To limit the availability of funds for military construction projects at Grafenwohr and Baumholder, Germany, pending a report on the brigade combat team scheduled to be withdrawn from Germany in 2015.
What it does: Adds Sec. 127. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this title may be obligated or expended on a military construction project at Grafenwohr, Germany, or Baumholder, Germany, until the Secretary of the Army submits to Congress, in writing, a report on installations and properties in Germany that the Army intends to return to the host nation, including-- on page 84, between lines 5 and 6Adds Sec. 127. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this title may be obligated or expended on a military construction project at Grafenwohr, Germany, or Baumholder, Germany, until the Secretary of the Army submits to Congress, in writing, a report on installations and properties in Germany that the Army intends to return to the host nation, including-- on page 84, between lines 5 and 6
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: Sec. 127. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this title may be obligated or expended on a military construction project at Grafenwohr, Germany, or Baumholder, Germany, until the Secretary of the Army submits to Congress, in writing, a report on installations and properties in Germany that the Army intends to return to the host nation, including--
Inserted: (1) intended timelines for closures along with the list of military construction projects required at other installations to facilitate the downsizing and consolidation of Army forces in Germany;
Inserted: (2) an identification of the brigade combat team that will be withdrawn from Germany; and
Inserted: (3) an estimate of costs (including operation and maintenance costs and military construction costs) to be incurred during fiscal years 2012 through 2015 in connection with keeping the brigade identified in Germany through September 30, 2015 versus stationing a similar brigade in the United States.
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On page 84, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
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On page 84, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
Sec. 127. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this title may be obligated or expended on a military construction project at Grafenwohr, Germany, or Baumholder, Germany, until the Secretary of the Army submits to Congress, in writing, a report on installations and properties in Germany that the Army intends to return to the host nation, including--
(1) intended timelines for closures along with the list of military construction projects required at other installations to facilitate the downsizing and consolidation of Army forces in Germany;
(2) an identification of the brigade combat team that will be withdrawn from Germany; and
(3) an estimate of costs (including operation and maintenance costs and military construction costs) to be incurred during fiscal years 2012 through 2015 in connection with keeping the brigade identified in Germany through September 30, 2015 versus stationing a similar brigade in the United States.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 563 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
July 20, 2011
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 563 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
July 20, 2011
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 563 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Hutchison.
July 20, 2011
Amendment SA 563 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Hutchison. (consideration: CR S4702; text: S4702) To limit the availability of funds for military construction projects at Grafenwohr and Baumholder, Germany, pending a report on the brigade combat team scheduled to be withdrawn from Germany in 2015.
July 20, 2011
Amendment SA 563 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
July 20, 2011
Senate amendment submitted
July 19, 2011