Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 3.djvu/467

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PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1819 realignments carried out for reasons of national security or a military emergency referred to in subsection (c) of such section. SEC. 2910. DEFINITIONS 10 USC 2687 As used in this part: (1) The term "Account" means the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990 established by section 2906(a)(1). (2) The term "congressional defense committees" means the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives. (3) The term "Commission" means the Commission established by section 2902. (4) The term "military installation" means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, including any leased facility. (5) The term "realignment" includes any action which both reduces and relocates functions and civilian personnel positions but does not include a reduction in force resulting from workload adjustments, reduced personnel or funding levels, or skill imbalances. (6) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Defense. (7) The term "United States" means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. SEC. 2911. CLARIFYING AMENDMENT Section 2687(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "homeport facility for any ship," after "center,"; and (2) by striking out "under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department" and inserting in lieu thereof "under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, including any leased facility,". Part B—Other Provisions Relating to Defense Base Closures and Realignments SEC. 2921. CLOSURE OF FOREIGN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 10 USC 2687 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS. — It is the sense of the Congress that— "°*®" (1) the termination of military operations by the United States at military installations outside the United States should be accomplished at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense at the earliest opportunity; (2) in providing for such termination, the Secretary of Defense should take steps to ensure that the United States receives, through direct payment or otherwise, consideration equal to the fair market value of the improvements made by the United States at facilities that will be released to host countries; (3) the Secretary of Defense, acting through the military component commands or the sub-unified commands to the combatant commands, should be the lead official in negotiations relating to determining and receiving such consideration; and (4) the determination of the fair market value of such improvements released to host countries in whole or in part by