107 STAT. 1916 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 is in the best interests of the communities affected by the closure of the installation.". (b) DETERMINATIONS UNDER 1990 ACT.— Section 2905(b) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXK of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended by section 2903(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall take such actions as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure that final determinations under subsection (b)(1) regarding J whether another department or agency of the Federal Government has identified a use for any portion of a military installation to be closed under this part, or will accept transfer of any portion of such installation, are made not later than 6 months after the date of approval of closure of that installation. "(B) The Secretary may, in consultation with the redevelopment authority with respect to an installation, postpone making the final determinations referred to in subparagraph (A) with respect to the installation for such period as the Secretary determines appropriate if the Secretary determines that such postponement is in the best interests of the communities affected by the closure of the installation.". (c) APPLICABILITY.— The Secretary of Defense shall make the determinations required under section 2905(b)(5) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as added by subsection (b), in the case of installations approved for closure under such Act before the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2906. AVAILABILITY OF PROPERTY FOR ASSISTING THE HOME- LESS. (a) AVAILABILITY OF PROPERTY UNDER 1988 ACT. — Section 204(b) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (title II of Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended by section 2904(a), is further amended by adding after paragraph (5), as so added, the following: "(6)(A) Except as provided in this paragraph, nothing in this section shall limit or otherwise affect the application of the provisions of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) to military installations closed under this title. "(B)(i) Not later than the date on which the Secretary of Defense completes the determination under paragraph (5) of the transferability of any portion of an installation to be closed under this title, the Secretary shall— "(I) complete any determinations or surveys necessary to determine whether any building or property referred to in clause (ii) is excess property, surplus property, or unutilized or underutilized property for the purpose of the information referred to in section 501(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11411(a)); and "(II) submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development information on any building or property that is so determined. "(ii) The buildings and property referred to in clause (i) are any buildings or property located at an installation referred to in that clause for which no use is identified, or of which no Federal
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