[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7091 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7091
To amend title 10, United States Code, to codify and rename the Office
of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2020
Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Heck, and Mr. Young) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed
Services
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to codify and rename the Office
of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Community Investment Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Office of Economic Adjustment, through
relationships with defense communities built over the course of
years, is uniquely situated and technically staffed to
effectively administer the Community Investment Program of the
Department of Defense and to help States and communities
maintain strong relationships that address community challenges
while simultaneously supporting military readiness.
(2) Installation readiness and resiliency does not stop at
the fence line, and often requires coordination and planning
with other organizations of the Department of Defense, the
Armed Forces, other Federal departments and agencies, and
communities surrounding military installations.
(3) The Community Investment Program enables States and
communities to organize, evaluate, and plan for appropriate
community investments that support the sustainability,
readiness, and growth of a military mission at an installation
by--
(A) addressing impacts that mission growth may have
on everything from housing, schools, transportation,
utilities, access to medical services, and other public
services;
(B) providing funding to construct, renovate,
repair, or expand public schools located on military
installations to address capacity and facility
condition deficiencies; and
(C) improving accessibility and safety of access to
medical facilities for wounded warriors, veterans,
staff, and all other eligible beneficiaries.
(4) The Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program
authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make grants, conclude
cooperative agreements, and provide supplemental funds to
address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of
a military installation.
(5) The Defense Manufacturing Communities Program
authorizes long-term investments by the Secretary of Defense in
critical skills, facilities, research and development, and
small business support by designating and supporting
consortiums in order to strengthen national security
innovation.
(6) The Office of Economic Adjustment continues to help
communities affected by base realignments and closures to
address issues by assisting in land use planning to respond to
unanticipated environmental contamination and the availability
of new parcels of land for redevelopment.
(7) Industry resilience projects support critical military
missions by building a more competitive and resilient defense
industrial base, creating closer civilian-military
partnerships, and promoting community and economic development
that support key military missions, including by--
(A) promoting industry resilience, with funding
that helps protect critical production capabilities and
expand markets for defense suppliers;
(B) enhancing military modernization, by helping
defense suppliers become more innovative and invent,
develop, and deploy technologically superior products
for the Armed Forces; and
(C) preserving military readiness, by helping
communities, companies, and workers become more agile
and responsive to the fluid military needs and
requirements.
(8) The Military Installation Sustainability Program of
assistance provides technical and financial assistance to
States and local governments to analyze and implement actions
necessary to foster, protect, and enhance military installation
sustainability that alleviates and prevents incompatible
development and other manmade or natural threats to
installation resiliency including--
(A) compatible use and joint land use studies;
(B) compatible use plans; and
(C) military installation resilience reviews.
(9) Reductions to the budget of the Office of Economic
Adjustment will adversely affect the defense community missions
the Office supports, harm small businesses, impede efforts to
rebuild schools for children of members of the Armed Forces,
and compromise readiness and infrastructure resiliency efforts.
SEC. 3. OFFICE OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION AND ECONOMIC
ADJUSTMENT.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 141 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2391 the following
new section:
``Sec. 2391a. Office of Defense Community Cooperation and Economic
Adjustment
``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Office of the Secretary of
Defense an Office of Defense Community Cooperation and Economic
Adjustment (in this section referred to as the `Office').
``(b) Head of Office.--There is a Director of the Office who shall
be the head of the Office. The Director shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Defense.
``(c) Duties.--The Office shall--
``(1) serve as the office in the Department of Defense with
primary responsibility for--
``(A) providing assistance to States, counties,
municipalities, regions, and other communities to
foster cooperation with military installations to
enhance the military mission, achieve facility and
infrastructure savings and reduced operating costs,
address encroachment and compatible land use issues,
support military families, and increase military,
civilian, and industrial readiness and resiliency; and
``(B) providing adjustment and diversification
assistance to State and local governments under section
2391(b) to achieve the objectives described in
subparagraph (A);
``(2) coordinate the provision of such assistance with
other organizations and elements of the Department;
``(3) provide support to the Economic Adjustment Committee
established under Executive Order 12788 (57 Fed. Reg. 2213; 10
U.S.C. 2391 note) or any successor to such Committee; and
``(4) carry out such other activities as the Secretary of
Defense determines appropriate.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2391 the following new item:
``2391a. Office of Defense Community Cooperation and Economic
Adjustment.''.
(b) Transfers.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the
functions, personnel, and assets of the Office of Economic Adjustment
of the Department of Defense to the Office of Defense Community
Cooperation and Economic Adjustment established under section 2391a of
title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
(c) Administration of Certain Programs.--Beginning on the effective
date of the transfers under subsection (b), any program, project, or
other activity administered by the Office of Economic Adjustment of the
Department of Defense as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall
be administered by the Office of Defense Community Cooperation and
Economic Adjustment established under section 2391a of title 10, United
States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
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