e/Base Realignment and Closure, 2005

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has gloss	eng: The preliminary 2005 Base Realignment and Closure list was released by the United States Department of Defense on May 13, 2005. It is the fifth Base Realignment and Closure ("BRAC") proposal generated since the process was created in 1988. It recommends closing 33 major United States military bases and the "realignment" (either enlarging or shrinking) of 29 others. On September 15, 2005, President George W. Bush approved the BRAC Commission's recommendations, leaving the fate of the bases in question to the United States Congress. Congress had a maximum of 45 days to reject the proposal by passing a joint resolution of disapproval, or the recommendations automatically enter into effect. Such a resolution (H.J.Res. 65) was introduced to the House of Representatives on September 23, 2005, by Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) (no such resolution was introduced in the Senate). The House took up debate of the resolution on October 26, 2005. The resolution failed to pass, thereby enacting the list of recommendations. The Secretary of Defense was required to begin implementing the recommendations by September 15, 2007 and must complete implementation no later than September 15, 2011.
lexicalization	eng: Base Realignment and Closure, 2005
instance of	c/Military facilities of the United States

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media:img	US Navy 050517-N-2383B-203 Members of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) question senior Navy and Marine Corps leadership during hearings on the recommended restructuring of the nations defense installat.jpg