"Fast Track" Legislative Procedures Governing Congressional Consideration of a Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Commission Report

Author: Christopher M. Davis

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 7

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In 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, and 2005, an independent Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Commission was authorized by law to recommend the disposal of unneeded defense facilities throughout the United States. Recently, the Department of Defense (DOD) formally asked Congress to provide it with statutory authority to conduct another round of base closures and realignments in 2015. Under the terms of the statutes which authorized these previous BRAC rounds, as well as under the new authority requested by the DOD for 2015, the BRAC Commission's recommendations automatically take effect unless, within a stated period after the recommendations are approved by the President and submitted to the House and Senate, a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted rejecting them in their entirety. Congressional consideration of this disapproval resolution is not governed by the standing rules of the House and Senate, but by special expedited or "fast track" parliamentary procedures laid out in statute. This report describes these expedited parliamentary procedures and explains how they differ from the regular legislative processes of Congress.

"Fast Track" Congressional Consideration of Recommendations of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission

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Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

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The recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission will automatically take effect unless, within a stated period after the recommendations are submitted to the House and Senate, Congress adopts a joint resolution of disapproval rejecting them in their entirety. Congressional consideration of this disapproval resolution is not governed by the regular rules of the House and Senate, but by special expedited or "fast track" procedures laid out in statute. This report describes these expedited parliamentary procedures and explains how they differ from the regular legislative processes of Congress. This report will be updated as needed. See [http://www.crs.gov/products/browse/is-defense.shtml] for additional information on military base closures.

Military Bases
Military Bases

Author: United States. General Accounting Office

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 56

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This is a supplement to GAO's 1995 report on military base closures and realignments (GAO/NSIAD-95-133). Many interested parties, including Members of Congress, sent GAO correspondence on base closures. In some instances, the letters and the material provided useful leads. In other cases, the material added support to issues that GAO was actively pursuing. GAO could not follow up on many of the points raised because of the limited time available to GAO. However, GAO believes that the letters and the materials may be helpful to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission in making future decisions. Consequently, GAO is providing all the letters and the materials to the Commission. This supplement contains copies of the letters and some of the materials.

Report to Congressional Committees
Report to Congressional Committees

Author: U. S Government U.S Government Accountability Office

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-01-03

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9781503229389

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Since 1988, DOD has relied on the BRAC process as an important means of reducing excess infrastructure and realigning bases to meet changing force structure needs. The 2005 BRAC round was the fifth round of base closures and realignments undertaken by DOD since 1988, and it was the biggest, most complex, and costliest BRAC round ever. The 2005 BRAC process generally followed the legislative framework of previous BRAC rounds, providing for an independent Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to review the Secretary of Defense's closure and realignment recommendations, which were produced through the BRAC processes.

Military Base Closures
Military Base Closures

Author: Barry W. Holman

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2005-08

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9780756748920

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Statement of Barry Holman, Dir., Def. Capability & Mgmt., Before the Defense Base Closure & Realign. Comm. The Defense Base Closure & Realign. Act of 1990 authorized a new round of base realign. & closures (BRAC) in 2005, the 5th such round in recent years but the first since 1995. The legislation requires the Sec. of Def. to submit his list of bases recommend. for closure & realign. to an indep. BRAC Comm. by 5/16/05. The Comm. is charged with reviewing these recommend. & submitting its report with recommend. to the Pres. for his acceptance or rejection of them in their entirety by 9/8/05. Subsequently, Congress has final action to accept or reject the recommend. in their entirety. Here is a review & report on the DoD process & recommend. Illus.