§2861 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

§2861 Military construction projects in connection with industrial facility investment program

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 169— - MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING › § 2861

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Defense Secretary can approve new military construction projects using money from military construction accounts to carry out activities under section 2474(a)(2). Money provided in a fiscal year for work at a "covered depot" (see section 2476(f)) may count toward the depot’s required capital budget investment under subsection (a)(1) of that section. Before starting a project, the Defense Secretary must notify the appropriate congressional committees and give an estimate of savings. The project can only begin after 14 days from the date those committees get the electronic notice under section 480.

Title 10, §2861

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(a)The Secretary of Defense may carry out a military construction project, not previously authorized, for the purpose of carrying out activities under section 2474(a)(2) of this title, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available for that purpose in military construction accounts.

(b)Funds appropriated or otherwise made available in a fiscal year for the purpose of carrying out a military construction project with respect to a covered depot (as defined in subsection (f) of section 2476 of this title) may be credited to the amount required by subsection (a)(1) of such section to be invested in the capital budgets of the covered depots in that fiscal year.

(c)When a decision is made to carry out a project under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of that decision and the savings estimated to be realized from the project. The project may then be carried out only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date the notification is received by such committees in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2861, added Pub. L. 97–214, § 2(a), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 167; amended Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(f)(1), (j)(9), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 281, 283; Pub. L. 104–106, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2811(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 552; Pub. L. 104–201, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2802(d)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2787, required the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to the appropriate committees of Congress with respect to military

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activities and military family housing activities, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–107, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2803(a), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1305.

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “subsection (f) of section 2476” for “subsection (e) of section 2476” and “subsection (a)(1) of such section” for “subsection (a) of such section”. 2017—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–91, § 2801(c)(4), struck out “in writing” after “shall notify” and “or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification is provided” after “received by such committees” and substituted “14-day period” for “21-day period”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–91, § 1051(a)(23), struck out subsec. (d). Text read as follows: “Not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing actions taken under this section and the savings realized from such actions during the fiscal year ending in the year in which the report is submitted.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2022 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–263 applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after Oct. 1, 2023, see section 374(c) of Pub. L. 117–263, set out as a note under section 2476 of this title.