REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO OPERATE NAVAL ACADEMY DAIRY FARM.

SEC. 2871. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO OPERATE NAVAL ACADEMY DAIRY FARM. (a) Operation.—(1) Chapter 603 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 6976. Operation of Naval Academy dairy farm “(a) Discretion Regarding Continued Operation.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Navy may terminate or reduce the dairy or other operations conducted at the Naval Academy dairy farm located in Gambrills, Maryland. “(2) Notwithstanding the termination or reduction of operations at the Naval Academy dairy farm under paragraph (1), the real property containing the dairy farm (consisting of approximately 875 acres)— “(A) may not be declared to be excess real property to the needs of the Navy or transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Navy or any Federal agency; and “(B) shall be maintained in its rural and agricultural nature. “(b) Lease Authority.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), to the extent that the termination or reduction of operations at the Naval Academy dairy farm permit, the Secretary of the Navy may lease the real property containing the dairy farm, and any improvements and personal property thereon, to such persons and under such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate. In leasing any of 111 STAT. 2015the property, the Secretary may give a preference to persons who will continue dairy operations on the property. “(2) Any lease of property at the Naval Academy dairy farm shall be subject to a condition that the lessee maintain the rural and agricultural nature of the leased property. “(c) Effect of Other Laws.—Nothing in section 6971 of this title shall be construed to require the Secretary of the Navy or the Superintendent of the Naval Academy to operate a dairy farm for the Naval Academy in Gambrills, Maryland, or any other location.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: “6976. Operation of Naval Academy dairy farm.”. (b) Conforming Repeal of Existing Requirements.—Section 810 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1968 (Public Law 90–110; 81 Stat. 309), is repealed. (c) Other Conforming Amendments.—(1) Section 6971(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “(if any)” before the period at the end. (2) Section 2105(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting “(if any)” after “Academy dairy”.