(a) Authority.—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) Crediting of Funds to Capital Budget.—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 (e) of section 2476 of this title) may be credited to the amount required by subsection (a) of such section to be invested in the capital budgets of the covered depots in that fiscal year.
(c) Notice and Wait Requirement.—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.
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Subtitle A— General Military Law
PART IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY
CHAPTER 169— MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
SUBCHAPTER III— ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
§ 2851. Supervision of military construction projects
§ 2851a. Supervision of military housing by Chief Housing Officer
§ 2852. Military construction projects: waiver of certain restrictions
§ 2853. Authorized cost and scope of work variations
§ 2854. Restoration or replacement of damaged or destroyed facilities
§ 2854a. Conveyance of damaged or deteriorated military family housing; use of proceeds
§ 2856. Military unaccompanied housing: local comparability of floor areas
§ 2857. Window fall prevention devices in military family housing units
§ 2858. Limitation on the use of funds for expediting a construction project
§ 2860. Availability of appropriations
§ 2861. Military construction projects in connection with industrial facility investment program
§ 2862. Turn-key selection procedures
§ 2863. Payment of contractor claims
§ 2864. Master plans for major military installations
§ 2865. Work in Process Curve charts and outlay tables for military construction projects
§ 2866. Water conservation at military installations
§ 2868. Utility services: furnishing for certain buildings