United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 11 D cosponsors

HR 753 — Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2017

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) develop a force structure plan (plan) for the Armed Forces based on a DOD assessment of threats to U.S. national security for FY2018-FY2038; (2) conduct a comprehensive inventory of military installations world-wide for each military department; and (3) submit a certification of whether the need exists for DOD to consolidate, close, or realign military installations (installation actions). DOD may begin a round for the selection of installation actions only after Congress has had 90 days to consider such certification. The President may not begin such actions if Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval of the plan, inventory, or certification during such period. DOD must certify that a round of installation actions will result in annual net savings within five years. In developing its installation action recommendations, DOD shall consider an affected local government's approval of such an action. The bill prescribes final selection criteria for such recommendations, which shall include military value criteria. The bill establishes an independent Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Commission of 2019 if: (1) DOD certifies that the need exists for a round for the selection of installation actions, and (2) Congress does not enact such a joint resolution of disapproval within the prescribed 90 days. The bill provides for: (1) commission review of, and authority to make changes to, DOD recommendations; and (2) presidential review of commission recommendations for the consolidation, closure, and realignment of military installations inside the United States. DOD may provide economic adjustment assistance to an affected community. DOD shall establish a new Field Activity to act as the executive agent for the management and disposal of excess real property resulting from installation actions. The General Services Administration shall delegate to DOD the authority to utilize excess property and dispose of surplus property located at a military installation closed or realigned under this Act. The bill sets forth: (1) provisions governing the transfer of property located at an affected installation, (2) the responsibilities of the redevelopment authorities for such installations, and (3) the duties of the Department of Housing and Urban Development s regarding how redevelopment plans address the needs of the homeless. The bill provides for establishment of the Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency 2019 account to be used for approved installation actions. This bill shall be the exclusive authority for selecting or carrying out installation actions inside the United States until April 15, 2020, excluding specified closures and realignments carried out for reasons of national security or a military emergency.

Bill Text

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Leave · 5 U.S.C. ch. 63 1 section
  • § 6304 Annual leave; accumulation Amends

    5 U.S.C. § 6304 — at 6304(d)(3)(A)

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    (a) Except as provided by subsections (b), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of this section, annual leave provided by section 6303 of this title, which is not used by an employee, accumulates for use in succeeding years until it totals not more than 30 days at the beginning of the first full biweekly pay period, or corresponding period for an employee who is not paid on the basis of biweekly pay periods, occurring in a year. (b) Annual leave not used by an employee of the Government of the United States in one of the following classes of employees stationed outside the United States accumulates for use in succeeding years until it totals not more than 45 days at the beginning of the first full biweekly pay period, or corresponding period for an employee who is not paid on the basis of biweekly pay periods, occurring in a year: (1) Individuals directly recruited or transferred by the Government of the United States from the United States or its territories or possessions including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for employment outside the area of recruitment or from which transferred. (2) Individuals employed locally but— (A) (i) who were originally recruited from the United States or its territories or possessions including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico but outside the area of employment; (ii) who have been in substantially continuous employment by other agencies of the United States, United States firms, interests, or organizations, international organizations in which the United States participates, or foreign governments; and (iii) whose conditions of employment provide for their return transportation to the United States or its territories or possessions including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or (B) (i) who were at the time of employment temporarily absent, for the purpose of travel or formal study, from the United States, or from their respective places of residence in its territories or possessions including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and (ii) who, during the temporary absence, have maintained residence in the United States or its territories or possessions including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico but outside the area of employment. (3) Individuals who are not normally residents of the area concerned and who are discharged from service in the armed forces to accept employment with an agency of the Government of the United States. (c) Annual leave in excess of the amount allowable— (1) under subsection (a) or (b) of this section which was accumulated under earlier statute; or (2) under subsection (a) of this section which was accumulated under subsection (b) of this section by an employee who becomes subject to subsection (a) of this section; remains to the credit of the employee until used. The excess annual leave is reduced at the beginning of the first full biweekly pay period, or corresponding period for an employee who is not paid on the basis of biweekly pay periods, occurring in a year, by the amount of annual leave the employee used during the preceding year in excess of the amount which accrued during that year, until the employee’s accumulated leave does not exceed the amount allowed under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, as appropriate. (d) (1) Annual leave which is lost by operation of this section because of— (A) administrative error when the error causes a loss of annual leave otherwise accruable after June 30, 1960; (B) exigencies of the public business when the annual leave was scheduled in advance; or (C) sickness of the employee when the annual leave was scheduled in advance; shall be restored to the employee. (2) Annual leave restored under paragraph (1) of this subsection, or under clause (2) of section 5562(a) of this title, which is in excess of the maximum leave accumulation permitted by law shall be credited to a separate leave account for the employee and shall be available for use by the employee within the time limits prescribed by regulations of the Office of Personnel Management. L...

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Definitions, rules of construction, cross references, and related matters · 10 U.S.C. ch. 1 1 section
  • § 101 Definitions Amends

    10 U.S.C. § 101 — at 101(a)(17)

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    (a) In General.— The following definitions apply in this title: (1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia. [(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.] (3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth. (4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. (5) The term “uniformed services” means— (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. (6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments. (7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government. (8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. (9) The term “Secretary concerned” means— (A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army; (B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy; (C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and (D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy. (10) The term “service acquisition executive” means the civilian official within a military department who is designated as the service acquisition executive for purposes of regulations and procedures providing for a service acquisition executive for that military department. (11) The term “Defense Agency” means an organizational entity of the Department of Defense— (A) that is established by the Secretary of Defense under section 191 of this title (or under the second sentence of section 125(d) of this title (as in effect before October 1, 1986)) to perform a supply or service activity common to more than one military department (other than such an entity that is designated by the Secretary as a Department of Defense Field Activity); or (B) that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as a Defense Agency. (12) The term “Department of Defense Field Activity” means an organizational entity of the Department of Defense— (A) that is established by the Secretary of Defense under section 191 of this title (or under the second sentence of section 125(d) of this title (as in effect before October 1, 1986)) to perform a supply or service activity common to more than one military department; and (B) that is designated by the Secretary of Defense as a Department of Defense Field Activity. (13) The term “contingency operation” means a military operation that— (A) is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an operation in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force; or (B) results in the call or order to, ...

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Real property; related personal property; and lease of non-excess property · 10 U.S.C. ch. 159 1 section
  • § 2667 Leases: non-excess property of military departments and Defense Agencies Amends

    10 U.S.C. § 2667 — at 2667(e)

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    (a) Lease Authority.— Whenever the Secretary concerned considers it advantageous to the United States, the Secretary concerned may lease to such lessee and upon such terms as the Secretary concerned considers will promote the national defense or to be in the public interest, real or personal property that— (1) is under the control of the Secretary concerned; (2) is not for the time needed for public use; and (3) is not excess property, as defined by section 102 of title 40. (b) Conditions on Leases.— A lease under subsection (a)— (1) may not be for more than five years, unless the Secretary concerned determines that a lease for a longer period will promote the national defense or be in the public interest; (2) may give the lessee the first right to buy the property if the lease is revoked to allow the United States to sell the property under any other provision of law; (3) shall permit the Secretary to revoke the lease at any time, unless he determines that the omission of such a provision will promote the national defense or be in the public interest; (4) shall provide for the payment (in cash or in kind) by the lessee of consideration in an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the lease interest, as determined by the Secretary; (5) may provide, notwithstanding section 1302 of title 40 or any other provision of law, for the alteration, repair, or improvement, by the lessee, of the property leased as the payment of part or all of the consideration for the lease; (6) except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), shall require the lessee to provide the covered entities specified in paragraph (1) of that subsection the right to establish and operate a community support facility or provide community support services, or seek equitable compensation for morale, welfare, and recreation programs of the Department of Defense in lieu of the operation of such a facility or the provision of such services, if the Secretary determines that the lessee will provide merchandise or services in direct competition with covered entities through the lease; (7) may not provide for a leaseback by the Secretary concerned with an annual payment in excess of $500,000, or otherwise commit the Secretary concerned or the Department of Defense to annual payments in excess of such amount; and (8) shall provide that any facilities constructed on the property may be constructed using commercial standards in a manner that provides force protection safeguards appropriate to the activities conducted in, and the location of, such facilities. (c) Types of In-Kind Consideration.— (1) In addition to any in-kind consideration accepted under subsection (b)(5), in-kind consideration accepted with respect to a lease under this section may include the following: (A) Maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, improvement, or restoration (including environmental restoration) of property or facilities under the control of the Secretary concerned, whether or not needed for the functionality of the property or facility leased. (B) Construction of new facilities for the Secretary concerned. (C) Provision of facilities for use by the Secretary concerned. (D) Provision or payment of utility services for the Secretary concerned, which shall prioritize energy resilience in the event of commercial grid outages. (E) Provision of real property maintenance services for the Secretary concerned. (F) Provision of such other services relating to activities that will occur on the leased property as the Secretary concerned considers appropriate, which may include industrial process optimization. (G) Refurbishment of existing industrial plant equipment on the leased property. (H) Removal and replacement of industrial plant equipment on the leased property that is at or near end-of-life. (I) Provision of new industrial plant equipment on the leased property (including new technology), installation of such equipment, and maintenance of such equipment, but only if the tit...

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Airport development · 49 U.S.C. ch. 471 1 section
  • § 47151 Authority to transfer an interest in surplus property Amends

    49 U.S.C. § 47151 — at 47151(g)

    The law today

    (a) General Authority.— Subject to sections 47152 and 47153 of this title, a department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive branch of the United States Government or a wholly owned Government corporation may convey to a State, political subdivision of a State, or tax-supported organization any interest in surplus property— (1) that the Secretary of Transportation decides is— (A) desirable for developing, improving, operating, or maintaining a public airport (as defined in section 47102 of this title); (B) reasonably necessary to fulfill the immediate and foreseeable future requirements for developing, improving, operating, or maintaining a public airport; or (C) needed for developing sources of revenue from nonaviation businesses at a public airport; and (2) if the Administrator of General Services approves the conveyance and decides the interest is not best suited for industrial use. (b) Ensuring Compliance.— Only the Secretary may ensure compliance with an instrument conveying an interest in surplus property under this subchapter. The Secretary may amend the instrument to correct the instrument or to make the conveyance comply with law. (c) Disposing of Interests Not Conveyed Under This Subchapter.— An interest in surplus property that could be used at a public airport but that is not conveyed under this subchapter shall be disposed of under other applicable law. (d) Waiver of Condition.— The Secretary may not waive any condition imposed on an interest in surplus property conveyed under subsection (a) that such interest be used for an aeronautical purpose unless the Secretary provides public notice not less than 30 days before the issuance of such waiver and determines that such waiver— (1) will not significantly impair the aeronautical purpose of an airport; (2) will not result in the permanent closure of an airport (unless the Secretary determines that the waiver will directly facilitate the construction of a replacement airport); or (3) is necessary to protect or advance the civil aviation interests of the United States. (e) Requests by Public Agencies.— Except with respect to a request made by another department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive branch of the United States Government, such a department, agency, or instrumentality shall give priority consideration to a request made by a public agency (as defined in section 47102) for surplus property described in subsection (a) for use at a public airport.

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Also cites: 5 U.S.C. § 3109, 5 U.S.C. § 5311, 5 U.S.C. § 5315, 10 U.S.C. § 480, 10 U.S.C. § 1034, 10 U.S.C. § 2687, 10 U.S.C. § 2802, 16 U.S.C. § 667b, 18 U.S.C. § 208, 31 U.S.C. § 1555, 40 U.S.C. § 550, 42 U.S.C. § 9620 and 1 more

Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  6. Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 753 do?
Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) develop a force structure plan (plan) for the Armed Forces based on a DOD assessment of threats to U.S. national security for FY2018-FY2038; (2) conduct a comprehensive inventory of military installations world-wide for each military department; and (3) submit a certification of whether the need exists for DOD to consolidate, close, or realign military installations (installation actions). DOD may begin a round for the selection of installation actions only after Congress has had 90 days to consider such certification. The President may not begin such actions if Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval of the plan, inventory, or certification during such period. DOD must certify that a round of installation actions will result in annual net savings within five years. In developing its installation action recommendations, DOD shall consider an affected local government's approval of such an action. The bill prescribes final selection criteria for such recommendations, which shall include military value criteria. The bill establishes an independent Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Commission of 2019 if: (1) DOD certifies that the need exists for a round for the selection of installation actions, and (2) Congress does not enact such a joint resolution of disapproval within the prescribed 90 days. The bill provides for: (1) commission review of, and authority to make changes to, DOD recommendations; and (2) presidential review of commission recommendations for the consolidation, closure, and realignment of military installations inside the United States. DOD may provide economic adjustment assistance to an affected community. DOD shall establish a new Field Activity to act as the executive agent for the management and disposal of excess real property resulting from installation actions. The General Services Administration shall delegate to DOD the authority to utilize excess property and dispose of surplus property located at a military installation closed or realigned under this Act. The bill sets forth: (1) provisions governing the transfer of property located at an affected installation, (2) the responsibilities of the redevelopment authorities for such installations, and (3) the duties of the Department of Housing and Urban Development s regarding how redevelopment plans address the needs of the homeless. The bill provides for establishment of the Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency 2019 account to be used for approved installation actions. This bill shall be the exclusive authority for selecting or carrying out installation actions inside the United States until April 15, 2020, excluding specified closures and realignments carried out for reasons of national security or a military emergency.
Who sponsors HR 753?
HR 753 is sponsored by Smith, Adam (Democratic), Davis, Susan A. (Democratic), Cooper, Jim (Democratic), Bordallo, Madeleine Z. (Democratic), Speier, Jackie (Democratic), O'Rourke, Beto (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Heck, Denny (Democratic), Visclosky, Peter J. (Democratic), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), and Brown, Anthony G. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 753?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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