MODIFICATION OF UTILITY SYSTEMS CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.

SEC. 2821. MODIFICATION OF UTILITY SYSTEMS CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.(a) Clarification of Required Determination That Conveyance Reduce Long-term Costs.—Paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of subsection (a) of section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “system; and” and inserting the following: “system by 123 STAT. 2665 10 percent of the long-term cost for provision of those utility services in the agency tender; and”.(b) Limitation on Repeated Use of Authority for Same Utility System.—Such subsection is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(3)(A) If, as a result of the economic analysis required by paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary concerned determines that a utility system, or part of a utility system, is not eligible for conveyance under this subsection, the Secretary concerned may not further reconsider the utility system, or part of a utility system, for conversion to contractor operation under section 2461 of this title for a period of five years beginning on the date of the determination.“(B) If the results of a public-private competition for conversion of a utility system, or part of a utility system, to operation by a contractor favors continued operation by civilian employees of the Department of Defense, the Secretary concerned may not reconsider the utility system, or part of a utility system, for conversion under section 2461 of this title or for conveyance under this subsection for a period of five years beginning on the date of the completion of the public-private competition.”.