PREFERENCE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.

SEC. 817. PREFERENCE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS. (a) Preference Allowed.— In entering into contracts with private entities for services to be performed at a military installation that is affected by closure or alignment under a base closure law, the Secretary of Defense may give preference, consistent with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, to entities that plan to hire, to the maximum extent practicable, residents of the vicinity of such military installation to perform such contracts. Contracts for which the preference may be given include contracts to carry out environmental restoration activities or construction work at such military installations. Any such preference may be given for a contract only if the services to be performed under the contract at the military installation concerned can be carried out in a manner that is consistent with all other actions at the installation that the Secretary is legally required to undertake. (b) Definition.— In this section, the term “base closure law” means the following: (1) The provisions of title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). (2) The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). (c) Applicability.— Any preference given under subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to contracts entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Termination.— This section shall cease to be effective on September 30, 1997.