[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2667 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2667

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a report on 
the homeland security consequences of the base closure and realignment 
  recommendations made by the Secretary of Defense and to require the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to consider the report 
              during their review of such recommendations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2005

Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Simmons, 
and Ms. Schwartz of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a report on 
the homeland security consequences of the base closure and realignment 
  recommendations made by the Secretary of Defense and to require the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to consider the report 
              during their review of such recommendations.

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

SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY CONSEQUENCES OF BASE 
              CLOSURES AND REALIGNMENTS DURING DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND 
              REALIGNMENT COMMISSION REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Report on Homeland Security Consequences.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
likely consequences and implications on homeland security of the 
closure or realignment of each military installation included on the 
list of military installations recommended for closure or realignment 
that the Secretary of Defense submitted to Congress on May 13, 2005, 
pursuant to 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).
    (b) Use of Report.--When the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission conducts its review and analysis of the list of military 
installations recommended for closure or realignment by the Secretary 
of Defense, the Commission shall consider the report submitted by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security under subsection (a).
    (c) Retroactive Application.--If the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission has completed its review and analysis of the 
Secretary's list of closure and realignment recommendations before the 
date of the enactment of this Act, all other actions carried out under 
subsections (d) and (e) of section 2914 of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 by the Commission or the President before the 
date of the enactment of this Act shall have no further force and 
effect. In order to provide sufficient time for the Commission to 
review the report submitted by the Secretary of Homeland Security under 
subsection (a), each date specified in subsections (d) and (e) of 
section 2914 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
shall be deemed to refer to a date that is one year after the specified 
date.
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