Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)

The Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1988, and the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 as supplemented by several key statutes (including, the Base Closure Community Assistance Act of 1994 and the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, establish the basic requirements for identifying and implementing domestic military base closures and realignments. The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 stipulates how installations will be placed on the BRAC list and prescribes a time frame for the implementation of BRAC.

The BRAC process encompasses a wide variety of federal agencies, state agencies, local agencies and the affected community.


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