amendments to title 10, united states code, relating to real property

amendments to title 10, united states code, relating to real property Sec. 607. Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended: (1) By striking out “$300,000” in the item relating to section 2674 in the chapter analysis and inserting “$400,000” in place thereof. (2) By striking out “$300,000” in the catchline of section 2674 and inserting “$400,000” in place thereof. (3) By striking out the figures “$300,000”, “$100,000”, and “$50,000”, in section 2674(b) and inserting “$400,000”, “$200,000”, and “$75,000”, respectively, in place thereof. (4) By striking out the figure “$50,000” in sections 2674(a) and (e) and inserting “$75,000” in place thereof. (5) By striking out “quarterly” in section 2662(b) and inserting in place thereof “annually”. (6) By striking out section 2662(c) and inserting in place thereof the following: “(c) This section applies only to real property in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the American Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. It does not apply to real property for river and harbor projects or flood control projects, or to leases of Government-owned real property for agricultural or grazing purposes or to any real property acquisition specifically authorized in a Military Construction Authorization Act.”. (7) By adding the following new subsection to section 2667: “(f) Notwithstanding clause (3) of subsection (a), real property and associated personal property, which have been determined excess as the result of a defense installation realignment or closure, may be leased to State or local governments pending final disposition of such property if— “(1) The Secretary concerned determines that such action would facilitate State or local economic adjustment efforts, and “(2) the Administrator of the General Services Administration concurs in the action.”. (8) By adding after section 2672 a new section as follows: “§ 2672a. Acquisition: interests in land when need is urgent “The Secretary of a military department may acquire any interest in land that— “(1) he or his designee determines is needed in the interest of national defense; “(2) is required to maintain the operation integrity of a military installation; and “(3) considerations of urgency do not permit the delay necessary to include the required acquisition in an annual Military Construction Authorization Act. Appropriations available for military construction may be used for the purposes of this section. The authority to acquire an interest in land under this section includes authority to make surveys and acquire interests in land (including temporary use), by gift, purchase, exchange of land owned by the United States, or otherwise. The Secretary of a military department contemplating action under this 89 STAT. 567provision will provide notice, in writing, to the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives at least 30 days in advance of any action being taken.”. (9) By inserting in the chapter analysis “2672a. Acquisition: interests in land when need is urgent.” immediately below “2672. Acquisition: interests in land when cost is not more than $50,000.” (10) By striking from the chapter analysis and the catchline relating to section 2675 the second colon and all that follows. (11) By striking the following words from the first sentence of section 2675: “that are not located on a military base and”.