107 STAT. 2424 PUBLIC LAW 103-206—DEC. 20, 1993 SEC. 304. LONG-TERM LEASE AUTHORTIY FOR AIDS TO NAVIGATION. (a) Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 671 (as added by section 303 of this Act) the following new section:
- § 672. Long-term lease authority for navigation and communications systems sites
"(a) The Secretary is authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations, to enter into lease agreements to acquire real property or interests therein for a term not to exceed 20 years, inclusive of any automatic renewal clauses, for aids to navigation (hereafter in this section referred to as 'ATON*) sites, vessel traffic service (hereafter in this section referred to as *VTS') sensor sites, or National Distress System (hereafter in this section referred to as 'NDS') high level antenna sites. These lease agreements shall include cancellation and termination provisions to the extent necessary to protect the best interests of the United States. Cancellation payment provisions may include consideration of both recurring and nonrecurring costs associated with the real property interests under the contract. These lease agreements may provide for a cancellation payment to be made. Amounts that were originally obligated for the cost of the contract may be used for cancellation or termination costs. "(b) The Secretary may enter into multiyear lease agreements under subsection (a) of this section whenever the Secretary finds thatr- "(1) the use of such a lease agreement will promote the efi&ciency of the ATON, VTS, or NDS programs and will result in reduced total costs under the agreement; "(2) the minimum need for the real property or interest therein to be leased is expected to remain substantially unchanged during the contemplated lease period; and "(3) the estimates of both the cost of the lease and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a multiyear lease are realistic". (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 671 (as added by section 303 of this Act) the following: "672. Long-term lease authority for navigation and communications systems sites.". SEC. 305. AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.~Chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
- § 196. Participation in Federal, State, or other educational
research grants 'Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Coast Guard Academy may compete for and accept Federal, State, or other educational research grants, subject to the following limitations: " (1) No award may be accepted for the acquisition or construction of facilities. "(2) No award may be accepted for the routine functions of the Academy.".
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