10 U.S.C. § 18233a — Notice and wait requirements for certain projects

submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-685 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 280 words · no verdicts yet

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Before big spending on a reserve facility, the Secretary must notify Congress's defense committees. The department must then wait 21 days, or 14 after an electronic copy. Leased, already-authorized, and small repair projects are exempt from this wait.

(a) Congressional notification — Except as subsection (b) provides, an expenditure or contribution exceeding the amount in section 2805(b)(1) may not be made under section 18233 for any facility until: (1) the Secretary of Defense has notified the congressional defense committees of the facility's location, nature, and estimated cost; and (2) 21 days have passed since the committees received the notification — or, if sooner, 14 days have passed since a copy of the notification was provided electronically under section 480. (b) Certain expenditures or contributions exempted — Subsection (a) does not apply to: (1) facilities acquired by lease; (2) a project for a facility Congress already authorized, at the same location and for the same purpose as when authorized, if — based on bids received — (A) the project's Congress-approved scope of work isn't proposed to shrink by more than 25 percent, and (B) the current working cost estimate doesn't exceed the approved amount by more than the lesser of (i) 25 percent, or (ii) 200 percent of the maximum amount for a minor military construction project under section 2805(a); or (3) a repair project (as defined in section 2811(e)) that costs less than the amount specified in section 2811(d).

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(a)Congressional Notification.—

Except as provided in subsection (b), an expenditure or contribution in excess of the amount specified in section 2805(b)(1) of this title may not be made under section 18233 of this title for any facility until—

(1)

the Secretary of Defense has notified the congressional defense committees of the location, nature, and estimated cost of the facility; and

(2)

a period of 21 days has elapsed after the notification has been received by those committees or, if over sooner, a period of 14 days has elapsed after the date on which a copy of the notification is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title.

(b)Certain Expenditures or Contributions Exempted.—

Subsection (a) does not apply to expenditures or contributions for the following:

(1)

Facilities acquired by lease.

(2)

A project for a facility that has been authorized by Congress, if the location and purpose of the facility are the same as when authorized and if, based upon bids received—

(A)

the scope of work of the project, as approved by Congress, is not proposed to be reduced by more than 25 percent; and

(B)

the current working estimate of the cost of the project does not exceed the amount approved for the project by more than the lesser of the following:

(i)

25 percent.

(ii)

200 percent of the amount specified by section 2805(a) of this title as the maximum amount for a minor military construction project.

(3)

A repair project (as that term is defined in subsection (e) of section 2811 of this title) that costs less than the amount specified in subsection (d) of such section.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 85–685, title VI, § 601(3), Aug. 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 665, § 2233a; amended Pub. L. 87–554, title VII, § 701, July 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 243; Pub. L. 93–552, title VII, § 703, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1770; Pub. L. 94–107, title VII, § 703, Oct. 7, 1975, 89 Stat. 569; Pub. L. 96–125, title VII, § 704, Nov. 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 947; Pub. L. 97–214, § 3(c)(1), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 169; Pub. L. 98–115, title VII, § 702, Oct. 11, 1983, 97 Stat. 782; Pub. L. 98–407, title VII, § 702, Aug. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1517; Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(f)(1), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 100–180, div. B, subdiv. 3, title I, § 2304(a), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1215; Pub. L. 102–190, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2804, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1537; renumbered § 18233a and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1664(b)(2), (5), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3010; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1502(a)(10), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 503; Pub. L. 104–201, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2801(b), (c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2787; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1), div. B, title XXVIII, § 2806, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774, 850; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(a)(22)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–291; Pub. L. 108–375, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2808(a), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2124; Pub. L. 112–81, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2802(c)(3), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1685; Pub. L. 114–92, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2801, Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1168.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-685 · 72 Stat. 665
1962Amended · Pub. L. 87-554 · 76 Stat. 243
1974Amended · Pub. L. 93-552 · 88 Stat. 1770
1975Amended · Pub. L. 94-107 · 89 Stat. 569
1979Amended · Pub. L. 96-125 · 93 Stat. 947
1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-214 · 96 Stat. 169
1983Amended · Pub. L. 98-115 · 97 Stat. 782
1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-407 · 98 Stat. 1517
1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-26 · 101 Stat. 281
1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-180 · 101 Stat. 1215
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-190 · 105 Stat. 1537
1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-337 · 108 Stat. 3010
1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-106 · 110 Stat. 503
1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-201 · 110 Stat. 2787
1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-65 · 113 Stat. 774, 850
2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-398 · 114 Stat. 1654, 1654
2004Amended · Pub. L. 108-375 · 118 Stat. 2124
2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-81 · 125 Stat. 1685
2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-92 · 129 Stat. 1168

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