LEASE OR USE AGREEMENT FOR CATEGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACILITY.

SEC. 2869. LEASE OR USE AGREEMENT FOR CATEGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACILITY. (a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense may seek to enter into a lease or use agreement with a category 3 subterranean training facility that— (1) is located in close proximity (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) to the home station of an air assault unit or a special operations force; and (2) has the capacity to— (A) provide brigade or large full-mission profile training; (B) rapidly replicate full-scale underground venues; (C) support helicopter landing zones; and (D) support underground live fire. (b) Use of Facility.—A lease or use agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide that the category 3 subterranean training facility shall be made available for— (1) hosting of training and testing exercises for— (A) members of the Armed Forces, including members a special operations force; (B) personnel of combat support agencies, including the Defense Threat Reduction Agency; and (C) such other personnel as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate; and (2) such other purposes as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. (c) Duration.—The duration of any lease or use agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall be for a period of not less than 5 years. (d) Category 3 Subterranean Training Facility Defined.—In this section, the term “category 3 subterranean training facility” means an underground structure designed and built— (1) to be unobserved and to provide maximum protection; and (2) to serve as a command and control, operations, storage, production, and protection facility. (e) Conforming Repeal.—Section 375 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2001note prec.) is repealed.