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 1998-07-30 monographic deposited born digital 36 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-98-169 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-169 P0b002ee18037afa9 f:ns98169 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-169 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-169 NSIAD-98-169 Base closures Defense budgets Military bases Funds management Military cost control Base realignments Military facility construction Reprogramming of appropriated funds Unobligated budget balances Budget cuts DOD Base Realignment and Closure Account Letter Report NSIAD

Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) base closure accounts and its budget request for base closure activities, focusing on opportunities for offsetting the budget request for fiscal year (FY) 1999, including the validity of two proposed military construction (MILCON) projects included in that request.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) DOD and the military services have reduced the previous high unobligated balances in the 1990 base closure account; (2) however, there are opportunities to offset the 1999 budget request; (3) GAO's analysis of the 1990 account and the FY 1999 base realignment and closure (BRAC) budget request raises questions about the need for $131.1 million included in the request; and (4) specifically: (a) from the 1990 base closure account, $35.7 million in proceeds generated by BRAC activities that has not been reported to Congress; $12.5 million previously allocated but not needed for BRAC 1991 MILCON projects; $7.8 million allocated but not needed for BRAC 1991 operation and maintenance activities; and $8.5 million previously allocated but not needed for BRAC 1991 environmental projects; (b) from the FY 1998 BRAC appropriations, $26 million previously withheld but ultimately was not needed for other higher priority programs; and (c) from 1999 BRAC budget request, $40.6 million requested for two separate MILCON projects may no longer be needed because the requirements for one project have not been determined and the other has already been funded. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-169/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-169.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-169/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-169.pdf GAO/NSIAD-98-169 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-98-169 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-98-169; Military Base Closures: Issues Related to the Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request; Base closures Defense budgets Military bases Funds management Military cost control Base realignments Military facility construction Reprogramming of appropriated funds Unobligated budget balances Budget cuts DOD Base Realignment and Closure Account Title 10 Section 2667(D)(5) 10 U.S.C. 2667(D)(5) Public Law 100-526 Public Law 101-510 S. Rept. 105-52