[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 113 (Thursday, July 13, 1995)]
[Senate]
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      RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT 
             COMMISSION--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 65

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services:

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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