§2854 Restoration or Replacement of Damaged or Destroyed Facilities

Summary

The Secretary may repair, restore, or replace any facility they manage, including family housing, if it is damaged or destroyed. If the cost will be higher than the limit for a minor construction project, the Secretary must tell the appropriate congressional committees why the work is needed, how much it will cost, where the money will come from, and why this authority is used. The project can only start after 14 days from the date those committees get the electronic notice under section 480. The Secretary can use operation and maintenance funds to replace a facility only when the damage was from a natural disaster or a terrorism incident and the Secretary gives the committees an electronic notice with the cost, funding source, and required certifications (if the facility was only damaged, that replacement is more cost‑effective than repair; and that delaying the project until the next Military Construction Authorization Act would harm national security or health, safety, or the environment). Replacement work may start only after 7 days from that electronic notice. The annual limit from operation and maintenance funds for these replacement projects is $300,000,000.