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 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-353 SEC. 1504. ACTIONS IF TRAINING IS APPROVED. (a) CONDITION FOR EFFECTIVENESS.— Th is section shall take effect on the date on which the President issues a proclamation under subsection (e) of section 1503 declaring that the continuation of the conduct of training (including live-fire training) by the Armed Forces at the Navy's training sites on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, under the conditions described in subsection (d) of such section, has been approved in the referendum conducted under such section. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL ECO- NOMIC ASSISTANCE.— T here is authorized to be appropriated to the President $50,000,000 to provide economic assistance for the people and communities of the island of Vieques. This authorization of appropriations is in addition to the amount authorized to appropriated to provide economic assistance under section 1501. (c) TRAINING RANGE TO REMAIN OPEN. —The Vieques Naval Training Range shall remain available for the use of the Armed Forces, including for live-fire training. SEC. 1505. REQUIREMENTS IF TRAINING IS NOT APPROVED OR MAN- DATE FOR REFERENDUM IS VITIATED. (a) CONDITIONS FOR EFFECTIVENESS. —T h is section shall take effect on the date on which either of the following occurs: (1) The President issues a proclamation under subsection (e) of section 1503 declaring that the continuation of the conduct of training (including live-fire training) by the Armed Forces at the Navy's training sites on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, under the conditions described in subsection (d) of such section, has not been approved in the referendum conducted under such section. (2) The requirement for a referendum under section 1503 ceases to be effective pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of such section. (b) ACTIONS REQUIRED OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. — (1) TERMINATION OF OPERATION.— Not later than May 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall— (A) terminate all Navy and Marine Corps training operations on the island of Vieques; and (B) terminate all Navy and Marine Corps operations at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, that are related exclusively to the use of the training range on the island of Vieques by the Navy and the Marine Corps. (2) RELOCATION OF UNITS.— The Secretary of Defense may relocate the units of the Armed Forces (other than those of the reserve components) and activities of the Department of Defense (including nonappropriated fund activities) at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, to ensure maximum utilization of capacity. (3) CLOSURE OF INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall close the Department of Defense installations and facilities on the island of Vieques, other than properties exempt from conveyance and transfer under section 1506. (c) ACTIONS REQUIRED OF SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. —The Secretary of the Navy shall transfer, without reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior— (1) the Live Impact Area on the island of Vieques;

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