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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4023
To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to 
postpone the 2005 round of base closures and realignments until 2007. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2004
Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of 
Florida, Mr. EVANS, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. 
RODRIGUEZ, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. 
KANJORSKI, Mr. HOLT, and Mr. ALLEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 
of 1990 to postpone the 2005 round of base closures 
and realignments until 2007.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The roles of the Department of Defense and 
the Department of Homeland Security, and the re-
sources necessary for homeland defense, are still 
evolving.
(2) The decision to conduct an additional round 
of base closures and realignments in 2005 was devel-
oped before the tragic events of September 11, 2001. 
(3) The long-term, costs, and personnel require-
ments of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation 
Noble Eagle, and Operation Iraqi Freedom are still 
unknown. 
(4) Additional funds are necessary to ade-
quately supply the Armed Forces for current mis-
sions, while expediting military transformation. 
(5) The Congress will not have the opportunity 
to thoroughly review and consider the policy deci-
sions culminating in the Global Posture Review be-
fore decisions regarding the closure and realignment 
of military installations will be required in the 2005 
round of base closures and realignments. 
(6) The expected costs of implementing and 
executing base closures and realignments rec-
ommended in the 2005 round is estimated at 
$15,000,000,000 and net savings from such base 
closures and realignments will not be realized until 
approximately 2011.
SEC. 2. TWO-YEAR POSTPONEMENT OF 2005 BASE CLOSURE 
AND REALIGNMENT ROUND. 
(a) SUBMITTAL OF RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING 
CLOSURE
OR REALIGNMENT
OF MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS.—Section 2914 of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public 
Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as added by section 
3003 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1345), is 
amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2007’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘May 16, 
2005,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 16, 2007,’’. 
(b) 
COMMISSION
REVIEW
AND
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended—
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 8, 2005’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘September 8, 2007’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6)—
(A) by striking ‘‘in 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘under this section’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2005’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘July 1, 2007’’. 
(c) REVIEW BY PRESIDENT AND TRANSMITTAL TO 
CONGRESS.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘in 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘under this section’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘September 23, 2005’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 23, 2007’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘October 20, 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘October 20, 2007’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘November 7, 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘November 7, 2007’’. 
(d) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section 
2904(a)(3) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990 is amended by striking ‘‘in the 2005 report’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in a report submitted after 2001’’. 
(2) Section 2906(e) of such Act is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
(3) Section 2906A of such Act is amended—
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2007’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2005’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
(4) Section 2912 of such Act is amended—
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2007’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2006’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2008’’;
(C) in subsections (b)(2) and (d), by striking 
‘‘in 2005’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘under section 2914’’; 
(D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘March 15, 
2005’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘March 
15, 2007’’; 
(E) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘calendar 
year 2005 and shall terminate on April 15, 2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘calendar year 2007 and shall termi-
nate on April 15, 2008’’; and 
(F) in subsection (d)(5), by striking ‘‘second 
session of the 108th Congress for the activities of 
the Commission in 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘second ses-
sion of the 109th Congress for the activities of the 
Commission under section 2914’’. 
(5) Section 2913 of such Act is amended—
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2007’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘in 2005’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘under section 2914’’; 
(C) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘March 15, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘March 15, 2006’’.
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