Requires the Secretary, at the time of publishing such criteria, to publish the formula proposed to be used in assigning weight to each criterion in making recommendations for closures or realignments in 2005.
[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2509 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2509
To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to
specify additional selection criteria for the 2005 round of defense
base closures and realignments, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 13 (legislative day, May 9), 2002
Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Lott, Mr. Stevens, Mr.
Inouye, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Craig, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Shelby, and Mr. Smith of New Hampshire) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to
specify additional selection criteria for the 2005 round of defense
base closures and realignments, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparent and Enhanced Criteria
Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SELECTION CRITERIA FOR 2005 ROUND OF DEFENSE BASE
CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT.
(a) Additional Selection Criteria.--Section 2913 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 3002 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law
107-107; 115 Stat. 1344), is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as
subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection (d):
``(d) Additional Considerations.--The selection criteria for
military installations shall also address the following:
``(1) Force structure and mission requirements through
2020, as specified by the document entitled `Joint Vision 2020'
issued by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including--
``(A) mobilization requirements; and
``(B) requirements for utilization of facilities by
the Department of Defense and by other departments and
agencies of the United States, including--
``(i) joint use by two or more Armed
Forces; and
``(ii) use by one or more reserve
components.
``(2) The availability and condition of facilities, land,
and associated airspace, including--
``(A) proximity to mobilization points, including
points of embarkation for air or rail transportation
and ports; and
``(B) current, planned, and programmed military
construction.
``(3) Considerations regarding ranges and airspace,
including--
``(A) uniqueness; and
``(B) existing or potential physical,
electromagnetic, or other encroachment.
``(4) Force protection.
``(5) Costs and effects of relocating critical
infrastructure, including--
``(A) military construction costs at receiving
military installations and facilities;
``(B) environmental costs, including costs of
compliance with Federal and State environmental laws;
``(C) termination costs and other liabilities
associated with existing contracts or agreements
involving outsourcing or privatization of services,
housing, or facilities used by the Department;
``(D) effects on co-located entities of the
Department;
``(E) effects on co-located Federal agencies;
``(F) costs of transfers and relocations of
civilian personnel, and other workforce considerations.
``(6) Homeland security requirements.
``(7) State or local support for a continued presence by
the Department, including--
``(A) current or potential public or private
partnerships in support of Department activities; and
``(B) the capacity of States and localities to
respond positively to economic effects and other
effects.
``(8) Applicable lessons from previous rounds of defense
base closure and realignment, including disparities between
anticipated savings and actual savings.
``(9) Anticipated savings and other benefits, including--
``(A) enhancement of capabilities through improved
use of remaining infrastructure; and
``(B) the capacity to relocate units and other
assets.
``(10) Any other considerations that the Secretary of
Defense considers appropriate.''.
(b) Weighting of Criteria for Transparency Purposes.--Subsection
(a) of such section 2913 is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) Weighting of criteria.--At the same time the
Secretary publishes the proposed criteria under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the formula
proposed to be used by the Secretary in assigning weight to the
various proposed criteria in making recommendations for the
closure or realignment of military installations inside the
United States under this part in 2005.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4284-4285)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4285)
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