S.Amdt. 2303

SA 2303. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle of C of title XXVIII, add the following:

SEC. 2836. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL FOR LOCAL ENTITIES TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY COVERED BY JOINT USE AGREEMENTS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“Sec. 2697. Right of first refusal for local entities to

purchase real property covered by joint use agreements

“(a) Right of First Refusal.--The Secretary of a military department may not convey any real property at a military installation located in the continental United States that is subject to a joint use agreement with a State or local governmental entity to any other non-Federal agency until the State or local governmental entity that is party to such agreement has been offered the right of first refusal to such property and has declined to purchase such property.”.

(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2696 the following new item:

“2697. Right of first refusal for local entities to purchase real property covered by joint use agreements.”.