生物谷報(bào)道：據(jù)金融時(shí)報(bào)記者Demetri Sevastopulo在華盛頓報(bào)道,，美國一個(gè)獨(dú)立的五方提議評估機(jī)構(gòu),，最近關(guān)閉了美國一家軍事醫(yī)院---華盛頓Walter Reed軍事醫(yī)院中心,，這一家醫(yī)院已經(jīng)為士兵,，政治家和總統(tǒng)服務(wù)了數(shù)十年。這家醫(yī)院自從1909年便建立,，總共接受治療的在伊拉克戰(zhàn)場上受傷士兵超過總?cè)藬?shù)的1/3,。到9月8日，將提交最后的報(bào)告給布什總統(tǒng)通過,，國外也將審議這一議案,，但國會(huì)無權(quán)改變這一議案。
The independent commission evaluating Pentagon proposals to close military facilities across the US on Thursday sounded the death knell for Washington's Walter Reed Army Medical Centre, which has treated soldiers, politicians, and presidents for decades.
The Base Realignment and Closure [Brac] Commission voted to close Walter Reed and move its operations to the Bethesda Naval Medical Centre in nearby Maryland. The hospital, which opened in 1909, has treated almost a third of the more than 14,000 soldiers wounded in Iraq.
The Brac panel was on Thursday completing its second day of voting on proposals to complete a major overhaul of military facilities in the US. In May, the Pentagon recommended closing 33 major US military installations and restructuring 29 other large bases, in addition to closing and restructuring another 775 smaller installations.
The Pentagon estimates that the restructuring will save the military $50bn over 10 years, although the Government Accountability Office, the oversight arm of Congress, and some Brac commissioners have suggested that the potential savings will be lower.
Donald Rumsfeld, defence secretary, in May said the Brac round would help transform the military from a cold-war era force to one capable of fighting 21st-century threats, such as extremism. The US also plans to close overseas bases, in particular in South Korea and Germany, repatriating 70,000 troops.
On Wednesday, the Brac commission rejected Pentagon proposals to close two major installations in New England - the New London nuclear submarine base in Connecticut and the Portsmouth shipyard in Maine.
The Brac commission must submit its final recommendations by September 8 to President George W. Bush, who has previously said he would accept the commission's list. Congress must then decide whether to approve the recommendations, but cannot make any changes.
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