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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1957

To amend the base closure laws to require the Secretary of Defense to

transfer real property and facilities at military installations being closed

or realigned to States and other entities that agree to convert the

property and facilities into correctional facilities for youthful offenders

to be operated as military-style boot camps and to require the Secretary

to develop a program to promote the expanded use of such correctional

facilities.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 4, 1993

Mr. BURTON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred

jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the base closure laws to require the Secretary

of Defense to transfer real property and facilities at

military installations being closed or realigned to States

and other entities that agree to convert the property

and facilities into correctional facilities for youthful offenders to be operated as military-style boot camps and

to require the Secretary to develop a program to promote

the expanded use of such correctional facilities.

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. CONVERSION OF PROPERTY AND FACILITIES

2 AT CLOSED OR REALIGNED MILITARY IN3 STALLATIONS INTO YOUTHFUL OFFENDER

4 BOOT CAMPS.

5 (a) BASES CLOSED OR REALIGNED UNDER 1990

6 BASE CLOSURE LAW.—Section 2905 of the Defense Base

7 Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title

8 XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is

9 amended by adding at the end the following new sub10 section:

11 ‘‘(e) PRIORITY FOR CONVERSION TO YOUTHFUL OF12 FENDER BOOT CAMPS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection

13 (b), before any action is taken with respect to the disposal

14 or transfer of any real property or facility located at a

15 military installation to be closed or realigned under this

16 part, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the State and

17 each local government in which the installation is located

18 and other interested persons of the suitability of the prop19 erty or facility for conversion and use as a youthful of20 fender boot camp.

21 ‘‘(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall

22 transfer (without reimbursement) the property or facilities

23 described in the notification to the State, local govern24 ment, or interested person if the State, local government,

25 or person certifies that the property or facilities will be
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1 promptly converted to and used as a youthful offender

2 boot camp.

3 ‘‘(3) Any certification submitted under paragraph (2)

4 must be received by the Secretary not later than 180 days

5 after the Secretary provides the notification required by

6 paragraph (1) and must include a conversion and operat7 ing plan for the youthful offender boot camp. If the Sec8 retary receives more than one certification, the Secretary

9 shall select the recipient of the property or facility based

10 upon the quality and feasibility of the competing conver11 sion and operating plans. In the case of a certification sub12 mitted by a private person, the Secretary may reject the

13 certification and refuse to transfer the property or facility

14 concerned if—

15 ‘‘(A) the Secretary determines on the basis of

16 the conversion and operating plan that the person

17 will likely be unable to successfully convert or oper18 ate the proposed youthful offender boot camp; or

19 ‘‘(B) the State or any local government in

20 which the installation is located opposes the transfer.

21 ‘‘(4) As used in this subsection, the term ‘youthful

22 offender boot camp’ means a correctional facility operated

23 as a military-style boot camp to provide discipline, treat24 ment, and work for adjudicated non-violent offenders who

25 are between the ages of 14 and 25, inclusive.’’.
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1 (b) BASES CLOSED OR REALIGNED UNDER 1988

2 BASE CLOSURE LAW.—(1) Section 204 of the Defense

3 Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Re4 alignment Act (title II of Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C.

5 2687 note) is amended by adding at the end the following

6 new subsection:

7 ‘‘(d) PRIORITY FOR CONVERSION TO YOUTHFUL OF8 FENDER BOOT CAMPS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection

9 (b), before any action is taken with respect to the disposal

10 or transfer of any real property or facility located at a

11 military installation to be closed or realigned under this

12 title, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the State and

13 each local government in which the installation is located

14 and other interested persons of the suitability of the prop15 erty or facility for conversion and use as a youthful of16 fender boot camp

17 ‘‘(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall

18 transfer (without reimbursement) the property or facilities

19 described in the notification to the State, local govern20 ment, or interested person if the State, local government,

21 or person certifies that the property or facilities will be

22 promptly converted to and used as a youthful offender

23 boot camp.

24 ‘‘(3) Any certification submitted under paragraph (2)

25 must be received by the Secretary not later than 180 days
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1 after the Secretary provides the notification required by

2 paragraph (1) and must include a conversion and operat3 ing plan for the youthful offender boot camp. If the Sec4 retary receives more than one certification, the Secretary

5 shall select the recipient of the property or facility based

6 upon the quality and feasibility of the competing conver7 sion and operating plans. In the case of a certification sub8 mitted by a private person, the Secretary may reject the

9 certification and refuse to transfer the property or facility

10 concerned if—

11 ‘‘(A) the Secretary determines on the basis of

12 the conversion and operating plan that the person

13 will likely be unable to successfully convert or oper14 ate the proposed youthful offender boot camp; or

15 ‘‘(B) the State or any local government in

16 which the installation is located opposes the transfer.

17 ‘‘(4) As used in this subsection, the term ‘youthful

18 offender boot camp’ means a correctional facility operated

19 as a military-style boot camp to provide discipline, treat20 ment, and work for adjudicated non-violent offenders who

21 are between the ages of 14 and 25, inclusive.’’.

22 (c) MODEL YOUTHFUL OFFENDER BOOT CAMP.—

23 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense,

24 in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Prisons

25 and State and local correctional agencies, shall de-
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1 velop a model program intended to incorporate mili2 tary basic training and other military instruction

3 and disciplinary procedures into the design and op4 eration of youthful offender boot camps at the Fed5 eral, State, and local levels.

6 (2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub7 section, the term ‘‘youthful offender boot camp’’

8 means a correctional facility operated as a military9 style boot camp to provide discipline, treatment, and

10 work for adjudicated non-violent offenders who are

11 between the ages of 14 and 25, inclusive.

12 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR BOOT CAMPS.

13 Subsection (a) of section 516 of the Omnibus Crime

14 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3762b)

15 is amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘80’’ and inserting ‘‘40’’; and

17 (2) by striking ‘‘10’’ the second place it appears

18 and inserting ‘‘50’’.

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