under any other provision of law;
       (3) may authorize the lessee to construct facilities on the 
     property and to demolish or alter existing facilities;
       (4) may be for cash, or in-kind consideration as set forth 
     in subsection (c);
       (5) may not provide for a leaseback by the Secretary or 
     otherwise commit the Secretary or the Department of the Navy 
     to any payment with respect to the property; and
       (6) may allow for reduced rents for qualified civilian 
     employees of the United States Government as determined by 
     the Secretary, as set forth in subsection (c).
       (c) In-kind Consideration.--In-kind consideration will be 
     acceptable as partial or total consideration for the lease 
     and may be provided in the form of reduced rents or any other 
     form of in-kind consideration acceptable under section 2667 
     of title 10, United

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     States Code. The value of reduced rents as in-kind 
     consideration shall be based on the difference between the 
     market rent of a housing unit constructed by the lessee on 
     the leased premises and the reduced rent offered by the 
     lessee to a qualified civilian employee as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Deposit and Use of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall 
     deposit and use any cash proceeds from the lease under this 
     section as prescribed in section 2667 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the lease under this section as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
       (f) Inapplicability of Section 2662 of Title 10.--The 
     authority under this section is specifically exempt from the 
     notice and wait process required by section 2662 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (g) Inapplicability of Section 2696 of Title 10.--The 
     authority under this section is specifically exempt from the 
     screening process required by section 2696(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to violate section 5536 of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (i) Inapplicability of Title V of McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act.--The authority under this section is 
     specifically exempt from the screening process required by 
     title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 
     (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.).
       (j) Inapplicability of Randolph-Sheppard Act.--The 
     authority under this section is specifically exempt from the 
     requirements of the Randolph-Sheppard Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et 
     seq).
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