[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2857 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2857

    To require the immediate release, in unclassified form, of all 
documentation and other information used by the Secretary of Defense to 
  prepare the recommendations submitted to Congress on May 13, 2005, 
regarding the closure and realignment of military installations in the 
                             United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2005

  Mr. Ortiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the immediate release, in unclassified form, of all 
documentation and other information used by the Secretary of Defense to 
  prepare the recommendations submitted to Congress on May 13, 2005, 
regarding the closure and realignment of military installations in the 
                             United States.

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

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF 2005 BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT PROCESS 
              PENDING RELEASE OF ALL DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER 
              INFORMATION USED TO PREPARE INITIAL BASE CLOSURE AND 
              REALIGNMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Release Required.--Not later than the end of the 10-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall certify to Congress that the Secretary has--
            (1) complied with section 2903(c)(4) of the Defense Base 
        Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (title XXIX of Public Law 
        101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as applicable to the 2005 base 
        closure and realignment process by section 2914(b)(1) of such 
        Act; and
            (2) released, in unclassified form, all documentation and 
        other information used by the Secretary of Defense to prepare 
        the recommendations submitted by the Secretary of Defense to 
        Congress on May 13, 2005, regarding the closure and realignment 
        of military installations in the United States.
    (b) Effect of Failure to Timely Release.--If the Secretary of 
Defense fails to provide the certification required by subsection (a) 
before the end of the period specified in such subsection, or the 
certification specifies a date later than July 1, 2005, as the date by 
which the Secretary fully complied with paragraphs (1) and (2) of such 
subsection, the 2005 base closure and realignment process described in 
subsections (d) and (e) of section 2914 of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 shall--
            (1) be suspended, regardless of the point at which the 
        Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission and the 
        President are in the process; and
            (2) have no further force and effect, unless resumed as 
        provided in subsection (c).
    (c) Resumption of Process.--If the Secretary of Defense certifies 
to Congress after the end of the period specified in subsection (a) 
that the Secretary has complied with the requirements of paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of such subsection, or if the certification is submitted under 
such subsection during that period but specifies a date for compliance 
of later than July 1, 2005, the 2005 base closure and realignment 
process described in subsections (d) and (e) of section 2914 of the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 may be resumed as 
follows:
            (1) In order to provide sufficient time for the Defense 
        Base Closure and Realignment Commission, the Congress, and 
        affected communities to review and consider the released 
        documentation and other information, the date specified in 
        paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of section 2914 of the Defense 
        Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 for the submission of 
        the Commission's report containing its findings and 
        conclusions, based on a review and analysis of the Secretary's 
        recommendations, shall be deemed to be the date that is 90 days 
        after the date on which the Secretary provided the 
        certification.
            (2) In order to provide sufficient time for the Comptroller 
        General to analyze the Secretary's recommendations, in light of 
        the released documentation and other information, the date 
        specified in paragraph (6) of subsection (d) of section 2914 of 
        the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 for the 
        submission of the Comptroller General's report shall be deemed 
        to be the date that is 45 days after the date on which the 
        Secretary provided the certification.
            (3) In order to provide sufficient time for the President 
        to review and consider the report of the Defense Base Closure 
        and Realignment Commission, each date specified in subsection 
        (e) of section 2914 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
        Act of 1990 shall be deemed to be the date that is--
                    (A) 90 days after the date on which the Secretary 
                provided the certification; plus
                    (B) an additional number of days equal to the 
                difference between the date specified in such 
                subsection and September 8, 2005.
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