A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Defense request for domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority in 2015 and 2017 is neither affordable nor feasible as of the date of agreement to this resolution and that the Department of Defense must further analyze the capability to consolidate excess overseas infrastructure and increase efficiencies by relocating missions from overseas to domestic installations prior to requesting domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority.

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3262)

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 8, 2013

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Department of Defense (DOD): (1) should not, as of the date of agreement to this resolution, be granted authority for its requested 2015 and 2017 military base realignment and closure (BRAC) rounds; (2) before being granted such authority, should achieve economic efficiencies by closing and consolidating excess overseas infrastructure and facilities and reexamining relocation opportunities of overseas missions to U.S. military installations; and (3) is unwise to request a BRAC round when the U.S. economy is struggling and negatively impacted communities are fighting to put citizens back to work.

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Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D–AK

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Armed Services Committee

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May 8, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3262)
May 8, 2013
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Discuss S.Res.132, 113th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Defense request for domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority in 2015 and 2017 is neither affordable nor feasible as of the date of agreement to this resolution and that the Department of Defense must further analyze the capability to consolidate excess overseas infrastructure and increase efficiencies by relocating missions from overseas to domestic installations prior to requesting domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/132

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2013-05-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres132/BILLS-113sres132is.htm

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Analyze S.Res.132 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.Res.132, 113th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Defense request for domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority in 2015 and 2017 is neither affordable nor feasible as of the date of agreement to this resolution and that the Department of Defense must further analyze the capability to consolidate excess overseas infrastructure and increase efficiencies by relocating missions from overseas to domestic installations prior to requesting domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/132

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2013-05-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres132/BILLS-113sres132is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:08:11Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.Res.132, 113th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Defense request for domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority in 2015 and 2017 is neither affordable nor feasible as of the date of agreement to this resolution and that the Department of Defense must further analyze the capability to consolidate excess overseas infrastructure and increase efficiencies by relocating missions from overseas to domestic installations prior to requesting domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/132

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2013-05-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres132/BILLS-113sres132is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:08:11Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.132, 113th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Defense request for domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority in 2015 and 2017 is neither affordable nor feasible as of the date of agreement to this resolution and that the Department of Defense must further analyze the capability to consolidate excess overseas infrastructure and increase efficiencies by relocating missions from overseas to domestic installations prior to requesting domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/132

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2013-05-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres132/BILLS-113sres132is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:08:11Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.132 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.