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 114 STAT. 1654A-352 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX of the votes cast in the referendum by the Vieques electorate whether the people of Vieques approve or disapprove of the continuation of the conduct of live-fire training, and any other types of training, by the Armed Forces at the Navy's training sites on the island under the conditions described in subsection (d). (2) EXCEPTION. —If the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commamdant of the Marine Corps jointly submit to the congressional defense committees, after the date of the enactment of this Act and before the date set forth in subsection (c), their certification that the Vieques Naval Training Range is no longer needed for training by the Navy and the Marine Corps, then the requirement for a referendum under paragraph (1) shall cease to be effective on the date on which the certification is submitted. (b) PROHIBITION OF OTHER PROPOSITIONS.—In the referendum under this section, no proposition or option may be presented as an alternative to the propositions of approval and of disapproval of the continuation of the conduct of training as described in subsection (a)(1). (c) TIME FOR REFERENDUM.—The referendum required under this section shall be held on May 1, 2001, or within 270 days before such date or 270 days after such date. The Secretary of the Navy shall publicize the date set for the referendum 90 days before that date. (d) REQUIRED TRAINING CONDITIONS.—For the purposes of the referendum under this section, the conditions for the continuation of the conduct of training are those that are proposed by the Secretary of the Navy and publicized on the island of Vieques in connection with, and for a reasonable period in advance of, the referendum. The conditions shall include the following: (1) LrvE-FiRE TRAINING.—^A condition that the training may include live-fire training. (2) MAXIMUM ANNUAL DAYS OF USE. —^A condition that the training may be conducted on not more than 90 days each year. (e) PROCLAMATION OF OUTCOME.— Promptly after the referendum is completed under this section, the President shall determine, and issue a proclamation declaring, the outcome of the referendum. The President's determination shall be final, and the outcome of the referendum (as so determined) shall be binding. (f) VIEQUES ELECTORATE DEFINED.— (1) REGISTERED VOTERS.—In this section, the term "Vieques electorate", with respect to a referendum under this section, means the residents of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, who, on both dates specified in paragraph (2), are registered to vote in a general election held for casting ballots for the election of the Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (2) REGISTRATION DATES.—The dates referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows: (A) November 7, 2000. (B) The date that is 180 days before the date of the referendum under this section.

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