AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

SEC. 2862. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. (a) Agreements Authorized.— Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2683 the following new section: “§ 2684. Cooperative agreements for management of cultural resources “(a) Authority.— The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may enter into a cooperative agreement with a State or local government or other entity for the preservation, management, maintenance, and improvement of cultural resources on military installations and for the conduct of research regarding the cultural resources. Activities under the cooperative agreement shall be subject to the availability of funds to carry out the cooperative agreement. “(b) Application of Other Laws.— Section 1535 and chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply to a cooperative agreement entered into under this section. “(c) Cultural Resource Defined.— In this section, the term ‘cultural resource’ means any of the following: “(1) A building, structure, site, district, or object eligible for or included in the National Register of Historic Places 110 STAT. 2805maintained under section 101(a) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(a)). “(2) Cultural items, as that term is defined in section 2(3) of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001(3)). “(3) An archaeological resource, as that term is defined in section 3(1) of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470bb(1)). “(4) An archaeological artifact collection and associated records covered by section 79 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations.”. (b) Clerical Amendment.— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2683 the following new item: “2684. Cooperative agreements for management of cultural resources.”.