Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission

The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission was a presidential advisory commission under the Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense. The Commission was established March 26, 1991 under the authority of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Pub. L. 101-510). The Commission was created to readdress charges brought against the process of a prior Defense Secretary’s Commission on Base Realignment and Closure established in 1988. The 1991 Commission reviewed recommendations made by the Secretary of Defense regarding base closures and realignments in 1991, 1993 and 1995. The Commission was terminated December 31, 1995.