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[CITE: 10USC2804]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                PART IV--SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
 
     CHAPTER 169--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
 
                   SUBCHAPTER I--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
 
Sec. 2804. Contingency construction

    (a) Within the amount appropriated for such purpose, the Secretary 
of Defense may carry out a military construction project not otherwise 
authorized by law, or may authorize the Secretary of a military 
department to carry out such a project, if the Secretary of Defense 
determines that deferral of the project for inclusion in the next 
Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsistent with 
national security or national interest.
    (b) When a decision is made to carry out a military construction 
project under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
report in writing to the appropriate committees of Congress on that 
decision. Each such report shall include (1) the justification for the 
project and the current estimate of the cost of the project, and (2) the 
justification for carrying out the project under this section. The 
project may then be carried out only after the end of the 21-day period 
beginning on the date the notification is received by such committees.

(Added Pub. L. 97-214, Sec. 2(a), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 155; amended 
Pub. L. 102-190, div. B, title XXVIII, Sec. 2870(3), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 
Stat. 1563.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-190 struck out before period at end 
``, or after each such committee has approved the project, if the 
committees approve the project before the end of that period''.


                             Effective Date

    For effective date and applicability of section, see section 12(a) 
of Pub. L. 97-214, set out as a note under section 2801 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2861 of this title.
