Sec. 8. Secretary of Defense recommendations for consolidation, closure, or realignment of military installations
582 words·~3 min read·
/bill/115/hr/753/ih/section-8·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
This section shall apply only if— the Secretary of Defense makes a certification under section 3(e) that the need exists for a round for the selection of military installations for consolidation, closure, or realignment; Congress does not enact a joint resolution described in section 4(b) during the period specified in section 4(a); and the Chairman of the Commission certifies under section 7(e)(5) that the Commission has adequate staff to review the recommendations to be submitted by the Secretary pursuant to this section.
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, transmit to the congressional defense committees, and transmit to the Commission a list of the military installations inside the United States that the Secretary recommends for consolidation, closure, or realignment based on the force structure plan, infrastructure inventory, and final selection criteria. The publication and transmittal shall occur before the later of the following: April 15, 2019. 14 days after the Chairman of the Commission makes the certification referred to in subsection (a)(3).
Not later than seven days after the date of the transmittal of the list of recommendations under subsection (c), the Secretary shall transmit to the congressional defense committees and the Commission the following additional materials: A summary of the selection process that resulted in the recommendation for each military installation specified in the list of recommendations, including a justification for each recommendation based on the final selection criteria. An estimate of the cost and potential savings of each recommendation.
Standard rules to calculate annual recurring savings for manpower base operating costs, utility costs, base closure guarantees, service-sharing agreements, and other installation support activities that the Secretary will use in the determination of the savings derived from a recommendation. In addition to making all information used by the Secretary to prepare the recommendations under this section available to Congress (including any committee or Member of Congress), the Secretary shall also make such information available to the Commission, the Comptroller General of the United States, and the public by means of the Internet or another electronic format.
This information shall include, but is not limited to unclassified assessment data on the current condition of facilities and infrastructure, an environmental baseline of known or contamination and remediation activities, and standard rules used to calculate annual recurring savings. When submitting information to the Secretary or the Commission concerning the recommended consolidation, closure, or realignment of a military installation, the following individuals shall certify that such information is accurate and complete to the best of that person’s knowledge and belief:
The Secretaries of the military departments. The heads of the Defense Agencies. Each person whose duties include personal and substantial involvement in the preparation and submission of information and recommendations concerning the consolidation, closure, or realignment of military installations, as designated in regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, regulations which the Secretary of each military department shall prescribe for personnel within that military department, or regulations which the head of each Defense Agency shall prescribe for personnel within that Defense Agency.
Any information provided to the Commission by a person described in subsection
(d)shall also be made available for the public record and be submitted in written form to the Senate and the House of Representatives to be made available to Members of the House concerned in accordance with the rules of that House. The information shall be submitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives within 48 hours after the submission of the information to the Commission.