PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 583 §4683. Excess M-1 rifles: loan or donation for funeral and other ceremonial purposes". (2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 443 of such title is amended to read as follows: "4683. Excess M-1 rifles: loan or donation for funeral and other ceremonial purposes. ". (e) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than two years Deadline, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 10 USC 4683 shall review the exercise of authority under section 4683 of title ^°^- 10, United States Code, as amended by this section, and submit to Congress a report on the findings resulting from the review. SEC. 382. EXTENSION OF WARRANTY CLAIMS RECOVERY PILOT PRO- GRAM. Section 391 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1716; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (f), by striking "September 30, 1999" and inserting "September 30, 2000"; (2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking "January 1, 2000" and inserting "January 1, 2001"; and (3) in subsection (g)(2), by striking "March 1, 2000" and inserting "March 1, 2001". SEC. 383. PRESERVATION OF fflSTORIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AT UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME, DIS- TRICT OF COLUMBIA. The Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (title XV of Public Law 101-510; 24 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end of part A the following new section: "SEC. 1523. PRESERVATION OF fflSTORIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 24 USC 423. AT UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' AND AIRMEN'S HOME. "(a) HISTORIC NATURE OF FACILITY.—Congress finds the following: "(1) Four buildings located on six acres of the establishment of the Retirement Home known as the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home are included on the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the Secretary of the Interior. "(2) Amounts in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, which consists primarily of deductions from the pay of members of the Armed Forces, are insufficient to both maintain and operate the Retirement Home for the benefit of the residents of the Retirement Home and adequately maintain, repair, and preserve these historic buildings and grounds. "(3) Other sources of funding are available to contribute to the maintenance, repair, and preservation of these historic buildings and grounds. "(b) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT ASSISTANCE. —The Chairman of the Retirement Home Board and the Director of the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home may apply for and accept a direct grant from the Secretary of the Interior under section 101(e)(3) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(e)(3)) for the purpose of maintaining, repairing, and preserving the historic buildings and grounds of the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home included on the National Register of Historic Places.
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