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  SA 2436. Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XXXI, add the following:

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 3141. CONVEYANCE OF BANNISTER FEDERAL COMPLEX, KANSAS 
                   CITY, MISSOURI.

       (a) Consolidation of Title to Bannister Federal Complex.--
     Notwithstanding sections 521 and 522 of title 40, United 
     States Code, the Administrator of General Services may 
     transfer custody of and accountability for the portion of the 
     real property described in subsection (b) in the custody of 
     the General Services Administration on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act to the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration.
       (b) Real Property Described.--
       (1) In general.--The real property described in this 
     subsection is the real property, including any improvements 
     thereon, consisting of the Bannister Federal Complex in 
     Kansas City, Missouri.
       (2) Further description of property.--The exact acreage and 
     legal description of the real property described in this 
     subsection shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
     the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Administrator 
     of General Services.
       (c) Authorities Relating to Conveyance of Bannister Federal 
     Complex.--After the consolidation of custody of and 
     accountability for the real property described in subsection 
     (b) in the National Nuclear Security Administration under 
     subsection (a), the Administrator for Nuclear Security may--
       (1) negotiate an agreement to convey to an eligible entity 
     all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     the real property described in subsection (b); and
       (2) enter into an agreement, on a reimbursable basis or 
     otherwise, with the eligible entity to provide funding for 
     the costs of--
       (A) the negotiation of the agreement described in paragraph 
     (1);
       (B) planning for the disposition of the property; and
       (C) carrying out the responsibilities of the Administrator 
     under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9620(h)) with respect to the property, including--
       (i) identification, investigation, and clean up of, and 
     research and development with respect to, contamination from 
     a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant;
       (ii) correction of other environmental damage that creates 
     an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health 
     or welfare or to the environment; and
       (iii) demolition and removal of buildings and structures as 
     required to clean up contamination or as required for 
     completion of the responsibilities of the Administrator under 
     that section.
       (d) Limitations.--
       (1) Price.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall 
     select, through a public process provided for under the 
     regulations of the Department of Energy, the eligible entity 
     to which the real property described in subsection (b) is to 
     be conveyed under subsection (c). The Administrator shall use 
     good faith efforts to ensure the greatest possible return on 
     such conveyance considering the conditions described in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (2) Conditions on conveyance.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (b) shall be subject to--
       (A) the requirements relating to transfer of property by 
     the Federal Government under section 120(h) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)); and
       (B) except to the extent inconsistent those requirements, 
     the condition that the eligible entity to which the real 
     property described in subsection (b) is conveyed accepts the 
     property in its condition at the time of the conveyance, 
     commonly known as conveyance ``as is''.
       (3) Occupancy by national oceanic and atmospheric 
     administration.--The conveyance under subsection (c) shall be 
     subject to the condition that the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration may continue to occupy the space 
     in the real property described in subsection (b) that the 
     Administration occupies as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act until December 31, 2015.
       (e) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
       (1) Reimbursement of costs of conveyance.--The 
     Administrator for Nuclear Security shall use any funds 
     received from the conveyance under subsection (c) to 
     reimburse the Administrator for costs (other than costs 
     referred to in paragraph (2) of that subsection) incurred by 
     the Administrator to carry out the conveyance, including 
     survey costs, costs for environmental documentation, and any 
     other administrative costs related to the conveyance.
       (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received as 
     reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 
     fund or account that was used to cover the costs referred to 
     in that paragraph. Amounts so credited shall be merged with 
     amounts in such fund or account and shall be available for 
     the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and 
     limitations, as amounts in such fund or account.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator for 
     Nuclear Security may require such additional terms and 
     conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection 
     (c) as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.
       (g) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``eligible entity'' means a nongovernmental entity that has 
     demonstrated to the Administrator for Nuclear Security, in 
     the Administrator's sole discretion, that the entity has the 
     capability to operate and maintain the real property 
     described in subsection (b).
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