USE OF PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF CERTAIN LOST. ABANDONED, OR UNCLAIMED PERSONAL PROPERTY.

SEC. 343. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF CERTAIN LOST. ABANDONED, OR UNCLAIMED PERSONAL PROPERTY. (a) Demonstration Project.—Notwithstanding section 2575(b) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration project under which the proceeds from the sale under that section of lost, abandoned, or unclaimed property found on a military installation referred to in subsection (b) shall be credited to the operation and maintenance account of that installation and used— (1) to reimburse the installation for any costs incurred by the installation to collect, transport, store, protect, or sell the property; and (2) if all such costs are reimbursed, to support morale, welfare, and recreation activities under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces conducted for the comfort, pleasure, contentment, or physical or mental improvement of members of the Armed Forces at that installation. 105 STAT. 1344 (b) Covered Military Installations.—Subsection (a) shall apply to Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, and Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia. (c) Recovery of Proceeds.—The owner (or the heirs, next of kin, or legal representative of the owner) of personal property the proceeds of which are credited to a military installation under subsection (a) may file a claim with the Secretary of Defense for the amount equal to the proceeds (less costs referred to in subsection (a)(1)). Amounts to pay the claim shall be drawn from the morale, welfare, and recreation account for the installation that received the proceeds. Unless the claim is filed with the Secretary of Defense within five years after the date of the disposal of the property, the claim may not be considered by a court or the Secretary of Defense. A claim may not be filed under section 2575(b) of title 10, United States Code, in the case of property covered by this section. (d) Period of Demonstration Project.—The demonstration project required by subsection (a) shall— (1) terminate at the end of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) apply with respect to the disposal during that period under section 2575 of title 10, United States Code, of property found on the military installations referred to in subsection (b). (e) Report.—Not later than 60 days after the end of the one-year period described in subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to Congress describing the results of the demonstration project required by subsection (a).