Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 753 (Introduced in House) — To establish a fair and transparent process that will result in the timely consolidation, closure, and realignment of... · Sec. 17

Sec. 17. Definitions

492 words·~2 min read·/bill/115/hr/753/ih/section-17

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

In this Act: The term Account means the Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Account established by section 14(a). The term congressional defense committees means the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The term Commission means the Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Commission of 2019 established by section 7. The term date of approval , with respect to a consolidation, closure, or realignment of a military installation, means the date on which the authority of Congress to disapprove a recommendation of consolidation, closure, or realignment, as the case may be, of such installation under this Act expires.
The term Department means the Department of Defense. The term final selection criteria means the final selection criteria specified in section 6, which consists of military value criteria and certain additional criteria. The term force structure plan means the force structure plan developed by the Secretary under section 3(a). The term infrastructure inventory means the infrastructure inventory conducted by the Secretary under section 3(b). The term military installation means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Department, including any leased facility.
Such term does not include any facility used primarily for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, flood control, or other projects not under the primary jurisdiction or control of the Department. The term realignment includes any action which both reduces and relocates functions and civilian personnel positions but does not include a reduction in force resulting from workload adjustments, reduced personnel or funding levels, or skill imbalances. The term redevelopment authority , in the case of a military installation to be closed or realigned under this Act, means any entity (including an entity established by a State or local government) recognized by the Secretary of Defense as the entity responsible for developing the redevelopment plan with respect to the military installation or for directing the implementation of the redevelopment plan.
The term redevelopment plan , in the case of a military installation to be closed or realigned under this Act, means a plan that— is agreed to by the local redevelopment authority with respect to the military installation; and provides for the reuse or redevelopment of the real property and personal property of the military installation that is available for such reuse and redevelopment as a result of the consolidation, closure, or realignment of the military installation. The term representative of the homeless has the meaning given such term in section 501(i)(4) of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11411(i)(4) ). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Defense. The term United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
Connectionstraces to 1
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 17
Definitions
Cites 1Cited by 0 across 0 sources
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.