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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5540 

To establish a fair and transparent process that will result in the timely 

consolidation, closure, and realignment of military installations inside 

the United States and will realize improved efficiencies in the cost and 

management of military installations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 21, 2016 

Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. FARR, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 

Mr. COOPER, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. SPEIER, and Mr. O’ROURKE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 

Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish a fair and transparent process that will result 

in the timely consolidation, closure, and realignment of 

military installations inside the United States and will 

realize improved efficiencies in the cost and management 

of military installations, and for other purposes. 

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. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act 

4 of 2016’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings and purpose. 

Sec. 3. Force structure plan, infrastructure inventory, and certification of need 

for consolidation, closure, and realignment of military installations. 

Sec. 4. Time period to allow congressional review. 

Sec. 5. Recommendations for consolidation, closure, or realignment of military 

installations. 

Sec. 6. Final selection criteria for making recommendations for consolidation, 

closure, and realignment of military installations. 

Sec. 7. Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Commission of 

2019. 

Sec. 8. Secretary of Defense recommendations for consolidation, closure, or realignment of military installations. 

Sec. 9. Commission review of Secretary of Defense recommendations for consolidation, closure, or realignment of military installations. 

Sec. 10. Presidential review of Commission recommendations for consolidation, 

closure, or realignment of military installations. 

Sec. 11. Prohibition on implementation of recommendations pending congressional review. 

Sec. 12. Implementation. 

Sec. 13. Management and disposal of property. 

Sec. 14. Account. 

Sec. 15. Restriction on other base closure authority. 

Sec. 16. Required reports. 

Sec. 17. Definitions. 

Sec. 18. Treatment as a base closure law for purposes of other provisions of 

law. 

Sec. 19. Conforming amendments. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find9 ings: 

10 (1) The Department of Defense has requested 

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1 ments and closures (BRAC) as part of each budget 

2 request since fiscal year 2013. 

3 (2) The Department of Defense request for a 

4 new BRAC round is based on the Department’s 

5 analysis that— 

6 (A) there is infrastructure capacity excess 

7 to military requirements; and 

8 (B) the funds required to sustain this ex9 cess infrastructure capacity could be better 

10 spent on other national security priorities. 

11 (3) In testimony before the Committee on 

12 Armed Services of the House of Representatives on 

13 March 22, 2016, Secretary of Defense Ashton Car14 ter stated that ‘‘we need to stop spending so much 

15 money to hold on to bases we don’t need’’ and that 

16 ‘‘we have more bases in more places than we need’’. 

17 (4) According to an April 2016 infrastructure 

18 capacity analysis conducted by the Department of 

19 Defense using projected fiscal year 2019 force struc20 ture levels, overall the Department has approxi21 mately 22 percent excess capacity, of which approxi22 mately 33 percent is excess Army capacity, 7 per23 cent is excess Navy capacity, 32 percent is excess 

24 Air Force capacity, and 12 percent is excess capacity 

25 of the Defense Logistics Agency. 


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1 (5) In a time when the Department of Defense 

2 is facing significant budget pressures, the Depart3 ment is being required to expend valuable resources 

4 to maintain infrastructure capacity in excess of De5 partment requirements instead of investing these 

6 valuable resources in meeting urgent readiness and 

7 training requirements or other priorities within the 

8 Department. 

9 (6) While the Department of Defense has al10 ready undertaken a number of initiatives to reduce 

11 the Department’s overseas infrastructure footprint, 

12 including the European Infrastructure Consolidation 

13 review and the relocation and consolidation of mili14 tary facilities in Japan and the Republic of Korea, 

15 the Department’s ability to take similar actions re16 garding military installation inside the United States 

17 is extremely limited without specific authorization 

18 from Congress. 

19 (7) In testimony before the Committee on 

20 Armed Services of the House of Representatives on 

21 March 22, 2016, John Conger, who was performing 

22 the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

23 Energy, Installations and Environment, testified 

24 that by reducing excess infrastructure capacity by 

25 only 5 percent, the Department of Defense expected 


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1 it could realize $2 billion a year in annual recurring 

2 savings. 

3 (8) A 5-percent reduction in excess infrastruc4 ture can be managed in a strategic and cost-effective 

5 manner while ensuring appropriate infrastructure 

6 capacity remains for potential growth in military 

7 force structure or future contingency needs of the 

8 Department of Defense. 

9 (9) While concerns have been raised about the 

10 costs and schedule associated with the 2005 BRAC 

11 round, the majority of the recommendations of that 

12 round were focused on transformation and realign13 ment rather than efficiency and closure. 

14 (10) As such, congressional authorization for 

15 the next BRAC round must include additional over16 sight and controls on costs and provide sufficient 

17 guidance and authority to ensure that the Depart18 ment of Defense focuses on recommendations that 

19 result in efficiencies and financial savings for the 

20 Department. 

21 (11) Furthermore, congressional authorization 

22 must ensure that the process for developing rec23 ommendations to consolidate, close, or realign mili24 tary installations is independent, impartial, and 

25 transparent. 


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1 (12) In a time when the Department of Defense 

2 needs to reduce excess infrastructure capacity and 

3 realize efficiencies in its real property inventory, this 

4 Act provides the most transparent means to do so 

5 while also affording an independent commission, 

6 Congress, and community groups a significant voice 

7 and role in the process. 

8 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide 

9 a fair and transparent process that will allow the Depart10 ment of Defense— 

11 (1) to consolidate, close, or realign military in12 stallations within the United States; and 

13 (2) as a result of such consolidation, closure, 

14 and realignment, to realize efficiencies and savings 

15 that can be reinvested into critical military readiness 

16 and modernization initiatives. 

17 SEC. 3. FORCE STRUCTURE PLAN, INFRASTRUCTURE IN18 VENTORY, AND CERTIFICATION OF NEED FOR 

19 CONSOLIDATION, CLOSURE, AND REALIGN20 MENT OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

21 (a) FORCE STRUCTURE.— 

22 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De23 fense shall develop a force structure plan for the 

24 Armed Forces, to be based on an assessment by the 

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1 curity of the United States during the period begin2 ning with fiscal year 2018 and ending with fiscal 

3 year 2038. 

4 (2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The force struc5 ture plan shall include, at a minimum, the following 

6 elements: 

7 (A) The probable end-strength levels of the 

8 Armed Forces and major military force units, 

9 including land force divisions, carrier and other 

10 major combatant vessels, air wings, and other 

11 comparable units, identified by the Secretary as 

12 needed to meet the probable threats to the na13 tional security of the United States identified 

14 under paragraph (1). 

15 (B) The anticipated levels of funding that 

16 will be available for national defense purposes 

17 during the period specified in paragraph (1). 

18 (b) INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

19 (1) INVENTORY REQUIRED.—The Secretary 

20 shall conduct a comprehensive inventory of military 

21 installations world-wide for each military depart22 ment, to include the specific number and type of fa23 cilities in the regular and reserve components. 


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1 (2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—As part of the in2 frastructure inventory and using the force structure 

3 plan, the Secretary shall address the following: 

4 (A) The number and type of infrastructure 

5 required to support— 

6 (i) the force structure plan; and 

7 (ii) any potential growth in the end8 strength levels of the Armed Forces and 

9 major military force units in the event of 

10 the emergence of new threats to the secu11 rity of the United States or a national 

12 emergency, contingency operation, or dec13 laration of war. 

14 (B) The categories of excess infrastructure 

15 and infrastructure capacity. 

16 (3) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining 

17 the level of necessary and excess infrastructure in 

18 the infrastructure inventory, the Secretary shall con19 sider the following: 

20 (A) The anticipated and continuing need 

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1 tial for future prohibitions or restriction on the 

2 use of such military installations. 

3 (B) Any efficiencies that may be gained 

4 from joint tenancy by more than one branch of 

5 the Armed Forces at a military installation. 

6 (c) REQUIRED REPORT TO CONGRESS.—As part of 

7 the budget justification documents submitted to Congress 

8 in support of the budget request for the Department of 

9 Defense for fiscal year 2019, the Secretary shall submit 

10 a report to Congress that includes, at a minimum, the fol11 lowing elements: 

12 (1) The force structure plan. 

13 (2) The infrastructure inventory. 

14 (3) The certification required by subsection (d). 

15 (4) An economic analysis of the effect of the 

16 consolidation, closure, or realignment of military in17 stallations to reduce excess infrastructure capacity. 

18 (5) The standard rules that would be used to 

19 calculate annual recurring savings for manpower 

20 base operating costs, utility costs, base closure guar21 antees, service-sharing agreements, and other instal22 lation support activities that the Secretary will use 

23 in developing recommendations for the consolidation, 

24 closure, or realignment of military installations. 


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1 (d) REVISION OF FORCE STRUCTURE PLAN AND IN2 FRASTRUCTURE INVENTORY.— 

3 (1) REVISION AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

4 may revise the force structure plan and infrastruc5 ture inventory. 

6 (2) SUBMISSION.—If the Secretary revises the 

7 force structure plan or infrastructure inventory, the 

8 Secretary shall submit the revised plan or inventory 

9 to Congress not later than February 15 of the year 

10 following the year in which the a plan or inventory 

11 was first submitted. 

12 (3) LIMITATION.—For the purposes of selecting 

13 military installations for consolidation, closure, or 

14 realignment under this Act in the year in which a 

15 revision is submitted, no revision of the force struc16 ture plan or infrastructure inventory is authorized 

17 after the date specified in paragraph (2). 

18 (e) CERTIFICATION OF NEED FOR CONSOLIDATION, 

19 CLOSURE, AND REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY INSTALLA20 TIONS.— 

21 (1) INITIAL CERTIFICATION.—On the basis of 

22 the force structure plan, the infrastructure inven23 tory, and the report required under subsection (c), 

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1 cation of whether the need exists for the Department 

2 to consolidate, close, or realign military installations. 

3 (2) EFFECT OF AFFIRMATIVE CERTIFI4 CATION.—If the Secretary certifies that the need ex5 ists for a round for the selection of military installa6 tions for consolidation, closure, or realignment, the 

7 Secretary also must certify that— 

8 (A) the recommendations for the consolida9 tion, closure, or realignment of military installa10 tions will— 

11 (i) result in annual net savings for 

12 each of the military departments beginning 

13 not later than five years following the date 

14 of the completion of the recommended con15 solidation, closure, or realignment action; 

16 (ii) have the primary objective of 

17 eliminating excess infrastructure capacity 

18 within the Department and reconfigure the 

19 remaining infrastructure to maximize effi20 ciency; and 

21 (iii) allow the Department to reinvest 

22 potential savings realized from the consoli23 dation, closure, or realignment of military 

24 installations into future readiness and 


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1 modernization requirements of the Armed 

2 Forces; and 

3 (B) the Secretary has previously consid4 ered and pursued opportunities to eliminate ex5 cess infrastructure capacity overseas to maxi6 mize efficiency and reduce costs. 

7 (3) EFFECT OF NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION.—If 

8 the Secretary certifies that the need does not exist 

9 for a round for the selection of military installations 

10 for consolidation, closure, or realignment, the Presi11 dent may not commence a round for the selection of 

12 military installations for consolidation, closure, or 

13 realignment as provided by this Act. 

14 (4) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO CERTIFY.—If the 

15 Secretary does not include the certification referred 

16 to in paragraph (1) in the report required by sub17 section (c), the President may not commence a 

18 round for the selection of military installations for 

19 consolidation, closure, or realignment as provided by 

20 this Act. 

21 (f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL EVALUATION.— 

22 (1) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—If the certifi23 cation is provided under subsection (e), the Comp24 troller General of the United States shall prepare an 

25 evaluation of the following: 


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1 (A) The force structure plan and the infra2 structure inventory, including the categories of 

3 excess infrastructure and infrastructure capac4 ity identified in the inventory. 

5 (B) The accuracy and analytical suffi6 ciency of the force structure plan and infra7 structure inventory. 

8 (C) The need for the consolidation, closure, 

9 or realignment of additional military installa10 tions. 

11 (D) The standard rules that would be used 

12 to calculate annual recurring savings for man13 power base operating costs, utility costs, base 

14 closure guarantees, service-sharing agreements, 

15 and other installation support activities that the 

16 Secretary will use in developing recommenda17 tions for the consolidation, closure, or realign18 ment of military installations. 

19 (2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 60 days after 

20 the date on which the certification is submitted to 

21 the Congress, the Comptroller General shall submit 

22 to Congress a report containing the results of the 

23 evaluation required by this subsection. 


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1 SEC. 4. TIME PERIOD TO ALLOW CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW. 

2 (a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may 

3 only commence a round for the selection of military instal4 lations for consolidation, closure, or realignment as pro5 vided by this Act after the end of a 90-day period begin6 ning on the date the certification required by subsection 

7 (e) of section 3 is submitted to Congress in the report 

8 required under subsection (c) of such section. 

9 (b) EFFECT OF PASSAGE OF A JOINT RESOLUTION

10 OF DISAPPROVAL.—If, during the period specified in sub11 section (a), a joint resolution is enacted disapproving of 

12 the force structure plan, the infrastructure inventory, or 

13 the certification required by section 3(e), then the Presi14 dent may not commence a round for the selection of mili15 tary installations for consolidation, closure, or realignment 

16 as provided by this Act. 

17 SEC. 5. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSOLIDATION, CLO18 SURE, OR REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY IN19 STALLATIONS. 

20 (a) CONDITIONAL APPLICABILITY.—This section 

21 shall apply only if— 

22 (1) the Secretary of Defense makes a certifi23 cation under section 3(e) that the need exists for a 

24 round for the selection of military installations for 

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1 (2) Congress does not enact a joint resolution 

2 described in section 4(b) during the period specified 

3 in section 4(a). 

4 (b) AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDA5 TIONS.—Subject to subsection (a), the Secretary may ini6 tiate a process to develop recommendations for the consoli7 dation, closure, or realignment of military installations on 

8 the basis of the force structure plan, the infrastructure 

9 inventory, and the final selection criteria. 

10 (c) CONSIDERATION OF ALL INSTALLATIONS.—In 

11 developing recommendations for the consolidation, closure, 

12 or realignment of military installations under this Act, the 

13 Secretary shall consider all military installations inside the 

14 United States equally without regard to whether the in15 stallation has been previously considered or proposed for 

16 consolidation, closure, or realignment by the Department 

17 or a Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. 

18 (d) EFFECT OF ADVANCE CONVERSION PLANNING.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the development of rec20 ommendations for the consolidation, closure, or re21 alignment of military installations, the Secretary 

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1 tion, closure, or realignment of a military installa2 tion. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—For the purposes of this sub4 section, advanced conversion planning— 

5 (A) shall include community adjustment 

6 and economic diversification planning under7 taken by the community before an anticipated 

8 selection of a military installation in or near the 

9 community for consolidation, closure, or re10 alignment; and 

11 (B) may include the development of contin12 gency redevelopment plans, plans for economic 

13 development and diversification, and plans for 

14 the joint use (including civilian and military 

15 use, public and private use, civilian dual use, 

16 and civilian shared use) of the property or fa17 cilities of the military installation after the an18 ticipated consolidation, closure, or realignment. 

19 (e) EFFECT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVAL.— 

20 (1) CONSIDERATION AUTHORIZED.—Except as 

21 provided in paragraph (2), in developing rec22 ommendations for the consolidation, closure, and re23 alignment of military installations under this Act, 

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1 stallation that the government would approve of the 

2 consolidation, closure, or realignment of the military 

3 installation. 

4 (2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding receiving a 

5 notice described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

6 shall— 

7 (A) make recommendations for the consoli8 dation, closure, and realignment of military in9 stallations based on the force structure plan, 

10 the infrastructure inventory, and the final selec11 tion criteria; and 

12 (B) include a statement of the result of the 

13 consideration of such a notice and the reasons 

14 for the result. 

15 SEC. 6. FINAL SELECTION CRITERIA FOR MAKING REC16 OMMENDATIONS FOR CONSOLIDATION, CLO17 SURE, AND REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY IN18 STALLATIONS. 

19 (a) FINAL SELECTION CRITERIA.—The final selec20 tion criteria to be used by the Secretary of Defense in 

21 making recommendations for the consolidation, closure, or 

22 realignment of military installations under this Act shall 

23 be military value criteria and certain additional criteria, 

24 as follows: 


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1 (1) MILITARY VALUE CRITERIA.—The military 

2 value criteria are as follows: 

3 (A) The current and future mission capa4 bilities of the Armed Forces, the ability to sup5 port technological innovation, the ability to sup6 port educational requirements that enhance the 

7 success of members of the Armed Forces in 

8 their military career fields, and the impact on 

9 operational readiness of the total force of the 

10 Department, including the impact on joint 

11 warfighting, training, and readiness. 

12 (B) The availability, condition, and stra13 tegic location of land, facilities, and associated 

14 airspace (including training areas suitable for 

15 maneuver by ground, naval, or air forces 

16 throughout a diversity of climate and terrain 

17 areas, areas capable of supporting testing and 

18 evaluation exercises, and staging areas for the 

19 use of the Armed Forces in homeland defense 

20 missions) at both existing and potential receiv21 ing locations. 

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1 tial receiving locations to support military oper2 ations and training. 

3 (D) The cost of operations and the man4 power implications. 

5 (2) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—The additional cri6 teria are as follows: 

7 (A) The extent and timing of potential 

8 costs and savings, including the number of 

9 years, beginning with the date of completion of 

10 the recommended consolidation, closure, or re11 alignment action, for the savings to exceed the 

12 costs. 

13 (B) The economic impact on existing com14 munities in the vicinity of the military installa15 tion (including potential impacts to employ16 ment, termination of contractual agreements, 

17 and closure of commercial facilities ), calculated 

18 using standardized, federally recognized eco19 nomic impact data when calculating the impact 

20 on existing communities. 

21 (C) The impact on homeland security and 

22 emergency response preparedness in a State or 

23 region 

24 (D) The ability of the infrastructure of 

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1 munities to support forces, missions, and per2 sonnel. 

3 (E) The environmental impact, including 

4 the impact of costs related to potential environ5 mental restoration, waste management, and en6 vironmental compliance activities. 

7 (b) PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS.—In making rec8 ommendations for the consolidation, closure, and realign9 ment of military installations, the Secretary shall give pri10 ority consideration to the military value criteria, as speci11 fied in subsection (a)(1). 

12 (c) CONSIDERATION OF TIME PERIOD FOR ACHIEV13 ING SAVINGS.— 

14 (1) EMPHASIS ON NET-SAVINGS WITHIN FIVE

15 YEARS.—The Secretary shall place an emphasis on 

16 recommendations for the consolidation, closure, and 

17 realignment of military installations that will yield 

18 net-savings within five years of the completion of the 

19 recommended consolidation, closure, or realignment 

20 action. 

21 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS WITH LONG-DELAYED

22 NET-SAVINGS.—The Secretary may not make a rec23 ommendation that will not demonstrate net-savings 

24 within 20 years, unless the Secretary certifies as 

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1 of the recommendation supports or enhances a crit2 ical national security interest of the United States. 

3 (d) COVERED COSTS.—When determining the costs 

4 associated with a recommendation for the consolidation, 

5 closure, or realignment of a military installation, the Sec6 retary shall consider costs associated with military con7 struction, information technology, termination of public8 private contracts, guarantees, and other factors contrib9 uting to the cost of implementing and completing the rec10 ommended consolidation, closure, or realignment action, 

11 as determined by the Secretary. 

12 (e) EFFECT ON DEPARTMENT AND OTHER AGENCY

13 COSTS.—The final selection criteria relating to the cost 

14 savings or return on investment from a recommended con15 solidation, closure, or realignment action shall take into 

16 account the effect of the consolidation, closure, or realign17 ment on the costs of any other activity of the Department 

18 or any other Federal agency that may be required to as19 sume responsibility for activities performed at the military 

20 installation to be consolidated, closed, or realigned. 

21 (f) RELATION TO OTHER MATERIALS.—The final se22 lection criteria shall be the only criteria used, along with 

23 the force structure plan and the infrastructure inventory, 

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1 and realignment of military installations inside the United 

2 States under this Act. 

3 SEC. 7. MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE CONSOLIDATION AND 

4 EFFICIENCY COMMISSION OF 2019. 

5 (a) CONDITIONAL APPLICABILITY.—This section 

6 shall apply only if— 

7 (1) the Secretary of Defense makes a certifi8 cation under section 3(e) that the need exists for a 

9 round for the selection of military installations for 

10 consolidation, closure, or realignment; and 

11 (2) Congress does not enact a joint resolution 

12 described in section 4(b) during the period specified 

13 in section 4(a). 

14 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT COMMIS15 SION.—Subject to subsection (a), there shall be estab16 lished an independent commission to carry out the duties 

17 specified for it in this Act. The Commission shall be known 

18 as the ‘‘Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Effi19 ciency Commission of 2019’’. 

20 (c) COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT.— 

21 (1) MEMBERS AND APPOINTMENT.—The Com22 mission shall be composed of nine members ap23 pointed by the President, by and with the advice and 

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1 (2) CONSULTATION.—In selecting individuals 

2 for nomination to be members of the Commission, 

3 the President should consult with— 

4 (A) the Speaker of the House of Rep5 resentatives concerning the appointment of two 

6 members; 

7 (B) the majority leader of the Senate con8 cerning the appointment of two members; 

9 (C) the minority leader of the House of 

10 Representatives concerning the appointment of 

11 one member; and 

12 (D) the minority leader of the Senate con13 cerning the appointment of one member. 

14 (3) CHAIRMAN.—At the time the President 

15 nominates individuals for appointment to the Com16 mission, the President shall designate one such indi17 vidual who shall serve as the Chairman of the Com18 mission. 

19 (4) PRIORITY.—The President shall give pri20 ority consideration in the nomination of members of 

21 the Commission to individuals who— 

22 (A) have demonstrated expertise regarding 

23 the current and future operational and training 

24 requirements of the Armed Forces, professional 

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1 structure and environmental management, or 

2 the socioeconomic impact of military installa3 tions on states, regions, and local communities; 

4 and 

5 (B) have not served on a Defense Base 

6 Closure and Realignment Commission. 

7 (5) DEADLINE.—If the President does not 

8 transmit to the Senate the nominations for appoint9 ment to the Commission on or before February 1, 

10 2019, the process by which military installations 

11 may be selected for consolidation, closure, or realign12 ment under this Act shall be terminated. 

13 (6) TERM.—A member of the Commission shall 

14 serve until the termination of the Commission under 

15 subsection (i). 

16 (7) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Commission 

17 shall be filled in the same manner as the original ap18 pointment, and the individual appointed to fill the 

19 vacancy shall serve for the unexpired portion of the 

20 term of the individual’s predecessor under paragraph 

21 (6). 

22 (d) PAY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Com24 mission, other than the Chairman, shall be paid at 

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1 annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the 

2 Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 

3 United States Code, for each day (including travel 

4 time) during which the member is engaged in the ac5 tual performance of duties vested in the Commis6 sion. 

7 (2) CHAIRMAN.—The Chairman of the Commis8 sion shall be paid for each day referred to in para9 graph (1) at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of 

10 the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for 

11 level III of the Executive Schedule under section 

12 5314, of title 5, United States Code. 

13 (3) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Com14 mission shall receive travel expenses, including per 

15 diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sec16 tions 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 

17 (e) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.— 

18 (1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall appoint, 

19 without regard to section 5311 of title 5, United 

20 States Code, a Director who has not served on active 

21 duty in the Armed Forces or as a civilian employee 

22 of the Department during the one year period pre23 ceding the date of such appointment. The Director 

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1 level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 

2 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 

3 (2) STAFF.—Subject to the approval of the 

4 Commission, the Director may appoint and fix the 

5 pay of additional staff personnel. The Director may 

6 make such appointments without regard to the pro7 vision of title 5, United States Code, governing ap8 pointments in the competitive service, and any per9 sonnel so appointment may be paid without regard 

10 to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 

11 of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification 

12 and General Schedule pay rates, except that an indi13 vidual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of 

14 the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of 

15 the General Schedule. 

16 (3) DETAILED PERSONNEL.—Upon the request 

17 of the Director, the head of any Federal department 

18 of agency may detail any of the personnel of that de19 partment or agency to the Commission to assist the 

20 Commission in carrying out its duties under this 

21 Act. The Comptroller General of the United States 

22 shall provide assistance, including the detailing of 

23 employees, to the Commission in accordance with an 

24 agreement entered into with the Commission. 

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1 (A) LIMITATIONS ON DETAILEES FROM

2 DEPARTMENT.—Of the personnel employed by 

3 or detailed to the Commission— 

4 (i) not more than one-third may be on 

5 detail from the Department; 

6 (ii) not more than one-fifth of the pro7 fessional analysts of the Commission staff 

8 may be on detail from the Department; 

9 and 

10 (iii) no person detailed from the De11 partment may be assigned as the lead pro12 fessional analyst with respect to a military 

13 department or Defense Agency. 

14 (B) CONFLICT OF INTEREST LIMITA15 TION.—A person may not be detailed from the 

16 Department to the Commission if, within 12 

17 months before the detail is to begin, that person 

18 participated personally and substantially in any 

19 matter within the Department concerning the 

20 preparation of recommendations for the consoli21 dation, closure, or realignment of military in22 stallations. 

23 (C) DUTY LIMITATIONS.—No member of 

24 the Armed Forces, and no officer or employee 

25 of the Department, may— 


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1 (i) prepare any report concerning the 

2 effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency of the 

3 performance on the staff of the Commis4 sion of any person detailed from the De5 partment to that staff; 

6 (ii) review the preparation of such a 

7 report; or 

8 (iii) approve or disapprove of such a 

9 report. 

10 (D) TIME-PERIOD LIMITATIONS.—During 

11 the period beginning January 1, 2020, and end12 ing April 15, 2020, there may not be more than 

13 15 persons on the staff of the Commission at 

14 any one time, the staff may only perform such 

15 functions as are necessary to prepare for the 

16 termination of the Commission and transfer of 

17 all records to the Department or national ar18 chives. No member of the Armed Forces and no 

19 officer or employee of the Department may 

20 serve on the staff during this time. 

21 (5) STAFF-RELATED CERTIFICATION.—Not 

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1 tions to be submitted by the Secretary pursuant to 

2 section 8. 

3 (f) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—To the extent funds are 

4 available; the Commission may lease space, acquire per5 sonal property, and procure by contract the temporary or 

6 intermittent services of experts or consultants pursuant to 

7 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. 

8 (g) FUNDING.— 

9 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Com11 mission such funds as are necessary to carry out its 

12 duties under this Act. Such funds shall remain avail13 able until expended. 

14 (2) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—If no funds are 

15 appropriated to the Commission by the end of the 

16 second session of the 115th Congress, the Secretary 

17 may transfer to the Commission for purposes of its 

18 activities under this Act such funds as the Commis19 sion may require to carry out such activities. The 

20 Secretary may make such transfer from any funds 

21 available to the Secretary. Funds so transferred 

22 shall remain available to the Commission for such 

23 purpose until expended. 

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1 Code, shall apply with respect to communications with the 

2 Commission. 

3 (i) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

4 on April 15, 2020. 

5 SEC. 8. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 

6 CONSOLIDATION, CLOSURE, OR REALIGN7 MENT OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

8 (a) CONDITIONAL APPLICABILITY.—This section 

9 shall apply only if— 

10 (1) the Secretary of Defense makes a certifi11 cation under section 3(e) that the need exists for a 

12 round for the selection of military installations for 

13 consolidation, closure, or realignment; 

14 (2) Congress does not enact a joint resolution 

15 described in section 4(b) during the period specified 

16 in section 4(a); and 

17 (3) the Chairman of the Commission certifies 

18 under section 7(e)(5) that the Commission has ade19 quate staff to review the recommendations to be sub20 mitted by the Secretary pursuant to this section. 

21 (b) PUBLICATION AND TRANSMITTAL OF REC22 OMMENDATIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

24 the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, 

25 transmit to the congressional defense committees, 


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1 and transmit to the Commission a list of the mili2 tary installations inside the United States that the 

3 Secretary recommends for consolidation, closure, or 

4 realignment based on the force structure plan, infra5 structure inventory, and final selection criteria. 

6 (2) DEADLINE.—The publication and trans7 mittal shall occur before the later of the following: 

8 (A) April 15, 2019. 

9 (B) 14 days after the Chairman of the 

10 Commission makes the certification referred to 

11 in subsection (a)(3). 

12 (c) TRANSMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL MATERIALS.— 

13 Not later than seven days after the date of the transmittal 

14 of the list of recommendations under subsection (c), the 

15 Secretary shall transmit to the congressional defense com16 mittees and the Commission the following additional mate17 rials: 

18 (1) A summary of the selection process that re19 sulted in the recommendation for each military in20 stallation specified in the list of recommendations, 

21 including a justification for each recommendation 

22 based on the final selection criteria. 

23 (2) An estimate of the cost and potential sav24 ings of each recommendation. 


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1 (3) Standard rules to calculate annual recurring 

2 savings for manpower base operating costs, utility 

3 costs, base closure guarantees, service-sharing agree4 ments, and other installation support activities that 

5 the Secretary will use in the determination of the 

6 savings derived from a recommendation. 

7 (d) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—In addition to 

8 making all information used by the Secretary to prepare 

9 the recommendations under this section available to Con10 gress (including any committee or Member of Congress), 

11 the Secretary shall also make such information available 

12 to the Commission, the Comptroller General of the United 

13 States, and the public by means of the Internet or another 

14 electronic format. This information shall include, but is 

15 not limited to unclassified assessment data on the current 

16 condition of facilities and infrastructure, an environmental 

17 baseline of known or contamination and remediation ac18 tivities, and standard rules used to calculate annual recur19 ring savings. 

20 (e) CERTIFICATION OF ACCURACY AND COMPLETE21 NESS OF INFORMATION.—When submitting information to 

22 the Secretary or the Commission concerning the rec23 ommended consolidation, closure, or realignment of a mili24 tary installation, the following individuals shall certify that 


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1 such information is accurate and complete to the best of 

2 that person’s knowledge and belief: 

3 (1) The Secretaries of the military departments. 

4 (2) The heads of the Defense Agencies. 

5 (3) Each person whose duties include personal 

6 and substantial involvement in the preparation and 

7 submission of information and recommendations 

8 concerning the consolidation, closure, or realignment 

9 of military installations, as designated in regulations 

10 which the Secretary shall prescribe, regulations 

11 which the Secretary of each military department 

12 shall prescribe for personnel within that military de13 partment, or regulations which the head of each De14 fense Agency shall prescribe for personnel within 

15 that Defense Agency. 

16 (f) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND

17 SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Any information provided to 

18 the Commission by a person described in subsection (d) 

19 shall also be made available for the public record and be 

20 submitted in written form to the Senate and the House 

21 of Representatives to be made available to Members of the 

22 House concerned in accordance with the rules of that 

23 House. The information shall be submitted to the Senate 

24 and the House of Representatives within 48 hours after 

25 the submission of the information to the Commission. 


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1 SEC. 9. COMMISSION REVIEW OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 

2 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSOLIDATION, 

3 CLOSURE, OR REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY 

4 INSTALLATIONS. 

5 (a) PUBLIC HEARINGS AND TESTIMONY.—After re6 ceiving the recommendations from the Secretary of De7 fense for the consolidation, closure, and realignment of 

8 military installations pursuant to section 8, the Commis9 sion shall conduct public hearings on the recommenda10 tions. All testimony before the Commission at a public 

11 hearing conducted under this subsection shall be presented 

12 under oath. 

13 (b) OPEN MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet 

14 only during calendar year 2019, and each meeting, other 

15 than meetings in which classified information is to be dis16 cussed, shall be open to the public. All the proceedings, 

17 information, and deliberations of the Commission shall be 

18 open, upon request, to the following: 

19 (1) The chairmen and ranking members of the 

20 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

21 the House of Representatives, or such other mem22 bers of the committees designated by such chairmen 

23 or ranking members. 

24 (2) The chairmen and ranking members of the 

25 Subcommittees on Military Construction, Veterans 

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1 Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep2 resentatives, or such other members of the sub3 committees designated by such chairmen or ranking 

4 members. 

5 (3) The chairmen and ranking members of the 

6 Subcommittees on Defense of the Committees on 

7 Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep8 resentatives, or such other members of the sub9 committees designated by such chairmen or ranking 

10 members. 

11 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW AND ASSIST12 ANCE.— 

13 (1) ASSISTANCE.—The Comptroller General of 

14 the United States shall assist the Commission, to 

15 the extent requested, in the Commission’s review of 

16 the recommendations submitted by the Secretary of 

17 Defense pursuant to section 8. 

18 (2) REVIEW.—Not later than 45 days after the 

19 date on which the Secretary transmits the rec20 ommendations to the Commission pursuant to sub21 section 8(b), the Comptroller General shall transmit 

22 to Congress and to the Commission a report con23 taining a detailed analysis of the Secretary’s rec24 ommendations, selection process, and standard rules 

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1 (d) REPORT TO PRESIDENT.— 

2 (1) REPORT REQUIRED; CONTENT.—Subject to 

3 paragraph (2), the Commission shall transmit to the 

4 President a report containing— 

5 (A) the findings and conclusions of the 

6 Commission based on its review of the rec7 ommendations made by the Secretary pursuant 

8 to section 8; 

9 (B) the recommendations of the Commis10 sion for the consolidation, closure, and realign11 ment of military installations inside the United 

12 States; and 

13 (C) an explanation and justification of 

14 each recommendation made by the Commission 

15 that is different from the Secretary pursuant to 

16 subsection (e). 

17 (2) DEADLINE.—The report of the Commission 

18 shall be transmitted before the later of the following: 

19 (A) October 1, 2019. 

20 (B) 180 days after the date on which the 

21 Secretary transmits the recommendations to the 

22 Commission pursuant to subsection 8(b). 

23 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The report of the Commis24 sion also shall be made available to Congress and 

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1 tronic format on the same date on which the Com2 mission transmits the report to the President. 

3 (e) CHANGES TO THE SECRETARY’S RECOMMENDA4 TIONS.—In making its recommendations under this sec5 tion, the Commission may make changes, subject to sub6 section (f), in any of the recommendations made by the 

7 Secretary if the Commission determines that— 

8 (1) the Secretary deviated substantially from 

9 the force structure plan or the final selection criteria 

10 in making the recommendation; or 

11 (2) a recommendation made by the Secretary 

12 was justified by assessment data— 

13 (A) that the Commission determines to be 

14 invalid; and 

15 (B) that, if corrected, the Commission de16 termines would significantly impact the military 

17 value or potential costs and savings of the rec18 ommendation. 

19 (f) PROCESS FOR MAKING CHANGES.— 

20 (1) THRESHOLD FOR CONSIDERATION.—The 

21 Commission may not consider making a change in 

22 the recommendations of the Secretary that would 

23 add or remove a military installation to the Sec24 retary’s list of recommendations unless— 


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1 (A) the Commission provides the Secretary 

2 with at least a 15-day period, before making 

3 the change, in which to submit an explanation 

4 of the reasons why— 

5 (i) in the case of considering a mili6 tary installation for addition, the installa7 tion was not included on the consolidation, 

8 closure, or realignment list by the Sec9 retary; or 

10 (ii) in the case of considering a mili11 tary installation for removal, the installa12 tion was included on the consolidation, clo13 sure, or realignment list by the Secretary; 

14 and 

15 (B) the decision to add or remove the in16 stallation for Commission consideration is sup17 ported by at least seven members of the Com18 mission. 

19 (2) REMOVAL OR REDUCTION.—In addition to 

20 complying with the requirements of subsection (e), 

21 the Commission may remove a military installation 

22 from the list of recommendations made by the Sec23 retary, or decrease the extent of a realignment pro24 posed by a particular recommendation, only if the 

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1 ported by a simple majority of the members of the 

2 Commission. 

3 (3) ADDITION OR INCREASE.—In addition to 

4 complying with the requirements of subsection (e), 

5 the Commission may add a military installation to 

6 the list of recommendations made by the Secretary, 

7 or increase the extent of a realignment proposed by 

8 a particular recommendation, only if— 

9 (A) the Commission— 

10 (i) determines that the change is con11 sistent with the force structure plan, infra12 structure inventory, and final selection cri13 teria; 

14 (ii) publishes a notice of the proposed 

15 change in the Federal Register not less 

16 than 45 days before transmitting its rec17 ommendations to the President pursuant 

18 to subsection (d); and 

19 (iii) conducts public hearings on the 

20 proposed change; 

21 (B) at least two Members of the Commis22 sion visit the military installation before the 

23 date of the transmittal of the report pursuant 

24 to subsection (c); and 


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1 (C) the decision of the Commission to 

2 make the change is supported by at least seven 

3 members of the Commission. 

4 (4) COST ESTIMATE REQUIRED.—For each 

5 change made by the Commission in the rec6 ommendations of the Secretary, the Commission, in 

7 coordination with the Secretary, shall provide an up8 dated estimated costs to complete the recommended 

9 consolidation, closure, or realignment action and po10 tential savings of the recommendation. 

11 (g) RESPONSIBILITY TO RECUSE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Commis13 sion shall recuse himself or herself from consider14 ation of a matter before the Commission— 

15 (A) in accordance with section 208 of title 

16 18, United States Code; and 

17 (B) in addition, in the event that the mem18 ber is concerned that other circumstances would 

19 raise a question regarding the legitimacy and 

20 impartiality of the final recommendations of the 

21 Commission. 

22 (2) EXTENT OF RECUSAL.—In recusing himself 

23 or herself from consideration of a matter before the 

24 Commission, the member shall not participate in the 

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1 SEC. 10. PRESIDENTIAL REVIEW OF COMMISSION REC2 OMMENDATIONS FOR CONSOLIDATION, CLO3 SURE, OR REALIGNMENT OF MILITARY IN4 STALLATIONS. 

5 (a) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

7 following receipt of the report of the Commission re8 quired by section 9, the President shall transmit to 

9 the Commission and to Congress a report containing 

10 the President’s approval or disapproval of the rec11 ommendations of the Commission for the consolida12 tion, closure, or realignment of military installations. 

13 (2) DEADLINE.—The report of the President 

14 shall be transmitted before the later of the following: 

15 (A) October 15, 2019. 

16 (B) 14 days after the date on which the 

17 Commission transmits its recommendations to 

18 the President pursuant to section 9(d). 

19 (b) EFFECT OF APPROVAL.—It the President ap20 proves all the recommendations of the Commission, the 

21 report of the President to Congress under subsection (a) 

22 shall include— 

23 (1) a copy of the Commission’s recommenda24 tions; and 

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1 (c) EFFECT OF DISAPPROVAL.—If the President dis2 approves the recommendations of the Commission, in 

3 whole or in part, the report of the President under sub4 section (a) shall include— 

5 (1) the reasons for disapproval; and 

6 (2) a certification of such disapproval. 

7 (d) REVISION.— 

8 (1) OPPORTUNITY TO REVISE.—If the President 

9 disapproves the recommendations of the Commis10 sion, the Commission shall transmit to the President 

11 a revised list of recommendations for the consolida12 tion, closure, and realignment of military installa13 tions before the later of the following: 

14 (A) November 30, 2019. 

15 (B) 30 days after the date on which the 

16 President transmits the disapproval. 

17 (2) EFFECT OF APPROVAL.—If the President 

18 approves all of the revised recommendations of the 

19 Commission transmitted to the President under 

20 paragraph (1), the President shall transmit to the 

21 Commission and to Congress a report containing— 

22 (A) a copy of the revised recommendations; 

23 and 

24 (B) a certification of such approval. 


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1 (3) TERMINATION.—If the President does not 

2 transmit to Congress the report described in para3 graph (2) by December 31, 2019, the process by 

4 which military installations may be selected for con5 solidation, closure, or realignment under this Act 

6 shall be terminated. 

7 SEC. 11. PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REC8 OMMENDATIONS PENDING CONGRESSIONAL 

9 REVIEW. 

10 (a) OPPORTUNITY FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.— 

11 Unless Congress enacts a joint resolution described in sub12 section (b), the Secretary of Defense may begin to take 

13 the implementation actions described in section 12 after 

14 the end of a 45-day period beginning on the date on which 

15 the President submits to the Commission and Congress 

16 a report containing an approval and certification pursuant 

17 to section 10, or the adjournment of Congress sine die 

18 for the session in which the report is transmitted, which19 ever is earlier. 

20 (b) EFFECT OF PASSAGE OF A JOINT RESOLUTION

21 OF DISAPPROVAL.—If a joint resolution disapproving of 

22 the recommendations of the Commission submitted by the 

23 President in a report pursuant to section 10 is enacted 

24 by Congress not later than 45 days after the date of the 

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1 carry out any consolidation, closure, or realignment rec2 ommended by the Commission in the report transmitted 

3 by the President. 

4 SEC. 12. IMPLEMENTATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 11, the Sec6 retary shall— 

7 (1) close all military installations recommended 

8 for closure by the Commission in the report trans9 mitted to the Congress by the President pursuant to 

10 section 10; 

11 (2) realign all military installations rec12 ommended for realignment by the Commission in the 

13 report; 

14 (3) initiate all such closures and realignments 

15 no later than two years after the date on which the 

16 President transmits the report to the Congress that 

17 contains the recommendations for such closures or 

18 realignments; 

19 (4) complete all such closures and realignments 

20 no later than the end of the 5-year period beginning 

21 on the date on which the President transmits the re22 port containing the recommendations for such clo23 sures or realignments; and 

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1 paragraphs in a manner that is suitable for reuse, 

2 minimizes the time required to dispose of excess and 

3 surplus real property and maximizes efficiency and 

4 return on investment. 

5 (b) ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN.— 

6 (1) In closing or realigning any military instal7 lation under this Act, the Secretary may take such 

8 actions as may be necessary for each approved rec9 ommendation to close or realign a military installa10 tion, including the acquisition of such land, the con11 struction of such replacement facilities, the perform12 ance of such activities, and the conduct of such ad13 vance planning and design as may be required to 

14 transfer the functions from a military installation 

15 being closed or realigned to another military installa16 tion, and may use for such purposes funds in the 

17 Account or funds appropriated to the Department of 

18 Defense for use in planning and design, minor con19 struction, or operation and maintenance. 

20 (2) Except as provided in section 14(c), in car21 rying out any closure or realignment action under 

22 this Act, the Secretary may not exceed, by more 

23 than 25 percent, the total cost specified for such clo24 sure or realignment action in the report transmitted 


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1 by the Commission to the President pursuant to sec2 tion 9(d). 

3 (3) In closing or realigning any military instal4 lation under this Act, the Secretary may provide eco5 nomic adjustment assistance to any community lo6 cated near a military installation being closed or re7 aligned, and community planning assistance to any 

8 community located near a military installation to 

9 which functions will be transferred as a result of the 

10 consolidation, closure, or realignment of a military 

11 installation, if the Secretary determines that the fi12 nancial resources available to the community (by 

13 grant or otherwise) for such purposes are inad14 equate, and may use for such purposes funds in the 

15 Account or funds appropriated to the Department of 

16 Defense for economic adjustment assistance or com17 munity planning assistance. 

18 (4) In closing or realigning any military instal19 lation under this Act, the Secretary may carry out 

20 activities for the purposes of environmental restora21 tion and mitigation at any such installation, and 

22 shall use for such purposes funds both appropriated 

23 to the Account (reference) and funds deposited in 

24 the Account from the proceeds of the lease, transfer, 

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1 that is consolidated, closed, or realigned under this 

2 Act. The Secretary shall ensure that environmental 

3 restoration of any property made excess to the needs 

4 of the Department of Defense as a result of such 

5 consolidation, closure, or realignment be carried out 

6 as soon as possible to expedite the ability of the re7 development authority to carry out its redevelopment 

8 plan for the property. 

9 (5) In closing or realigning any military instal10 lation under this Act, the Secretary may provide 

11 outplacement assistance to civilian employees em12 ployed by the Department of Defense at military in13 stallations being closed or realigned, an may use for 

14 such purposes funds in the Account or funds appro15 priated to the Department of Defense for outplace16 ment assistance to employees. 

17 (6) In closing or realigning any military instal18 lation under this Act, the Secretary may reimburse 

19 other Federal agencies for actions performed at the 

20 request of the Secretary with respect to any such 

21 consolidation, closure, or realignment, and may use 

22 for such purposes funds in the Account of funds ap23 propriated to the Department of Defense and avail24 able for such purpose. 


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1 SEC. 13. MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF A SINGLE PROPERTY DIS3 POSAL AGENCY.—The Secretary shall establish a new 

4 Field Activity to act as the executive agent for the man5 agement and disposal of real property made excess to the 

6 needs of the Department in carrying out the actions de7 scribed in section 12. The staff of this Field Activity may 

8 consist of persons detailed to the field activity by the Army 

9 Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Com10 mand, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support 

11 Center, and other Federal departments or agencies to as12 sist in carrying out the Field Activities duties under this 

13 Act. 

14 (b) MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.— 

15 (1) The Administrator of General Services shall 

16 delegate to the Secretary of Defense, with respect to 

17 excess and surplus real property, facilities, and per18 sonal property located at a military installation 

19 closed or realigned under this Act— 

20 (A) the authority of the Administrator to 

21 utilize excess property under subchapter II of 

22 chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code; 

23 (B) the authority of the Administrator to 

24 dispose of surplus property under subchapter 

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1 (C) the authority to dispose of surplus 

2 property for public airports under sections 

3 47151 through 47153 of title 49, United States 

4 Code; and 

5 (D) the authority of the Administrator to 

6 determine the availability of excess or surplus 

7 real property for wildlife conservation purposes 

8 in accordance with the Act of May 19, 1948 

9 (16 U.S.C. 667b). 

10 (2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and para11 graphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), the Secretary of De12 fense shall exercise the authority delegated to the 

13 Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) in accordance 

14 with— 

15 (i) all regulations governing the utilization 

16 of excess property and the disposal of surplus 

17 property under subtitle I of title 40, United 

18 States Code; and 

19 (ii) all regulations governing the convey20 ance and disposal of property under section 

21 13(g) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 

22 U.S.C. App. 1622(g)). 

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1 (i) prescribe general policies and methods 

2 for utilizing excess property and disposing of 

3 surplus property pursuant to the authority dele4 gated under paragraph (1); and 

5 (ii) issue regulations relating to such poli6 cies and methods, which shall supersede the 

7 regulations referred to in subparagraph (A) 

8 with respect to that authority. 

9 (C) The Secretary of Defense may transfer real 

10 property or facilities located at a military installa11 tion to be closed or realigned under this Act, with 

12 or without reimbursement, to a military department 

13 or other entity (including a nonappropriated fund in14 strumentality) within the Department of Defense or 

15 the Coast Guard. 

16 (D) Before any action may be taken with re17 spect to the disposal of any surplus real property or 

18 facility located at any military installation to be 

19 closed or realigned under this Act, the Secretary of 

20 Defense shall consult with the Governor of the State 

21 and the heads of the local governments concerned 

22 for the purpose of considering any plan for the use 

23 of such property by the local community concerned. 

24 (E) If a military installation to be closed, re25 aligned, or placed in an inactive status under this 


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1 Act includes a road used for public access through, 

2 into, or around the installation, the Secretary of De3 fense shall consult with the Governor of the State 

4 and the heads of the local governments concerned or 

5 the purpose of considering the continued availability 

6 of the road for public use after the installation is 

7 closed, realigned, or placed in an inactive status. 

8 (3)(A) Not later than 6 months after the date 

9 of approval of the consolidation, closure, or realign10 ment of a military installation under this Act, the 

11 Secretary, in consultation with the redevelopment 

12 authority with respect to the installation, shall— 

13 (i) inventory the personal property located 

14 at the installation; and 

15 (ii) identify the items (or categories of 

16 items) of such personal property that the Sec17 retary determines to be related to real property 

18 and anticipates will support the implementation 

19 of the redevelopment plan with respect to the 

20 installation. 

21 (B) If no redevelopment authority referred to in 

22 subparagraph (A) exists with respect to an installa23 tion, the Secretary shall consult with— 

24 (i) the local government in whose jurisdic25 tion the installation is wholly located; or 


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1 (ii) a local government agency or State 

2 government agency designated for the purpose 

3 of such consultation by the chief executive offi4 cer of the State in which the installation is lo5 cated. 

6 (C)(i) Except as provided in subparagraphs (E) 

7 and (F), the Secretary may not carry out any of the 

8 activities referred to in clause (ii) with respect to an 

9 installation referred to in that clause until the ear10 lier of— 

11 (I) one week after the date on which the 

12 redevelopment plan for the installation is sub13 mitted to the Secretary; 

14 (II) the date on which the redevelopment 

15 authority notifies the Secretary that it will not 

16 submit such a plan; 

17 (III) twenty-four months after the date of 

18 approval of the consolidation, closure, or re19 alignment of the installation; or 

20 (IV) ninety days before the date of the 

21 consolidation, closure, or realignment of the in22 stallation. 

23 (ii) The activities referred to in clause (i) are 

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1 alignment of an installation to be closed or realigned 

2 under this Act as follows: 

3 (I) The transfer from the installation of 

4 items of personal property at the installation 

5 identified in accordance with subparagraph (A). 

6 (II) The reduction in maintenance and re7 pair of facilities or equipment located at the in8 stallation below the minimum levels required to 

9 support the use of such facilities or equipment 

10 for nonmilitary purposes. 

11 (D) Except as provided in paragraph (4), the 

12 Secretary may not transfer items of personal prop13 erty located at an installation to be closed or re14 aligned under this Act to another installation, or dis15 pose of such items, if such items are identified in the 

16 redevelopment plan for the installation as items es17 sential to the reuse or redevelopment of the installa18 tion. In connection with the development of the rede19 velopment plan for the installation, the Secretary 

20 shall consult with the entity responsible for devel21 oping the redevelopment plan to identify the items of 

22 personal property located at the installation, if any, 

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1 (E) This paragraph shall not apply to any per2 sonal property located at an installation to be closed 

3 or realigned under this Act if the property— 

4 (i) is required for the operation of a unit, 

5 function, component, weapon, or weapons sys6 tem at another installation; 

7 (ii) is uniquely military in character, and is 

8 likely to have no civilian use (other than use for 

9 its material content or as a source of commonly 

10 used components); 

11 (iii) is not required for the reutilization or 

12 redevelopment of the installation (as jointly de13 termined by the Secretary and the redevelop14 ment authority); 

15 (iv) is stored at the installation for pur16 poses of distribution (including spare parts or 

17 stock items); or 

18 (v)(I) meets known requirements of an au19 thorized program of another Federal depart20 ment or agency for which expenditures for simi21 lar property would be necessary; and 

22 (II) is the subject of a written request by 

23 the head of the department or agency. 

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1 ferred to in subparagraph (C)(ii) or (D) if the Sec2 retary determines that the carrying out of such ac3 tivity is in the national security interest of the 

4 United States. 

5 (4)(A) The Secretary may transfer real prop6 erty and personal property located at a military in7 stallation to be closed or realigned under this Act to 

8 the redevelopment authority with respect to the in9 stallation for purposes of job generation on the in10 stallation. 

11 (B) The Secretary may transfer real property 

12 and personal property located at a military installa13 tion to be closed or realigned under this Act that is 

14 subject to a ground lease to a military housing pri15 vatization partner established pursuant to the Mili16 tary Housing Privatization Initiative under sub17 chapter IV of Chapter 169 of title 10, United States 

18 Code to the lessee under such ground lease. 

19 (C) The transfer of property located at a mili20 tary installation under subparagraph (A) or sub21 paragraph (B) may be for consideration at or below 

22 the estimated fair market value or without consider23 ation. In determining the amount of consideration to 

24 be required, the Secretary shall make a good faith 

25 effort to ensure that the conveyance of the property 


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1 achieves an economical and appropriate outcome for 

2 the Department, considering the operations and 

3 maintenance costs for the Department to continue 

4 the carry the property on its records and the ability 

5 to help the redevelopment authority implement its 

6 approved redevelopment plan. The determination of 

7 such consideration may account for the economic 

8 conditions of the local affected community and the 

9 estimated costs to redevelop the property. The Sec10 retary may accept, as consideration, a share of the 

11 revenues that the redevelopment authority receives 

12 from third-party buyers or lessees from sales and 

13 long-term leases of the conveyed property, a portion 

14 of the profits obtained over time from the develop15 ment of the conveyed property, consideration in kind 

16 (including goods and services), real property and im17 provements, or such other consideration as the Sec18 retary considers appropriate. The transfer of prop19 erty located at a military installation under subpara20 graph (A) may be made for consideration below the 

21 estimated fair market value or without consideration 

22 only if the redevelopment authority with respect to 

23 the installation— 

24 (i) agrees that the proceeds from any sale 

25 or lease of the property (or any portion thereof) 


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1 received by the redevelopment authority during 

2 at least the first seven years after the date of 

3 the initial transfer of property under subpara4 graph (A) shall be used to support the economic 

5 redevelopment of, or related to, the installation; 

6 and 

7 (ii) executes the agreement for transfer of 

8 the property and accepts control of the property 

9 within a reasonable time after the date of the 

10 property disposal record of decision or finding 

11 of no significant impact under the National En12 vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

13 4321 et seq.). 

14 (D) For purposes of subparagraph (B)(i), the 

15 use of proceeds from a sale or lease described in 

16 such subparagraph to pay for, or offset the costs of, 

17 public investment on or related to the installation 

18 for any of the following purposes shall be considered 

19 a use to support the economic redevelopment of, or 

20 related to, the installation: 

21 (i) Road construction. 

22 (ii) Transportation management facilities. 

23 (iii) Storm and sanitary sewer construc24 tion. 


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1 (iv) Police and fire protection facilities and 

2 other public facilities. 

3 (v) Utility construction. 

4 (vi) Building rehabilitation. 

5 (vii) Historic property preservation. 

6 (viii) Pollution prevention equipment or fa7 cilities. 

8 (ix) Demolition. 

9 (x) Disposal of hazardous materials gen10 erated by demolition. 

11 (xi) Landscaping, grading, and other site 

12 or public improvements. 

13 (xii) Planning for or the marketing of the 

14 development and reuse of the installation. 

15 (E) The Secretary may recoup from a redevel16 opment authority such portion of the proceeds from 

17 a sale or lease described in subparagraph (B) as the 

18 Secretary determines appropriate if the redevelop19 ment authority does not use the proceeds to support 

20 economic redevelopment of, or related to, the instal21 lation for the period specified in subparagraph (B). 

22 (F)(i) The Secretary may transfer real property 

23 at an installation approved for consolidation, closure, 

24 or realignment under this Act (including property at 

25 an installation approved for realignment which will 


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1 be retained by the Department of Defense or an2 other Federal agency after realignment) to the rede3 velopment authority for the installation if the rede4 velopment authority agrees to lease, directly upon 

5 transfer, one or more portions of the property trans6 ferred under this subparagraph to the Secretary or 

7 to the head of another department or agency of the 

8 Federal Government. Subparagraph (B) shall apply 

9 to a transfer under this subparagraph. 

10 (ii) A lease under clause (i) shall be for a term 

11 of not to exceed 50 years, but may provide for op12 tions for renewal or extension of the term by the de13 partment or agency concerned. 

14 (iii) A lease under clause (i) may not require 

15 rental payments by the United States. 

16 (iv) A lease under clause (i) shall include a pro17 vision specifying that if the department or agency 

18 concerned ceases requiring the use of the leased 

19 property before the expiration of the term of the 

20 lease, the remainder of the lease term may be satis21 fied by the same or another department or agency 

22 of the Federal Government using the property for a 

23 use similar to the use under the lease. Exercise of 

24 the authority provided by this clause shall be made 


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1 in consultation with the redevelopment authority 

2 concerned. 

3 (v) Notwithstanding clause (iii), if a lease under 

4 clause (i) involves a substantial portion of the instal5 lation, the department or agency concerned may ob6 tain facility services for the leased property and 

7 common area maintenance from the redevelopment 

8 authority or the redevelopment authority’s assignee 

9 as a provision of the lease. The facility services and 

10 common area maintenance shall be provided at a 

11 rate no higher than the rate charged to non-Federal 

12 tenants of the transferred property. Facility services 

13 and common area maintenance covered by the lease 

14 shall not include— 

15 (I) municipal services that a State or local 

16 government is required by law to provide to all 

17 landowners in its jurisdiction without direct 

18 charge; or 

19 (II) firefighting or security-guard func20 tions. 

21 (G) The transfer of personal property under 

22 subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to the provi23 sions of subchapters II and III of chapter 5 of title 

24 40, United States Code, if the Secretary determines 

25 that the transfer of such property is necessary for 


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1 the effective implementation of a redevelopment plan 

2 with respect to the installation at which such prop3 erty is located. 

4 (H) The provisions of section 120(h) of the 

5 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa6 tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) 

7 shall apply to any transfer of real property under 

8 this paragraph. 

9 (I) The Secretary may require any additional 

10 terms and conditions in connection with a transfer 

11 under this paragraph as such Secretary considers 

12 appropriate to protect the interests of the United 

13 States. 

14 (5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs 

15 (B) and (C), the Secretary shall take such actions 

16 as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure that 

17 final determinations under paragraph (1) regarding 

18 whether another department or agency of the Fed19 eral Government has identified a use for any portion 

20 of a military installation to be closed or realigned 

21 under this Act, or will accept transfer of any portion 

22 of such installation, are made not later than 6 

23 months after the date of approval of the consolida24 tion, closure, or realignment of that installation. 


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1 (B) The Secretary may, in consultation with the 

2 redevelopment authority with respect to an installa3 tion, postpone making the final determinations re4 ferred to in subparagraph (A) with respect to the in5 stallation for such period as the Secretary deter6 mines appropriate if the Secretary determines that 

7 such postponement is in the best interests of the 

8 communities affected by the consolidation, closure, 

9 or realignment of the installation. 

10 (C)(i) Before acquiring non-Federal real prop11 erty as the location for a new or replacement Fed12 eral facility of any type, the head of the Federal 

13 agency acquiring the property shall consult with the 

14 Secretary regarding the feasibility and cost advan15 tages of using Federal property or facilities at a 

16 military installation closed or realigned or to be 

17 closed or realigned under this Act as the location for 

18 the new or replacement facility. In considering the 

19 availability and suitability of a specific military in20 stallation, the Secretary and the head of the Federal 

21 agency involved shall obtain the concurrence of the 

22 redevelopment authority with respect to the installa23 tion and comply with the redevelopment plan for the 

24 installation. 


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1 (ii) Not later than 30 days after acquiring non2 Federal real property as the location for a new or 

3 replacement Federal facility, the head of the Federal 

4 agency acquiring the property shall submit to Con5 gress a report containing the results of the consulta6 tion under clause (i) and the reasons why military 

7 installations referred to in such clause that are lo8 cated within the area to be served by the new or re9 placement Federal facility or within a 200-mile ra10 dius of the new or replacement facility, whichever 

11 area is greater, were considered to be unsuitable or 

12 unavailable for the site of the new or replacement fa13 cility. 

14 (6)(A) The disposal of buildings and property 

15 located at installations approved consolidation, clo16 sure, or realignment under this title shall be carried 

17 out in accordance with this paragraph. 

18 (B)(i) Not later than the date on which the 

19 Secretary of Defense completes the final determina20 tions referred to in paragraph (5) relating to the use 

21 or transferability of any portion of an installation 

22 covered by this paragraph, the Secretary shall— 

23 (I) identify the buildings and property at 

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1 ment or agency of the Federal Government has 

2 identified a use, or of which another depart3 ment or agency will accept a transfer; 

4 (II) take such actions as are necessary to 

5 identify any building or property at the installa6 tion not identified under subclause (I) that is 

7 excess property or surplus property; 

8 (III) submit to the Secretary of Housing 

9 and Urban Development and to the redevelop10 ment authority for the installation (or the chief 

11 executive officer of the State in which the in12 stallation is located if there is no redevelopment 

13 authority for the installation at the completion 

14 of the determination described in the stem of 

15 this sentence) information on any building or 

16 property that is identified under subclause (II); 

17 and 

18 (IV) publish in the Federal Register and in 

19 a newspaper of general circulation in the com20 munities in the vicinity of the installation infor21 mation on the buildings and property identified 

22 under subclause (II). 

23 (ii) Upon the recognition of a redevelopment 

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1 Federal Register and in a newspaper of general cir2 culation in the communities in the vicinity of the in3 stallation information on the redevelopment author4 ity. 

5 (C)(i) State and local governments, representatives of 

6 the homeless, and other interested parties located in the 

7 communities in the vicinity of an installation covered by 

8 this paragraph shall submit to the redevelopment author9 ity for the installation a notice of the interest, if any, of 

10 such governments, representatives, and parties in the 

11 buildings or property, or any portion thereof, at the instal12 lation that are identified under subparagraph (B)(i)(II). 

13 A notice of interest under this clause shall describe the 

14 need of the government, representative, or party concerned 

15 for the buildings or property covered by the notice. 

16 (ii) The redevelopment authority for an installation 

17 shall assist the governments, representatives, and parties 

18 referred to in clause (i) in evaluating buildings and prop19 erty at the installation for purposes of this subparagraph. 

20 (iii) In providing assistance under clause (ii), a rede21 velopment authority shall— 

22 (I) consult with representatives of the homeless 

23 in the communities in the vicinity of the installation 

24 concerned; and 


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1 (II) undertake outreach efforts to provide infor2 mation on the buildings and property to representa3 tives of the homeless, and to other persons or enti4 ties interested in assisting the homeless, in such 

5 communities. 

6 (iv) It is the sense of Congress that redevelopment 

7 authorities should begin to conduct outreach efforts under 

8 clause (iii)(II) with respect to an installation as soon as 

9 is practicable after the date of approval of closure or re10 alignment of the installation. 

11 (D)(i) State and local governments, representatives 

12 of the homeless, and other interested parties shall submit 

13 a notice of interest to a redevelopment authority under 

14 subparagraph (C) not later than the date specified for 

15 such notice by the redevelopment authority. 

16 (ii) The date specified under clause (i) shall be— 

17 (I) in the case of an installation for which a re18 development authority has been recognized as of the 

19 date of the completion of the determinations referred 

20 to in paragraph (5), not earlier than 3 months and 

21 not later than 6 months after the date of publication 

22 of such determination in a newspaper of general cir23 culation in the communities in the vicinity of the in24 stallation under subparagraph (B)(i)(IV); and 


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1 (II) in the case of an installation for which a 

2 redevelopment authority is not recognized as of such 

3 date, not earlier than 3 months and not later than 

4 6 months after the date of the recognition of a rede5 velopment authority for the installation. 

6 (iii) Upon specifying a date for an installation under 

7 this subparagraph, the redevelopment authority for the in8 stallation shall— 

9 (I) publish the date specified in a newspaper of 

10 general circulation in the communities in the vicinity 

11 of the installation concerned; and 

12 (II) notify the Secretary of Defense of the date. 

13 (E)(i) In submitting to a redevelopment authority 

14 under subparagraph (C) a notice of interest in the use 

15 of buildings or property at an installation to assist the 

16 homeless, a representative of the homeless shall submit the 

17 following: 

18 (I) A description of the homeless assistance 

19 program that the representative proposes to carry 

20 out at the installation. 

21 (II) An assessment of the need for the program. 

22 (III) A description of the extent to which the 

23 program is or will be coordinated with other home24 less assistance programs in the communities in the 

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1 (IV) A description of the buildings and property 

2 at the installation that are necessary in order to 

3 carry out the program. 

4 (V) A description of the financial plan, the or5 ganization, and the organizational capacity of the 

6 representative to carry out the program. 

7 (VI) An assessment of the time required in 

8 order to commence carrying out the program. 

9 (ii) A redevelopment authority may not release to the 

10 public any information submitted to the redevelopment au11 thority under clause (i)(V) without the consent of the rep12 resentative of the homeless concerned unless such release 

13 is authorized under Federal law and under the law of the 

14 State and communities in which the installation concerned 

15 is located. 

16 (F)(i) The redevelopment authority for each installa17 tion covered by this paragraph shall prepare a redevelop18 ment plan for the installation. The redevelopment author19 ity shall, in preparing the plan, consider the interests in 

20 the use to assist the homeless of the buildings and prop21 erty at the installation that are expressed in the notices 

22 submitted to the redevelopment authority under subpara23 graph (C). 

24 (ii)(I) In connection with a redevelopment plan for 

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1 tives of the homeless shall prepare legally binding agree2 ments that provide for the use to assist the homeless of 

3 buildings and property, resources, and assistance on or off 

4 the installation. The implementation of such agreements 

5 shall be contingent upon the decision regarding the dis6 posal of the buildings and property covered by the agree7 ments by the Secretary of Defense under subparagraph 

8 (K) or (L). 

9 (II) Agreements under this clause shall provide for 

10 the reversion to the redevelopment authority concerned, or 

11 to such other entity or entities as the agreements shall 

12 provide, of buildings and property that are made available 

13 under this paragraph for use to assist the homeless in the 

14 event that such buildings and property cease being used 

15 for that purpose. 

16 (iii) A redevelopment authority shall provide oppor17 tunity for public comment on a redevelopment plan before 

18 submission of the plan to the Secretary of Defense and 

19 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under 

20 subparagraph (G). 

21 (iv) A redevelopment authority shall complete prepa22 ration of a redevelopment plan for an installation and sub23 mit the plan under subparagraph (G) not later than 9 

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1 (G)(i) Upon completion of a redevelopment plan 

2 under subparagraph (F), a redevelopment authority shall 

3 submit an application containing the plan to the Secretary 

4 of Defense and to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

5 Development. 

6 (ii) A redevelopment authority shall include in an ap7 plication under clause (i) the following: 

8 (I) A copy of the redevelopment plan, including 

9 a summary of any public comments on the plan re10 ceived by the redevelopment authority under sub11 paragraph (F)(iii). 

12 (II) A copy of each notice of interest of use of 

13 buildings and property to assist the homeless that 

14 was submitted to the redevelopment authority under 

15 subparagraph (C), together with a description of the 

16 manner, if any, in which the plan addresses the in17 terest expressed in each such notice and, if the plan 

18 does not address such an interest, an explanation 

19 why the plan does not address the interest. 

20 (III) A summary of the outreach undertaken by 

21 the redevelopment authority under subparagraph 

22 (C)(iii)(II) in preparing the plan. 

23 (IV) A statement identifying the representatives 

24 of the homeless and the homeless assistance plan25 ning boards, if any, with which the redevelopment 


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1 authority consulted in preparing the plan, and the 

2 results of such consultations. 

3 (V) An assessment of the manner in which the 

4 redevelopment plan balances the expressed needs of 

5 the homeless and the need of the communities in the 

6 vicinity of the installation for economic redevelop7 ment and other development. 

8 (VI) Copies of the agreements that the redevel9 opment authority proposes to enter into under sub10 paragraph (F)(ii). 

11 (H)(i) Not later than 60 days after receiving a rede12 velopment plan under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of 

13 Housing and Urban Development shall complete a review 

14 of the plan. The purpose of the review is to determine 

15 whether the plan, with respect to the expressed interest 

16 and requests of representatives of the homeless— 

17 (I) takes into consideration the size and nature 

18 of the homeless population in the communities in the 

19 vicinity of the installation, the availability of existing 

20 services in such communities to meet the needs of 

21 the homeless in such communities, and the suit22 ability of the buildings and property covered by the 

23 plan for the use and needs of the homeless in such 

24 communities; 


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1 (II) takes into consideration any economic im2 pact of the homeless assistance under the plan on 

3 the communities in the vicinity of the installation; 

4 (III) balances in an appropriate manner the 

5 needs of the communities in the vicinity of the in6 stallation for economic redevelopment and other de7 velopment with the needs of the homeless in such 

8 communities; 

9 (IV) was developed in consultation with rep10 resentatives of the homeless and the homeless assist11 ance planning boards, if any, in the communities in 

12 the vicinity of the installation; and 

13 (V) specifies the manner in which buildings and 

14 property, resources, and assistance on or off the in15 stallation will be made available for homeless assist16 ance purposes. 

17 (ii) It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 

18 Housing and Urban Development shall, in completing the 

19 review of a plan under this subparagraph, take into con20 sideration and be receptive to the predominant views on 

21 the plan of the communities in the vicinity of the installa22 tion covered by the plan. 

23 (iii) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop24 ment may engage in negotiations and consultations with 

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1 a review under clause (i) with a view toward resolving any 

2 preliminary determination of the Secretary that a redevel3 opment plan does not meet a requirement set forth in that 

4 clause. The redevelopment authority may modify the rede5 velopment plan as a result of such negotiations and con6 sultations. 

7 (iv) Upon completion of a review of a redevelopment 

8 plan under clause (i), the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

9 Development shall notify the Secretary of Defense and the 

10 redevelopment authority concerned of the determination of 

11 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under 

12 that clause. 

13 (v) If the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop14 ment determines as a result of such a review that a rede15 velopment plan does not meet the requirements set forth 

16 in clause (i), a notice under clause (iv) shall include— 

17 (I) an explanation of that determination; and 

18 (II) a statement of the actions that the redevel19 opment authority must undertake in order to ad20 dress that determination. 

21 (I)(i) Upon receipt of a notice under subparagraph 

22 (H)(iv) of a determination that a redevelopment plan does 

23 not meet a requirement set forth in subparagraph (H)(i), 

24 a redevelopment authority shall have the opportunity to— 


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1 (I) revise the plan in order to address the deter2 mination; and 

3 (II) submit the revised plan to the Secretary of 

4 Defense and the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

5 Development. 

6 (ii) A redevelopment authority shall submit a revised 

7 plan under this subparagraph to such Secretaries, if at 

8 all, not later than 90 days after the date on which the 

9 redevelopment authority receives the notice referred to in 

10 clause (i). 

11 (J)(i) Not later than 30 days after receiving a revised 

12 redevelopment plan under subparagraph (I), the Secretary 

13 of Housing and Urban Development shall review the re14 vised plan and determine if the plan meets the require15 ments set forth in subparagraph (H)(i). 

16 (ii) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop17 ment shall notify the Secretary of Defense and the redevel18 opment authority concerned of the determination of the 

19 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under this 

20 subparagraph. 

21 (K)(i) Upon receipt of a notice under subparagraph 

22 (H)(iv) or (J)(ii) of the determination of the Secretary of 

23 Housing and Urban Development that a redevelopment 

24 plan for an installation meets the requirements set forth 


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1 in subparagraph (H)(i), the Secretary of Defense shall dis2 pose of the buildings and property at the installation. 

3 (ii) For purposes of carrying out an environmental 

4 assessment of the closure or realignment of an installa5 tion, the Secretary of Defense shall treat the redevelop6 ment plan for the installation (including the aspects of the 

7 plan providing for disposal to State or local governments, 

8 representatives of the homeless, and other interested par9 ties) as part of the proposed Federal action for the instal10 lation. 

11 (iii) The Secretary of Defense shall dispose of build12 ings and property under clause (i) in accordance with the 

13 record of decision or other decision document prepared by 

14 the Secretary in accordance with the National Environ15 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). In 

16 preparing the record of decision or other decision docu17 ment, the Secretary shall give substantial deference to the 

18 redevelopment plan concerned. 

19 (iv) The disposal under clause (i) of buildings and 

20 property to assist the homeless shall be without consider21 ation. 

22 (v) In the case of a request for a conveyance under 

23 clause (i) of buildings and property for public benefit 

24 under section 550 of title 40, United States Code, or sec25 tions 47151 through 47153 of title 49, United States 


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1 Code, the sponsoring Federal agency shall use the eligi2 bility criteria set forth in such section or such subchapter 

3 (as the case may be) to determine the eligibility of the 

4 applicant and use proposed in the request for the public 

5 benefit conveyance. The determination of such eligibility 

6 should be made before submission of the redevelopment 

7 plan concerned under subparagraph (G). 

8 (L)(i) If the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel9 opment determines under subparagraph (J) that a revised 

10 redevelopment plan for an installation does not meet the 

11 requirements set forth in subparagraph (H)(i), or if no 

12 revised plan is so submitted, that Secretary shall— 

13 (I) review the original redevelopment plan sub14 mitted to that Secretary under subparagraph (G), 

15 including the notice or notices of representatives of 

16 the homeless referred to in clause (ii)(II) of that 

17 subparagraph; 

18 (II) consult with the representatives referred to 

19 in subclause (I), if any, for purposes of evaluating 

20 the continuing interest of such representatives in the 

21 use of buildings or property at the installation to as22 sist the homeless; 

23 (III) request that each such representative sub24 mit to that Secretary the items described in clause 

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1 (IV) based on the actions of that Secretary 

2 under subclauses (I) and (II), and on any informa3 tion obtained by that Secretary as a result of such 

4 actions, indicate to the Secretary of Defense the 

5 buildings and property at the installation that meet 

6 the requirements set forth in subparagraph (H)(i). 

7 (ii) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop8 ment may request under clause (i)(III) that a representa9 tive of the homeless submit to that Secretary the following: 

10 (I) A description of the program of such rep11 resentative to assist the homeless. 

12 (II) A description of the manner in which the 

13 buildings and property that the representative pro14 poses to use for such purpose will assist the home15 less. 

16 (III) Such information as that Secretary re17 quires in order to determine the financial capacity of 

18 the representative to carry out the program and to 

19 ensure that the program will be carried out in com20 pliance with Federal environmental law and Federal 

21 law against discrimination. 

22 (IV) A certification that police services, fire 

23 protection services, and water and sewer services 

24 available in the communities in the vicinity of the in25 stallation concerned are adequate for the program. 


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1 (iii) Not later than 90 days after the date of the re2 ceipt of a revised plan for an installation under subpara3 graph (J), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop4 ment shall— 

5 (I) notify the Secretary of Defense and the re6 development authority concerned of the buildings 

7 and property at an installation under clause (i)(IV) 

8 that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop9 ment determines are suitable for use to assist the 

10 homeless; and 

11 (II) notify the Secretary of Defense of the ex12 tent to which the revised plan meets the criteria set 

13 forth in subparagraph (H)(i). 

14 (iv)(I) Upon notice from the Secretary of Housing 

15 and Urban Development with respect to an installation 

16 under clause (iii), the Secretary of Defense shall dispose 

17 of buildings and property at the installation in consulta18 tion with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop19 ment and the redevelopment authority concerned. 

20 (II) For purposes of carrying out an environmental 

21 assessment of the closure or realignment of an installa22 tion, the Secretary of Defense shall treat the redevelop23 ment plan submitted by the redevelopment authority for 

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1 resentatives of the homeless, and other interested parties) 

2 as part of the proposed Federal action for the installation. 

3 The Secretary of Defense shall incorporate the notification 

4 of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

5 under clause (iii)(I) as part of the proposed Federal action 

6 for the installation only to the extent, if any, that the Sec7 retary of Defense considers such incorporation to be ap8 propriate and consistent with the best and highest use of 

9 the installation as a whole, taking into consideration the 

10 redevelopment plan submitted by the redevelopment au11 thority. 

12 (III) The Secretary of Defense shall dispose of build13 ings and property under subclause (I) in accordance with 

14 the record of decision or other decision document prepared 

15 by the Secretary in accordance with the National Environ16 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). In 

17 preparing the record of decision or other decision docu18 ment, the Secretary shall give deference to the redevelop19 ment plan submitted by the redevelopment authority for 

20 the installation. 

21 (IV) The disposal under subclause (I) of buildings 

22 and property to assist the homeless shall be without con23 sideration. 

24 (V) In the case of a request for a conveyance under 

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1 under section 550 of title 40, United States Code, or sec2 tions 47151 through 47153 of title 49, United States 

3 Code, the sponsoring Federal agency shall use the eligi4 bility criteria set forth in such section or such subchapter 

5 (as the case may be) to determine the eligibility of the 

6 applicant and use proposed in the request for the public 

7 benefit conveyance. The determination of such eligibility 

8 should be made before submission of the redevelopment 

9 plan concerned under subparagraph (G). 

10 (M)(i) In the event of the disposal of buildings and 

11 property of an installation pursuant to subparagraph (K) 

12 or (L), the redevelopment authority for the installation 

13 shall be responsible for the implementation of and compli14 ance with agreements under the redevelopment plan de15 scribed in that subparagraph for the installation. 

16 (ii) If a building or property reverts to a redevelop17 ment authority under such an agreement, the redevelop18 ment authority shall take appropriate actions to secure, 

19 to the maximum extent practicable, the utilization of the 

20 building or property by other homeless representatives to 

21 assist the homeless. A redevelopment authority may not 

22 be required to utilize the building or property to assist 

23 the homeless. 

24 (N) The Secretary of Defense may postpone or ex25 tend any deadline provided for under this paragraph in 


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1 the case of an installation covered by this paragraph for 

2 such period as the Secretary considers appropriate if the 

3 Secretary determines that such postponement is in the in4 terests of the communities affected by the closure or re5 alignment of the installation. The Secretary shall make 

6 such determinations in consultation with the redevelop7 ment authority concerned and, in the case of deadlines 

8 provided for under this paragraph with respect to the Sec9 retary of Housing and Urban Development, in consulta10 tion with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop11 ment. 

12 (O) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘com13 munities in the vicinity of the installation’’, in the case 

14 of an installation, means the communities that constitute 

15 the political jurisdictions (other than the State in which 

16 the installation is located) that comprise the redevelop17 ment authority for the installation. 

18 (P) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘other 

19 interested parties’’, in the case of an installation, includes 

20 any parties eligible for the conveyance of property of the 

21 installation under section 550 of title 40, United States 

22 Code, or sections 47151 through 47153 of title 49, United 

23 States Code, whether or not the parties assist the home24 less. 


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1 (c) APPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL

2 POLICY ACT OF 1969.—(1) The provisions of the National 

3 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

4 seq.) shall not apply to the actions of the President, the 

5 Commission, and, except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

6 Department of Defense in carrying out this Act. 

7 (2)(A) The provisions of the National Environmental 

8 Policy Act of 1969 shall apply to actions of the Depart9 ment of Defense under this Act— 

10 (i) during the process of property disposal; and 

11 (ii) during the process of relocating functions 

12 from a military installation being closed or realigned 

13 to another military installation after the receiving in14 stallation has been selected but before the functions 

15 are relocated. 

16 (B) In applying the provisions of the National Envi17 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 to the processes referred 

18 to in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense and the 

19 Secretary of the military departments concerned shall not 

20 have to consider— 

21 (i) the need for closing or realigning the mili22 tary installation which has been recommended for 

23 the consolidation, closure, or realignment by the 

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1 (ii) the need for transferring functions to any 

2 military installation which has been selected as the 

3 receiving installation; or 

4 (iii) military installations alternative to those 

5 recommended or selected. 

6 (3) A civil action for judicial review, with respect to 

7 any requirement of the National Environmental Policy Act 

8 of 1969 to the extent such Act is applicable under para9 graph (2), of any act or failure to act by the Department 

10 of Defense during the closing, realigning, or relocating of 

11 functions referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 

12 (2)(A), may not be brought more than 60 days after the 

13 date of such act or failure to act. 

14 (d) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may close or 

15 realign military installations under this Act without regard 

16 to— 

17 (1) any provision of law restricting the use of 

18 funds for closing or realigning military installations 

19 included in any appropriations or authorization Act; 

20 and 

21 (2) sections 2662 and 2687 of title 10, United 

22 States Code. 

23 (e) TRANSFER AUTHORITY IN CONNECTION WITH

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1 (1)(A) Subject to paragraph (2) of this sub2 section and section 120(h) of the Comprehensive En3 vironmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

4 Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), the Secretary may 

5 enter into an agreement to transfer by deed real 

6 property or facilities referred to in subparagraph (B) 

7 with any person who agrees to perform all environ8 mental restoration, waste management, and environ9 mental compliance activities that are required for 

10 the property or facilities under Federal and State 

11 laws, administrative decisions, agreements (including 

12 schedules and milestones), and concurrences. 

13 (B) The real property and facilities referred to 

14 in subparagraph (A) are the real property and facili15 ties located at an installation closed or to be closed, 

16 or realigned or to be realigned, under this Act that 

17 are available exclusively for the use, or expression of 

18 an interest in a use, of a redevelopment authority 

19 under subsection (b)(6)(F) during the period pro20 vided for that use, or expression of interest in use, 

21 under that subsection. The real property and facili22 ties referred to in subparagraph (A) are also the real 

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1 under this Act after 2001 that are available for pur2 poses other than to assist the homeless. 

3 (C) The Secretary may require any additional 

4 terms and conditions in connection with an agree5 ment authorized by subparagraph (A) as the Sec6 retary considers appropriate to protect the interests 

7 of the United States. 

8 (2) A transfer of real property or facilities may 

9 be made under paragraph (1) only if the Secretary 

10 certifies to Congress that— 

11 (A) the costs of all environmental restora12 tion, waste management, and environmental 

13 compliance activities otherwise to be paid by the 

14 Secretary with respect to the property or facili15 ties are equal to or greater than the fair market 

16 value of the property or facilities to be trans17 ferred, as determined by the Secretary; or 

18 (B) if such costs are lower than the fair 

19 market value of the property or facilities, the 

20 recipient of the property or facilities agrees to 

21 pay the difference between the fair market 

22 value and such costs. 

23 (3) In the case of property or facilities covered 

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1 retary may pay the recipient of such property or fa2 cilities an amount equal to the lesser of— 

3 (A) the amount by which the costs in4 curred by the recipient of such property or fa5 cilities for all environmental restoration, waste, 

6 management, and environmental compliance ac7 tivities with respect to such property or facili8 ties exceed the fair market value of such prop9 erty or facilities as specified in such certifi10 cation; or 

11 (B) the amount by which the costs (as de12 termined by the Secretary) that would other13 wise have been incurred by the Secretary for 

14 such restoration, management, and activities 

15 with respect to such property or facilities exceed 

16 the fair market value of such property or facili17 ties as so specified. 

18 (4) As part of an agreement under paragraph 

19 (1), the Secretary shall disclose to the person to 

20 whom the property or facilities will be transferred 

21 any information of the Secretary regarding the envi22 ronmental restoration, waste management, and envi23 ronmental compliance activities described in para24 graph (1) that relate to the property or facilities. 


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1 The Secretary shall provide such information before 

2 entering into the agreement. 

3 (5) Nothing in this subsection shall be con4 strued to modify, alter, or amend the Comprehensive 

5 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil6 ity Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) or the 

7 Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 

8 (6) Section 330 of the National Defense Au9 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 

10 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall not apply to 

11 any transfer under this subsection to persons or en12 tities described in subsection (a)(2) of such section 

13 330, except in the case of releases or threatened re14 leases not disclosed pursuant to paragraph (4). 

15 SEC. 14. ACCOUNT. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

17 (1) If the Secretary makes the certification re18 quired under section (1)(d), there shall be estab19 lished on the books of the Treasury an account to 

20 be known as the ‘‘Military Infrastructure Consolida21 tion and Efficiency 2019.’’ The Account shall be ad22 ministered by the Secretary as a single account. 

23 (2) There shall be deposited into the Account— 

24 (A) funds authorized for an appropriated 

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1 (B) any funds that the Secretary may, 

2 subject to approval in an appropriations Act, 

3 transfer to the Account from funds appro4 priated to the Department of Defense for any 

5 purpose, except that such funds may be trans6 ferred only after the date on which the Sec7 retary transmits written notice of, and justifica8 tion for, such transfer to the congressional de9 fense committees; and 

10 (C) except as provided in subsection (c), 

11 proceeds received from the lease, transfer, or 

12 disposal of any property at a military installa13 tion that is consolidated, closed, or realigned 

14 under this Act. 

15 (3) The Account shall be closed at the time and 

16 in the manner provided for appropriation accounts 

17 under section 1555 of title 31, United States Code. 

18 Unobligated funds which remain in the Account 

19 upon the closure shall be held by the Secretary of 

20 the Treasury until transferred by law after the con21 gressional defense committees receive the final re22 port transmitted under section 14(a)(3). 

23 (b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

24 (1) In such amounts as may be provided in ad25 vance in appropriation Acts, the Secretary may use 


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1 the Account only for the purposes described in sec2 tion 12 with respect to military installations ap3 proved for consolidation, closure, or realignment 

4 under this Act. 

5 (2) When a decision is made to use funds in the 

6 Account to carry out a military construction project 

7 under section 11(b)(1) and the cost of the project 

8 will exceed the maximum amount authorized by law 

9 for a minor military construction project, the Sec10 retary shall notify, in writing, the congressional de11 fense committees of the nature of, and justification 

12 for, the project and the amount of expenditures for 

13 such project. Any such project may be carried out 

14 without regard to section 2802(a) of title 10, United 

15 States Code. 

16 (c) AUTHORIZED COST VARIATIONS.— 

17 (1) MAXIMUM INCREASE.—Subject to para18 graph (2), the total cost authorized for a closure or 

19 realignment action to be carried out using funds in 

20 the Account may not be increased by more than 25 

21 percent of the amount specified for such closure or 

22 realignment action in the report transmitted by the 

23 Commission to the President pursuant to section 

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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation on cost vari2 ations in paragraph (1) shall not apply if— 

3 (A) the Secretary of Defense notifies the 

4 congressional defense committees, in writing, of 

5 the cost increase and the reason therefor and 

6 certifies that the increased cost is necessary in 

7 order to implement the recommendation; and 

8 (B) a period of 60 days has elapsed after 

9 the date on which such notification is provided 

10 or, if the notification is provided in an elec11 tronic medium pursuant to section 480 of title 

12 10, United States Code, a period of 45 days has 

13 elapsed. 

14 (d) DISPOSAL OR TRANSFER OF COMMISSARY

15 STORES AND PROPERTY PURCHASED WITH NON16 APPROPRIATED FUNDS.— 

17 (1) If any real property or facility acquired, 

18 constructed, or improved (in whole or in part) with 

19 commissary store funds or nonappropriated funds is 

20 transferred or disposed of in connection with the 

21 consolidation, closure, or realignment of a military 

22 installation under this Act, a portion of the proceeds 

23 of the transfer or other disposal of property on that 

24 installation shall be deposited in the reserve account 

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1 fense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure 

2 and Realignment Act (10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 

3 (2) The amount so deposited shall be equal to 

4 the depreciated value of the investment made with 

5 such funds in the acquisition, construction, or im6 provement of that particular real property or facility. 

7 The depreciated value of the investment shall be 

8 computed in accordance with regulations prescribed 

9 by the Secretary of Defense. 

10 (3) In such amounts as may be provided in ad11 vance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use 

12 amounts in the reserve account for the purpose of 

13 acquiring, constructing, and improving commissary 

14 stores and real property and facilities for non15 appropriated fund instrumentalities. 

16 (e) ACCOUNT EXCLUSIVE SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR

17 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS.—Except for 

18 funds deposited into the Account under subsection (a), 

19 funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may not 

20 be used for purposes described in section 12. The prohibi21 tion in this subsection shall expire upon the closure of the 

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1 SEC. 15. RESTRICTION ON OTHER BASE CLOSURE AUTHOR2 ITY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

4 (c), during the period beginning on the date of enactment 

5 of this Act, and ending on April 15, 2020, this Act shall 

6 be the exclusive authority for selecting for consolidation, 

7 closure, or realignment, or for carrying out any consolida8 tion, closure, or realignment of, a military installation in9 side the United States. 

10 (b) RESTRICTION.—Except as provided in subsection 

11 (c), none of the funds available to the Department may 

12 be used, other than under this Act, during the period spec13 ified in subsection (a)— 

14 (1) to identify, through any transmittal to the 

15 Congress or through any other public announcement 

16 or notification, any military installation inside the 

17 United States as an installation to be consolidated, 

18 closed, or realigned, or as an installation under con19 sideration for consolidation, closure, or realignment; 

20 or 

21 (2) to carry out any consolidation, closure, or 

22 realignment of a military installation inside the 

23 United States. 

24 (c) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this title affects the au25 thority of the Secretary of Defense to carry out closures 

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1 States Code, is not applicable, including closures and re2 alignments carried out for reasons of national security or 

3 a military emergency referred to in subsection (c) of such 

4 section. 

5 SEC. 16. REQUIRED REPORTS. 

6 (a) MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE CONSOLIDATION

7 AND EFFICIENCY ACCOUNT.— 

8 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—No later than 60 days 

9 after the end of each fiscal year in which the Sec10 retary carries out activities under this Act using 

11 amounts in the Account, the Secretary of Defense 

12 shall transmit a report to the congressional defense 

13 committees of— 

14 (A) the amount and nature of the deposits 

15 into, and the expenditures from, the Account 

16 during such fiscal year; 

17 (B) the amount and nature of other ex18 penditures made pursuant to section 12 during 

19 such fiscal year; 

20 (C) the amount and nature of anticipated 

21 deposits to be made into, and the anticipated 

22 expenditures to be made from, the Account dur23 ing the first fiscal year commencing after the 

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1 (D) the amount and nature of anticipated 

2 expenditures to be made pursuant to section 12 

3 during the first fiscal year commencing after 

4 the submission of the report. 

5 (2) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The 

6 report for a fiscal year shall include the following: 

7 (A) The obligations and expenditures from 

8 the Account during the fiscal year, identified by 

9 subaccount and installation, for each military 

10 department and Defense Agency. 

11 (B) The fiscal year in which appropriations 

12 for such expenditures were made and the fiscal 

13 year in which funds were obligated for such ex14 penditure. 

15 (C) Each military construction project for 

16 which such obligations and expenditures were 

17 made, identified by installation and project title. 

18 (D) A description and explanation of the 

19 extent, if any, to which expenditures for mili20 tary construction projects for the fiscal year dif21 fered from proposals for projects and funding 

22 levels that were included in the justification 

23 transmitted to Congress under subsection (b), 

24 or otherwise, for the funding proposals for the 

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1 nations of any failure to carry out military con2 struction projects that were so proposed and 

3 any expenditures for military construction 

4 projects that were not so proposed. 

5 (E) An estimate of the net revenues to be 

6 received from property disposals to be com7 pleted during the first fiscal year commencing 

8 after the submission of the report at military 

9 installations approved for consolidation, closure, 

10 or realignment under this Act. 

11 (3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 

12 after the closure of the Account under section 14, 

13 the Secretary shall transmit to the congressional de14 fense committees a report containing an accounting 

15 of all the funds deposited into and expended from 

16 the Account or otherwise expended under this Act 

17 with respect to such installations, and any amount 

18 remaining in the account. 

19 (b) ANNUAL MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE CONSOLI20 DATION AND EFFICIENCY IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.— 

21 As part of the budget request for fiscal year 2021, and 

22 for each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2032, 

23 for the Department, the Secretary shall transmit to the 

24 congressional defense committees— 


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1 (1) a schedule of the closure actions to be car2 ried out under this Act in the fiscal year for which 

3 the request is made and an estimate of the total ex4 penditures required and cost savings to be achieved 

5 by each such closure and of the time period in which 

6 these savings are to be achieved in each case, to7 gether with the Secretary’s assessment of the envi8 ronmental effects of such actions; 

9 (2) a description of the military installations, 

10 including those under construction and those 

11 planned for construction, to which functions are to 

12 be transferred as a result of such closure, together 

13 with the Secretary’s assessment of the environmental 

14 effects of such transfers; 

15 (3) a description of the closure actions already 

16 carried out at each military installation since the 

17 date of the installation’s approval for closure under 

18 this Act and the current status of the closure of the 

19 installation, including whether— 

20 (A) a redevelopment authority has been 

21 recognizes by the Secretary for the installation; 

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1 (C) a redevelopment plan has been agreed 

2 to by the redevelopment authority for the in3 stallation; 

4 (4) a description of redevelopment plans for 

5 military installations approved for closure under this 

6 Act, the quantity of property remaining to be dis7 posed of at each installation as part of its closure, 

8 and the quantity of property already disposed of at 

9 each installation; 

10 (5) a list of Federal agencies that have re11 quested property during the screening process for 

12 each military installation approved for closure under 

13 this Act, including the date of transfer or antici14 pated transfer of the property to such agencies, the 

15 acreage involved in such transfers, and an expla16 nation for any delays in such transfer; 

17 (6) a list of known environmental remediation 

18 issues at each military installation approved for clo19 sure under this Act, including the acreage affected 

20 by these issues, an estimate of the cost to complete 

21 such environmental remediation, and the plans (and 

22 timelines) to address such environmental remedi23 ation; and 

24 (7) an estimate of the date for the completion 

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1 proved for consolidation, closure, or realignment 

2 under this Act. 

3 SEC. 17. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) The term ‘‘Account’’ means the Military In6 frastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Account 

7 established by section 14(a). 

8 (2) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit9 tees’’ means the Committees on Armed Services and 

10 the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 

11 the House of Representatives. 

12 (3) The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Military 

13 Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Commis14 sion of 2019 established by section 7. 

15 (4) The term ‘‘date of approval’’, with respect 

16 to a consolidation, closure, or realignment of a mili17 tary installation, means the date on which the au18 thority of Congress to disapprove a recommendation 

19 of consolidation, closure, or realignment, as the case 

20 may be, of such installation under this Act expires. 

21 (5) The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart22 ment of Defense. 

23 (6) The term ‘‘final selection criteria’’ means 

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1 which consists of military value criteria and certain 

2 additional criteria. 

3 (7) The term ‘‘force structure plan’’ means the 

4 force structure plan developed by the Secretary 

5 under section 3(a). 

6 (8) The term ‘‘infrastructure inventory’’ means 

7 the infrastructure inventory conducted by the Sec8 retary under section 3(b). 

9 (9) The term ‘‘military installation’’ means a 

10 base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport fa11 cility for any ship, or other activity under the juris12 diction of the Department, including any leased fa13 cility. Such term does not include any facility used 

14 primarily for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, 

15 flood control, or other projects not under the pri16 mary jurisdiction or control of the Department. 

17 (10) The term ‘‘realignment’’ includes any ac18 tion which both reduces and relocates functions and 

19 civilian personnel positions but does not include a re20 duction in force resulting from workload adjust21 ments, reduced personnel or funding levels, or skill 

22 imbalances. 

23 (11) The term ‘‘redevelopment authority’’, in 

24 the case of a military installation to be closed or re25 aligned under this Act, means any entity (including 


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1 an entity established by a State or local government) 

2 recognized by the Secretary of Defense as the entity 

3 responsible for developing the redevelopment plan 

4 with respect to the military installation or for direct5 ing the implementation of the redevelopment plan. 

6 (12) The term ‘‘redevelopment plan’’, in the 

7 case of a military installation to be closed or re8 aligned under this Act, means a plan that— 

9 (A) is agreed to by the local redevelopment 

10 authority with respect to the military installa11 tion; and 

12 (B) provides for the reuse or redevelop13 ment of the real property and personal property 

14 of the military installation that is available for 

15 such reuse and redevelopment as a result of the 

16 consolidation, closure, or realignment of the 

17 military installation. 

18 (13) The term ‘‘representative of the homeless’’ 

19 has the meaning given such term in section 

20 501(i)(4) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As21 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411(i)(4)). 

22 (14) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

23 of Defense. 

24 (15) The term ‘‘United States’’ means the 50 

25 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 


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1 of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American 

2 Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the 

3 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

4 and any other commonwealth, territory, or posses5 sion of the United States. 

6 SEC. 18. TREATMENT AS A BASE CLOSURE LAW FOR PUR7 POSES OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW. 

8 (a) DEFINITION OF ‘‘BASE CLOSURE LAW’’ IN TITLE

9 10.—Section 101(a)(17) of title 10, United States Code, 

10 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub11 paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(D) Military Infrastructure Consolidation 

13 and Efficiency Act of 2016.’’. 

14 (b) DEFINITION OF ‘‘BASE CLOSURE LAW’’ IN

15 OTHER LAWS.— 

16 (1) Section 131(b) of Public Law 107–249 (10 

17 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended by striking ‘‘means’’ 

18 and all that follows and inserting ‘‘has the meaning 

19 given the term ‘base closure law’ in section 

20 101(a)(17) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 

21 (2) Section 1334(k)(1) of the National Defense 

22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 

23 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended by add24 ing at the end the following new subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(C) Military Infrastructure Consolidation 

2 and Efficiency Act of 2016.’’. 

3 (3) Section 2918(a)(1) of the National Defense 

4 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 

5 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by add6 ing at the end the following new subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(C) Military Infrastructure Consolidation 

8 and Efficiency Act of 2016.’’. 

9 SEC. 19. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

10 (a) DEPOSIT AND USE OF LEASE PROCEEDS.—Sec11 tion 2667(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘on or after 

13 January 1, 2005,’’ and inserting ‘‘from January 1, 

14 2005 through December 31, 2005,’’; and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

16 paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(6) Money rentals received by the United 

18 States from a lease under subsection (g) at a mili19 tary installation approved for consolidation, closure, 

20 or realignment under a base closure law on or after 

21 January 1, 2006, shall be deposited into the Account 

22 established under section 14(a) of the Military Infra23 structure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 

24 2016.’’. 


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1 (b) REQUESTS BY PUBLIC AGENCIES FOR PROPERTY

2 FOR PUBLIC AIRPORTS.—Section 47151(g) of title 49, 

3 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 2687 

4 of title 10, section 201 of the Defense Authorization 

5 Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (10 

6 U.S.C. 2687 note), or section 2905 of the Defense Base 

7 Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 

8 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘a base closure law, as that term is 

9 defined in section 101(a)(17) of title 10,’’. 

10 (c) RESTORED LEAVE.—Section 6304(d)(3)(A) of 

11 title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the 

12 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part 

13 A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 

14 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘a base closure law, as that term is 

15 defined in section 101(a)(17) of title 10,’’. 

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