[House Document 104-96]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]





                                     

        104th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House 
Document 104-96


 
                  DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT



                   COMMISSION REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              TRANSMITTING

HIS CERTIFICATION OF HIS APPROVAL OF ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED 
   IN THE COMMISSION'S REPORT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 101-510, SEC. 
                        2903(e) (104 STAT. 1812)




    July 13, 1995.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
        Committee on National Security and ordered to be printed
To the Congress of the United States:
    I transmit herewith the report containing the 
recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission (BRAC) pursuant to section 2903 of Public Law 101-
510, 104 Stat. 1810, as amended.
    I hereby certify that I approve all the recommendations 
contained in the Commission's report.
    In a July 8, 1995, letter to Deputy Secretary of Defense 
White (attached), Chairman Dixon confirmed that the 
Commission's recommendations permit the Department of Defense 
to privatize the work loads of the McClellan and Kelly 
facilities in place or elsewhere in their respective 
communities. The ability of the Defense Department to do this 
mitigates the economic impact on those communities, while 
helping the Air Force avoid the disruption in readiness that 
would result from relocation, as well as preserve the important 
defense work forces there.
    As I transmit this report to the Congress, I want to 
emphasize that the Commission's agreement that the Secretary 
enjoys full authority and discretion to transfer work load from 
these two installations to the private sector, in place, 
locally or otherwise, is an integral part of the report. Should 
the Congress approve this package but then subsequently take 
action in other legislation to restrict privatization options 
at McClellan or Kelly, I would regard that action as a breach 
of Public Law 101-510 in the same manner as if the Congress 
were to attempt to reverse by legislation any other material 
direction of this or any other BRAC.

                                                William J. Clinton.
    The White House, July 13, 1995.
    
    
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