United States · Bill · S
S. 2509 (107th)
Transparent and Enhanced Criteria Act of 2002
Introduced
13 May 2002
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4285)
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Summary
Transparent and Enhanced Criteria Act of 2002 - Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to add the following to the selection criteria for the 2005 round of defense base closures and realignments: (1) force structure and mission requirements through 2020; (2) the availability and condition of facilities, land, and associated airspace; (3) considerations regarding ranges and airspace; (4) force protection; (5) costs and effects of relocating critical infrastructure; (6) homeland security requirements; (7) State or local support for a continued presence by the Department of Defense; (8) applicable lessons from previous rounds of closures and realignments; and (9) anticipated savings and other benefits. Requires the Secretary, at the time of publishing such criteria, to publish the formula proposed to be used in assigning weight to each criterion in making recommendations for closures or realignments in 2005.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 May 2002
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 May 2002
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 13 May 2002
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2509
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2509