PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 110 STAT. 561 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (C): "(C)(i) The Secretary may transfer real property at an installation approved for closure or realignment under this part (including property at an installation approved for realignment which will be retained by the Department of Defense or another Federal agency after realignment) to the redevelopment authority for the installation if the redevelopment authority agrees to lease, directly upon transfer, one or more portions of the property transferred under this subparagraph to the Secretary or to the head of another department or agency of the Federal Government. Subparagraph (B) shall apply to a transfer under this subparagraph. "(ii) A lease under clause (i) shall be for a term of not to exceed 50 years, but may provide for options for renewal or extension of the term by the department or agency concerned. "(iii) A lease under clause (i) may not require rental payments by the United States. "(iv) A lease under clause (i) shall include a provision specifying that if the department or agency concerned ceases requiring the use of the leased property before the expiration of the term of the lease, the remainder of the lease term may be satisfied by the same or another department or agency of the Federal Government using the property for a use similar to the use under the lease. Exercise of the authority provided by this clause shall be made in consultation with the redevelopment authority concerned.". (b) USE OF FUNDS TO IMPROVE LEASED PROPERTY.—Notwith- lo use 2687 standing any other provision of law, a department or agency of note, the Federal Government that enters into a lease of property under section 2905(b)(4)(C) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended by subsection (a), may improve the leased property using funds appropriated or otherwise available to the department or agency for such purpose. SEC. 2838. IMPROVEMENT OF BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT PROCESS REGARDING DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY. (a) APPLICABILITY.— Subparagraph (A) of section 2905(b)(7) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended to read as follows: "(A) The disposal of buildings and property located at installations approved for closure or realignment under this part after October 25, 1994, shall be carried out in accordance with this paragraph rather than paragraph (6).". (b) AGREEMENTS UNDER REDEVELOPMENT PLANS. —Subparagraph (F)(ii)(I) of such section is amended in the second sentence by striking out "the approval of the redevelopment plan by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under subparagraph (H) or (J)" and inserting in lieu thereof "the decision regarding the disposal of the buildings and property covered by the agreements by the Secretary of Defense under subparagraph (K) or (L)". (c) REVISION OF REDEVELOPMENT PLANS. — Subparagraph (I) of such section is amended— (1) in clause (i)(II), by inserting "the Secretary of Defense and" before "the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development"; and
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