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A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense, for contingency planning purposes, to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation to determine the feasibility and cost of relocating to an alternative…

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A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense, for contingency planning purposes, to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation to determine the feasibility and cost of relocating to an alternative site or sites in the Pacific region the military facilities of the United States located in the Republic of the Philippines.

Introduced: February 19, 1986 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 19, 1986
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Reaffirms the intent of the United States to maintain close ties with the Republic of the Philippines and to maintain U.S. military facilities located there as long as practicable.

Directs the Secretary of Defense, for contingency planning purposes, to conduct a study of the feasibility of relocating such military facilities presently in the Philippines at another secure and stable site in the Pacific region. Directs the Secretary to submit the results of such study, together with comments and recommendations, to the Congress no later than June 30, 1986.

What's happening now February 19, 1986

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 19, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2078: A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense, for contingency planning purposes, to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation to determine the feasibility and cost of relocating to an alternative site or sites in the Pacific region the military facilities of the United States located in the Republic of the Philippines.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2078/
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"S. 2078: A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense, for contingency planning purposes, to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation to determine the feasibility and cost of relocating to an alternative site or sites in the Pacific region the military facilities of the United States located in the Republic of the Philippines.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2078/.
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S. 2078, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2078/.
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[S. 2078: A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense, for contingency planning purposes, to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation to determine the feasibility and cost of relocating to an alternative site or sites in the Pacific region the military facilities of the United States located in the Republic of the Philippines.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2078/)
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