[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5041-S5042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2784. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Vance) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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. 2857. PILOT PROGRAM ON SHORT TERM ACQUISITION OF SECURE 
                   SPACE FOR EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES FOR DEFENSE 
                   ACQUISITION MISSIONS.

       (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of using the leasing authority described in 
     subsection (b) to assist the military departments in securing 
     modern, flexible, and accessible facilities.
       (b) Leasing Authority.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of a military department may 
     enter into full-service leases to address exigent 
     circumstances, as specified under subsection (e)(2), of the 
     principal acquisition organizations of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (2) Limitations.--The Secretary concerned may exercise the 
     leasing authority under paragraph (1) on the following 
     conditions:
       (A) No more than 5 leases under this section for each 
     military department may be in effect at any given time.
       (B) The duration of any such lease may not exceed 5 years.
       (C) The premises being leased by the Secretary concerned 
     may not exceed 100,000 square feet of usable space.
       (3) Delegation.--The Secretary concerned may delegate the 
     leasing authority under paragraph (1) to a commander or an 
     equivalent commanding officer at a principal acquisition 
     organization of the Department of Defense.
       (c) Procedures.--The Secretary concerned--
       (1) shall establish procedures to limit lease payments to 
     not more than the fair market value of the lease; and
       (2) in exigent circumstances, as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned, may utilize other than competitive 
     procedures to adequately protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (d) Source Funds.--The Secretary concerned, in using the 
     authority under this section, may spend amounts available to 
     the Secretary concerned for operation and maintenance, 
     research, development, test, and evaluation, or procurement.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     execution of a lease under this section, the Secretary 
     concerned shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report that includes--
       (1) the details of the lease, including--
       (A) the location;
       (B) the size of the premises;
       (C) the duration of the lease;
       (D) the annual cost; and
       (E) the total cost; and

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       (2) a description of the exigent circumstances of the 
     principal acquisition organizations of the Department of 
     Defense that warrant the exercise of leasing authority under 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (f) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--The authority to enter into a lease under 
     this section shall terminate on October 1, 2030.
       (2) Effect of termination of authority.--The termination of 
     authority under paragraph (1) will not affect leases enter 
     into before the termination date.
       (g) Principal Acquisition Organizations of the Department 
     of Defense Defined.--In this section, the term ``principal 
     acquisition organization of the Department of Defense'' 
     means--
       (1) the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center;
       (2) the United States Army Contracting Command;
       (3) the Naval Air Systems Command;
       (4) the Naval Information Warfare Center; or
       (5) the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
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