,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself and ,mr4 
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize the head of 
a department or organization within the 
,department of ,defense to place an     
order with any other such department or 
organization for certain construction   
projects on a reimbursable basis4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,taxpayer-,funded ,facility         
,restoration ,stewardship ,act4  #b4    
,ordering authority for maintenance1    
repair1 and construction of facilities  
of ,department of ,defense  7a7 ,in     
general ,subchapter ,i of chapter #afi  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #bhag4 ,ordering
 authority  7a7 ,in general ,the head of

 a department or organization within the
 ,department of ,defense may place an   
order1 on a reimbursable basis1 with any
 other such department or organization  
for a project for the maintenance and   
repair of a facility of the ,department 
of ,defense or for a minor military     
construction project4  7b7 ,obligations 
,an order placed by the head of a       
department or organization under        
subsection 7a7 is deemed to be an       
obligation of such department or        
organization in the same manner as a    
similar order or contract placed with a 
private contractor4  7c7 ,contingency   
expenses ,an order placed under         
subsection 7a7 for a project may include
 an amount for contingency expenses that
 shall not exceed #aj percent of the    
cost of the project4  7d7 ,availability 
of amounts ,amounts appropriated or     
otherwise made available to a department
 or organization of the ,department of  
,defense shall be available to pay an   
obligation of such department or        

organization under this section in the  
same manner and to the same extent as   
those amounts are available to pay an   
obligation to a private contractor4  4  
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of such       
subchapter is amended by adding at the  
end the following new item3  #bhag4     
,ordering authority4  4