DEFINITIONS

SEC. 2910. DEFINITIONS 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.