"As defined by the SBA Act, a Base Closure Area means the lands within the boundaries of a military installation that was closed through a privatization process under the authority of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, the Title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act, the Section 2687 of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law authorizing or directing the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department to dispose of real property at the military installation for purposes relating to base closures or redevelopment, while retaining the authority to enter into a leaseback of all or a portion of the property for military use. Once the base is effectively closed, with land surplus to be used for purposes of economic development of the area, it will be HUBZone designated for a period of 5 years, beginning on the official date of closure and ending the same date, five years later.

With the exception of providing SBA the designations of closed military base areas with surplus of lands to be used for economic development of the affected areas, none of the agencies that recognize them have any relationship with the HUBZone program."