# Defense Base Closure and                                                Realignment Commission

2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report

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                                Welcome to the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Commission's official                                website. Our goal is to assist the American public, including interested stakeholders,                                to fully understand the open and transparent process through which our work is conducted.                                The website will also serve as a means by which you may share your thoughts, concerns,                                or suggestions with the Commissioners. Your input                                is appreciated.                            

                                The Congress established the 2005 BRAC Commission to ensure the integrity of the                                base closure and realignment process. As directed by law, the Commission will provide                                an objective, non-partisan, and independent review and analysis of the list of military                                installation recommendations issued by the Department of Defense (DoD) on May 13,                                2005. The recommendations provided by DoD are extremely complex and interrelated                                and will require in-depth analysis and careful attention to detail. The Commission                                will follow a fair, open, and equitable process, as set forth by statute. The Commission's                                mission is to assess whether the DoD recommendations substantially deviated from                                the Congressional criteria used to evaluate each military base. While giving priority                                to the criteria of military value, the Commission will also take into account the                                human impact of the base closures and will consider the possible economic, environmental,                                and other effects on the surrounding communities.                            

Click Here to Contact the BRAC Commission                              

## Links

              - DoD List
              - Public Law
              -  Procedural Rules of the                                         Commission
              - Charter
              - Commissioners
              - Selection Criteria
              - Force Structure
              - Department of Defense                                        Base Structure ReportFY 2005
              -  DoD BRAC website

                                Links to external internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the                                views contained therein. The BRAC Commission is not responsible for any information                                contained in any sites linked to from the BRAC Commission's web site.                            

## Final Deliberations and Decisions

                                Click HERE to view material                                related to the commission's final deliberations and decisions.                                                                Motion voting results are now available.                            

## Major Steps After the Final 2005 BRAC                                                                Commission Report was Submitted to the                                                                President on September 8, 2005                            

September                                    15, 2005 letter from President Bush to Chairman Principi approving the Commission's                                    recommendations Final Vote Results of the House of Representatives

## Other Commission Documents

Additional Procedural Rules Adopted by the Commission August 20, 2005DoD's Response to Chairman Principi's                                                                        July 1 Letter (July 14, 2005)Chairman                                    Principi letter to                                                                        Secretary Rumsfeld, July 1, 2005Chairman                                    Principi transmittal letter to                                                                        concerned Members of Congress, July 1, 2005

## 2005 Commission Activities

September 8, 2005                            BRAC Commission Final Report Submitted to the President                        

Commission ScheduleHearing transcripts and additional informationOther opportunities for public input

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