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A bill to authorize additional rounds of base closures and realignments under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 in 2001 and 2003, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 20, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Jan 20, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 20, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S761-762)
Jan 20, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to: (1) provide for continued appointments to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, authorize the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds for future Commission expenses, and extend Commission authority through December 31, 2003; (2) require the Secretary to include within budget justification documents a force structure plan for the armed forces through FY 2004 (currently, FY 1996); and (3) extend similarly the dates for submission of final selection criteria used for the closure or realignment of military installations, Department of Defense recommendations for such closures or realignments, Commission review and recommendations, presidential review, and final base closures and realignments. Terminates on December 31, 2003 (currently, 1995), the authority to close or realign such installations.

What's happening now January 20, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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