[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1265 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1265

To amend the base closure laws to require Federal agencies that desire 
  to acquire excess or surplus property resulting from the closure or 
realignment of military installations to agree to retain possession of, 
             and to use, such property for agency purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 1995

Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Royce) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the base closure laws to require Federal agencies that desire 
  to acquire excess or surplus property resulting from the closure or 
realignment of military installations to agree to retain possession of, 
             and to use, such property for agency purposes.

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

SECTION 1. CONDITION ON TRANSFER OF BASE CLOSURE PROPERTIES TO FEDERAL 
              AGENCIES.

    (a) Base Closures Under 1988 Act.--Section 204(b)(5) of the Defense 
Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public 
Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
    ``(C) The Secretary may not transfer any portion of a military 
installation to be closed or realigned under this title to another 
department or agency of the Federal Government unless the head of such 
department or agency agrees to retain possession of, and to use, the 
transferred property for agency purposes. Property transferred under 
this title to another department or agency of the Federal Government 
may not be sold or used by such department or agency in any property 
exchange.''.
    (b) Base Closures Under 1990 Act.--Section 2905(b)(5) 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 subparagraph:
    ``(C) The Secretary may not transfer any portion of a military 
installation to be closed or realigned under this part to another 
department or agency of the Federal Government unless the head of such 
department or agency agrees to retain possession of, and to use, the 
transferred property for agency purposes. Property transferred under 
this part to another department or agency of the Federal Government may 
not be sold or used by such department or agency in any property 
exchange.''.
    (c) Application of Amendments.--(1) The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to any transfer, made after the date 
of the enactment of this Act under a base closure law, of a portion of 
a military installation to another department or agency of the Federal 
Government. However, the second sentence of such amendments shall also 
apply to such a transfer made before or on such date.
    (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``base closure law'' 
means--
            (A) 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); and
            (B) title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
        Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 
        2687 note).
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