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handle is hein.crs/crsmthabdht0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS22147 May 18, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Base Closure: Socioeconomic Impacts Tadlock Cowan Analyst in Rural and Regional Development Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Baird Webel Analyst in Economics Government and Finance Division Summary Congress has authorized the U.S. Department of Defense to begin its fifth round of military base realignment and closing since 1988. A list of bases that the department recommends closing or realigning was presented to the recently established Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission for its consideration on May 13, 2005. The department-generated list recommends 33 major closures and 29 major realignments by 2011. In addition, 48 bases are recommended for significant expansion. The loss of related jobs, and efforts to replace them and implement a viable base reuse plan, will pose significant challenges for affected communities. While the base closures and realignments create substantial socioeconomic distress in communities initially, research has shown that they generally have not had the dire effects that many communities expected. For rural areas, however, the impacts can be greater and the economic recovery much slower. Drawing from existing studies, this report assesses the potential community impacts and proposals for minimizing those impacts. Background. To better confront the military demands of a post-Cold War world, as well as to reduce costs of maintaining excess military infrastructure, Congress authorizes the Department of Defense to realign or close military bases.' Following an examination of its military forces and installations, the department compiles a list of recommended Base Realignment and Closing (BRAC) actions. This proposed list of base closures and realignments is presented to the independent BRAC Commission, which 1 10 U.S.C. Section 2687 authorizes the Base Realignment and Closing (BRAC) process for military installations at which at least 300 civilian personnel are authorized to be employed, or the realignment of any military installation where at least 300 civilian personnel are authorized to be employed and where it is intended to reduce the work force by more than 1,000 or by more than 50% of the number of civilian personnel authorized to be employed at the installation. Congressional Research Service +o The Library of Congress

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