DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORITY.

SEC. 1701. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORITY.(a) Executive Agreement Authorized.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may execute a signed executive agreement pursuant to section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 455) for the joint use by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs of the following:(1) A new Navy ambulatory care center (on which construction commenced in July 2008), parking structure, and supporting structures and facilities in North Chicago, Illinois, and Great Lakes, Illinois.(2) Medical personal property and equipment relating to the center, structures, and facilities described in paragraph (1).(b) Deadline for Entry Into Agreement.—The executive agreement authorized by subsection (a) shall be entered into, if at all, by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.(c) Scope.—The executive agreement under subsection (a) shall—(1) be a binding operational agreement on matters under the areas specified in section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009; and(2) contain additional terms and conditions as required by the provisions of this title.(d) Reports.—123 STAT. 2568(1) Notice on agreement.—Not later than seven days before executing an executive agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth a copy of the proposed executive agreement.(2) Final report.—Not later than 180 days after the fifth anniversary of the date of the execution of the executive agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the exercise of the authorities in this title at the facility (as defined in section 1702(a)(1)). The report shall include the following:(A) A comprehensive description and assessment of the exercise of the authorities in this title.(B) The recommendation of the Secretaries as to whether the exercise of the authorities in this title should continue.(3) Report on additional locations for similar agreements.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth such recommendations as the Secretaries jointly consider appropriate for additional locations, if any, at which executive agreements like the executive agreement under subsection (a) would be advisable.(e) Comptroller General Reviews.—(1) In general.—Not later than one year after the execution of an executive agreement under subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General shall conduct a review and assessment of the following:(A) The progress made in implementing the agreement.(B) The effects of the agreement on the provision of care and operation of the facility (as so defined).(2) Reports.—Not later than 90 days after the commencement of each review and assessment conducted under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on such review and assessment. Each report shall set forth the following:(A) The results of such review and assessment.(B) Such recommendations for modifications of the executive agreement, or the authorities in this title, as the Comptroller General considers appropriate in light of the results of such review and assessment.(f) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—(1) the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and(2) the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives.