PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2207 5, United States Code, and the provisions of such subchapter shall apply. ". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Such section is further amended by striking out "SEC. 103." and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "SEC. 103. PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC OUTDOOR RECREATION. "(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— ". SEC. 2814. REPORT ON LEASING AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE USES OF NONEXCESS MILITARY PROPERTY. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— Not later than March 15, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the (Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report regarding the authority of the military departments and Defense Agencies to lease to the private sector nonexcess real and personal property. The Secretary shall prepare the report in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF REPORT.— The report shall set forth the following: (1) The number and purpose of all leases entered into under sections 2667 and 2667a of title 10, United States Code, other than leases under section 2667(f) of that title, during the 5-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The types and amounts of payments received under the leases specified in paragraph (1) and the costs, if any, foregone as a result of the leases. (3) An assessment of the positive and negative aspects of leasing real property and surplus capacity at military installations to the private sector, including the potential effect of the use of the leases on force protection and the military functions of the installations. (4) An assessment of the current efforts of the Department of Defense to identify for the private sector any surplus capacity at military installations that could be leased or otherwise used by the private sector. (5) An assessment of the proposal of the Secretary of the Air Force to reduce infrastructure costs at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, using the authority provided in section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, and the proposal of the Secretary of the Navy regarding the potential for development of Ford Island as part of Naval Complex, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (6) An assessment (including an economic analysis) of the ability of the military departments and Defense Agencies to reduce the quantity of real property leased by them through the relocation of activities located in such leased space to property of a military installation, or another Federal agency, that is unutilized or underutilized, while alsci lowering operational and maintenance costs and minimizing the need for new construction. (c) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—^ In the event that the Secretary of Defense considers the authority under section 2667 or 2667a of title 10, United States Code, to be insufficient, the Secretary shall also include in the report—
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