CONVEYANCE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH COMPLEX AND AIR FORCE-OWNED CHIMPANZEES, HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO.

SEC. 2842. CONVEYANCE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH COMPLEX AND AIR FORCE-OWNED CHIMPANZEES, HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO. (a) Disposal Authorized.— Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), or any regulations prescribed thereunder, the Secretary of the Air Force may dispose of all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the primate research complex 110 STAT. 2800at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The disposal may include the chimpanzees owned by the Air Force that are housed at or managed from the primate research complex. The disposal shall not include the underlying real property on which the primate research complex is located. The disposal of the primate research complex shall be at no cost to the Air Force. (b) Competitive, Negotiated Disposal Process Required.— The Secretary shall select the persons or entities to which the primate research complex and chimpanzees are to be disposed of under subsection (a) using a competitive, negotiated process. (c) Standards To Be Used in Solicitation of Bids.— The Secretary shall develop standards for the care and use of the primate research complex, and of the chimpanzees, to be used in soliciting bids for the disposal authorized by subsection (a). The Secretary shall develop such standards in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of the National Institutes of Health. (d) Conditions of Disposal.— The disposal authorized by subsection (a) shall be subject to the followings conditions: (1) That a recipient of any chimpanzees— (A) utilize such chimpanzees only for scientific research or medical research purposes; or (B) retire and provide adequate care for such chimpanzees. (2) That any recipient of chimpanzees, or the primate research complex, take such chimpanzees, or the primate research complex, subject to any existing leases or other encumbrances at the time of the disposal. (e) Description of Complex and Chimpanzees.— The exact legal description of the primate research complex and chimpanzees to be disposed of under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey or other means satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of any survey or other services performed at the direction of the Secretary under the authority in the preceding sentence shall be borne by the recipient of the property concerned. (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.— The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the disposal under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.