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10 U.S.C. § 8721 — Jurisdiction and control
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**(a)** The Secretary shall take possession of all properties inside the naval petroleum reserves that are or may become subject to the control of and use by the United States for national defense purposes, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
**(b)** The Secretary has exclusive jurisdiction and control over those lands inside Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1 and 2 that are covered by leases granted under sections 181–184, 185–188, 189–194, 201, 202–209, 211–214, 223, 224–226, 226d, 226e, 227–229a, 241, 251, and 261–263 of title 30, and shall administer those leases.
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**(a)** The Secretary shall take possession of all properties inside the naval petroleum reserves that are or may become subject to the control of and use by the United States for national defense purposes, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
**(b)** The Secretary has exclusive jurisdiction and control over those lands inside Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1 and 2 that are covered by leases granted under sections 181–184, 185–188, 189–194, 201, 202–209, 211–214, 223, 224–226, 226d, 226e, 227–229a, 241, 251, and 261–263 of title 30, and shall administer those leases.
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**(a) Leasing authorized**
(1) **In general** — Any parcel of land subject to disposition under this chapter that is known or believed to contain oil or gas deposits shall be made available for leasing, subject to paragraph (2), by the Secretary of the Interior, not later than 18 months after the date of receipt by the Secretary of an expression of interest in leasing the applicable parcel of land available for disposition under this section, if the Secretary determines that the parcel of land is open to oil or gas leasing under the approved resource management plan applicable to the planning area in which the parcel of land is located that is in effect on the date on which the expression of interest was submitted to the Secretary (referred to in this subsection as the “approved resource management plan”).
(2) **Resource management plans**
(A) *Lease terms and conditions* — A lease issued by the Secretary under this section with respect to an applicable parcel of land made available for leasing under paragraph (1)—
(i) shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the approved resource management plan; and
(ii) may not require any stipulations or mitigation requirements not included in the approved resource management plan.
(B) *Effect of amendment* — The initiation of an amendment to an approved resource management plan shall not prevent or delay the Secretary from making the applicable parcel of land available for leasing in accordance with that approved resource management plan if the other requirements of this section have been met, as determined by the Secretary.
**(b) Lands within known geologic structure of a producing oil or gas field; lands within special tar sand areas; competitive bidding; royalties**
(1)
(A) All lands to be leased wh
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**(a) Authority.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the Commandant of the United States Army War College may, upon the recommendation of the faculty and dean of the college, confer appropriate degrees upon graduates who meet the degree requirements.
**(b) Limitation.—** A degree may not be conferred under this section unless—
(1) the Secretary of Education has recommended approval of the degree in accordance with the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies; and
(2) the United States Army War College is accredited by the appropriate civilian academic accrediting agency or organization to award the degree, as determined by the Secretary of Education.
**(c) Congressional Notification Requirements.—**
(1) When seeking to establish degree granting authority under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives—
(A) a copy of the self assessment questionnaire required by the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies, at the time the assessment is submitted to the Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and
(B) the subsequent recommendations and rationale of the Secretary of Education regarding the establishment of the degree granting authority.
(2) Upon any modification or redesignation of existing degree granting authority, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the rationale for the proposed modification or redesignation and any subsequent recommendation of the Secretary of Education on the proposed modification or redesignation.
(3) The S
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, § 4, 41 Stat. 439, provided for the leasing of an additional tract of land or coal deposit, not to exceed 2560 acres, upon a showing by a lessee that all workable deposits of coal would be exhausted, worked out, or removed within three years thereafter.
#### Savings Provision
Pub. L. 94–377, § 13(a), Aug. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1090, provided that the repeal of this section is subject to valid existing rights.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, acts Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, § 18, 41 Stat. 443; Feb. 25, 1928, ch. 104, 45 Stat. 148, authorized the United States to issue leases for a period of twenty years to persons who relinquished all rights claimed or possessed prior to July 3, 1910 under preexisting placer mining law provided relinquishment was filed in the General Land Office within six months after Feb. 25, 1920.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, § 38, 41 Stat. 451; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145, related to fees and commissions of registers (successors to consolidated offices of registers and receivers), the predecessors of managers.
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**(a)** The Secretary, directly or by contract, lease, or otherwise, shall explore, prospect, conserve, develop, use, and operate the naval petroleum reserves in his discretion, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) and the other provisions of this chapter; except that no petroleum leases shall be granted at Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1 and 3.
**(b)** Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, particularly subsection (c), the naval petroleum reserves shall be used and operated for—
(1) the protection, conservation, maintenance, and testing of those reserves; or
(2) the production of petroleum whenever and to the extent that the Secretary, with the approval of the President, finds that such production is needed for national defense purposes and the production is authorized by a joint resolution of Congress.
**(c)**
(1) In administering Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1, 2, and 3, the Secretary is authorized and directed—
(A) to further explore, develop, and operate such reserves;
(B) to produce, during any extension of a period under paragraph (2), such reserves—
(i) at the maximum efficient rate consistent with sound engineering practices; or
(ii) at a lesser rate consistent with sound engineering practices and the protection, conservation, maintenance, and testing of such reserves if the Secretary determines that the minimum price described in [section 8730(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8730/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim) cannot be attained for the United States share of petroleum (other than natural gas liquids) produced from such Reserves;
(C) during such production period or any extension thereof to sell or otherwise dispose of the United States share of such petr
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 8722
‘‘(b) CONDUCT OF STUDY.—The Secretary shall retain
an independent petroleum consultant to conduct the
study.
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS UNDER STUDY.—An examination
of the value to be derived by the United States from
the transfer or sale of the naval petroleum reserves
shall include an assessment and estimate of the fair
market value of the interest of the United States in the
naval petroleum reserves. The assessment and estimate
shall be made in a manner consistent with customary
property valuation practices in the oil and gas indus-
try.
‘‘(d)
REPORT
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING
STUDY.—Not later than June 1, 1996, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report describing the results of
the study and containing such recommendations (in-
cluding proposed legislation) as the Secretary considers
necessary to implement the option, or combination of
options, identified in the study that would maximize
the value of the naval petroleum reserves to the United
States.’’
§ 8721. Jurisdiction and control
(a) The Secretary shall take possession of all
properties inside the naval petroleum reserves
that are or may become subject to the control of
and use by the United States for national de-
fense purposes, except as otherwise provided in
this chapter.
(b) The Secretary has exclusive jurisdiction
and control over those lands inside Naval Petro-
leum Reserves Numbered 1 and 2 that are cov-
ered by leases granted under sections 181–184,
185–188, 189–194, 201, 202–209, 211–214, 223, 224–226,
226d, 226e, 227–229a, 241, 251, and 261–263 of title
30, and shall administer those leases.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 457, § 7421; Pub.
L. 87–796, § 1(1), Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 904; Pub. L.
94–258, title II, § 201(2), A
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