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[CITE: 10USC2694]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                PART IV--SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
 
CHAPTER 159--REAL PROPERTY; RELATED PERSONAL PROPERTY; AND LEASE OF NON-
                             EXCESS PROPERTY
 
Sec. 2694. Conservation and cultural activities

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense may establish and carry 
out a program to conduct and manage in a coordinated manner the 
conservation and cultural activities described in subsection (b).
    (b) Activities.--(1) A conservation or cultural activity eligible 
for the program that the Secretary establishes under subsection (a) is 
any activity--
        (A) that has regional or Department of Defense-wide significance 
    and that involves more than one military department;
        (B) that is necessary to meet legal requirements or to support 
    military operations;
        (C) that can be more effectively managed at the Department of 
    Defense level; and
        (D) for which no executive agency has been designated 
    responsible by the Secretary.

    (2) Such activities include the following:
        (A) The development of ecosystem-wide land management plans.
        (B) The conduct of wildlife studies to ensure the safety of 
    military operations.
        (C) The identification and return of Native American human 
    remains and cultural items in the possession or control of the 
    Department of Defense, or discovered on land under the jurisdiction 
    of the Department, to the appropriate Native American tribes.
        (D) The control of invasive species that may hinder military 
    activities or degrade military training ranges.
        (E) The establishment of a regional curation system for 
    artifacts found on military installations.

    (c) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may negotiate and enter 
into cooperative agreements with public and private agencies, 
organizations, institutions, individuals, or other entities to carry out 
the program established under subsection (a).
    (d) Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed or interpreted as preempting any otherwise applicable Federal, 
State, or local law or regulation relating to the management of natural 
and cultural resources on military installations.

(Added Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title III, Sec. 332(a)(1), Sept. 23, 
1996, 110 Stat. 2484; amended Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title X, 
Sec. 1073(a)(59), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1903.)


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsec. (b)(1)(D). Pub. L. 105-85 substituted ``executive 
agency'' for ``executive ageny''.


                             Effective Date

    Section 332(b) of Pub. L. 104-201 provided that: ``Section 2694 of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on October 1, 1996.''
