REORGANIZATION OF EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.

SEC. 2821. REORGANIZATION OF EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS. (a) Limitation on Commissions.—(1) Section 2661 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(c) Commissions on Land Purchase Contracts.—The maximum amount payable as a commission on a contract for the purchase of land from funds appropriated for the Department of Defense is two percent of the purchase price.”.(2) Section 2666 of such title is repealed.(b) Repeal of Obsolete Authority to Acquire Land for Timber Production.—Section 2664 of such title is repealed.(c) Consolidation of Certain Provisions on Use of Facilities.—(1) Section 2670 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(c) Use of Space and Equipment by Veterans Service Organizations.—(1) Upon certification to the Secretary concerned by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary concerned shall allow accredited, paid, full-time representatives of the organizations named in section 5902 of title 38, or of other organizations recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to function on military installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that are on land and from which persons are discharged or released from active duty.“(2) The commanding officer of a military installation allowing representatives to function on the installation under paragraph (1) shall allow the representatives to use available space and equipment at the installation. “(3) This subsection does not authorize the violation of measures of military security.”.(2) Section 2679 of such title is repealed.(3) The regulations prescribed to carry out section 2679 of title 10, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect with regard to section 2670(c) of such title, as added by paragraph (1), until changed by joint action of the Secretary concerned (as 118 STAT. 2130 defined in section 101(9) of such title) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (d) Availability of Funds for Acquisition of Certain Interests in Real Property.—(1) Section 2672 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(d) Availability of Funds.—Appropriations available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance or construction may be used for the acquisition of land or interests in land under this section.”.(2) Section 2673 of such title is repealed.(3) Section 2675 of such title is amended—(A) by inserting “(a) Lease Authority; Duration.—” before “The Secretary”; and(B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(b) Availability of Funds.—Appropriations available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance or construction may be used for the acquisition of interests in land under this section.”.(e) Stylistic and Clerical Amendments.—(1) Section 2661 of such title is further amended—(A) in subsection (a), by inserting “Availability of Operation and Maintenance Funds.—” after “(a)”; and(B) in subsection (b), by inserting “Leasing and Road Maintenance Authority.—” after “(b)”. (2) The heading of section 2670 of such title is amended to read as follows:“§ 2670. Use of facilities by private organizations; use as polling places” . (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended—(A) by striking the items relating to sections 2664, 2666, 2673, and 2679; and(B) by striking the item relating to section 2670 and inserting the following new item: “2670. Use of facilities by private organizations; use as polling places.”.