Amendment provides the Department of Defense with final approval over any new land use project that utilizes covered research, development, test and evaluation lands within the continuous United States.

1. Adds SEC. 267. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN NEW USES OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION LAND on page 93, line 7

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   Inserted: SEC. 267. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN NEW USES OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION LAND.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense, or the head of any other department or agency of the Federal Government, may not finalize any decision regarding new land use activity on covered land unless the Secretary concerned approves such activity in writing.

   Inserted: (b) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) The term "covered land" means ranges, test areas, or other land in the contiguous United States used by the Secretary of Defense for activities related to research, development, test, and evaluation that the Secretary determines, for purposes of this section, to be critical to national security.

   Inserted: (2) The term "new land use activity" means an activity regarding the use of covered land that--

   Inserted: (A) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is not carried out on covered land; and

   Inserted: (B) is carried out by, or in cooperation with, a department or agency of the Federal Government other than the Department of Defense.

   Inserted: (3) The term "Secretary concerned" has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.

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