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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2667

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a report on the 

homeland security consequences of the base closure and realignment 

recommendations made by the Secretary of Defense and to require the 

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to consider the report during their review of such recommendations. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 26, 2005

Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. SIMMONS, 

and Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare 

a report on the homeland security consequences of the 

base closure and realignment recommendations made by 

the Secretary of Defense and to require the Defense 

Base Closure and Realignment Commission to consider 

the report during their review of such recommendations.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

2 CONSEQUENCES OF BASE CLOSURES AND RE3 ALIGNMENTS DURING DEFENSE BASE CLO4 SURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION RE5 VIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE 

6 CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT RECOMMENDA7 TIONS. 

8 (a) REPORT ON HOMELAND SECURITY CON9 SEQUENCES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

10 submit to Congress a report describing the likely con11 sequences and implications on homeland security of the 

12 closure or realignment of each military installation in13 cluded on the list of military installations recommended 

14 for closure or realignment that the Secretary of Defense 

15 submitted to Congress on May 13, 2005, pursuant to sec16 tion 2914 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 

17 Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–

18 510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 

19 (b) USE OF REPORT.—When the Defense Base Clo20 sure and Realignment Commission conducts its review and 

21 analysis of the list of military installations recommended 

22 for closure or realignment by the Secretary of Defense, 

23 the Commission shall consider the report submitted by the 

24 Secretary of Homeland Security under subsection (a). 

25 (c) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—If the Defense 

26 Base Closure and Realignment Commission has completed 
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1 its review and analysis of the Secretary’s list of closure 

2 and realignment recommendations before the date of the 

3 enactment of this Act, all other actions carried out under 

4 subsections (d) and (e) of section 2914 of the Defense 

5 Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 by the Com6 mission or the President before the date of the enactment 

7 of this Act shall have no further force and effect. In order 

8 to provide sufficient time for the Commission to review 

9 the report submitted by the Secretary of Homeland Secu10 rity under subsection (a), each date specified in sub11 sections (d) and (e) of section 2914 of the Defense Base 

12 Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall be deemed to 

13 refer to a date that is one year after the specified date.

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