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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2857 
To require the immediate release, in unclassified form, of all documentation 
and other information used by the Secretary of Defense to prepare 
the recommendations submitted to Congress on May 13, 2005, regarding 
the closure and realignment of military installations in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2005 
Mr. ORTIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the immediate release, in unclassified form, of 
all documentation and other information used by the 
Secretary of Defense to prepare the recommendations 
submitted to Congress on May 13, 2005, regarding the 
closure and realignment of military installations in 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. SUSPENSION OF 2005 BASE CLOSURE AND RE-
ALIGNMENT PROCESS PENDING RELEASE OF 
ALL DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER INFORMA-
TION USED TO PREPARE INITIAL BASE CLO-
SURE 
AND 
REALIGNMENT 
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS. 
(a) RELEASE REQUIRED.—Not later than the end of 
the 10-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to Con-
gress that the Secretary has— 
(1) complied with section 2903(c)(4) of the De-
fense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
note), as applicable to the 2005 base closure and re-
alignment process by section 2914(b)(1) of such Act; 
and 
(2) released, in unclassified form, all docu-
mentation and other information used by the Sec-
retary of Defense to prepare the recommendations 
submitted by the Secretary of Defense to Congress 
on May 13, 2005, regarding the closure and realign-
ment of military installations in the United States. 
(b) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO TIMELY RELEASE.—If 
the Secretary of Defense fails to provide the certification 
required by subsection (a) before the end of the period 
specified in such subsection, or the certification specifies
a date later than July 1, 2005, as the date by which the 
Secretary fully complied with paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
such subsection, the 2005 base closure and realignment 
process described in subsections (d) and (e) of section 
2914 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 
of 1990 shall— 
(1) be suspended, regardless of the point at 
which the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission and the President are in the process; 
and 
(2) have no further force and effect, unless re-
sumed as provided in subsection (c). 
(c) RESUMPTION OF PROCESS.—If the Secretary of 
Defense certifies to Congress after the end of the period 
specified in subsection (a) that the Secretary has complied 
with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of such 
subsection, or if the certification is submitted under such 
subsection during that period but specifies a date for com-
pliance of later than July 1, 2005, the 2005 base closure 
and realignment process described in subsections (d) and 
(e) of section 2914 of the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 may be resumed as follows: 
(1) In order to provide sufficient time for the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, 
the Congress, and affected communities to review
and consider the released documentation and other 
information, the date specified in paragraph (1) of 
subsection (d) of section 2914 of the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 for the sub-
mission of the Commission’s report containing its 
findings and conclusions, based on a review and 
analysis of the Secretary’s recommendations, shall 
be deemed to be the date that is 90 days after the 
date on which the Secretary provided the certifi-
cation. 
(2) In order to provide sufficient time for the 
Comptroller General to analyze the Secretary’s rec-
ommendations, in light of the released documenta-
tion and other information, the date specified in 
paragraph (6) of subsection (d) of section 2914 of 
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
1990 for the submission of the Comptroller Gen-
eral’s report shall be deemed to be the date that is 
45 days after the date on which the Secretary pro-
vided the certification. 
(3) In order to provide sufficient time for the 
President to review and consider the report of the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, 
each date specified in subsection (e) of section 2914
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
1990 shall be deemed to be the date that is— 
(A) 90 days after the date on which the 
Secretary provided the certification; plus 
(B) an additional number of days equal to 
the difference between the date specified in 
such subsection and September 8, 2005. 
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