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These included\ndevelopment of a force structure plan, comprehensive inventory of military installations, and\nestablishment of criteria for selecting bases for closure and realignment.\n The Secretary of Defense submitted a report to Congress on March 23, 2004, confirming the\nneed for a further BRAC round and certifying that an additional round of closures and realignments\nwould result in annual net savings, over a period ending no later than FY2011.\n On May 20, 2004, the House of Representatives voted 259 to 162 to delay base closings until\n2007. In response to this action, the White House immediately released a statement declaring that\nthe Secretary of Defense, and other senior advisers, would urge the President to veto any bill that\n\"weakened, delayed, or repealed\" the current base closure authority. \n On October 8, 2004, Senate and the House conferees reached agreement on the National\nDefense Authorization Act for FY2005, which included continued support of DOD's authority to\nconduct a round of closures and realignments in 2005. Senator John Warner stated that it was\nessential to allow DOD to complete its effort to reduce the size of its infrastructure. \n On March 15, 2005, the President appointed nine members to serve on the 2005 BRAC\nCommission. In doing so, he consulted with leading Members of Congress. In addition, the\nPresident chose Anthony A. Principi to serve as the chairman of the new BRAC Commission.\n Once formally in-place, the Commission's next step was to institute a series of local, D.C. area\nhearings to collect general information on DOD's force structure needs and goals. It will be followed\nlater by regional hearings at locations throughout the country. At least one commissioner will be\nrequired to visit each base on DOD's designated list. \n On May 13, 2005, the Pentagon announced that it would close 33 major U.S. military bases and\nrealign 29 others -- in a move to consolidate forces and save almost $50 billion over 20 years. The\noverall number of existing U.S. major bases, according to DOD, is 318. 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