REUTILIZATION INITIATIVE FOR DEPOT-LEVEL ACTIVITIES.

SEC. 337. REUTILIZATION INITIATIVE FOR DEPOT-LEVEL ACTIVITIES. (a) Program Authorized.— The Secretary of Defense shall conduct activities to encourage commercial firms to enter into partnerships with depot-level activities of the military departments for the purposes of— (1) demonstrating commercial uses of the depot-level activities that are related to the principal mission of the depot-level activities; 108 STAT. 2718 (2) preserving employment and skills of employees currently employed by the depot-level activities or providing for the reemployment and retraining of employees who, as the result of the closure, realignment, or reduced in-house workload of such activities, may become unemployed; and (3) supporting the goals of other defense conversion, reinvestment, and transition assistance programs while also allowing the depot-level activities to remain in operation to continue to perform their defense readiness mission. (b) Conditions.— The Secretary shall ensure that activities conducted under this section— (1) do not interfere with the closure or realignment of a depot-level activity of the military departments under a base closure law; and (2) do not adversely affect the readiness or primary mission of a participating depot-level activity.