[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7245]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 23--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT PROVISIONS 
THAT PROVOKE VETO THREATS FROM THE PRESIDENT SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED ON 
BILLS THAT APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS 
             OF THE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION

  Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Roberts) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations:

                             S. Con. Res. 23

       Whereas Congress and President George W. Bush approved the 
     final recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Commission under the 2005 round of defense base 
     closure and realignment;
       Whereas these recommendations propose major changes in the 
     positioning of United States military personnel;
       Whereas the Department of Defense is moving rapidly to 
     implement these recommendations;
       Whereas the communities near military installations that 
     are slated to receive major troop increases have already 
     invested time and capital in making preparations for upcoming 
     increases in population; and
       Whereas funding these recommendations on an annual basis is 
     absolutely necessary for their implementation and the 
     economic confidence of the communities that are expecting 
     increases in population: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that Congress 
     should not include provisions that provoke veto threats from 
     the President in bills that appropriate funds for the 
     implementation of recommendations of the Base Closure and 
     Realignment Commission.

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