I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1321
To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to require
the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Commission to consider military installations outside the United States
for closure and realignment in addition to military installations inside
the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 1993
Mr. HORN (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. WELDON, Mr. BACHUS of Alabama,
Mr. DORNAN, and Mr. KIM) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act
of 1990 to require the Secretary of Defense and the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to
consider military installations outside the United States
for closure and realignment in addition to military instal-
lations inside the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES FOR CLOSURE
AND REALIGNMENT.
(a) EXPANSION
OF
SCOPE
OF
BASE
CLOSURE
LAW.—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) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 2910 and 2911 as
sections 2911 and 2912, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 2909 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 2910. CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
‘‘(a) RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMINATION
AND
REDUCTIONS OF MILITARY OPERATIONS OUTSIDE THE
UNITED
STATES.—With respect to recommendations
made in 1995 for the closure and realignment of military
installations under this part, the Secretary and the Com-
mission shall include recommendations for the termination
and reduction of military operations carried out by the
United States at military installations outside the United
States.
‘‘(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.—(1) Not later than De-
cember 31, 1993, the Secretary shall publish in the Fed-
eral Register and transmit to the congressional defense
committees the criteria proposed to be used by the Depart-
ment of Defense in making recommendations for terminat-
ing and reducing military operations carried out by the
United States at military installations outside the United
States. The Secretary shall provide an opportunity for
public comment on the proposed criteria for a period of
at least 30 days and shall include notice of that oppor-
tunity in the publication required under the preceding sen-
tence.
‘‘(2) Not later than February 15, 1994, the Secretary
shall publish in the Federal Register and transmit to the
congressional defense committees the final criteria to be
used in making recommendations for terminating and re-
ducing military operations carried out by the United
States at military installations outside the United States.
‘‘(3) The criteria developed under this subsection,
along with the force-structure plan referred to in section
2903(a), shall be the final criteria to be used in making
recommendations for terminating and reducing military
operations carried out by the United States at military
installations outside the United States, unless the criteria
are—
‘‘(A) disapproved by a joint resolution of Con-
gress enacted on or before March 15, 1994; or
‘‘(B) amended by the Secretary in the manner
described in section 2903(b)(2)(B).