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Military Base Closures: Potential to Offset Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request

NSIAD-99-149 Published: Jul 23, 1999. Publicly Released: Jul 23, 1999.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) base closure accounts and its budget request for base closure activities, focusing on: (1) the opportunities available to offset the fiscal year (FY) 2000 budget request; and (2) certain base realignment and closure (BRAC) funding practices that could make it difficult for Congress to discern DOD's actual funding requirements and priorities.

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Matter for Congressional Consideration

Matter Status Comments
Because prior year funds are available to meet requirements and other funds requested are no longer supported by specific requirements, Congress may wish to consider appropriating at least $66.4 million less than DOD is requesting in its FY 2000 BRAC budget submission.
Closed – Implemented
Congress reduced DOD's FY2000 Base Closure budget request by $31.6 million based on information provided in this report. In addition, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, citing the issues raised in this report, reduced the fiscal year 2001 budgets of the Army, Navy, and Air Force by an additional total of $93.1 million.

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Base closuresBase realignmentsBudget cutsDefense budgetsMilitary basesMilitary cost controlReprogramming of appropriated fundsBudget requestsU.S. ArmyInflation