[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 592 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 592

To establish a priority in the disposal of real property resulting from 
the closure or realignment of military installations toward States and 
  other entities that agree to convert the property into correctional 
facilities for youthful offenders to be operated as military-style boot 
 camps and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop a program to 
       promote the expanded use of such correctional facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 1997

Mr. Burton of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee 
  on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a priority in the disposal of real property resulting from 
the closure or realignment of military installations toward States and 
  other entities that agree to convert the property into correctional 
facilities for youthful offenders to be operated as military-style boot 
 camps and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop a program to 
       promote the expanded use of such correctional facilities.

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

SECTION 1. CONVERSION OF PROPERTY AND FACILITIES AT CLOSED OR REALIGNED 
              MILITARY INSTALLATIONS INTO YOUTHFUL OFFENDER BOOT CAMPS.

    (a) Bases Closed or Realigned Under 1990 Base Closure Law.--Section 
2905 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 subsection:
    ``(h) Priority for Conversion to Youthful Offender Boot Camps.--(1) 
Notwithstanding subsection (b), before any action is taken with respect 
to the disposal or transfer of any real property or facility located at 
a military installation to be closed or realigned under this part, the 
Secretary of Defense shall notify the State and each local government 
in which the installation is located and other interested persons of 
the suitability of the property or facility for conversion and use as a 
youthful offender boot camp.
    ``(2) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), the Secretary shall 
transfer (without reimbursement) the property or facilities described 
in the notification to the State, local government, or interested 
person if the State, local government, or person certifies that the 
property or facilities will be promptly converted to and used as a 
youthful offender boot camp.
    ``(3) Any certification submitted under paragraph (2) must be 
received by the Secretary not later than 180 days after the Secretary 
provides the notification required by paragraph (1) and must include a 
conversion and operating plan for the youthful offender boot camp. If 
the Secretary receives more than one certification for a particular 
property or facility, the Secretary shall submit the competing 
conversion and operating plans to the Attorney General who shall be 
responsible for selecting the recipient of the property or facility 
based upon the quality and feasibility of the competing plans.
    ``(4) In the case of a certification submitted by a private person, 
the Secretary shall submit the conversion and operating plan 
accompanying the certification to the Attorney General for review. The 
Secretary shall reject the certification and refuse to transfer the 
property or facility concerned if--
            ``(A) the Attorney General determines on the basis of the 
        conversion and operating plan that the person will likely be 
        unable to successfully convert or operate the proposed youthful 
        offender boot camp; or
            ``(B) the State or any local government in which the 
        installation is located opposes the transfer.
    ``(5) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to require the transfer of any 
real property or facility located at a military installation to be 
closed or realigned under this part if the head of a military 
department or other entity of the Department of Defense notifies the 
Secretary that there is further and compelling national security need 
for the property or facility.
    ``(6) As used in this subsection, the term `youthful offender boot 
camp' means a correctional facility operated as a military-style boot 
camp to provide discipline, treatment, and work for adjudicated 
offenders who are between the ages of 14 and 25, inclusive.''.
    (b) Bases Closed or Realigned Under 1988 Base Closure Law.-- 
Section 204 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 subsection:
    ``(g) Priority for Conversion to Youthful Offender Boot Camps.--(1) 
Notwithstanding subsection (b), before any action is taken with respect 
to the disposal or transfer of any real property or facility located at 
a military installation to be closed or realigned under this title, the 
Secretary of Defense shall notify the State and each local government 
in which the installation is located and other interested persons of 
the suitability of the property or facility for conversion and use as a 
youthful offender boot camp
    ``(2) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), the Secretary shall 
transfer (without reimbursement) the property or facilities described 
in the notification to the State, local government, or interested 
person if the State, local government, or person certifies that the 
property or facilities will be promptly converted to and used as a 
youthful offender boot camp.
    ``(3) Any certification submitted under paragraph (2) must be 
received by the Secretary not later than 180 days after the Secretary 
provides the notification required by paragraph (1) and must include a 
conversion and operating plan for the youthful offender boot camp. If 
the Secretary receives more than one certification for a particular 
property or facility, the Secretary shall submit the competing 
conversion and operating plans to the Attorney General who shall be 
responsible for selecting the recipient of the property or facility 
based upon the quality and feasibility of the competing plans.
    ``(4) In the case of a certification submitted by a private person, 
the Secretary shall submit the conversion and operating plan 
accompanying the certification to the Attorney General for review. The 
Secretary shall reject the certification and refuse to transfer the 
property or facility concerned if--
            ``(A) the Attorney General determines on the basis of the 
        conversion and operating plan that the person will likely be 
        unable to successfully convert or operate the proposed youthful 
        offender boot camp; or
            ``(B) the State or any local government in which the 
        installation is located opposes the transfer.
    ``(5) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to require the transfer of any 
real property or facility located at a military installation to be 
closed or realigned under this title if the head of a military 
department or other entity of the Department of Defense notifies the 
Secretary that there is further and compelling national security need 
for the property or facility.
    ``(6) As used in this subsection, the term `youthful offender boot 
camp' means a correctional facility operated as a military-style boot 
camp to provide discipline, treatment, and work for adjudicated 
offenders who are between the ages of 14 and 25, inclusive.''.
    (c) Model Youthful Offender Boot Camp.--
            (1) Development.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
        with the Federal Bureau of Prisons and State and local 
        correctional agencies, shall develop a model program intended 
        to incorporate military basic training and other military 
        instruction and disciplinary procedures into the design and 
        operation of youthful offender boot camps at the Federal, 
        State, and local levels.
            (2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
        ``youthful offender boot camp'' means a correctional facility 
        operated as a military-style boot camp to provide discipline, 
        treatment, and work for adjudicated non-violent offenders who 
        are between the ages of 14 and 25, inclusive.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR BOOT CAMPS.

    Subsection (a) of section 516 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3762b) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``80'' and inserting ``40''; and
            (2) by striking ``10'' the second place it appears and 
        inserting ``50''.
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