§2815 Military Installation Resilience Projects

Summary

The Secretary of Defense must build or fix things to make military installations more resilient. These projects can include small construction work not otherwise covered by law. They must be done under the military construction authorities called section 2802 or section 2805. When the Secretary decides to do a project, they must tell the congressional defense committees and explain how the work will improve installation resilience, support mission assurance, help mission‑critical functions, and fix known weak spots. Work can happen on a military base, at a facility used by the Department of Defense that is owned by a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, or offsite if it helps preserve or restore installation resilience or needed community infrastructure. Normally the project can start 14 days after Congress is told. The Secretary may use operation and maintenance funds if Congress is told first with the cost estimate, funding source, and a certification that waiting would harm national security or health, safety, or the environment; projects started that way can begin 7 days after notice and the total O&M money used per year cannot exceed $125,000,000. Each year, within 90 days after the fiscal year ends and until December 31, 2025, the Secretary must report to Congress on all planned, active, and finished projects, giving the project title, location, a short scope, original and current cost estimates, the explanation above, and any other relevant details.