[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2509 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2509

   To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to 
  specify additional selection criteria for the 2005 round of defense 
        base closures and realignments, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 13 (legislative day, May 9), 2002

 Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Lott, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
   Inouye, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Craig, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Shelby, and Mr. Smith of New Hampshire) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to 
  specify additional selection criteria for the 2005 round of defense 
        base closures and realignments, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparent and Enhanced Criteria 
Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA FOR 2005 ROUND OF DEFENSE BASE 
              CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT.

    (a) Additional Selection Criteria.--Section 2913 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), as added by section 3002 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 
107-107; 115 Stat. 1344), is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
        subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Additional Considerations.--The selection criteria for 
military installations shall also address the following:
            ``(1) Force structure and mission requirements through 
        2020, as specified by the document entitled `Joint Vision 2020' 
        issued by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including--
                    ``(A) mobilization requirements; and
                    ``(B) requirements for utilization of facilities by 
                the Department of Defense and by other departments and 
                agencies of the United States, including--
                            ``(i) joint use by two or more Armed 
                        Forces; and
                            ``(ii) use by one or more reserve 
                        components.
            ``(2) The availability and condition of facilities, land, 
        and associated airspace, including--
                    ``(A) proximity to mobilization points, including 
                points of embarkation for air or rail transportation 
                and ports; and
                    ``(B) current, planned, and programmed military 
                construction.
            ``(3) Considerations regarding ranges and airspace, 
        including--
                    ``(A) uniqueness; and
                    ``(B) existing or potential physical, 
                electromagnetic, or other encroachment.
            ``(4) Force protection.
            ``(5) Costs and effects of relocating critical 
        infrastructure, including--
                    ``(A) military construction costs at receiving 
                military installations and facilities;
                    ``(B) environmental costs, including costs of 
                compliance with Federal and State environmental laws;
                    ``(C) termination costs and other liabilities 
                associated with existing contracts or agreements 
                involving outsourcing or privatization of services, 
                housing, or facilities used by the Department;
                    ``(D) effects on co-located entities of the 
                Department;
                    ``(E) effects on co-located Federal agencies;
                    ``(F) costs of transfers and relocations of 
                civilian personnel, and other workforce considerations.
            ``(6) Homeland security requirements.
            ``(7) State or local support for a continued presence by 
        the Department, including--
                    ``(A) current or potential public or private 
                partnerships in support of Department activities; and
                    ``(B) the capacity of States and localities to 
                respond positively to economic effects and other 
                effects.
            ``(8) Applicable lessons from previous rounds of defense 
        base closure and realignment, including disparities between 
        anticipated savings and actual savings.
            ``(9) Anticipated savings and other benefits, including--
                    ``(A) enhancement of capabilities through improved 
                use of remaining infrastructure; and
                    ``(B) the capacity to relocate units and other 
                assets.
            ``(10) Any other considerations that the Secretary of 
        Defense considers appropriate.''.
    (b) Weighting of Criteria for Transparency Purposes.--Subsection 
(a) of such section 2913 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph (2):
            ``(2) Weighting of criteria.--At the same time the 
        Secretary publishes the proposed criteria under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the formula 
        proposed to be used by the Secretary in assigning weight to the 
        various proposed criteria in making recommendations for the 
        closure or realignment of military installations inside the 
        United States under this part in 2005.''.
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