[20030728]RS21535_军事基地关闭：实施2005年回合.pdf

1For prior information on BRAC rounds, see CRS Report RL30051, Military Base Closures:Agreement on a 2005 Round, by David E. Lockwood, 15 p.2U.S. Congress, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (P.L. 107-107).Sections 3001-3007.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21535Updated July 28, 2003Military Base Closures:Implementing the 2005 RoundDavid E. LockwoodSpecialist in U.S. Foreign Policy and National DefenseForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryThe first significant steps in implementing the new 2005 base closure law wereformallyannouncedbySecretaryofDefenseDonaldRumsfeldonNovember15, 2002.These included development of a force structure plan, conducting a comprehensiveinventory of military installations, and establishing criteria for selecting bases forclosure or realignment. Concurrently, many communities near military facilities areexperiencing anxiety about their future. Efforts, on their part, to protect these basesinclude improvinginfrastructurenearbasesandformingpartnershipswiththemilitary.On Capitol Hill,someMembersquestionthewisdomofconductinganewround at thistim