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Publication Date: August 2003
Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
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Research Area: Military and defense
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Abstract:
On April 30, 2003, the Department of the Navy (DoN) closed down its controversial live-fire training range on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. Section 8125 of the House-passed version of the FY2004 defense appropriations bill (H.R. 2658) directs the Navy to close the supporting Roosevelt Roads naval station no later than six months after enactment of the act and dispose of the property by public sale. This CRS report will be updated as events warrant.