[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 747 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 747

To require the Secretary of Defense to modify the criteria used for the 
 selection of military installations for closure and realignment under 
         the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 1993

 Mr. Zeliff (for himself and Mr. Swett) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Defense to modify the criteria used for the 
 selection of military installations for closure and realignment under 
         the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN LOCALITIES 
              CONTAINING MILITARY INSTALLATIONS CONSIDERED FOR CLOSURE 
              OR REALIGNMENT.

    (a) Economic Considerations.--Section 2903(b) of 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) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The Secretary shall amend the criteria to be used in making 
recommendations in 1993 and 1995 for the closure or realignment of 
military installations in the United States so that the following 
economic considerations are given equal weight with other established 
criteria in the selection process:
            ``(A) The Secretary shall ensure, to the greatest extent 
        practicable, that the economic burden of the closure and 
        realignment of military installations in the United States, 
        including military installations previously selected for 
        closure or realignment, is allocated equally across the United 
        States.
            ``(B) The Secretary shall evaluate existing economic 
        conditions in communities located near a military installation 
        considered for closure or realignment and determine the effect 
        that the closure or realignment of the installation would have 
        on economic conditions in these communities.
            ``(C) In the case of States and local communities already 
        adversely affected by the closure or realignment of a military 
        installation, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which 
        additional closures or realignments of military installations 
        would exacerbate such adverse economic conditions.''.
    (b) Time Period for Amendment of Selection Criteria.--The amendment 
of the base closure and realignment criteria required to be made by 
section 2903(b)(3) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
1990 (as added by subsection (a)) shall be completed and take effect 
not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The 
Secretary of Defense shall publish a proposed amendment of such 
criteria in the Federal Register and transmit the proposed amendment to 
the Congress not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. The Secretary shall provide an opportunity for public comment 
on the proposed amendment for a period of not less than 15 days and 
shall include notice of that opportunity in the publication required 
under the preceding sentence. The Secretary shall also publish the 
final amendment in the Federal Register and transmit the final 
amendment to the Congress when it takes effect.

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