10 U.S.C. § 7772 — Heritage Center for the National Museum

Page 3124 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 7771 than five, but not more than 10, Army installations selected by the Secretary as appropriate locations for evaluation of the online inventory tool. ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall establish the pilot program and develop the online inventory tool in consultation with the Administrator of Gen- eral Services and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment. ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the online inventory tool are— ‘‘(1) to achieve efficiencies in real estate property management consistent with the National Defense Strategy goal of finding greater efficiencies within Department of Defense operations; ‘‘(2) to provide a means to better market to the public information regarding space available at Army installations for better utilization of such space; and ‘‘(3) to provide a means to better quantify existing space available at Army installations and how it is utilized for current missions and requirements. ‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—To establish the pilot pro- gram, the Secretary of the Army shall— ‘‘(1) consider innovative approaches, including the use of other transaction authorities consistent with section 2371 of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 4021], and the use of commercial off-the-shelf technologies; ‘‘(2) develop appropriate protections of sensitive or classified information from being included with the online inventory tool; and ‘‘(3) develop appropriate levels of access for private sector users of the online inventory tool. ‘‘(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF USE POLICY.—In connection with the development of the online inventory tool, the Secretary of the Army shall develop policy requiring the use of the online inventory tool at the Army instal- lations selected under subsection (a)(2) to query for ex- isting inventory at such installations before any mili- tary construction or off-post leases are agreed to for such installations. The Secretary shall ensure that all relevant notifications to congressional defense commit- tees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropria- tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives] include certification that the online inventory tool was used. ‘‘(e) ONLINE INVENTORY TOOL DEFINED.—In this sec- tion, the term ‘online inventory tool’ means the online real estate tool developed under the pilot program to identify existing inventory of space available at Army installations selected to participate in the pilot pro- gram. ‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to effect [sic] the application of title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.). ‘‘(g) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than Feb- ruary 15, 2025, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report evaluating the success of the pilot program in achieving the purposes specified in subsection (b). At a minimum, the report also shall identify and contain the following: ‘‘(1) The Army installations selected under sub- section (a)(2) to participate in the pilot program. ‘‘(2) The number of real estate agreements entered into by the Department of the Army that were facili- tated by use of the online inventory tool, including for each agreement the installation, amount of space, value, and purpose of the agreement. ‘‘(3) An evaluation of the extent to which use of the online inventory tool reduced the need for military construction or off-post leases. ‘‘(4) An evaluation of any impediments to efficient use of the online inventory tool. ‘‘(5) The recommendations of the Secretary regard- ing whether the pilot program should be extended, ex- panded, or made permanent. ‘‘(h) DURATION.—The authority of the Secretary of the Army to conduct the pilot program shall expire on September 30, 2026.’’ § 7771. Acceptance of donations: land for mobili- zation, training, supply base, or aviation field The Secretary of the Army may accept for the United States a gift of— (1) land that he considers suitable and desir- able for a permanent mobilization, training, or supply station; and (2) land that he considers suitable and desir- able for an aviation field, if the gift is from a citizen of the United States and its terms au- thorize the use of the property by the United States for any purpose. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 268, § 4771; re- numbered § 7771, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 4771 ......... 10:1342. 10:1344. Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 418 (6th and 8th pars. under ‘‘Office of the Chief Signal Officer’’), 39 Stat. 622, 623. 10:1344 (last 40 words) is omitted as executed. The words ‘‘tract or tracts’’, in 10:1342 and 1344, are omitted as surplusage. The words ‘‘and remount station’’, in 10:1342, are omitted, since the property and civilian per- sonnel of the Remount Service of the Quartermaster Corps were transferred to the Department of Agri- culture by the Act of April 21, 1948, ch. 224, 62 Stat. 197 (7 U.S.C. 436–438). The words ‘‘by the United States for any purpose’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘for any other service of the United States which may hereafter appear desirable’’, in 10:1342. The words ‘‘from any per- son’’, in 10:1344, are omitted as surplusage. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4771 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 7772. Heritage Center for the National Museum of the United States Army: development and operation (a) AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CEN- TER.—The Secretary of the Army may enter into an agreement with the Army Historical Founda- tion, a nonprofit organization, for the design, construction, and operation of a facility or group of facilities at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for the National Museum of the United States Army. The facility or group of facilities con- structed pursuant to the agreement shall be known as the Heritage Center for the National Museum of the United States Army (in this sec- tion referred to as the ‘‘Center’’). (b) PURPOSE OF CENTER.—The Center shall be used for the identification, curation, storage, and public viewing of artifacts and artwork of significance to the United States Army, as Page 3125 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 7777 agreed to by the Secretary of the Army. The Center may also be used to support such edu- cation, training, research, and associated pur- poses as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—(1) The design of the Center shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Army. (2) For each phase of the development of the Center, the Secretary may— (A) accept funds and in-kind gifts, including services, construction materials, and equip- ment used in construction, from the Army Historical Foundation and other persons for the design and construction of such phase of the Center; or (B) permit the Army Historical Foundation to contract for the design and construction of such phase of the Center. (d) ACCEPTANCE BY SECRETARY.—Upon the sat- isfactory completion, as determined by the Sec- retary of the Army, of any phase of the Center, and upon the satisfaction of any financial obli- gations incident to such phase of the Center by the Army Historical Foundation, the Secretary shall accept such phase of the Center from the Army Historical Foundation, and all right, title, and interest in and to such phase of the Center shall vest in the United States. Upon becoming the property of the United States, the Secretary shall assume administrative jurisdiction over the Center. (e) USE OF CERTAIN GIFTS.—(1) Under regula- tions prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the Commander of the United States Army Cen- ter of Military History may, without regard to section 2601 of this title, accept, hold, admin- ister, invest, and spend any gift, devise, or be- quest of personal property of a value of $250,000 or less made to the United States if such gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the Na- tional Museum of the United States Army or the Center. (2) The Secretary may pay or authorize the payment of any reasonable and necessary ex- pense in connection with the conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest under this subsection. (f) LEASE OF FACILITY.—(1) Under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Army considers appropriate, the Secretary may lease portions of the Center to the Army Historical Foundation to be used by the Foundation, con- sistent with the purpose of the Center, for— (A) generating revenue for activities of the Center through rental use by the public, com- mercial and nonprofit entities, State and local governments, and other Federal agencies; and (B) such administrative purposes as may be necessary for the support of the Center. (2) The annual amount of consideration paid to the Secretary by the Army Historical Foun- dation for a lease under paragraph (1) may not exceed an amount equal to the actual cost, as determined by the Secretary, of the annual op- erations and maintenance of the Center. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall use amounts paid under paragraph (2) to cover the costs of operation of the Center. (g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the Army may require such addi- tional terms and conditions in connection with the agreement authorized by subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2822(a), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2130, § 4772; amended Pub. L. 113–291, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2851, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3713; renumbered § 7772, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4772 of this title as this section. 2014—Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted ‘‘accept funds and in-kind gifts, including services, con- struction materials, and equipment used in construc- tion, from the Army Historical Foundation and other persons’’ for ‘‘accept funds from the Army Historical Foundation’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 7776. Emergency construction: fortifications If in an emergency the President considers it urgent, a temporary fort or fortification may be built on private land if the owner consents in writing. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 270, § 4776; Pub. L. 91–393, § 5, Sept. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835; renum- bered § 7776, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 4776 ......... 50:178. Apr. 11, 1898, J. Res. 21, 30 Stat. 737. The word ‘‘important’’ is omitted as covered by the word ‘‘urgent’’. The words ‘‘upon which such work is to be placed’’ are omitted as surplusage. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4776 of this title as this section. 1970—Pub. L. 91–393 struck out at end ‘‘In such a case, section 175 of title 50 does not apply.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 7777. Permits: military reservations; landing ferries, erecting bridges, driving livestock Whenever the Secretary of the Army considers that it can be done without injury to the res-