,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ae1 #bjai,mr4  
,gallego 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,smith of   
,washington1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4      
,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4          
,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1   
and ,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
for the modification and clarification  
of construction authority in the event  
of a declaration of war or national     
emergency1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,modification and clarification of      
construction authority in the event of a
 declaration of war or national         
emergency  7a7 ,limitation on amount of 
funds available for national emergency  
,section #bhjh of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  

after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsection 7c73  7c7 ,limitation on     
amount of funds available for national  
emergency ,in the event of a declaration
 by the ,president of a national        
emergency in which the construction     
authority described in subsection 7a7 is
 used1 the total cost of all military   
construction projects undertaken using  
that authority during the national      
emergency may not exceed #bej1jjj1jjj4  
4  7b7 ,waiver of other provisions of   
law ,section #bhjh of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 
after subsection 7c71 as added by       
subsection 7a71 the following new       
subsection3  7d7 ,waiver of other       
provisions of law in event of national  
emergency ,in the event of a declaration
 by the ,president of a national        
emergency in which the construction     
authority described in subsection 7a7 is
 used1 the authority provided by such   
subsection to waive or disregard another
 provision of law that would otherwise  

apply to a military construction project
 authorized by this section may be used 
only if--  7#a7 such other provision of 
law does not provide a means by which   
compliance with the requirements of the 
law may be waived1 modified1 or         
expedited2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary of  
,defense determines that the nature of  
the national emergency necessitates the 
noncompliance with the requirements of  
the law4  4  7c7 ,additional condition  
on sources of funds ,section #bhjh7;a7  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended in the second sentence by       
inserting before the period the         
following3 and that the ,secretary of   
,defense determines are otherwise       
unexecutable4  7d7 ,additional          
notification requirements ,section      
#bhjh7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by striking of
 the decision and all that follows      
through the end of the subsection and   
inserting the following3 of the         
following3  7,a7 ,the reasons for the   

decision to use the construction        
authority described in subsection 7a71  
including1 in the event of a declaration
 by the ,president of a national        
emergency1 the reasons why use of the   
armed forces is required in response to 
the declared national emergency4  7,b7  
,the construction projects to be        
undertaken using the construction       
authority described in subsection 7a71  
including1 in the event of a declaration
 by the ,president of a national        
emergency1 an explanation of how each   
construction project directly supports  
the immediate security1 logistical1 or  
short-term housing and ancillary        
supporting facility needs of the members
 of the armed forces used in the        
national emergency4  7,c7 ,the estimated
 cost of the construction projects to be
 undertaken using the construction      
authority described in subsection 7a71  
including the cost of any real estate   
action pertaining to the construction   
projects1 and certification of          

compliance with the funding conditions  
imposed by the second sentence of       
subsection 7a7 and subsection 7c74  7,d7
 ,any determination made pursuant to    
subsection 7d77#b7 to waive or disregard
 another provision of law to undertake  
any construction project using the      
construction authority described in     
subsection 7a74  7,e7 ,the military     
construction projects1 including any    
military family housing and ancillary   
supporting facility projects1 to be     
canceled or deferred in order to provide
 funds to undertake construction        
projects using the construction         
authority described in subsection 7a7   
and the possible impact of the          
cancellation or deferment of such       
military construction projects on       
military readiness and the quality of   
life of members of the armed forces and 
their dependents4  2 and  7#b7 by adding
 at the end the following new paragraph3
  7#b7 ,in the event of a declaration by
 the ,president of a national emergency 

in which the construction authority     
described in subsection 7a7 is used1 a  
construction project to be undertaken   
using such construction authority may be
 carried out only after the end of the  
five-day period beginning on the date   
the notification required by paragraph  
7#a7 is received by the appropriate     
committees of ,congress4  4  7e7        
,clerical ,amendments ,section #bhjh of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
further amended--  7#a7 in subsection   
7a71 by inserting ,construction         
authorized4-- after 7a72  7#b7 in       
subsection 7b71 by inserting            
,notification requirement4--7#a7 after  
7b72 and  7#c7 in subsection 7e71 as    
redesignated by subsection 7a77#a71 by  
inserting ,termination of authority4--  
before ,the authority4