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 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 1219 (F) in paragraph (8), by inserting "or memorial" after "museum". (b) ADDITIONAL ITEMS AUTHORIZED TO BE DONATED BY SEC- RETARY OF THE NAVY.—Such section is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsections: "(b) ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR DISPOSAL. —T h is section applies to the following types of property held by the Department of the Navy: "(1) Captured, condemned, or obsolete ordnance material. "(2) Captured, condemned, or obsolete combat or shipboard material. "(c) REGULATIONS.— ^A loan or gift made under this section shall be subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and to regulations under section 205 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486)."; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (f) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER A PORTION OF A VESSEL. —The Secretary may lend, give, or otherwise transfer any portion of the hull or superstructure of a vessel stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and designated for scrapping to a qualified organization specified in subsection (a). The terms and conditions of an agreement for the transfer of a portion of a vessel under this section shall include a requirement that the transferee will maintain the material conveyed in a condition that will not diminish the historical value of the material or bring discredit upon the Navy.". (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)), by inserting "MAINTENANCE OF THE RECORDS OF THE GOVERN- MENT. — " after the subsection designation; and (2) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)), by inserting "ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITIES TO MAKE GIFTS OR LOANS. —" after the subsection designation. (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. — Section 2572(a) of such title is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ", county, or other political subdivision of a State" before the period at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking "soldiers' monument" and inserting "servicemen's monument"; and (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting "or memorial" after "An incorporated museum". SEC. 1044. ACCELERATION OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRO- DUCTION OF MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES FOR DE- FENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS. (a) AGGRESSIVE PROGRAM REQUIRED.— (1) The Secretary of ioUSC 2370a Defense shall carry out a program to aggressively accelerate the °oteresearch, development, testing, and licensure of new medical countermeasures for defense against the biological warfare agents that are the highest threat. (2) The program shall include the following activities: (A) As the program's first priority, investment in multiple Anthrax. new technologies for medical countermeasures for defense against the biological warfare agents that are the highest threat, including for the prevention and treatment of anthrax.

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