§2820 Development of Infrastructure Improvement Plan for Each Military Department

Summary

Each military department head must send the congressional defense committees a detailed plan by the date the President’s fiscal year 2027 budget is sent to Congress, and then every five years after that. The plan must cover improvements for the 20 years after it is submitted. It must list major projects, milestones, and specific goals, and explain how the department will manage and upgrade utilities (electric, water and wastewater, energy, transportation, and communications) and all physical structures on bases. The Secretary must also certify that the President’s budget and the Future-Years Defense Program provide enough money and timing to meet the plan. The plan must show estimated costs and how those costs will be handled in the budget and Future-Years Defense Program. It must include an assessment of how the department counts sustainment and improvement costs, use clear, results-focused goals and measures, identify needed resources, risks, and involved parties, and promise regular progress reports. Each service chief must review the plan and send an unedited copy of that review to the congressional defense committees when the plan is submitted.