PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 111 STAT. 1875 received over the past 10 years, the number of claims paid, and the number of claims rejected. If the Secretary determines the Department of Defense should modify its policy in order to accept additional claims by members who are not assigned to quarters of the United States for losses and damage to personal property, the Secretary shall also include in the report any legislative changes that the Secretary considers necessary to enable the Secretary to implement the policy change. SEC. 1014. ADVANCES FOR PAYMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES. (a) IN GENERAL.— Subsection (a) of section 2396 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof"; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) public service utilities.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: §2396. Advances for payments for compliance with foreign laws, rent in foreign countries, tuition, public utility services, and pay and supplies of armed forces of friendly foreign countries'*. (2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is amended to read as follows: "2396. Advances for payments for compliance with foreign laws, rent in foreign countries, tuition, public utility services, and pay and supplies of armed forces of friendly foreign countries.". SEC. 1015. UNITED STATES MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM LIMITATION. During fiscal year 1998, the Secretary of Defense may not take any steps to carry out or support the United States Man and the Biosphere Program or any related project. Subtitle B—Naval Vessels and Shipyards SEC. 1021. PROCEDURES FOR SALE OF VESSELS STRICKEN FROM THE NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER. Section 7305(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(c) PROCEDURES FOR SALE.—(1) A vessel stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and not subject to disposal under any other law may be sold under this section. "(2) In such a case, the Secretary may— "(A) sell the vessel to the highest acceptable bidder, regardless of the appraised value of the vessel, after publicly advertising the sale of the vessel for a period of not less than 30 days; or "(B) subject to paragraph (3), sell the vessel by competitive negotiation to the acceptable offeror who submits the offer that is most advantageous to the United States (taking into account price and such other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate).
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