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PUBLIC LAW 93-155-NOV. 16, 1973

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"•(2) designate Avliat excess industrial property shall be disposed of; "(3) establish general policies and provide for the transportation, handling, care, storage, protection, maintenance, repair, rebuilding, utilization, recording, leasing and security of such property; "(4) direct the transfer without reimbursement of such property to other Government agencies with the consent of such agencies; "(5) direct the leasing of any of such property to designated lessees; "(6) authorize the disposition in accordance with existing law of any of such property when in the opinion of the Secretary such property is no longer needed by the Department of Defense; and "(7) authorize and regulate the lending of any such property to any nonprofit educational institution or training school whenever (A) the program proposed by such institution or school for the use of such property will contribute materially to national defense, and (B) such institution or school shall by agreement make such provision as the Secretary shall deem satisfactory for the proper maintenance and care of such property and for its return, without expense to the Government, upon request of the Secretary. "REPORTS TO CONGRESS

5. The Secretary shall submit to the Congress on or before April 1 of each year a report detailing the action taken under this Act and containing such other pertinent information regarding the status of the defense industrial reserve as will enable the Congress to evaluate the administration of such reserve and the necessity or desirability for any legislative action regarding such reserve. •'SEC.

u AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS

6. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as the Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out the provisions of this Act.". SEC. 810. (a) The Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed to carry out a comprehensive study and investigation to determine the relative status of the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard of the United States. I n carrying out such study and investigation the Secretary shall quantitatively measure the effects on full costs and on combat capability and readiness, as well as enumerate the military and other advantages and disadvantages of at least the following alternatives: (1) merging the Air Force Reserve into the Air National Guard structure; (2) merging the A i r National Guard into the Air Force Reserve structure; and (3) retaining both the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. Such study shall also consider and give equal weight to the modernization needs of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve, including: (1) aircraft; (2) ground equipment; (3) facilities; (4) communication, and (5) other pertinent needs. I t shall also consider the related problems of recruiting, training and retaining sufficient manpower of needed quality to man the authorized units. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the President and the Congress a detailed report of such study and investigation not later than January 31, 1975. The Secretary shall include in such report a complete evaluation of each of the alternatives specified in subsection "'SEC.

study and investigation.

Report to P r e s i d e n t and Congress.

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