Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC): Background and Issues for Congress

Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC):

Background and Issues for Congress

Christopher T. Mann

Analyst in Defense Policy and Trade

April 25, 2019

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Summary

Since 1977, statutory thresholds have effectively constrained the President’s ability to close or

realign major military installations in the United States. Congress has instead periodically granted

temporary authorities—known as a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)—that have

established independent commissions for the review and approval of basing changes submitted by

the Secretary of Defense. These unique and transient authorities last expired on April 16, 2006.

There have been five rounds of base closures: 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, and 2005.

Though Congress has periodically adjusted the BRAC process to account for lessons learned, the

modern framework has remained generally consistent with earlier rounds, and includes

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establishment of an independent commission;

reliance on objective and uniform criteria;

Government Accountability Office (GAO) review and certification of

Department of Defense (DOD) data;

deliberations designed to be transparent that include open hearings, solicitation of

feedback, installation visits, and data available for public review; and

requirement that the final list of closure and realignment recommendations be

accepted or rejected in their entirety.

Congress has defined BRAC selection criteria in statute, thus requiring the Secretary to prioritize

military value over cost savings. Additionally, Congress has required the Secretary to align the

Department’s recommendations with a comprehensive 20-year force structure plan. The

commission may modify, reject, or add recommendations during its review before forwarding a

final list to the President.

After receiving the Commission’s list of recommendations, the President may either accept the

report in its entirety or seek to modify it by indicating disapproval and returning it to the

commission for further evaluation. If the President accepts the commission’s recommendations,

they are forwarded to Congress. BRAC implementation begins by default unless Congress rejects

the recommendations in their entirety within 45 days by enacting a joint resolution. During the

implementation phase, DOD is required to initiate closures and realignments within two years and

complete all actions within six years.

The BRAC process represents a legislative compromise between the executive and legislative

branches wherein each shares power in managing the closure and realignment of military bases.

The imposition of an independent, third-party mediator was intended to insulate base closings

from political considerations by both branches that had complicated similar actions in the past.

This report provides background on the development of BRAC, describes its major elements and

milestones, and outlines issues frequently cited in the context of new rounds, such as potential

savings.

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Contents

Background ..................................................................................................................................... 1

Major Elements of the Modern BRAC Process............................................................................... 2

BRAC Selection Criteria ................................................................................................................. 3

Disposal of Real Property................................................................................................................ 5

BRAC Savings ................................................................................................................................ 7

Excess Infrastructure ....................................................................................................................... 9

Legacy of the 2005 BRAC Round.................................................................................................. 11

The Department of Defense Base Closure Account ...................................................................... 13

Congressional Action on BRAC .................................................................................................... 14

Prohibition on Conducting a New Round ............................................................................... 14

BRAC Legislation in the 115th Congress ................................................................................ 14

BRAC Legislation in the 116th Congress ................................................................................ 15

Figures

Figure 1. BRAC Acreage Disposed of and Not Yet Disposed ......................................................... 6

Figure 2. BRAC Major and Minor Actions ................................................................................... 12

Figure 3. Historical View of BRAC Appropriations, FY2001-FY2020 ........................................ 13

Tables

Table 1. Infrastructure Capacity Reports; Interim and Final ......................................................... 10

Table B-1. Status of BRAC Acreage Disposal, By State/Territory and BRAC Round ................. 19

Appendixes

Appendix A. Legislative References ............................................................................................. 16

Appendix B. BRAC Acreage Disposal Status, By State ............................................................... 19

Contacts

Author Contact Information .......................................................................................................... 41

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Background

The U.S. Constitution does not clearly specify how military bases should be managed. Article II,

Section 2, appoints the President as the commander-in-chief, with the implied power to deploy,

and redeploy, the armed forces as necessary for national defense. In common practice, this has

included the authority to create and close military installations needed to accommodate and train

personnel under the President’s command. However, Article I, Section 8, charges Congress with

the responsibility to raise armies, maintain a Navy, and regulate the militia. Through annual

authorization and appropriation legislation, Congress legislates policy for managing DOD real

property assets and funds the construction, maintenance, operation, and disposal of military

infrastructure.1

Throughout most of American history, the President has exercised broad, relatively unchallenged

authority for opening, closing, or realigning military installations. Congress largely deferred to

the Executive branch primarily because the President, as commander-in-chief, is empowered with

the responsibility of deploying military forces.2

Prompted by large-scale closures of World War II era infrastructure during the 1960s and 1970s,

Congress enacted legislation in 1977 that effectively limited the Executive branch’s ability to

close or realign major military installations. The new statute, later codified as 10 U.S.C. 2687

(Section 612 of the Military Construction Authorization Act of 1978, P.L. 95-82), generally

required DOD to conduct comprehensive and lengthy assessments of major basing decisions as

part of a congressional report-and-wait process.3 These assessments could be challenged in court

on environmental grounds or on questions related to their sufficiency, further lengthening delays.4

The new legislation effectively halted DOD’s ability to close or realign domestic bases of

significant size.5

In the decade that followed the passage of 10 U.S.C. 2687, congressional pressure grew to

accommodate DOD basing priorities. By 1988, ongoing negotiations between the Secretary of

Defense and the House and Senate Armed Service Committees led to new legislation (P.L. 100526) that authorized a limited number of base closures based on the oversight of an independent

panel.6 Though later modified, the effort marked the beginning of the first Base Realignment and

1 “Real property includes lands, buildings, structures, utility systems, improvements, and appurtenances thereto.

Includes equipment attached to and made part of buildings and structures (such as heating systems) but not movable

equipment (such as plant equipment).” See Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, “DOD Dictionary of

Military and Associated Terms,” April 2018. Available at http://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/

dictionary.pdf#page=199.

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Regarding overseas installations, Congress continues to defer to the President. Domestically, it has intervened more

assertively to manage the process.

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Other notifications include assessments by DOD of the economic and strategic consequences of basing actions.

4 For details, see Schlossberg, George, “How Congress Cleared the Bases,” Journal of Defense Communities, Volume

1. Available at https://www.defensecommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/FINALJournal1.pdf.

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In general terms, 10 U.S.C. 2687 establishes reporting thresholds based on the number of DOD civilians affected by

the reduction. A second statute enacted later, 10 U.S.C. 993, establishes reporting thresholds based on the number of

service members.

6 The statute authorized a panel appointed by and reporting to the Secretary of Defense to recommend a limited number

of base closures.

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Closure (BRAC) process, which was intended to insulate base closings from considerations such

as favoritism or other political interference.7

Widely considered a success, the 1988 BRAC legislation was taken up again and modified in

succeeding BRAC rounds; first in 1991, 1993, and 1995; and again in 2005.8

Major Elements of the Modern BRAC Process

The modern BRAC process refers to a temporary authority that amends the Defense Base Closure

and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510), hereinafter referred to as the Base Closure Act, and

features a framework of elements that entrusts an independent commission with certifying closure

and realignment recommendations made by the Secretary of Defense.

BRAC Authorization and Closure

In general, the process has required the

Rounds

Secretary to submit a list of military

installations recommended for closure or

1988 Round: The Defense Authorization Amendments

and Base Closure and Realignment Act, enacted October

realignment to an independent, bipartisan

24, 1988 (P.L. 100-526)

BRAC commission. After analyzing the

Secretary’s recommendations, the

commission may accept, reject, or modify the 1991, 1993, 1995 Rounds: Base Closure and

Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510, Title XXIX of

list.9 Upon completing its review, the

the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

commission forwards its final findings and

1991, enacted November 5, 1990)

recommendations to the President. Upon

acceptance of commission’s

2005 Round: National Defense Authorization Act for

recommendations, the President then submits

Fiscal Year 2002, (P.L. 107-107; amended the Defense

them to Congress. If the President does not

Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101510)

submit the recommendations to Congress

within the timeframe required under the Base

Closure Act, the BRAC process is terminated. Upon receipt of the report from the President,

Congress has the opportunity to disapprove of the recommendations in toto through the

enactment of a joint resolution.

The hallmarks of this framework include

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establishment of an independent commission whose members are appointed by

the President, in consultation with congressional leadership (and the advice and

consent of the Senate);10

Earlier efforts at large-scale base closures were marked by accusations of such conduct.

8 Subsequent BRAC legislation required the Secretary of Defense to report to an independent commission. In the 1988

round, a commission chartered by Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci reported to him.

9 Commissioners are required to assess whether DOD recommendations deviate substantially from the Department’s

force structure plan and final selection criteria. Modifications to the list are prohibited in cases where recommendations

do not deviate substantially. Installations added to the list require the commission to allow input from the Secretary and

require additional conditions be met.

10 The 2005 BRAC process included nine commissioners (a tie-breaking number). Members were appointed by the

President after consultation with Congress. Congressional leadership makes a total of six recommendations, with the

number divided between: House speaker (2), House Minority Leader (1); Senate Majority Leader (2), and; Senate

Minority Leader (1). The President transmits the final list of nominations to the Senate for its final consent. By statute,

the process of congressional consultation is not mandatory. See BRAC amended legislation available at the BRAC

commission (2005) official archive site at https://www.brac.gov/docs/BRAC05Legislation.pdf.

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reliance on objective and uniform criteria for evaluating basing

recommendations;

GAO review and certification of DOD data;

deliberations that include open hearings, solicitation of feedback, installation

visits, and data available for public review;

requirement that the commission’s final list of closure and realignment actions be

accepted or rejected in its entirety; and

presidential and congressional off-ramps that would terminate the BRAC process

when certain conditions are not met.

The timeline to complete an entire BRAC round has varied; however, the most recent one

conducted in 2005 took approximately 10 years, from authorization to completion (end of the sixyear BRAC implementation period).

Key milestones of a typical BRAC timeline include

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DOD force structure plan, infrastructure inventory, and analysis of options (up to

four years);11

nomination and confirmation of BRAC commissioners;

DOD submission of BRAC recommendations (and associated reports) to the

commission;

commission deliberations (typically four months);

final report sent to the President for approval;

45-day deadline for Congress to reject recommendations in their entirety (Joint

Resolution of Disapproval) or allow implementation to begin;

DOD implementation (two years to begin; six years to complete); and

DOD disposal of real property (indeterminate).

BRAC Selection Criteria

BRAC is often characterized as a cost efficiency measure that enables DOD to more effectively

manage its real property assets by allowing it to shed excess infrastructure, but historically,

potential costs and savings have been a consideration that have ranked below military value.12 No

BRAC round has established cost savings targets, floors, or ceilings.

11 DOD recommendations are based on certified data, a long-term force structure plan (20 years), and comprehensive

inventory of DOD real estate.

12 Prior to the 2005 BRAC round, however, cost savings and downsizing the military was an explicit goal.

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Transformation Versus Cost Savings

“In previous rounds of BRAC, the explicit goal was to save money and downsize the military in order to reap a

’peace dividend.’ It was clear from the Commission’s examination of the DoD 2005 BRAC list that the historical

goal of achieving savings through eliminating excess capacity was not always the primary consideration for many

recommendations. In fact, several DoD witnesses at Commission hearings made it clear that the purpose of

many 2005 BRAC recommendations was to advance the goals of transformation, improve capabilities, and

enhance military value. In some cases, accomplishing these new goals meant proposing BRAC scenarios that

either never paid off (i.e., resulted in a net increased cost) or had very long payback periods....”

—2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report, Chapter 1: Commission Strategic

Overview

During BRAC rounds in 1991, 1993, and 1995, Congress required the Secretary of Defense to

develop and report a set of objective selection criteria that would be used for identifying bases for

closure and realignment. For the 2005 round, Congress amended the BRAC statute to require the

Secretary to regard military value (defined below) as the primary consideration.13 Other factors,

such as potential costs and savings, were explicitly categorized as lower priority. Because the

amended legislative language reflected longstanding DOD policy, the 2005 BRAC criteria appear

almost identical when compared with previous versions, with additional language added for

emphasis or included for explanatory examples.

The excerpt below indicates the 2005 BRAC selection criteria.14 Emphasized text (in italics)

represents new language not included as part of the 1995 criteria.15

SEC. 2913. SELECTION CRITERIA FOR 2005 ROUND.

(a) FINAL SELECTION CRITERIA.—The final criteria to be used by the Secretary in making

recommendations for the closure or realignment of military installations inside the United

States under this part in 2005 shall be the military value and other criteria specified in

subsections (b) and (c).

(b) MILITARY VALUE CRITERIA.—The military value criteria are as follows:

(1) The current and future mission capabilities and the impact on operational

readiness of the total force of the Department of Defense, including the impact on

joint warfighting, training, and readiness.

(2) The availability and condition of land, facilities, and associated airspace

(including training areas suitable for maneuver by ground, naval, or air forces

throughout a diversity of climate and terrain areas and staging areas for the use

of the Armed Forces in homeland defense missions) at both existing and potential

receiving locations.

(3) The ability to accommodate contingency, mobilization, surge, and future total

force requirements at both existing and potential receiving locations to support

operations and training.

(4) The cost of operations and the manpower implications.

13 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, (P.L. 107-107).

14 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as amended.

15 Comparison derived from Government Accountability Office, “Military Bases: Opportunities Exist to Improve

Future Base Realignment and Closure Rounds (GAO-13-149),” March 2013. See Figure 2. Available at

https://www.gao.gov/assets/660/652805.pdf#page=17.

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(c). OTHER CRITERIA.—The other criteria that the Secretary shall use in making

recommendations for the closure or realignment of military installations inside the United

States under this part in 2005 are as follows:

(1) The extent and timing of potential costs and savings, including the number of

years, beginning with the date of completion of the closure or realignment, for the

savings to exceed the costs.

(2) The economic impact on existing communities in the vicinity of military

installations.

(3) The ability of the infrastructure of both the existing and potential receiving

communities to support forces, missions, and personnel.

(4) The environmental impact, including the impact of costs related to potential

environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance

activities.

Disposal of Real Property

The transfer and disposal of DOD real property made available following the implementation of a

BRAC round is a complex process that may extend for years beyond the initial six-year

implementation window. Disposal may be delayed or otherwise affected by the participation of

local and state communities and the degree to which environmental remediation by federal

authorities is necessary.16 The graph below shows the total acreage from previous BRAC rounds

yet to be disposed.

16 As amended in 1986, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA,

commonly referred to as Superfund) generally requires the clean-up of contaminated federal property prior to transfer

out of federal ownership. For more information on CERCLA see CRS Report R41039, Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: A Summary of Superfund Cleanup Authorities and Related Provisions of

the Act, by David M. Bearden.

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Figure 1. BRAC Acreage Disposed of and Not Yet Disposed

Shown by Year of BRAC Round

Source: FY2017 data provided to CRS by the DOD Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), May 2017.

The Base Closure Act authorizes a variety of conveyance mechanisms not otherwise available for

the transfer and disposal of federal property, a process typically performed by the General

Services Administration (GSA).17 Under a BRAC, conveyance authority is delegated from GSA,

through the Secretary of Defense to the various military departments, which receive special

approval to supersede GSA regulations with BRAC specific regulations. The primary difference

between the routine disposal of federal property and real property conveyed under a BRAC is the

role of local communities.

Under normal (non-BRAC) circumstances, the General Services Administration (GSA) is directly

responsible for disposing of any surplus federal real property, which includes defense property. A

military department in possession would, for example, declare property as excess to its needs and

turn over the administration of a site to the GSA. The GSA would then follow a number of

consecutive steps for disposal of federal property laid out in statute. It would first offer the excess

property to other federal agencies. If none expressed an interest, the excess property would be

declared surplus. The GSA would then offer the surplus property to state or local governments

and non-profits that might use it for a public benefit (public benefit conveyance), such as a

homeless shelter or medical center. Finally, if the property has neither been transferred nor

conveyed in the previous steps, the surplus property would be offered for sale to the public.18

Under a BRAC, local communities can significantly affect the BRAC property transfer and

disposal decisions, which are managed by the Secretary of the responsible military department.19

17 A conveyance is the transfer of a property title.

18 The transfer or disposal of federal property is primarily performed by the General Services Administration (GSA)

pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (FPASA) 40 U.S.C. 521-559.

19 The Base Closure Act directs the Administrator of the GSA to delegate specified transfer and disposal authorities to

the Secretary of Defense for use at BRAC installations, and the secretary has, in turn, delegated this authority to the

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Once approved for closure, communities around an installation typically organize a Local

Redevelopment Authority (LRA) for the purpose of creating and executing a redevelopment plan

for the property. While the plan is not binding on DOD, the Department has been statutorily

directed to give the plan considerable weight. DOD makes economic development grants and

technical support available through its Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) to assist LRAs

with the process.20

In recent BRAC rounds, Congress has authorized a special transfer authority that has permitted

DOD to transfer title to property at less than fair market value, or even at no cost, if the LRA

agrees to certain conditions designed to create employment at the former defense facility. This has

been referred to as an Economic Development Conveyance (EDC).

BRAC Savings

DOD has asserted that savings generated from BRAC are generally the result of avoiding the cost

of retaining and operating unneeded infrastructure, with upfront costs eventually offset by annual

savings. Between FY2012 and FY2018, the Department consistently argued for a new BRAC,

asserting that “absent another BRAC round, the Department will continue to operate some of its

installations sub-optimally as other efficiency measures, changing force structure, and technology

reduce the number of missions and personnel.”21

Emphasizing the potential cost savings, DOD has suggested a new “efficiency-focused BRAC”

could save the Department billions of dollars annually: “Savings from BRAC rounds are real and

substantial. The last five BRAC rounds are collectively saving the Department $12B annually. A

new efficiency-focused BRAC could save the Department an additional ~$2B annually (based on

the ’93/’95 rounds).”22

In its ongoing series of BRAC-related reports, the GAO has noted the unreliability of DOD cost

savings estimates. In 2013, GAO concluded that, though the Department had achieved annual

recurring savings as the result of the 2005 round, visibility into the outcome has been limited due

to missing and inconsistent recordkeeping.23 Similar studies have raised questions about the data

DOD has used to predict and monitor BRAC effectiveness, long-term savings, and outcomes. For

example

secretaries of the various military departments.

20 See the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (as amended), Section 2905, Implementation: “Before

any action may be taken with respect to the disposal of any surplus real property or facility located at any military

installation to be closed or realigned under this part, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Governor of the

State and the heads of the local governments concerned for the purpose of considering any plan for the use of such

property by the local community concerned.”

21 Department of Defense, Infrastructure Capacity Report (Interim), March 2016. Provided to CRS.

22 Statement of Mr. Peter Potochney, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations, and Environment),

Before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related

Agencies, FY2018, June 7, 2017. Available at https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/060617Potochney-Testimony.pdf.

23 Government Accountability Office, “Opportunities Exist to Improve Future Base Realignment and Closure Rounds

(GAO-13-149)”, March 2013. Available at https://www.gao.gov/assets/660/652805.pdf ; See page 33 “lack of

consistent documentation;” page 32 “did not consistently document the assumptions;” page 43 “department does not

have effective management controls in place to monitor leased space.”

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“... the services did not develop baseline operating costs before implementing the

BRAC recommendations, which would have enabled it to determine whether

savings were achieved.”24

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“... We found that DOD’s process for providing the BRAC commission with cost

and savings estimates was hindered by underestimating recommendation-specific

requirements and that DOD did not fully anticipate information technology

requirements for many of the recommendations.”25

“The department cannot provide documentation to show to what extent it reduced

plant replacement value or vacated leased space as it reported in May 2005 that it

was intended to do.... In addition, DOD bundled multiple closures ... thus limiting

visibility into the estimated costs and savings for individual closures and

realignments.”26

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“... DOD has not reported to Congress how the cleanup of emerging

contaminants, especially certain perfluorinated compounds, at installations closed

under BRAC will significantly increase the estimated (BRAC) cleanup costs.”27

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“... We found that OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) did not

have a fully developed method for accurately collecting information on

costs, savings, and efficiencies achieved specifically from joint basing,

and that OSD had not developed a plan to guide joint bases in

achieving cost savings and efficiencies....”28

“... DOD has not committed to take action on some of our recommendations

related to implementing any future BRAC rounds, such as improving DOD’s

ability to estimate potential liabilities, and savings to achieve desired

outcomes.”29

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In its final report to the President, the 2005 BRAC commission noted DOD’s initial estimate of

savings had been “vastly overestimated,” and suggested that the Department had claimed savings

that were “not truly savings in the commonly understood sense of the term.”30 Reflecting on the

24 Government Accountability Office, “Military Base Realignments and Closures: More Guidance and Information

Needed to Take Advantage of Opportunities to Consolidate Training (GAO-16-45), February 2016. Available at

https://www.gao.gov/assets/680/675295.pdf#page=2.

25 Government Accountability Office, ”Military Bases: More Guidance and Information Needed to Take Advantage of

Opportunities to Consolidate Training (GAO-16-45)”, February 2016. Available at https://www.gao.gov/assets/680/

675295.pdf#page=6.

26 Government Accountability Office, “Opportunities Exist to Improve Future Base Realignment and Closure Rounds

(GAO-13-149)”, March 2013. Available at https://www.gao.gov/assets/660/652805.pdf#page=2.

27 Government Accountability Office, “Military Base Realignments and Closures: DOD Has Improved Environmental

Cleanup Reporting but Should Obtain and Share More Information (GAO-17-151)”, January 2017. Available at

https://www.gao.gov/assets/690/682204.pdf#page=27.

28 Government Accountability Office,” DOD Joint Bases: Implementation Challenges Demonstrate Need to Reevaluate

the Program (GAO-14-577), September 2014, page 2. Available at https://www.gao.gov/assets/670/665964.pdf#page=

7.

29 Government Accountability Office, “High-Risk Series: Progress on Many High-Risk Areas, While Substantial

Efforts Needed on Others (GAO-17-317)”, February 15, 2017. Available at https://www.gao.gov/assets/690/

682765.pdf#page=319.

30 See “2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report,” Volume 1, page 3. “However, as discussed

elsewhere in this Report, the Commission noted in many cases that DoD claimed savings from proposals on the basis of

eliminated military personnel. Yet, because total end strength was not being reduced proportionately, these so-called

‘savings’ will not actually reduce total DoD spending levels. Hence, they are not truly savings in the commonly

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quality of cost estimates and savings associated with 2005 BRAC round, Anthony Principi,

Chairman of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, has suggested

opportunities exist for the DOD to improve its analysis by adopting more consistent accounting

practices and inclusive metrics:

To start, DoD has to do a better job estimating the true cost of any closure or realignment....

Second, the cost of base realignment actions (COBRA) accounting procedure, used by

DoD as a basis of comparison among scenarios, should include cost estimates for

environmental restoration not just “clean to current use” standards. In addition, COBRA or

some other cost evaluation process should also include transportation and infrastructure

costs and burden sharing with the federal government....31

In addition to refining DOD accounting metrics, some observers have suggested congressional

visibility into BRAC cost and long-term effectiveness could be improved by amending the

process to require the Department to disclose how closure and realignment recommendations

meet expected cost saving and reduced infrastructure targets.

Excess Infrastructure

A BRAC process is the chief means by which DOD disposes of excess infrastructure. Each year

between 2013 and 2017, the Department requested a new BRAC round as a means of realizing

greater efficiency and reducing excess infrastructure. It has also attempted to allay concerns

related to the 2005 BRAC experience - marked by unexpectedly high costs and complexity - by

emphasizing cost savings and efficiencies rather than force transformation.

In April 2016, DOD submitted to the House Armed Services Committee an Infrastructure

Capacity Report (interim version) that assessed 22% of the Department’s base infrastructure

excess to its needs.32 The methodology used in the report—required by Section 2815 of the

National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2016 (P.L. 114-92)—remained consistent

with excess capacity reports submitted prior to the 1998 and 2005 BRAC rounds round.33 The

Department stated its purpose for obtaining “a sense of excess and whether excess remains after

various changes, such as (prior) BRAC or force structure reductions.”34 A final infrastructure

capacity report, submitted to Congress in October 2017, modified the original excess capacity

estimate to 19%.35

understood sense of the term. No new equipment or increases in operations could be purchased with these ‘reductions’

in military personnel. Because these military personnel would not be eliminated, but merely reassigned to higherpriority tasks, the commission concluded that DoD’s initial estimates of $49 billion in net savings over a 20-year period

were vastly overestimated, although “military value”—the primary selection criterion—might be increased.

31 Anthony Prinicipi, former Veterans Affairs Secretary and Chairman of the Base Realignment and Closure

Commission, “BRAC Chair Reflects on Decisions, Offers Ideas for Future,” May 9, 2011. Available at

https://federalnewsradio.com/defense/2011/05/brac-chair-reflects-on-decisions-offers-ideas-for-future/.

32 Department of Defense Infrastructure Capacity, March 2016. Available at https://defensecommunities.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/01/2016-4-Interim-Capacity-Report-for-Printing.pdf.

33 GAO, “DOD’s Excess Capacity Estimating Methods Have Limitations (GAO-13-535),” June 2013; “DOD continues

to use the same methodology in 2017 that it has previously used to estimate excess capacity; thus these limitations

continue…” GAO, “Defense Infrastructure: DOD needs to Improve the Accuracy of Its Excess Capacity Estimates,”

May 2018. Available at https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/691990.pdf#page=14.

34 Department of Defense Infrastructure Capacity, March 2016. Available at https://defensecommunities.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/01/2016-4-Interim-Capacity-Report-for-Printing.pdf.

35 Department of Defense Infrastructure Capacity, October 2017. Available at https://fas.org/man/eprint/

infrastructure.pdf.

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Table 1. Infrastructure Capacity Reports; Interim and Final

Percentage of Infrastructure Identified as Excess

FY2016 Interim Report

FY2017 Final Report

Army

33%

29%

Navy

7%

6%

Air Force

32%

28%

Defense Logistics Agency

12%

13%

Total DOD

22%

19%

Department

Source: Recreated from Table 1, Department of Defense Infrastructure Capacity Report, October 2017.

Notes: The FY2016 report estimated excess infrastructure DOD would carry into FY2019, according to force

structure plans. The FY2017 report measured the value according to FY2012 force structure. Both analyses used

1989 as a baseline. DLA

The Department concluded its infrastructure capacity analysis by arguing it had established

sufficient justification for a new BRAC round, a process that would allow it to more effectively

dispose of excess infrastructure and manage remaining real property assets.

The Department believes we have addressed all congressional concerns.... The time to

authorize another BRAC round is now. The BRAC process requires considerable time to

analyze and develop recommendations, have those recommendations reviewed by the

independent BRAC Commission, and then implemented over a six-year period of time.

The longer authorization is delayed, the longer the Department will be forced to expend

valuable resources on unnecessary facilities instead of weapons systems, readiness, and

other national security priorities.36

Critics of the Department’s methodology for estimating excess infrastructure have asserted it

includes unreasonable research assumptions and metrics, undermining the basis for DOD’s

conclusion. For example, observers have cited the report’s reliance on Cold War baseline values

to establish excess capacity, inconsistent application of existing metrics for measuring capacity

shortfalls, and overly broad categorization schemes.37 Some observers have also cited

longstanding data management challenges that continue to affect the Department’s ability to

measure current excess facility inventory and utilization rates.38 Others have noted the dearth of

data that support DOD claims related to BRAC effectiveness and the disposal of excess

property.39

36 Department of Defense, “Infrastructure Capacity Report,” October 2017. Available at https://fas.org/man/eprint/

infrastructure.pdf#page=35.

37 GAO, “Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs to Improve the Accuracy of its Excess Capacity Estimates (GAO-18230), May 2018. For example, “DOD’s excess capacity methodology and analysis has limitations that affect the

accuracy and analytical sufficiency of the estimate. Specifically, DOD’s use of a 1989 baseline for excess capacity

results in inaccurate estimates of excess capacity; DOD’s methodology included assumptions that were not always

reasonable; and DOD’s approach to estimating excess capacity is not always sufficient or implemented consistently

across the military departments.” Available at https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/691990.pdf#page=11.

38 GAO, “DOD Needs to Improve its Efforts to Identify Unutilized and Underutilized Facilities (GAO-14-538),”

September 2014.

39 See GAO, “DOD Should Address Challenges with Communication and Mission Changes to Improve Future Base

Realignment and Closure Rounds (GAO-18-231), March 2018. “In reviewing DOD’s data we found that the

department ultimately did not have the needed data to calculate excess infrastructure disposed of during BRAC 2005.”

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During a news briefing on the FY2019 defense budget, Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller)

David L. Norquist noted that the Department had declined to propose a BRAC round that year,

stating that it would work instead to focus on internal reforms while preparing for a financial

audit.

And so, I think we're looking at doing two things, going forward. One is, working with

Congress to find common areas where we can make reforms and changes that don't create

the same types of obstacles. The other is that we are undergoing a financial-statement audit

that includes a look at property, and assets and investments and improving the accuracy of

the data behind it. And as a view of being able to take advantage of the data coming out of

that process, to help us make better decision-making on real property. But, yes, you are

correct, there is not (a) request for another BRAC round in this budget. 40

In testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Military

Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Lucian Niemeyer, Assistant Secretary of

Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment, indicated DOD would be working in FY2019

to improve its excess infrastructure accounting processes and demolish unneeded infrastructure:

In lieu of another request for legislation in FY 2019 to authorize an additional Base

Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round, we will review our facilities, to include facility

usage optimization review to ensure we have a better accounting of excess infrastructure.

We also have proposed for FY 2019 increased efforts to demolish unneeded or obsolete

facilities over the course of this year. 41

Legacy of the 2005 BRAC Round

The 2005 BRAC round was unique among

all previous rounds due to its relative size,

scope and complexity. (See Figure 2 for

comparison of major and minor BRAC

actions between rounds.)42 Colloquially

called “the mother of all BRACs,” the

objectives of the 2005 round were primarily

about transforming military infrastructure;

however, unanticipated expenses have

played a role in shaping subsequent

congressional views of the BRAC process

and, according to many observers,

dampened support for consideration of a

new round.

Savings estimates submitted during the

2005 round were overvalued by as much as

Context of the 2005 BRAC Round

“Prior BRAC rounds occurred at the dusk of the Cold

War, when military budgets and force structure were

shrinking. The 2005 BRAC round occurred in a post-9/11

environment with our armed forces deployed in combat

in Iraq and Afghanistan with stable or increasing force

structure and defense budgets. During the 2005 BRAC

implementation period, the armed forces expect to

relocate 70,000 servicemembers from overseas to

installations within the United States. Prior BRAC rounds

took place in the context of military doctrine and force

structure shaped by the Cold War. The 2005 BRAC

round occurred during the transformation of military

doctrine and force structure to meet the needs of an

entirely new threat and security environment....”

—2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Commission Report, Chapter 1: Commission Strategic

Overview

40 Department of Defense News Briefing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Budget, Undersecretary of

Defense (Comptroller) David L. Norquist, February 12, 2018. Available at https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/

Transcript-View/Article/1439782/department-of-defense-news-briefing-on-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2019-defense/.

41 Senate Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, “Statement of Honorable

Lucian Niemeyer (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment),” April 26, 2018.

Available at https://www.acq.osd.mil/eie/Downloads/Testimony/FY19%20EI&E%20Posture%20Statement%20%20SAC-M.pdf#page=18.

42 Quantifying BRAC complexity can be difficult. During the 2005 BRAC round, DOD defined major closures as those

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67%, according to GAO analysis, with one-time implementation costs rising from $21 to $35.1

billion.43 GAO found that the $14.1 billion increase was due primarily to the rising cost of new

construction associated with subsidiary projects not included in the original BRAC

implementation plan.44

Figure 2. BRAC Major and Minor Actions

Base Closures and Realignments

Source: GAO-13-149, “Military Bases: Opportunities Exist to Improve Future Base and Realignment and

Closure Rounds,” March 2013.

Notes: For the 2005 BRAC round, major and minor actions are based on DOD defined values. Actions during

previous rounds represent GAO estimates.

Referring to the implementation of the 2005 round, Assistant Secretary Niemeyer, noted, “BRAC

legislation effectively limited the ability of Congress to oversee BRAC implementation costs and

the Department made deliberate decisions to use BRAC implementation as a recapitalization tool,

expanding facility requirements and associated costs.”45

To address congressional concerns about spiraling costs in new BRAC rounds, DOD has

periodically proposed legislative language that would constrain the Secretary’s ability to

that had a plant replacement value (PRV) of greater than $100 million. Major realignments qualified as those that had a

net loss of 400 or more military or civilian personnel. In earlier rounds, DOD did not use compatible definitions for

BRAC actions. See Figure 2 for results of GAO analysis.

43 GAO, Military Bases: Opportunities Exist to Improve Future Base Realignment and Closure Rounds (GAO-13-149),

March 2013, page 3. Available at https://www.gao.gov/assets/660/652805.pdf#page=3.

44 GAO, “Military Base Realignments and Closures: Updated Costs and Savings Estimates from BRAC 2005 (GAO12-709R),” June 29, 2012, page 34. “DOD’s own data confirmed that the majority of the $14 billion in the BRAC 2005

cost increase was related to military construction... construction of additional facilities to enhance capabilities, address

deficiencies—BRAC as a recapitalization engine—and construction industry inflation since 2005 ($11 billion)....”

Available at https://www.gao.gov/assets/660/652805.pdf#page=34.

45 Advance Policy Questions for Lucian Niemeyer, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense of Energy, Installations

and Environment, July 18, 2017. Available at https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/

Niemeyer_APQs_07-18-17.pdf.

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recommend BRAC actions that would not yield savings within 20 years and to emphasize

recommendations that would yield net savings within five years.46

The Department of Defense Base Closure Account

Each year, Congress appropriates funding for the Department of Defense Base Closure Account,

part of the Military Construction Defense-Wide appropriation. With no BRAC round authorized

or underway, the primary purpose of continuing BRAC appropriations is to fund the

environmental cleanup and caretaker functions at bases that were closed under prior rounds (see

Figure 3).

Figure 3. Historical View of BRAC Appropriations, FY2001-FY2020

Source: CRS Compilation of annual DOD Comptroller, C-1 Military Construction Appropriations.

Notes: Amounts reflect budget execution in “APPN” column of annual C-1 spreadsheets and include all BRAC

accounts. FY2020 represents the Administration’s current request.

In FY2020, the Trump Administration has requested $278.5 million for BRAC continuing

environmental and caretaker costs, with $158.3 million provided for the Navy (57%), $66.1

million for the Army (24%), and $54 million for the Air Force (19%).47 The total request

represents a $63 million decrease (19%) from FY2019 enacted levels ($342 million).

In FY2018, Congress urged DOD to accelerate environmental remediation at BRAC sites. In

report language, appropriators stated that additional funds were provided to speed environmental

remediation at installations closed under previous rounds.

46 See Office of Legislative Council (website), FY2018 DOD Legislative Proposals, “First Package of Legislative

Proposals Sent to Congress for Inclusion in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018—

Consolidated Section-by-Section Analysis (Sent to Congress on May 25, 2017).” Available at http://ogc.osd.mil/olc/

docs/25May2017NDAASectionalAnalysis.pdf#page=70.

47 Department of Defense, “DOD Base Realignment and Closure Executive Summary Program Year 2020: Justification

Data Submitted to Congress.” March 2019. Available at http://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/

defbudget/fy2019/budget_justification/pdfs/05_BRAC/BRAC_Exec_Sum_J-Book_FINAL.pdf#page=8.

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Accelerated cleanup.—The agreement includes additional funding to accelerate

environmental remediation at installations closed during previous Base Realignment and

Closure (BRAC) rounds. Priority should be given to those sites with newly identified

radiological cleanup cost. There are many factors hindering the cleanup of BRAC sites.

However, strategic investments can lead to quicker clean-ups and faster turnover of DOD

property to the local community. Therefore, the Department is directed to submit to the

congressional defense committees a spend plan for the additional BRAC funds not later

than 30 days after enactment of this Act. 48

Congressional Action on BRAC

Prohibition on Conducting a New Round

Congressional authorizers and appropriators have regularly inserted language into annual defense

legislation that would disallow the use of funds for the purpose of a new BRAC round. In

FY2019, for example, though DOD did not propose a BRAC, authorizers inserted language into

the annual NDAA that prohibited a new round:

SEC. 2703. Prohibition on Conducting Additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)

Round. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an additional Base Realignment

and Closure (BRAC) round. 49

A similar provision was included in the final FY2019 defense appropriations bill:50

SEC. 8122. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to propose, plan for,

or execute a new or additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. 51

BRAC Legislation in the 115th Congress

In 2017, Members in both chambers proposed legislation that would have authorized a new round

of base closures.52 Though no legislation for a full BRAC was enacted, a provision included the

following year in the final FY2019 NDAA.

48

See Explanatory Statement to Accompany H.R. 1625 (P.L. 115-141), Committee Print Book 2 of 2, Division J.

Available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CPRT-115HPRT29457/pdf/CPRT-115HPRT29457.pdf#page=509; See

also Hpt 115-188, House Appropriations Committee Report to accompany H.R. 2998, “Military Construction, Veterans

Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2018.” Available at https://www.congress.gov/115/crpt/hrpt188/

CRPT-115hrpt188.pdf#page=34.

49 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, H.R. 5515, Available at https://www.congress.gov/115/

bills/hr5515/BILLS-115hr5515rh.pdf#page=841.

50 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.R. 6157, H.R. 245).

51 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division C, (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-141), Available at

https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1625/BILLS-115hr1625enr.pdf#page=144.

52 On January 31, 2017, Representative Adam Smith, then Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee,

submitted the Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2017 (H.R. 753), which would have

reauthorized a BRAC that would have begun in FY2019 with a framework similar to previous rounds. A second

proposal, drafted by Senator John McCain, then Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and submitted as

an amendment to the annual NDAA for FY2018 (H.R. 2810), would have taken a different approach. By omitting the

appointment of a BRAC commission charged with reviewing recommendations made by the Secretary of Defense,

Senator McCain’s amendment would have altered what long-time observers had considered the basic tenets of the

modern BRAC framework (third party appraisal by an independent commission, and expansive opportunity for public

comment by affected communities and other stakeholders).

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Under the new scenario described by Section 2702 of the John S. McCain National Defense

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R. 5515, P.L. 115-232), BRAC-like actions are

authorized within the confines of a state based on the recommendation of the governor and

support of local communities affected by the proposed actions. Unlike a traditional BRAC

process, the new authorities would forgo the creation of an independent review panel. The

Secretary of Defense is, instead, required to deliver a report of planned BRAC actions to

congressional defense committees and, following a 90-day waiting period, begin implementation.

For details, please refer to “In-State BRAC” in Appendix A of this report.

The BRAC related legislative proposals above illustrate the flexibility Congress has for amending

or adopting the template of past BRAC processes that DOD has called “the only fair, objective,

and comprehensive process to achieve these goals (eliminating excess infrastructure).”53 Congress

may consider whether future legislative proposals for base closures and realignments will adopt

the lessons learned from previous rounds while retaining the basic framework, or fundamentally

alter the process.

BRAC Legislation in the 116th Congress

No BRAC legislation has so far been proposed in the 116th Congress. Additionally, the

Department has asserted that it does not intend to use the new BRAC-like authorities authorized

by Section 2702 of the FY2019 NDAA.54 To date, DOD has received no state requests under this

authority.

53 “The Department must be able to eliminate excess infrastructure to avoid wasting resources maintaining unneeded

facilities - resources that that could be much better spent on readiness. BRAC provides the only fair, objective, and

comprehensive process to achieve these goals.” See Data Submitted to Congress, “DoD Base Realignment and Closure:

BRAC Rounds (BRAC 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995 & 2005),” May 2017. Available at http://comptroller.defense.gov/

Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/FY2018/budget_justification/pdfs/05_BRAC/

FINAL_FY18_BRAC_Summary_Book.pdf#page=8.

54 In official correspondence, DOD has stated, “The Department does not intend to use section 2702 because it

undermines the Department’s ability to prioritize the military value of an installation as informed by the National

Defense Strategy, instead substituting the judgment of a Governor based on economic value.” Department of Defense

Response to Congressional Research Service Request for Information, April 11, 2019.

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Appendix A. Legislative References

BRAC Authorizing Legislation

1988 Round

The Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act, enacted

October 24, 1988 (P.L.100-526)

1991, 1993, 1995 Rounds

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, enacted November 5, 1990 (P.L.

107-107, Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Title XXIX)

2005 Round

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, (P.L. 101-510; amended the

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510)

10 U.S.C. 2687, 10 U.S.C. 993 Summary

In 1977, Congress enacted 10 U.S.C. 2687, the first statutory restriction on the President’s ability

to close or realign military installations. Amended over the years, the statute has retained its

essential elements, establishing procedures the Secretary of Defense must follow before closing a

military installation where a threshold number (currently 300) of civilian personnel are authorized

to be employed, or realigning an installation that involves a reduction by more than 50% (or

1,000) of civilian workers. A more recent statute, 10 U.S.C. 993, introduced additional reporting

requirements that would restrict the Secretary’s ability to realign installations if the plan would

affect more than 1,000 assigned members of the Armed Forces.

In-State BRAC

Section 2702 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R.

5515, P.L. 115-232) authorizes new in-state BRAC authorities. Text of the provision is included

below in its entirety.

SEC. 2702. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO REALIGN OR CLOSE CERTAIN

MILITARY

INSTALLATIONS.

(a) Authorization.—Notwithstanding sections 993 or 2687 of title 10, United States

Code, and subject to subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense may take such actions as may

be necessary to carry out the realignment or closure of a military installation in a State

during a fiscal year if—

(1) the military installation is the subject of a notice which is described in

subsection (b); and

(2) the Secretary includes the military installation in the report submitted under

paragraph (2) of subsection (c) with respect to the fiscal year.

(b) Notice From Governor of State.—A notice described in this subsection is a notice

received by the Secretary of Defense from the Governor of a State (or, in the case of the

District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia) in which the Governor

recommends that the Secretary carry out the realignment or closure of a military installation

located in the State, and which includes each of the following elements:

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(1) A specific description of the military installation, or a specific description of

the relevant real and personal property.

(2) Statements of support for the realignment or closure from units of local

government in which the installation is located.

(3) A detailed plan for the reuse or redevelopment of the real and personal

property of the installation, together with a description of the local redevelopment

authority which will be responsible for the implementation of the plan.

(c) Response to Notice.—

(1) Mandatory response to governor and congress.—Not later than 1 year after

receiving a notice from the Governor of a State (or, in the case of the District of

Columbia, from the Mayor of the District of Columbia), the Secretary of Defense shall

submit a response to the notice to the Governor and the congressional defense

committees indicating whether or not the Secretary accepts the recommendation for

the realignment or closure of a military installation which is the subject of the notice.

(2) Acceptance of recommendation.—If the Secretary of Defense determines that

it is in the interests of the United States to accept the recommendation for the

realignment or closure of a military installation which is the subject of a notice

received under subsection (b) and intends to carry out the realignment or closure of

the installation pursuant to the authority of this section during a fiscal year, at the time

the budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for the

fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees

which includes the following:

(A) The identification of each military installation for which the Secretary intends to

carry out a realignment or closure pursuant to the authority of this section during the fiscal

year, together with the reasons the Secretary of Defense believes that it is in the interest of

the United States to accept the recommendation of the Governor of the State involved for

the realignment or closure of the installation.

(B) For each military installation identified under subparagraph (A), a master plan

describing the required scope of work, cost, and timing for all facility actions needed to

carry out the realignment or closure, including the construction of new facilities and the

repair or renovation of existing facilities.

(C) For each military installation identified under subparagraph (A), a certification that,

not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the completion of the realignment or

closure, the savings resulting from the realignment or closure will exceed the costs of

carrying out the realignment or closure, together with an estimate of the annual recurring

savings that would be achieved by the realignment or closure of the installation and the

timeframe required for the financial savings to exceed the costs of carrying out the

realignment or closure.

(d) Limitations.—

(1) Timing.—The Secretary may not initiate the realignment or closure of a

military installation pursuant to the authority of this section until the expiration of the

90-day period beginning on the date the Secretary submits the report under paragraph

(2) of subsection (c).

(2) Total costs.—Subject to appropriations, the aggregate cost to the government

in carrying out the realignment or closure of military installations pursuant to the

authority of this section for all fiscal years may not exceed $2,000,000,000. In

determining the cost to the government for purposes of this section, there shall be

included the costs of planning and design, military construction, operations and

maintenance, environmental restoration, information technology, termination of

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public-private contracts, guarantees, and other factors contributing to the cost of

carrying out the realignment or closure, as determined by the Secretary.

(e) Process for Implementation.—The implementation of the realignment or closure of a

military installation pursuant to the authority of this section shall be carried out in

accordance with section 2905 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990

(title XXIX of P.L. 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) in the same manner as the

implementation of a realignment or closure of a military installation pursuant to the

authority of such Act.

(f) State Defined.—In this section, the term ``State’’ means each of the several States,

the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the

United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(g) Termination of Authority.—The authority of the Secretary to carry out a

realignment or closure pursuant to this section shall terminate at the end of fiscal year 2029.

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Table B-1. Status of BRAC Acreage Disposal, By State/Territory and BRAC Round

State

BRAC Year

Alabama

1988

1993

1995

2005

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

CRS-19

1995

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

Sum of

Excessed

Major Closure

COOSA RIVER STORAGE

ANNEX(ANNISTON)

2,834

0

2,834

Minor Closure

ALABAMA AAP

2,235

0

2,235

Major Closure

MOBILE - NS

0

0

0

Minor Closure

GADSDEN - NRC/AFRC

0

0

0

MONTGOMERY - NRC

0

0

0

18,431

12

18,443

Major Closure

FORT MCCLELLAN

Minor Closure

HUNTSVILLE AL - NAVRESCEN

3

0

3

Minor Closure

BG WILLIAMS P. SCREWS USARC

5

0

5

CLEVELAND LEIGHT ABBOT USARC

6

0

6

FAITH WING USARC

2

0

2

Finnell AFRC & AMSA#154

5

0

5

HARRY L. GARY, JR. USARC

0

0

0

MOBILE - NMCRC

0

0

0

NRC TUSCALOOSA

0

0

0

PFC GRADY C. ANDERSON USARC

0

0

0

WRIGHT USARC

0

0

0

23,521

12

23,533

Alabama

Total

Alaska

Acres

Disposed

Major Closure

ADAK - NAF

0

0

0

Major Realignment

FORT GREELY

0

0

0

State

BRAC Year

2005

Closure or

Realignment

Minor Closure

Installation Name

Arkansas

Total

CRS-20

Sum of

Excessed

0

0

0

KULIS AGS

0

0

0

0

0

0

1988

Minor Closure

CAMP NAVAJO

0

0

0

1991

Major Closure

WILLIAMS AFB

3,878

144

4,021

2005

Minor Closure

AFRL MESA

7

0

7

ALLEN HALL USARC

4

0

4

DEER VALLEY USARC #2

0

0

0

3,888

144

4,032

3,401

0

3,401

Arizona

Total

Arkansas

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

GALENA AIRPORT

Alaska Total

Arizona

Acres

Disposed

1991

Major Closure

EAKER

1993

Minor Closure

FAYETTEVILLE - NRC

0

0

0

FORT SMITH - NRC

0

0

0

7,050

0

7,050

1995

Major Closure

FORT CHAFFEE

2005

Minor Closure

ARKADELPHIA USARC

0

0

0

ECS-15/ERA/ARLOG

39

0

39

HOT SPRINGS USARC

1

0

1

LEROY R. POND USARC

4

0

4

MALVERN USARC OMS

0

0

0

RUFUS GARRETT JR. USARC

3

0

3

SAMUEL STONE JR USARC

0

0

0

USARC CAMDEN

2

0

2

USARC JONESBORO

3

0

3

10,503

0

10,503

State

BRAC Year

California

1988

Closure or

Realignment

Major Closure

Installation Name

GEORGE

CRS-21

Sum of

Excessed

866

5,062

659

0

659

MATHER

5,661

0

5,661

NORTON

2,221

0

2,221

PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO

1,480

0

1,480

Minor Closure

SALTON SEA TEST RANGE

5,877

0

5,877

Major Closure

CASTLE

2,777

0

2,777

FT ORD

19,301

7,778

27,080

LONG BEACH - NH

31

0

31

LONG BEACH - NS

413

56

469

LONG BEACH - NSY

351

0

351

MOFFETT FIELD - NAS

2,951

0

2,951

Tustin MCAS

1,341

233

1,574

SACRAMENTO AD

406

0

406

TREASURE ISLAND NS HUNTERS PT

ANNEX

89

846

935

ALAMEDA - NAS

2,392

256

2,649

El Toro MCAS

4,402

292

4,694

MARE ISLAND NSY

1,201

415

1,617

NOVATO DOD HOUSING FACILITY

551

0

551

OAKLAND - NH

182

0

182

PORT HUENEME CA ENGSRVCEN

33

0

33

SAN DIEGO - NTC

380

51

431

TREASURE ISLAND - NS

917

161

1,077

Minor Closure

1993

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

4,196

HAMILTON ARMY AIR FIELD

1991

Acres

Disposed

Major Closure

State

BRAC Year

1995

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

Major Realignment

MARCH

Minor Closure

PACIFIC GROVE - NRC

Major Closure

MCCLELLAN

Sum of

Excessed

0

4,441

4

0

4

2,995

457

3,452

OAKLAND - FISC

697

0

697

OAKLAND ARMY BASE

377

18

395

0

0

0

SIERRA ARMY DEPOT

4,999

4,488

9,487

EAST FORT BAKER

91

0

91

2,457

0

2,457

ONTARIO

8

0

8

POMONA - NRC

0

0

0

RIO VISTA RES TRNG AREA

28

0

28

STOCKTON - NRC

0

0

0

Minor Realignment

ONIZUKA

0

0

0

Major Closure

ONIZUKA AFS

20

0

20

RIVERBANK AAP

0

172

172

Major Realignment

CONCORD NWS

59

4,972

5,031

Minor Closure

ARNG RC BELL

0

0

0

DESIDERIO HALL USARC

5

0

5

HAZARD PARK

0

0

0

MOFFETT FIELD USARC

0

0

0

PVT GEORGE L. RICHEY USARC

9

0

9

SCHROEDER HALL USARC

5

0

5

Minor Closure

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT BRAC

LOMPOC BRANCH DISCIPLINARY

BARRACKS

CRS-22

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

4,441

Major Realignment

2005

Acres

Disposed

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

USARC MOUNTAIN VIEW

California

Total

Colorado

1988

0

7

74,016

21,062

95,078

0

15,953

15,953

242

0

242

1,786

0

1,786

BENNETT ARNG TRNG SITE

1991

Major Realignment

LOWRY

1995

Major Closure

U.S. ARMY OPERATIONS

FITZSIMONS

558

0

558

2005

Major Closure

BUCKLEY ANNEX

70

0

70

2,656

15,953

18,609

NEW LONDON - NUSC/NUWC

DET

32

0

32

STRATFORD ARMY ENGINE PLANT

1

77

78

AMSA 69

3

0

3

AMSA 72 USARC

0

0

0

MIDDLETOWN USARC/OMS

24

0

24

SGT LIBBY USARC/OMS

6

0

6

65

77

142

10

0

10

10

0

10

110

0

110

8

0

8

1995

Minor Closure

Minor Closure

2005

Minor Closure

MAJ ROBERT KIRKWOOD

MEMORIAL USARC

Delaware

Total

CRS-23

7

Minor Closure

Connecticut Total

District of

Columbia

Sum of

Excessed

PUEBLO AD

2005

Delaware

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

Major Realignment

Colorado

Total

Connecticut

Acres

Disposed

2005

Major Closure

WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL

CENTER

Minor Closure

POTOMAC ANNEX

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

District of Columbia Total

Florida

1988

1993

1995

2005

2005

118

CAPE ST. GEORGE

6

0

6

COCONUT GROVE - NRC

3

0

3

CECIL FIELD - NAS

17,061

0

17,061

ORLANDO - NTC

2,070

0

2,070

ORLANDO FL NAVAL HOSPITAL

44

0

44

Major Realignment

HOMESTEAD

976

0

976

Major Realignment

KEY WEST - NAS

176

0

176

Minor Closure

Big Coppit Key

0

0

0

ORLANDO - NRL (USR DET)

18

0

18

ST. PETERSBURG - NRC

4

0

4

20,359

0

20,359

ATLANTA - NAS

0

0

0

FORT GILLEM

772

399

1,171

FORT MCPHERSON

474

14

487

ATHENS NAVSCSCOL

56

0

56

COLUMBUS USARC #1

2

0

2

ROME - MCRC

0

0

0

1,304

412

1,717

1,819

0

1,819

0

0

0

979

0

979

1,805

0

1,805

Minor Closure

Major Closure

Minor Closure

Major Closure

Georgia

Total

CRS-24

Sum of

Excessed

0

Minor Closure

Guam

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

118

Florida Total

Georgia

Acres

Disposed

1993

Major Closure

AGANA - NAS

1995

Major Closure

GUAM - SHIP REPAIR FACILITY

Minor Closure

GUAM - PWC

Minor Realignment

GUAM - NAVACTS

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

Guam Total

Hawaii

0

4,604

21

0

21

1993

Major Closure

BARBERS POINT - NAS

2,290

217

2,507

2005

Minor Closure

HILO KUNIEDA USARC

0

0

0

2,311

217

2,528

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,799

401

2,200

FORT SHERIDAN

386

0

386

GLENVIEW - NAS

1,196

0

1,196

274

0

274

4,994

7,890

12,884

2005

Minor Closure

NRC POCATELLO

1988

Major Closure

Major Closure

CHANUTE

O'HARE

1995

Major Closure

SAVANNA DEPOT ACTIVITY

2005

Minor Closure

COPPLE USARC

4

0

4

FOREST PARK - NRC

0

0

0

PFC R. G. WILSON USARC

3

0

3

SSG R. E. WALTON USARC

5

0

5

WAUKEGAN AFRC

4

0

4

8,665

8,291

16,956

859

0

859

JEFFERSON PROVING GROUND

3,113

1,122

4,235

Major Closure

FT BEN HARRISON

2,331

60

2,391

Major Realignment

GRISSOM

1,345

0

1,345

Minor Closure

FORT WAYNE IN NMRC

4

0

4

TERRE HAUTE - NRC

0

0

0

Illinois Total

1988

1991

1993

CRS-25

4,604

KAPALAMA MIL RESERVATION

1993

Indiana

Sum of

Excessed

Minor Closure

Idaho Total

Illinois

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

1988

Hawaii Total

Idaho

Acres

Disposed

Major Closure

INDIANA AAP

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

Acres

Disposed

Major Closure

INDIANAPOLIS - NAWC-AD

163

0

163

2005

Major Closure

NEWPORT CHEMICAL DEPOT

7,241

0

7,241

Minor Closure

EVANSVILLE NRC

0

0

0

HALLIDAY USARC

0

0

0

NMCRC GRISSOM ARB

0

0

0

15,055

1,183

16,238

1988

Minor Closure

FORT DES MOINES

51

0

51

2005

Minor Closure

BURLINGTON MEMORIAL

USARC/AMSA

11

0

11

CEDAR RAPIDS AFRC

6

0

6

DUBUQUE - NRC

0

0

0

SIOUX CITY NRC

0

0

0

USARC MUSCATINE

0

0

0

68

0

68

Iowa Total

Kansas

1993

Minor Closure

HUTCHINSON - NRC/AFRC

0

0

0

1995

Minor Closure

OLATHE - NARC

0

0

0

2005

Major Closure

KANSAS AAP

13,951

0

13,951

13,951

0

13,951

Kansas Total

Kentucky

CRS-26

Sum of

Excessed

1995

Indiana Total

Iowa

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

1988

Major Closure

LEXINGTON (BLUE GRASS) ARMY

DEPOT

777

0

777

1995

Major Closure

LOUISVILLE - NOS

142

0

142

2005

Minor Closure

LOUISVILLE - NOS

0

0

0

MG BENJAMIN J. BUTLER USARC

7

0

7

NRC LEXINGTON

0

0

0

PADUCAH MEMORIAL USARC

4

0

4

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

0

3

USARC MAYSVILLE

0

0

0

USARC RICHMOND

0

0

0

933

0

933

18

0

18

2,351

0

2,351

1988

Minor Closure

MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL,NEW

ORLEANS

1991

Major Closure

ENGLAND

1993

Minor Closure

LAKE CHARLES - NS

0

0

0

MONROE LA NAVRESCEN

3

0

3

0

0

0

149

0

149

1995

Minor Closure

NEW ORLEANS - NAVBIOLAB

2005

Major Closure

NEW ORLEANS - NSA

Minor Closure

BATON ROUGE - NMCRC

0

0

0

ROBERTS USARC

0

0

0

SHREVEPORT USARC

0

0

0

USARC BOSSIER CITY

0

0

0

2,521

0

2,521

1991

Major Closure

LORING

9,276

0

9,276

2005

Major Closure

BRUNSWICK - NAS

2,777

578

3,355

12,053

578

12,631

8,452

13

8,465

Maine Total

Maryland

1988

Major Realignment

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE

Minor Closure

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND

0

0

0

GAITHERSBURG RES FACILITY

23

0

23

FORT HOLABIRD (88)

7

0

7

Minor Realignment

CRS-27

Sum of

Excessed

3

Louisiana

Total

Maine

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

PADUCAH USARC #2

Kentucky

Total

Louisiana

Acres

Disposed

State

BRAC Year

1995

Closure or

Realignment

Major Closure

Minor Closure

2005

Minor Closure

Installation Name

590

0

590

WHITE OAK - NSWC DAHLGREN

DIV DET

662

0

662

ANNAPOLIS - NSWC CARDEROCK

DIV DET

68

0

68

FORT HOLABIRD

13

0

13

ADELPHI - NRC

0

0

0

NGA DALECARLIA SITE, BETHESDA,

MD

0

0

0

SUMNER SITE (NGA)

39

0

39

9,854

13

9,867

47

0

47

3,982

138

4,120

Major Closure

ARL - WATERTOWN

1991

Major Closure

FORT DEVENS

1993

Minor Closure

LAWRENCE - NMCRC/AFRC

0

0

0

NEW BEDFORD - NRC

2

0

2

PITTSFIELD - NRC

11

0

11

1,983

113

2,097

125

0

125

SUDBURY TRAINING ANNEX

2,277

0

2,277

ARTHUR MACARTHUR USARC

5

0

5

WESTOVER USARC

0

0

0

8,432

252

8,684

29

0

29

2005

Major Closure

SOUTH WEYMOUTH - NAS

Minor Closure

HINGHAM ANNEX

Minor Closure

Massachusetts Total

CRS-28

Sum of

Excessed

1988

1995

Michigan

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

FT RITCHIE

Maryland Total

Massachusetts

Acres

Disposed

1988

Minor Closure

PONTIAC STORAGE ACTIVITY

1991

Major Closure

Wurtsmith AFB

1,696

274

1,969

1993

Major Closure

K.I. SAWYER

2,857

0

2,857

State

BRAC Year

1995

2005

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

Major Realignment

DETROIT ARSENAL & DETROIT

TANK PLT

Minor Closure

2005

152

CADILLAC MI NAVRESCEN

0

0

0

Major Closure

USAG SELFRIDGE

0

103

103

Minor Closure

MARQUETTE NRF

0

0

0

STANFORD C. PARISIAN USARC

0

0

0

4,735

376

5,111

CAMBRIDGE MEMORIAL USARC

4

0

4

DULUTH - NRC

2

0

2

GEN BEEBE USARC/AMSA 111

6

0

6

FORT SNELLING USARC/AMSA 22

0

0

0

11

0

11

Minor Closure

Minnesota

Total

2005

Major Closure

NS PASCAGOULA

0

0

0

Minor Closure

MISSISSIPPI AAP

0

0

0

VICKSBURG USARC

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mississippi

Total

Missouri

1988

Minor Closure

NIKE KANSAS CITY 30

24

0

24

1991

Major Closure

RICHARDS-GEBAUR

196

0

196

1993

Minor Closure

JOPLIN - NRC

0

0

0

ST JOSEPH - NRC

0

0

0

CAPE GIRARDEAU - NRC

0

0

0

GREENTOP USARC

0

0

0

2005

CRS-29

Sum of

Excessed

0

Minor Realignment

Mississippi

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

152

Michigan

Total

Minnesota

Acres

Disposed

Minor Closure

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

KANSAS CITY - MCSA

Missouri

Total

Montana

CRS-30

27

0

27

247

0

247

GREAT FALLS MT NAVRESCEN

0

0

0

2005

Minor Closure

FORT MISSOULA

21

0

21

GALT HALL USARC

0

0

0

USARC HELENA

0

0

0

VEUVE HALL USARC/AMSA #75 (G)

12

0

12

33

0

33

COLUMBUS USARC

0

0

0

HASTINGS USARC

0

0

0

LINCOLN NRC

0

0

0

MCCOOK USARC

0

0

0

USARC KEARNEY

0

0

0

USARC WYMORE

0

0

0

0

0

0

4,037

0

4,037

4,037

0

4,037

0

0

0

2005

Minor Closure

1988

Major Closure

PEASE

New Hampshire Total

New Jersey

Sum of

Excessed

Minor Closure

Nebraska

Total

New

Hampshire

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

1993

Montana

Total

Nebraska

Acres

Disposed

1991

Major Realignment

FORT DIX

1993

Major Closure

TRENTON NAWC

529

0

529

Major Realignment

FT MONMOUTH

220

0

220

Minor Closure

ATLANTIC CITY - NRC

0

0

0

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

PERTH AMBOY - NRC

1995

2005

3

0

3

679

0

679

Major Realignment

FORT DIX BRAC

235

0

235

Minor Closure

Camp Kilmer

48

0

48

Camp Pedricktown

47

0

47

Major Closure

FORT MONMOUTH

998

128

1,126

Minor Closure

INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR WEST

TRENTON

8

0

8

KILMER/AMSA 21

22

2

24

SFC NELSON V. BRITTIN USARC/S-S

8

0

8

2,797

130

2,927

1988

Major Closure

FT WINGATE

8,350

6,318

14,669

2005

Minor Closure

JENKINS AFRC

0

0

0

MCGREGOR RANGE USARC/ECS 87

0

0

0

8,350

6,318

14,669

34

0

34

3,463

0

3,463

246

0

246

3,314

0

3,314

1988

Minor Closure

BROOKLYN, NY - NAVSTA

1993

Major Closure

PLATTSBURGH

STATEN ISLAND - NS

CRS-31

Sum of

Excessed

MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL,

BAYONNE

New Mexico Total

New York

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

Major Closure

New Jersey

Total

New Mexico

Acres

Disposed

Major Realignment

GRIFFISS

Minor Closure

JAMESTOWN - NRC/AFRC

2

0

2

NIAGARA FALLS - DOD FAMILY

HOUSING

44

0

44

POUGHKEEPSIE - NRC

0

0

0

State

BRAC Year

1995

Closure or

Realignment

Major Closure

Installation Name

ROSLYN

2005

Minor Closure

CRS-32

Sum of

Excessed

0

52

10,035

652

10,687

FORT TOTTEN

95

0

95

NEW YORK NS FORT

WADSWORTH

0

0

0

STATEN ISLAND - NRC

0

0

0

USA BELLMORE MAINT. FACILITY

17

0

17

2LT GLEN CARPENTER USARC

3

0

3

AMITYVILLE USARC

16

0

16

BUFFALO - NRD

0

0

0

FORT TILDEN USARC

0

10

10

HORSEHEAD NRC

0

0

0

MCDONALD USARC

0

0

0

MULLER USARC

1

0

1

NIAGRA FALLS USARC/AMSA 76

0

22

22

NRC GLENS FALLS

0

0

0

ROOSEVELT USARC

4

0

4

STEWART NEWBURGH USARC

17

0

17

WATERTOWN NRC

0

0

0

17,344

683

18,027

4

0

4

New York

Total

North

Carolina

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

52

SENECA AD

Minor Closure

Acres

Disposed

1995

Minor Closure

Recreation Center #2 Ft Bragg (91)

2005

Minor Closure

ADRIAN B. RHODES AFRC

4

0

4

ASHEVILLE - NRC

0

0

0

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

JESSE F. NIVEN JR., USARC

North Carolina Total

North Dakota

2005

Minor Closure

JOHNSON USARC

North Dakota Total

Not Applicable

1988

Minor Closure

53 Stand Alone Family Housing Areas

1993

Major Closure

MIDWAY NAF

Not Applicable Total

Ohio

Sum of

Excessed

4

0

4

13

0

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

399

0

399

1,535

0

1,535

1,934

0

1,934

1,764

0

1,764

Major Realignment

RICKENBACKER

1993

Major Closure

NEWARK

70

0

70

Minor Closure

GENTILE

164

0

164

Minor Closure

ARNG RC OXFORD

0

0

0

FT HAYES MEMORIAL USARC

11

0

11

LT JACOB PARROTT USARC

4

0

4

NMCRC AKRON

3

0

3

NMCRC CLEVELAND

0

0

0

SFC M. L. DOWNS USARC/AMSA 58

3

0

3

SSG ROY CLIFTON SCOUTEN

USARC

4

0

4

WHITEHALL MEMORIAL USARC

5

0

5

2,027

0

2,027

ASHWORTH USARC

0

0

0

BURRIS USARC

0

0

0

DONALD A. ROUSH USARC

5

0

5

FARR USARC

0

0

0

Ohio Total

CRS-33

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

1991

2005

Oklahoma

Acres

Disposed

2005

Minor Closure

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

0

4

KEATHLEY USARC

0

0

0

KROWSE USARC

0

0

0

NMCRC TULSA

11

0

11

PARKER USARC

0

0

0

PEREZ USARC

0

0

0

ROBBINS USAR

0

0

0

TWADDLE USARC

0

0

0

USARC BROKEN ARROW

0

0

0

20

0

20

1988

Major Closure

UMATILLA AD

0

0

0

2005

Major Closure

UMATILLA CD

0

12,229

12,229

Minor Closure

2LT ALFRED SHARFF USARC

5

0

5

NRC CENTRAL POINT

0

0

0

SGT JEROME SEARS USARC

4

0

4

9

12,229

12,238

1988

1991

1993

1995

CRS-34

Sum of

Excessed

4

Oregon

Total

Pennsylvania

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

JOE A. SMALLEY USARC

Oklahoma

Total

Oregon

Acres

Disposed

Major Closure

PHILADELPHIA - NH

49

0

49

Minor Closure

TACONY WAREHOUSE

14

0

14

Major Closure

PHILADELPHIA - NS

910

0

910

WARMINSTER - NAWC

757

0

757

Major Closure

DSC PHILADELPHIA

86

0

86

Minor Closure

ALTOONA - NRC

6

0

6

- Select One -

CHARLES KELLY SUPPORT FACILITY

31

0

31

State

BRAC Year

2005

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

Major Realignment

LETTERKENNY AD

Minor Closure

Sum of

Excessed

212

1,129

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP

0

0

0

ORELAND - NAWC-AD (OWTC)

14

0

14

Minor Realignment

PHILADELPHIA - NSY

270

0

270

Major Closure

WILLOW GROVE - NASJRB

32

1,067

1,099

Minor Closure

1LT RAY S. MUSSELMAN MEMORIAL

USARC

3

0

3

BLOOMSBURG USARC

2

0

2

145

0

145

CORAOPOLIS USARC

0

0

0

GERMANTOWN MEMORIAL USARC

5

0

5

HORSHAM MEMORIAL USARC

7

0

7

JAMES W. REESE USARC

5

0

5

LEWISBURG USARC

10

0

10

LYCOMING MEMORIAL USARC/OMS

7

0

7

NORTH PENN USARC

0

19

19

PHILADELPHIA MEMORIAL AFRC

10

0

10

READING - NMCRC

7

0

7

SERRENTI USARC / OMS

2

0

2

USARC WILKES-BARRE (AMSA 32G)

4

0

4

WILSON-KRAMER USARC / OMS

4

0

4

3,298

1,298

4,596

7,891

814

8,705

7

0

7

Pennsylvania Total

CRS-35

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

917

CHARLES KELLY SUPPORT FACILITY

Puerto Rico

Acres

Disposed

1995

Major Closure

ROOSEVELT ROADS - NS

2005

Minor Closure

1LT PAUL LAVERGNE USARC

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

Puerto Rico

Total

Rhode Island

CRS-36

7,898

814

8,712

DAVISVILLE - NCBC

753

163

916

1993

Minor Closure

NEWPORT NETC

0

0

0

2005

Minor Closure

PT LLOYD S. COOPER III USARC

5

0

5

USARC BRISTOL, RI

5

0

5

USARC, CPT JONATHAN

HARWOOD

3

0

3

NEWPORT NS

0

222

222

767

385

1,152

3,933

0

3,933

1991

Major Closure

MYRTLE BEACH

1993

Major Closure

CHARLESTON - NS

0

0

0

CHARLESTON - NSY

1,373

0

1,373

CHARLESTON - REDCOM 7

0

0

0

1995

Minor Closure

CHARLESTON - FISC

0

0

0

2005

Minor Closure

ROCK HILL MEMORIAL USARC

0

0

0

5,306

0

5,306

South Carolina Total

Tennessee

Total

Sum of

Excessed

Major Closure

Rhode Island Total

Tennessee

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

1991

Minor Realignment

South Carolina

Acres

Disposed

1993

Major Realignment

MEMPHIS - NAS

1,865

0

1,865

Minor Closure

MEMPHIS - NRC

0

0

0

1995

Major Closure

DDMT MEMPHIS

608

34

642

2005

Minor Closure

CLARKSVILLE USARC

0

0

0

GUERRY USARC

0

0

0

USARC CHATTANOOGA

0

0

0

2,472

34

2,507

Closure or

Realignment

State

BRAC Year

Installation Name

Texas

1988

Minor Closure

GALVESTON - NS

1991

Major Closure

1995

2005

CRS-37

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

Sum of

Excessed

9

0

9

BERGSTROM

333

0

333

CARSWELL

492

0

492

3,388

0

3,388

CHASE FIELD - NAS

1993

Acres

Disposed

Major Closure

DALLAS - NAS

65

0

65

Minor Closure

ABILENE - NMRC

0

0

0

Major Closure

REESE

2,987

0

2,987

Major Realignment

KELLY

1,907

0

1,907

RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT

737

60

797

BROOKS AIR FORCE BASE

0

0

0

INGLESIDE NS

155

0

155

LONE STAR AAP

14,292

1,297

15,589

Major Realignment

RED RIVER AD

3,189

646

3,835

Minor Closure

ALICE USARC

4

0

4

BENAVIDEZ USARC

0

0

0

GRIMES MEMORIAL USARC

9

0

9

HANBY-HAYDEN USARC

0

0

0

HOUSTON USARC #2

6

0

6

HOUSTON USARC #3

6

0

6

JULES E. MUCHERT USARC

5

0

5

LUBBOCK NMCRC

0

0

0

LUFKIN USARC

0

0

0

MARSHALL USARC

4

0

4

MILLER USARC

0

0

0

Major Closure

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

CRS-38

Sum of

Excessed

14

0

14

RATHJEN USARC

0

0

0

Round Rock USARC

0

0

0

SAN MARCOS USARC

0

0

0

SEGURA USARC

0

0

0

THARP MEM USARC

4

0

4

USARC PASADENA TEXAS

0

0

0

USARC SAN ANTONIO (BOSWELL)

9

0

9

USARC SAN ANTONIO

(CALLAGHAN)

5

0

5

USARC TYLER

0

0

0

USARC, WILLIAM HERZOG

MEMORIAL

6

0

6

WATTS-GUILLOT USARC

7

0

7

WICHITA FALLS USARC

3

0

3

27,634

2,002

29,636

51

0

51

1,662

0

1,662

1988

Minor Closure

FORT DOUGLAS

1993

Major Realignment

TOOELE ARMY DEPOT

Minor Closure

OGDEN UT NAVRESCEN

0

0

0

1995

Major Closure

USARC OGDEN DEPOT

1,086

0

1,086

2005

Major Closure

DESERET CD

0

0

0

2,799

0

2,799

AMSA 160 RUTLAND

0

0

0

Berlin USARC

0

0

0

CHESTER USARC

3

0

3

Utah Total

Vermont

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

NRC Orange

Texas Total

Utah

Acres

Disposed

2005

Minor Closure

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

COURCELLE BROTHERS USARC

1988

Minor Closure

5

8

0

8

Cameron Station

163

0

163

DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY HERNDON

12

0

12

1991

Minor Closure

ARL-WOODBRIDGE

579

0

579

1993

Major Closure

VINT HILL FARMS STATION

696

0

696

Minor Closure

DRIVER - NRTF

600

0

600

1

0

1

1995

Major Closure

FORT PICKETT

2,873

0

2,873

2005

Major Closure

FORT MONROE

74

183

257

Minor Realignment

ALEXANDRIA NRC

0

0

0

4,998

183

5,181

Virginia

Total

CRS-39

Sum of

Excessed

0

STAUNTON - NRC

Washington

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

5

Vermont

Total

Virginia

Acres

Disposed

1991

Major Closure

PUGET SOUND NS

156

0

156

1995

Minor Closure

CAMP BONNEVILLE

3,013

0

3,013

2005

Minor Closure

1LT RICHARD H. WALKER USARC

10

0

10

FOUR LAKES CS

63

0

63

FT LAWTON USAR COMPLEX

8

34

42

OSWALD USARC

3

0

3

PFC DANIEL L. WAGENAAR USARC

7

0

7

PFC JOE E. MANN USARC.AMSA 80

7

0

7

TACOMA - NMCRC

9

0

9

State

BRAC Year

Closure or

Realignment

Installation Name

VANCOUVER BARRACKS

AFRC/AMSA 82

2005

Minor Closure

0

3,276

34

3,310

1LT HARRY B. COLBORN USARC

4

0

4

MOUNDSVILLE - NMCRC

0

0

0

USARC ELKINS

4

0

4

USARC RIPLEY

5

0

5

USARC, MAJ LESLIE BIAS

5

0

5

18

0

18

1

0

1

102

0

102

LA CROSSE - NRC

0

0

0

MADISON - NMCRC

0

0

0

O'CONNELL USARC

0

0

0

OLSON USARC

4

0

4

107

0

107

0

0

0

0

0

0

315,025

72,683

387,708

1995

Minor Closure

SHEBOYGAN - NRC

2005

Minor Closure

GENERAL MITCHELL AIR FORCE

BASE

Wisconsin

Total

Wyoming

2005

Minor Closure

AVIATION SPT FAC, CHEYENNE

Wyoming

Total

Grand Total

Source: FY2017 data provided to CRS by the DOD Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), May 2017.

CRS-40

Sum of

Excessed

0

West Virginia Total

Wisconsin

Acres Remaining

to be Disposed

0

Washington

Total

West Virginia

Acres

Disposed

BRAC

Author Contact Information

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Analyst in Defense Policy and Trade

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Acknowledgments

This report would not have been possible without the generous contributions and continuing support of Dan

Else, who retired from CRS in 2018.

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