SECTION 1. CONVERSION OF PROPERTY AND FACILITIES
AT CLOSED OR REALIGNED MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS INTO YOUTHFUL OFFENDER
BOOT CAMPS.
(a) BASES CLOSED OR REALIGNED UNDER 1990
BASE CLOSURE LAW.—Section 2905 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) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(h) PRIORITY FOR CONVERSION TO YOUTHFUL OF-
FENDER BOOT CAMPS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection
(b), before any action is taken with respect to the disposal
or transfer of any real property or facility located at a
military installation to be closed or realigned under this
part, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the State and
each local government in which the installation is located
and other interested persons of the suitability of the prop-
erty or facility for conversion and use as a youthful of-
fender boot camp.
‘‘(2) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), the Sec-
retary shall transfer (without reimbursement) the property
or facilities described in the notification to the State, local
government, or interested person if the State, local govern-
ment, or person certifies that the property or facilities will
be promptly converted to and used as a youthful offender
boot camp.
‘‘(3) Any certification submitted under paragraph (2)
must be received by the Secretary not later than 180 days
after the Secretary provides the notification required by
paragraph (1) and must include a conversion and operat-
ing plan for the youthful offender boot camp. If the Sec-
retary receives more than one certification for a particular
property or facility, the Secretary shall submit the compet-
ing conversion and operating plans to the Attorney Gen-
eral who shall be responsible for selecting the recipient of
the property or facility based upon the quality and feasibil-
ity of the competing plans.
‘‘(4) In the case of a certification submitted by a pri-
vate person, the Secretary shall submit the conversion and
operating plan accompanying the certification to the At-
torney General for review. The Secretary shall reject the
certification and refuse to transfer the property or facility
concerned if—
‘‘(A) the Attorney General determines on the
basis of the conversion and operating plan that the
person will likely be unable to successfully convert or
operate the proposed youthful offender boot camp;
or
‘‘(B) the State or any local government in
which the installation is located opposes the transfer.
‘‘(5) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to require the
transfer of any real property or facility located at a mili-
tary installation to be closed or realigned under this part
if the head of a military department or other entity of
the Department of Defense notifies the Secretary that
there is further and compelling national security need for
the property or facility.
‘‘(6) As used in this subsection, the term ‘youthful
offender boot camp’ means a correctional facility operated
as a military-style boot camp to provide discipline, treat-
ment, and work for adjudicated offenders who are between
the ages of 14 and 25, inclusive.’’.
(b) BASES CLOSED OR REALIGNED UNDER 1988
BASE CLOSURE LAW.— Section 204 of the Defense Au-
thorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realign-
ment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(g) PRIORITY FOR CONVERSION TO YOUTHFUL OF-
FENDER BOOT CAMPS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection
(b), before any action is taken with respect to the disposal
or transfer of any real property or facility located at a
military installation to be closed or realigned under this
title, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the State and
each local government in which the installation is located
and other interested persons of the suitability of the prop-
erty or facility for conversion and use as a youthful of-
fender boot camp
‘‘(2) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), the Sec-
retary shall transfer (without reimbursement) the property
or facilities described in the notification to the State, local
government, or interested person if the State, local govern-
ment, or person certifies that the property or facilities will
be promptly converted to and used as a youthful offender
boot camp.
‘‘(3) Any certification submitted under paragraph (2)
must be received by the Secretary not later than 180 days
after the Secretary provides the notification required by
paragraph (1) and must include a conversion and operat-
ing plan for the youthful offender boot camp. If the Sec-
retary receives more than one certification for a particular
property or facility, the Secretary shall submit the compet-
ing conversion and operating plans to the Attorney Gen-
eral who shall be responsible for selecting the recipient of
the property or facility based upon the quality and feasibil-
ity of the competing plans.
‘‘(4) In the case of a certification submitted by a pri-
vate person, the Secretary shall submit the conversion and
operating plan accompanying the certification to the At-
torney General for review. The Secretary shall reject the
certification and refuse to transfer the property or facility
concerned if—
‘‘(A) the Attorney General determines on the
basis of the conversion and operating plan that the
person will likely be unable to successfully convert or
operate the proposed youthful offender boot camp;
or
‘‘(B) the State or any local government in
which the installation is located opposes the transfer.
‘‘(5) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to require the
transfer of any real property or facility located at a mili-
tary installation to be closed or realigned under this title
if the head of a military department or other entity of
the Department of Defense notifies the Secretary that
there is further and compelling national security need for
the property or facility.
‘‘(6) As used in this subsection, the term ‘youthful
offender boot camp’ means a correctional facility operated
as a military-style boot camp to provide discipline, treat-
ment, and work for adjudicated offenders who are between
the ages of 14 and 25, inclusive.’’.
(c) MODEL YOUTHFUL OFFENDER BOOT CAMP.—
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense,
in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Prisons
and State and local correctional agencies, shall de-
velop a model program intended to incorporate mili-
tary basic training and other military instruction
and disciplinary procedures into the design and op-
eration of youthful offender boot camps at the Fed-
eral, State, and local levels.
(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘youthful offender boot camp’’
means a correctional facility operated as a military-
style boot camp to provide discipline, treatment, and
work for adjudicated non-violent offenders who are
between the ages of 14 and 25, inclusive.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR BOOT CAMPS.
Subsection (a) of section 516 of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3762b)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘80’’ and inserting ‘‘40’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘10’’ the second place it appears
and inserting ‘‘50’’.
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