Sec. 2824. REPORT ON CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
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## SEC. 2824 REPORT ON CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS **[**[10 U.S.C. 2687 note](/us/usc/t10/s2687)**]** ###
(a)Report ####
(1)The Secretary of Defense shall prepare and submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the costs and savings attributable to the rounds of base closures and realignments conducted under the base closure laws and on the need, if any, for additional rounds of base closures and realignments. ####
(2)For purposes of this section, the term “**base closure laws**” means— #####
(A)title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note); and #####
(B)the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). ###
(b)Elements The report under subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)A statement, using data consistent with budget data, of the actual costs and savings (to the extent available for prior fiscal years) and the estimated costs and savings (in the case of future fiscal years) attributable to the closure and realignment of military installations as a result of the base closure laws. ####
(2)A comparison, set forth by base closure round, of the actual costs and savings stated under paragraph
(1)to the estimates of costs and savings submitted to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission as part of the base closure process. ####
(3)A comparison, set forth by base closure round, of the actual costs and savings stated under paragraph
(1)to the annual estimates of costs and savings previously submitted to Congress. ####
(4)A list of each military installation at which there is authorized to be employed 300 or more civilian personnel, set forth by Armed Force. ####
(5)An estimate of current excess capacity at military installations, set forth— #####
(A)as a percentage of the total capacity of the military installations of the Armed Forces with respect to all military installations of the Armed Forces; #####
(B)as a percentage of the total capacity of the military installations of each Armed Force with respect to the military installations of such Armed Force; and #####
(C)as a percentage of the total capacity of a type of military installations with respect to military installations of such type. ####
(6)An assessment of the effect of the previous base closure rounds on military capabilities and the ability of the Armed Forces to fulfill the National Military Strategy. ####
(7)A description of the types of military installations that would be recommended for closure or realignment in the event of one or more additional base closure rounds, set forth by Armed Force. ####
(8)The criteria to be used by the Secretary in evaluating military installations for closure or realignment in such event. ####
(9)The methodologies to be used by the Secretary in identifying military installations for closure or realignment in such event. ####
(10)An estimate of the costs and savings that the Secretary believes will be achieved as a result of the closure or realignment of military installations in such event, set forth by Armed Force and by year. ####
(11)An assessment of whether the costs and estimated savings from one or more future rounds of base closures and realignments, currently unauthorized, are already contained in the current Future Years Defense Plan, and, if not, whether the Secretary will recommend modifications in future defense spending in order to accommodate such costs and savings. ###
(c)Method of Presenting Information The statement and comparison required by paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of subsection
(b)shall be set forth by Armed Force, type of facility, and fiscal year, and include the following: ####
(1)Operation and maintenance costs, including costs associated with expanded operations and support, maintenance of property, administrative support, and allowances for housing at military installations to which functions are transferred as a result of the closure or realignment of other installations. ####
(2)Military construction costs, including costs associated with rehabilitating, expanding, and constructing facilities to receive personnel and equipment that are transferred to military installations as a result of the closure or realignment of other installations. ####
(3)Environmental cleanup costs, including costs associated with assessments and restoration. ####
(4)Economic assistance costs, including— #####
(A)expenditures on Department of Defense demonstration projects relating to economic assistance; #####
(B)expenditures by the Office of Economic Adjustment; and #####
(C)to the extent available, expenditures by the Economic Development Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Labor relating to economic assistance. ####
(5)To the extent information is available, unemployment compensation costs, early retirement benefits (including benefits paid under section 5597 of title 5, United States Code), and worker retraining expenses under the Priority Placement Program, title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and any other federally funded job training program. ####
(6)Costs associated with military health care. ####
(7)Savings attributable to changes in military force structure. ####
(8)Savings due to lower support costs with respect to military installations that are closed or realigned. ###
(d)Deadline The Secretary shall submit the report under subsection
(a)not later than the date on which the President submits to Congress the budget for fiscal year 2000 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. ###
(e)Review The Congressional Budget Office and the Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the report prepared under subsection (a). ###
(f)Prohibition on Use of Funds Except as necessary to prepare the report required under subsection (a), no funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense by this Act or any other Act may be used for the purposes of planning for, or collecting data in anticipation of, an authorization providing for procedures under which the closure and realignment of military installations may be accomplished, until the later of— ####
(1)the date on which the Secretary submits the report required by subsection (a); and ####
(2)the date on which the Congressional Budget Office and the Comptroller General complete a review of the report under subsection (e). ###
(g)Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that— ####
(1)the Secretary should develop a system having the capacity to quantify the actual costs and savings attributable to the closure and realignment of military installations pursuant to the base closure process; and ####
(2)the Secretary should develop the system in expedient fashion, so that the system may be used to quantify costs and savings attributable to the 1995 base closure round. * * * * * * *
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- Pub. L. 100-526
- Pub. L. 101-510
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Sec. 2824
REPORT ON CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100-526
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101-510
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