CHAPTER 779-REAL PROPERTY

        

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018- Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §808(e)(4), (f)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839 , redesignated chapter 449 of this title as this chapter and items 4771 to 4781 as 7771 to 7781, respectively.

2017- Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, §1081(a)(49)(B), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1597 , struck out second item 4781 "Cyber Center for Education and Innovation-Home of the National Cryptologic Museum" after identical first item 4781.

Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title VI, §602(b), May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 829 , added identical second item 4781 after first item 4781.

2016- Pub. L. 114–328, div. B, title XXVIII, §2831(b), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2740 , added item 4781 after item 4780.

2004- Pub. L. 108–375, div. B, title XXVIII, §2822(b), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2132 , added item 4772.

1982- Pub. L. 97–295, §1(43)(B), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1298 , struck out item 4772 "Reservation and use for air base or testing field".

Pub. L. 97–214, §10(a)(9)(A), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 175 , struck out item 4774 "Construction: limitations".

1973- Pub. L. 93–166, title V, §509(c), Nov. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 677 , substituted "Construction: limitations" for "Construction of quarters: limitations on space and cost" in item 4774.

1971- Pub. L. 92–145, title V, §509(a), Oct. 27, 1971, 85 Stat. 408 , struck out item 4775 "Quarters: officers".

1958- Pub. L. 85–861, §1(105)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1490 , added item 4780.

Servicewomen's Commemorative Partnerships

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title III, §362, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3547 , provided that:

"(a) In General.-The Secretary of the Army may enter into a contract, partnership, or grant with a non-profit organization for the purpose of providing financial support for the maintenance and sustainment of infrastructure and facilities at military service memorials and museums that highlight the role of women in the military. Such a contract, partnership, or grant shall be referred to as a 'Servicewomen's Commemorative Partnership'.

"(b) Authorization of Appropriations.-Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021, as identified in division D of this Act [div. D of Pub. L. 116–283, 134 Stat. 4422 , which is not classified to the Code], $3,000,000 shall be available for Servicewomen's Commemorative Partnerships under subsection (a)."

Department of the Army Pilot Program for Development and Use of Online Real Estate Inventory Tool

Pub. L. 116–283, div. B, title XXVIII, §2866, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4361 , provided that:

"(a) Pilot Program Required.-

"(1) Establishment.-The Secretary of the Army shall establish a pilot program for the development of an online real estate tool to identify the existing inventory of space available at the Army installations selected by the Secretary under paragraph (2) for the purposes specified in subsection (b).

"(2) Selection of pilot locations.-The Secretary shall evaluate the online inventory tool at not less than five, but not more than 10, Army installations selected by the Secretary as appropriate locations for evaluation of the online inventory tool.

"(3) Consultation.-The Secretary shall establish the pilot program and develop the online inventory tool in consultation with the Administrator of General Services and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment.

"(b) Purposes.-The purposes of the online inventory tool are-

"(1) to achieve efficiencies in real estate property management consistent with the National Defense Strategy goal of finding greater efficiencies within Department of Defense operations;

"(2) to provide a means to better market to the public information regarding space available at Army installations for better utilization of such space; and

"(3) to provide a means to better quantify existing space available at Army installations and how it is utilized for current missions and requirements.

"(c) Considerations.-To establish the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army shall-

"(1) consider innovative approaches, including the use of other transaction authorities consistent with section 2371 of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 4021], and the use of commercial off-the-shelf technologies;

"(2) develop appropriate protections of sensitive or classified information from being included with the online inventory tool; and

"(3) develop appropriate levels of access for private sector users of the online inventory tool.

"(d) Establishment of Use Policy.-In connection with the development of the online inventory tool, the Secretary of the Army shall develop policy requiring the use of the online inventory tool at the Army installations selected under subsection (a)(2) to query for existing inventory at such installations before any military construction or off-post leases are agreed to for such installations. The Secretary shall ensure that all relevant notifications to congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] include certification that the online inventory tool was used.

"(e) Online Inventory Tool Defined.-In this section, the term 'online inventory tool' means the online real estate tool developed under the pilot program to identify existing inventory of space available at Army installations selected to participate in the pilot program.

"(f) Rule of Construction.-Nothing in this section shall be construed to effect [sic] the application of title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.).

"(g) Reporting Requirement.-Not later than February 15, 2025, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report evaluating the success of the pilot program in achieving the purposes specified in subsection (b). At a minimum, the report also shall identify and contain the following:

"(1) The Army installations selected under subsection (a)(2) to participate in the pilot program.

"(2) The number of real estate agreements entered into by the Department of the Army that were facilitated by use of the online inventory tool, including for each agreement the installation, amount of space, value, and purpose of the agreement.

"(3) An evaluation of the extent to which use of the online inventory tool reduced the need for military construction or off-post leases.

"(4) An evaluation of any impediments to efficient use of the online inventory tool.

"(5) The recommendations of the Secretary regarding whether the pilot program should be extended, expanded, or made permanent.

"(h) Duration.-The authority of the Secretary of the Army to conduct the pilot program shall expire on September 30, 2025."