[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 258 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 258

To authorize additional rounds of base closures and realignments under 
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 in 2001 and 2003, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 20, 1999

   Mr. McCain  (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Robb) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize additional rounds of base closures and realignments under 
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 in 2001 and 2003, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT BASE CLOSURE ROUNDS IN 2001 AND 2003.

    (a) Commission Matters.--
            (1) Appointment.--Subsection (c)(1) of section 2902 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--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                        clause (ii);
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end of 
                        clause (iii) and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
                        new clauses (iv) and (v):
            ``(iv) by no later than March 1, 2001, in the case of 
        members of the Commission whose terms will expire at the end of 
        the first session of the 107th Congress; and
            ``(v) by no later than January 3, 2003, in the case of 
        members of the Commission whose terms will expire at the end of 
        the first session of the 108th Congress.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or for 1995 
                in clause (iii) of such subparagraph'' and inserting 
                ``, for 1995 in clause (iii) of that subparagraph, for 
                2001 in clause (iv) of that subparagraph, or for 2003 
                in clause (v) of that subparagraph''.
            (2) Meetings.--Subsection (e) of that section is amended by 
        striking ``and 1995'' and inserting ``1995, 2001, and 2003''.
            (3) Staff.--Subsection (i)(6) of that section is amended in 
        the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``and 1994'' 
        and inserting ``, 1994, and 2002''.
            (4) Funding.--Subsection (k) of that section is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new paragraph (4):
    ``(4) If no funds are appropriated to the Commission by the end of 
the second session of the 106th Congress for the activities of the 
Commission in 2001 or 2003, the Secretary may transfer to the 
Commission for purposes of its activities under this part in either of 
those years such funds as the Commission may require to carry out such 
activities. The Secretary may transfer funds under the preceding 
sentence from any funds available to the Secretary. Funds so 
transferred shall remain available to the Commission for such purposes 
until expended.''.
            (5) Termination.--Subsection (l) of that section is amended 
        by striking ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting ``December 31, 
        2003''.
    (b) Procedures.--
            (1) Force-structure plan.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 
        2903 of that Act is amended by striking ``and 1996,'' and 
        inserting ``1996, 2002, and 2004,''.
            (2) Selection criteria.--Subsection (b) of such section 
        2903 is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and by no 
                later than January 28, 2001, for purposes of activities 
                of the Commission under this part in 2001 and 2003,'' 
                after ``December 31, 1990,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by inserting 
                        ``and by no later than March 15, 2001, for 
                        purposes of activities of the Commission under 
                        this part in 2001 and 2003,'' after ``February 
                        15, 1991,''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by inserting 
                        ``, or enacted on or before April 15, 2001, in 
                        the case of criteria published and transmitted 
                        under the preceding sentence in 2001'' after 
                        ``March 15, 1991''.
            (3) Department of defense recommendations.--Subsection (c) 
        of such section 2903 is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and March 1, 
                1995,'' and inserting ``March 1, 1995, May 1, 2001, and 
                March 1, 2003,'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) 
                as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following 
                new paragraph (4):
    ``(4)(A) In making recommendations to the Commission under this 
subsection in any year after 1999, the Secretary shall consider any 
notice received from a local government in the vicinity of a military 
installation that the government would approve of the closure or 
realignment of the installation.
    ``(B) Notwithstanding the requirement in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall make the recommendations referred to in that 
subparagraph based on the force-structure plan and final criteria 
otherwise applicable to such recommendations under this section.
    ``(C) The recommendations made by the Secretary under this 
subsection in any year after 1999 shall include a statement of the 
result of the consideration of any notice described in subparagraph (A) 
that is received with respect to an installation covered by such 
recommendations. The statement shall set forth the reasons for the 
result.''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``paragraph (5)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                        (6)(B)''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``24 hours'' and inserting ``48 hours''.
            (4) Commission review and recommendations.--Subsection (d) 
        of such section 2903 is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``or by no 
                later than September 1 in the case of recommendations 
                in 2001,'' after ``pursuant to subsection (c),'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or after 
                September 1 in the case of recommendations in 2001,'' 
                after ``under this subsection,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting ``or by no 
                later than June 15 in the case of such recommendations 
                in 2001,'' after ``such recommendations,''.
            (5) Review by president.--Subsection (e) of such section 
        2903 is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or by no later 
                than September 15 in the case of recommendations in 
                2001,'' after ``under subsection (d),'';
                    (B) in the second sentence of paragraph (3), by 
                inserting ``or by no later than October 15 in the case 
                of 2001,'' after ``the year concerned,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``or by November 
                1 in the case of recommendations in 2001,'' after 
                ``under this part,''.
    (c) Closure and Realignment of Installations.--Section 2904(a) of 
that Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (4) and (5), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph (3):
            ``(3) carry out the privatization in place of a military 
        installation recommended for closure or realignment by the 
        Commission in each such report after 1999 only if privatization 
        in place is a method of closure or realignment of the 
        installation specified in the recommendation of the Commission 
        in such report and is determined to be the most-cost effective 
        method of implementation of the recommendation;''.
    (d) Relationship to Other Base Closure Authority.--Section 2909(a) 
of that Act is amended by striking ``December 31, 1995,'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2003,''.
    (e) Technical and Clarifying Amendments.--
            (1) Commencement of period for notice of interest in 
        property for homeless.--Section 2905(b)(7)(D)(ii)(I) of that 
        Act is amended by striking ``that date'' and inserting ``the 
        date of publication of such determination in a newspaper of 
        general circulation in the communities in the vicinity of the 
        installation under subparagraph (B)(i)(IV)''.
            (2) Other clarifying amendments.--
                    (A) That Act is further amended by inserting ``or 
                realignment'' after ``closure'' each place it appears 
                in the following provisions:
                            (i) Section 2905(b)(3).
                            (ii) Section 2905(b)(4)(B)(ii).
                            (iii) Section 2905(b)(5).
                            (iv) Section 2905(b)(7)(B)(iv).
                            (v) Section 2905(b)(7)(N).
                            (vi) Section 2910(10)(B).
                    (B) That Act is further amended by inserting ``or 
                realigned'' after ``closed'' each place it appears in 
                the following provisions:
                            (i) Section 2905(b)(3)(C)(ii).
                            (ii) Section 2905(b)(3)(D).
                            (iii) Section 2905(b)(3)(E).
                            (iv) Section 2905(b)(4)(A).
                            (v) Section 2905(b)(5)(A).
                            (vi) Section 2910(9).
                            (vii) Section 2910(10).
                    (C) Section 2905(e)(1)(B) of that Act is amended by 
                inserting ``, or realigned or to be realigned,'' after 
                ``closed or to be closed''.
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