10 U.S.C. § 6275: Limits on construction…

§6275 Limits on Construction Projects

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART VI — ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart B — Atomic Energy Defense › CHAPTER 607 — BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS › SUBCHAPTER I — RECURRING NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS › § 6275

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Do not start work or spend more money on a Department of Energy national security construction project when the latest cost estimate is more than 25 percent higher than the larger of two amounts: the money authorized for the project or the total estimated cost shown in the most recent budget justification sent to Congress. You can do the work if the Secretary of Energy sends a report to the congressional defense committees explaining why and 30 days pass after they receive it (skip days when either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain). The rule does not apply to projects below the minor construction threshold.

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(a)Construction Cost Ceiling.—

Except as provided in subsection (b), construction on a construction project which is in support of national security programs of the Department of Energy and was authorized by a DOE national security authorization may not be started, and additional obligations in connection with the project above the total estimated cost may not be incurred, whenever the current estimated cost of the construction project exceeds by more than 25 percent the higher of— (1)

(2)the amount of the total estimated cost for the project as shown in the most recent budget justification data submitted to Congress.

(b)Exception Where Notice-and-wait Given.—

An action described in subsection (a) may be taken if—

(1)the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the congressional defense committees a report on the actions and the circumstances making such action necessary; and

(2)a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which the report is received by the committees.

(c)Computation of Days.—

In the computation of the 30-day period under subsection (b), there shall be excluded any day on which either House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain.

(d)Exception for Minor Projects.—

Subsection (a) does not apply to a construction project with a current estimated cost of less than the minor construction threshold.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2744 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).

§6275 Limits on Construction Projects

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