PUBLIC LAW 97-214—JULY 12, 1982 "§ 2804. Contingency construction "(a) Within the amount appropriated for such purpose, the Secretary of Defense may carry out a military construction project not otherwise authorized by law, or may authorize the Secretary of a military department to carry out such a project, if the Secretary of Defense determines that deferral of the project for inclusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsistent with national security or national interest. "(b) When a decision is made to carry out a military construction project under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report in writing to the appropriate committees of Congress on that decision. Each such report shall include (1) the justification for the project and the current estimate of the cost of the project, and (2) the justification for carrying out the project under this section. The project may then be carried out only after the end of the 21-day period beginning on the date the notification is received by such committees, or after each such committee has approved the project, if the committees approve the project before the end of that period. "§ 2805. Unspecified minor construction "(a) Within the amount authorized by law for such purpose, the Secretary concerned may carry out minor military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. A minor military construction project is a military construction project (1) that is for a single undertaking at a military installation, and (2) that has an approved cost equal to or less than the amount specified by law as the maximum amount for a minor military construction project. "(b)(1) A minor military construction project costing more than 50 percent of the amount specified by law as the maximum amount for a minor military construction project may not be carried out under this section unless approved in advance by the Secretary concerned. "(2) When a decision is made to carry out a minor military construction project to which paragraph (1) is applicable, the Secretary concerned shall notify in writing the appropriate committees of Congress of that decision, of the justification for the project, and of the estimated cost of the project. The project may then be carried out only (A) after the end of the 21-day period beginning on the date the notification is received by the committees, or (B) after each such committee approves the project, if the committees approve the project before the end of that period. "(3) A project for the relocation of any activity from one installation to another that involves 25 or more full-time civilian employees of the Department of Defense but that is not subject to paragraph (1) may not be carried out under the authority of this section until the appropriate committees of Congress have been notified by the Secretary concerned of the intent to carry out such relocation under the authority of this section. "(c) Only funds authorized for minor construction projects may be used to accomplish unspecified minor construction projects, except that the Secretary concerned may spend from appropriations available for operation and maintenance amounts necessary to carry out an unspecified military construction project costing not more than 20 percent of the amount specified by law as the maximum amount for a minor military construction project.
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Report to congressional committees.
Notification to congressional committees.
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