To amend the Sikes Act to increase flexibility with respect to cooperative and interagency agreements for land management off of installations.

This bill proposes an amendment to Section 103A(a)(2) of the Sikes Act, which governs cooperative and interagency agreements for land management off of military installations . The core objective is to increase flexibility regarding the conditions under which these agreements can be established. The current law permits such agreements to support "current or anticipated military activities." This amendment expands the criteria to include agreements that benefit the broader " operations of the military installation or State-owned National Guard installation ." This modification allows the Secretary of Defense to enter into a wider range of partnerships for land management, thereby supporting military readiness and environmental sustainability around military and National Guard facilities.