[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4023 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4023

   To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to 
 postpone the 2005 round of base closures and realignments until 2007.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2004

Mr. Ortiz (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
   Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. 
 Rodriguez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
 Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Kanjorski, 
   Mr. Holt, and Mr. Allen) introduced the following bill; which was 
              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 
 postpone the 2005 round of base closures and realignments until 2007.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The roles of the Department of Defense and the 
        Department of Homeland Security, and the resources necessary 
        for homeland defense, are still evolving.
            (2) The decision to conduct an additional round of base 
        closures and realignments in 2005 was developed before the 
        tragic events of September 11, 2001.
            (3) The long-term, costs, and personnel requirements of 
        Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Noble Eagle, and 
        Operation Iraqi Freedom are still unknown.
            (4) Additional funds are necessary to adequately supply the 
        Armed Forces for current missions, while expediting military 
        transformation.
            (5) The Congress will not have the opportunity to 
        thoroughly review and consider the policy decisions culminating 
        in the Global Posture Review before decisions regarding the 
        closure and realignment of military installations will be 
        required in the 2005 round of base closures and realignments.
            (6) The expected costs of implementing and executing base 
        closures and realignments recommended in the 2005 round is 
        estimated at $15,000,000,000 and net savings from such base 
        closures and realignments will not be realized until 
        approximately 2011.

SEC. 2. TWO-YEAR POSTPONEMENT OF 2005 BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT 
              ROUND.

    (a) Submittal of Recommendations Regarding Closure or Realignment 
of Military Installations.--Section 2914 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 3003 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 
Stat. 1345), is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``2005'' and 
        inserting ``2007''; and
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``May 16, 2005,'' and 
        inserting ``May 16, 2007,''.
    (b) Commission Review and Recommendations.--Subsection (d) of such 
section is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``September 8, 
        2005'' both places it appears and inserting ``September 8, 
        2007''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``in 2005'' and inserting ``under 
                this section''; and
                    (B) by striking ``July 1, 2005'' and inserting 
                ``July 1, 2007''.
    (c) Review by President and Transmittal to Congress.--Subsection 
(e) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``in 2005'' and inserting ``under 
                this section''; and
                    (B) by striking ``September 23, 2005'' and 
                inserting ``September 23, 2007'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``October 20, 2005'' and 
        inserting ``October 20, 2007''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``November 7, 2005'' and 
        inserting ``November 7, 2007''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 2904(a)(3) of the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 is amended by striking ``in 
the 2005 report'' and inserting ``in a report submitted after 2001''.
    (2) Section 2906(e) of such Act is amended by striking ``2005'' and 
inserting ``2007''.
    (3) Section 2906A of such Act is amended--
            (A) in the section heading, by striking ``2005'' and 
        inserting ``2007''; and
            (B) by striking ``2005'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``2007''.
    (4) Section 2912 of such Act is amended--
            (A) in the section heading, by striking ``2005'' and 
        inserting ``2007'';
            (B) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``fiscal year 2006'' 
        and inserting ``fiscal year 2008'';
            (C) in subsections (b)(2) and (d), by striking ``in 2005'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``under section 2914'';
            (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``March 15, 2005'' both 
        places it appears and inserting ``March 15, 2007'';
            (E) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``calendar year 2005 
        and shall terminate on April 15, 2006'' and inserting 
        ``calendar year 2007 and shall terminate on April 15, 2008''; 
        and
            (F) in subsection (d)(5), by striking ``second session of 
        the 108th Congress for the activities of the Commission in 
        2005'' and inserting ``second session of the 109th Congress for 
        the activities of the Commission under section 2914''.
    (5) Section 2913 of such Act is amended--
            (A) in the section heading, by striking ``2005'' and 
        inserting ``2007'';
            (B) by striking ``in 2005'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``under section 2914'';
            (C) in subsection (e), by striking ``March 15, 2004'' and 
        inserting ``March 15, 2006''.
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