United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-07-14 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-97-170 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-170 P0b002ee180379ac8 f:ns97170 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-170 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-170 NSIAD-97-170 Base closures Unobligated budget balances Special fund accounts Defense budgets Reprogramming of appropriated funds Budget outlays Property disposal Presidential budgets Military bases DOD Base Realignment and Closure Account Letter Report NSIAD The Senate report accompanying the 1997 Military Construction Appropriations Bill required GAO to continue its annual review of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) accounts and make recommendations on the validity of the Defense Department's (DOD) proposed budget request for base closure activities. Four rounds of military base closings--in 1988, 1991, 1993, and 1995--have taken place. DOD is requesting $2.1 billion for BRAC in fiscal year 1998, including $40.7 million for expenses remaining from the 1988 round, $215.1 million for the 1991 round, $629.7 million for the 1993 round, and $1,175.4 million for the 1995 round. This request is about $400 million less than the 1997 appropriation and about $1.8 billion less than the 1996 appropriation. GAO's review of the 1998 request showed that data required to support continued funding for the 1988 and 1991 closure rounds were identified in the aggregate without detailed information about individual bases; however, the information provided for the 1993 and 1995 rounds contains these details. Lack of detailed information for the 1988 and 1991 rounds limits the visibility of planned expenditures and estimated savings for these bases. In past studies, GAO found high unobligated balances and inaccurate cost estimates in BRAC funding. GAO's current review found the high unobligated balances being reduced. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-170/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-170.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-170/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-170.pdf GAO/NSIAD-97-170 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-170 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-97-170; Military Base Closures: Detailed Budget Requests Could Improve Visibility; Base closures Unobligated budget balances Special fund accounts Defense budgets Reprogramming of appropriated funds Budget outlays Property disposal Presidential budgets Military bases DOD Base Realignment and Closure Account S. Rept. 104-287