TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.

SEC. 1702. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.(a) Transfer.—(1) Transfer authorized.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Administrator of General Services, may transfer, without reimbursement, to the Secretary of Veterans 123 STAT. 2569 Affairs jurisdiction, custody, and control over the center, structures, facilities, and property and equipment covered by the executive agreement under section 1701 (hereafter in this title referred to as the “facility”).(2) Date of transfer.—The transfer authorized by paragraph (1) may not occur before the earlier of—(A) the date that is five years after the date of the execution under section 1701 of the executive agreement under that section; or(B) the date of the completion of such specific benchmarks relating to the joint use by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs of the Navy ambulatory care center described in section 1701(a)(1) as the Secretary of Defense (in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy) and Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall jointly establish for purposes of this section not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.(3) Delay of transfer for completion of construction.—If construction on the center, structures, and facilities described in paragraph (1) is not complete as of the date specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2), as applicable, the transfer of the center, structures, and facilities under that paragraph may occur thereafter upon completion of the construction.(4) Discharge of transfer.—The Administrator of General Services shall complete the transfer as authorized by this subsection not later than 30 days after receipt of the request for the transfer.(b) Reversion.—(1) In general.—If any of the real and related personal property transferred pursuant to subsection (a) is subsequently used for purposes other than those specified in the executive agreement under section 1701, or is otherwise jointly determined by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to be excess to the needs of the facility, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall offer to transfer jurisdiction, custody, and control over such property, without reimbursement, to the Secretary of Defense. Any such transfer shall be carried out by the Administrator of General Services not later than one year after the acceptance of the offer of such transfer, plus such additional time as the Administrator may require to complete such transfer.(2) Reversion in event of lack of facilities integration.—(A) Within initial period.—During the five-year period beginning on the date of the transfer of real and related personal property pursuant to subsection (a), if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Navy jointly determine that the integration of the facilities transferred pursuant to that subsection should not continue, jurisdiction, custody, and control over such real and related personal property shall be transferred, without reimbursement, to the Secretary of Defense. The transfer under this subparagraph shall be carried out by the Administrator of General Services not later than 180 days after the date of the determination 123 STAT. 2570 by the Secretaries, plus such additional time as the Administrator may require to complete such transfer.(B) After initial period.—After the end of the five-year period described in subparagraph (A), if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of Defense determines that the integration of the facilities transferred pursuant to subsection (a) should not continue, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall transfer, without reimbursement, to the Secretary of Defense jurisdiction, custody, and control over the real and related personal property described in subparagraph (A). Any transfer under this subparagraph shall be carried out by the Administrator of General Services not later than one year after the date of the determination by the applicable Secretary, plus such additional time as the Administrator may require to complete such transfer.(C) Reversion procedures.—The executive agreement under section 1701 shall provide the following:(i) Specific procedures for the reversion of real and related personal property, as appropriate, transferred pursuant to subsection (a) to ensure the continuing accomplishment by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs of their missions in the event that the integration of facilities described transferred pursuant to that subsection (a) is not completed or a reversion of property occurs under subparagraph (A) or (B).(ii) In the event of a reversion under this paragraph, the transfer from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Department of Defense of associated functions including appropriate resources, civilian positions, and personnel, in a manner that will not result in adverse impact to the missions of Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs.