Amendment sought to delete all base closing provisions in the bill and replace them with provisions to provide the Secretary of Defense with expedited procedures for closing and realigning foreign and domestic military bases.

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Amendment Number
715
Description
Amendment sought to delete all base closing provisions in the bill and replace them with provisions to provide the Secretary of Defense with expedited procedures for closing and realigning foreign and domestic military bases.
Purpose
An amendment to strike all of the base closing provisions in the bill and replace them with provisions to provide the Secretary of Defense with expedited procedures for closing and realigning military bases. The amendment narrows the applicability of the National Environmental Policy Act to base closings and permanently delegates property disposal authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Secretary of Defense for these specific disposal actions. The amendment also includes a provision to require the Defense Department to formulate and implement a plan for closing overseas bases as soon as practicable after the bill's enactment.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Sep 12, 1990
Latest Action Text
By unanimous consent, the Martin (IL) amendment was withdrawn.
Latest Action Time
18:10:21
Submitted Date
Sep 12, 1990
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 10, 2021
Amendment 715 — Informed