AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSES.

SEC. 313. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSES. (a) Restatement and Modification of Authority.—Chapter 160 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating section 2707 as section 2700 and transferring such section to appear immediately after the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter; and (2) by inserting after section 2706 the following new section 2707: “§ 2707. Environmental restoration projects for environmental responses “(a) Environmental Restoration Projects Authorized.—The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may carry out an environmental restoration project if that Secretary determines that the project is necessary to carry out a response under this chapter or CERCLA. “(b) Treatment of Project.—Any construction, development, conversion, or extension of a structure, and any installation of equipment, that is included in an environmental restoration project under this section may not be considered military construction (as that term is defined in section 2801(a) of this title). “(c) Source of Funds.—Funds authorized for deposit in an account established by section 2703(a) of this title shall be the only source of funds to conduct an environmental restoration project under this section. “(d) Environmental Restoration Project Defined.—In this section, the term ‘environmental restoration project’ includes any construction, development, conversion, or extension of a structure, or installation of equipment, in direct support of a response.”. (b) Repeal of Superseded Provision.—Section 2810 of such title is repealed. (c) Conforming Amendments.—Chapter 160 of such title is further amended— (1) in section 2700 (as redesignated by subsection (a))—116 STAT. 2508 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (B) by inserting after “In this chapter:” the following new paragraph: “(1) The term ‘CERCLA’ means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).”; and (2) in section 2701(a)(2), by striking “the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as ‘CERCLA’) (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.)” and inserting “CERCLA”. (d) Clerical Amendments.—(1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 160 of such title is amended— (A) by inserting before the item relating to section 2701 the following new item: “2700. Definitions.”; and (B) by striking the item relating to section 2707 and inserting the following new item: “2707. Environmental restoration projects for environmental responses.“. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 169 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2810.