[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1836 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1836

  To require the Comptroller General to address certain questions in 
   connection with the closure of Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and the 
transfer of personnel, functions, and activities from Fort Monmouth to 
       Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 19, 2007

Mr. Lautenberg (for himself and Mr. Menendez) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Comptroller General to address certain questions in 
   connection with the closure of Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and the 
transfer of personnel, functions, and activities from Fort Monmouth to 
       Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 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. COMPTROLLER GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF CLOSURE OF FORT 
              MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY.

    (a) Investigation.--The Comptroller General shall require 
methodological, scientific, and technical experts within the Government 
Accountability Office to undertake a new investigation to address the 
following questions relating to Fort Monmouth, New Jersey:
            (1) Whether the cost estimates of the Department of Defense 
        on closing Fort Monmouth and transferring personnel, functions, 
        and activities to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and the 
        estimates for the United States Military Academy Preparatory 
        School move to the United States Military Academy at West 
        Point, New York, were based on complete and sound data.
            (2) Why specific data showing a future shortfall of 
        scientists and engineers was not provided to the Defense Base 
        Closure and Realignment Commission, thus ensuring insufficient 
        support for the Department's future force structure.
            (3) Whether officials of the Department or the Army 
        involved in the processes described in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        violated any laws by providing false or misleading information.
            (4) Why the Department has failed to timely prepare the 
        report required by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
        Commission certifying that the movement of personnel, 
        functions, and activities from Fort Monmouth will be 
        accomplished without disruption of their support to the Global 
        War on Terror or other critical contingency operations.
    (b) Audit of Report.--Upon the submission of the report described 
in subsection (a)(4), the Comptroller General shall audit the report to 
ensure the information provided in the report is accurate.
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