MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORY REVITALIZATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

SEC. 2871. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORY REVITALIZATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. (a) Program Requirements.— subsection (c) of section 2892 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 590; 10 U.S.C. 2805 note) is amended to read as follows: “(c) Program Requirements.— (1) Not later than 30 days before commencing the program, the Secretary shall establish procedures for the review and approval of requests from Department of Defense laboratories for construction under the program. “(2) The laboratories at which construction may be carried out under the program may not include Department of Defense laboratories that are contractor-owned.”. (b) Report.— subsection (d) of that section is amended to read as follows: “(d) Report.— Not later than February 1, 2003, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the program. The report shall include the Secretary’s conclusions and recommendation regarding the desirability of making the authority set forth under subsection (b) permanent.”. (c) Extension.— subsection (g) of that section is amended by striking out “September 30, 1998” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 2003”.