Author : Frank C. Conahan
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Page : 6 pages
File Size : 24,84 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Military bases
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Book Description
The United States is closing and realigning military bases as part of its efforts to downsize and restructure its forces and reduce defense spending. To ensure that this process is fair, Congress enacted the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). The act established an independent commission, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, and specified procedures the President, the Department of Defense (DOD), General Accounting Office (GAO), and the Commission must follow, through 1995, to close and realign bases. Under these procedures, the Secretary of Defense on March 12, 1993, recommended 165 closures, realignments, and other actions affecting bases within the United States. The act, as amended by Public Law 102-484, requires that by April 15, 1993, GAO provide the Commission and Congress a detailed analysis of the Secretary of Defense's recommendations and selection process.