USE OF CLOSED BASES FOR PRISONS AND DRUG TREATMENT FACILITIES

SEC. 2832. USE OF CLOSED BASES FOR PRISONS AND DRUG TREATMENT FACILITIES (a) Findings.—The Congress finds that— (1) the war on drugs is one of the highest priorities of the Federal Government; 103 STAT. 1661 (2) to effectively wage the war on drugs, adequate penal and correctional facilities and a substantial increase in the number and capacity of drug treatment facilities are needed; (3) under the base closure process, authorized by title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100–526; 102 Stat. 2627), 86 military bases are scheduled for closure; and (4) facilities rendered excess by the base closure process should be seriously considered for use as prisons and drug treatment facilities, as appropriate. (b) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should, pursuant to the provisions of title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act, give priority to making real property (including the improvements thereon) of the Department of Defense rendered excess or surplus as a result of the recommendations of the Commission on Base Realignment and Closure available to another Federal agency or a State or local government for use as a penal or correctional facility or as a drug abuse prevention, treatment, or rehabilitation center.