Sec. 2834. Report on design errors and omissions related to Fort Bliss hospital replacement project
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Not later than December 1, 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on design errors and omissions related to the hospital replacement project at Fort Bliss, Texas. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: Identification of the design errors and omissions that have been used to explain the $245,000,000, 25 percent cost increase for the replacement project. Identification by name of any organization responsible for such design errors or omissions. Identification by name of any individual responsible for such design errors or omissions. A description of the actions the Secretary of Defense has taken to hold the organizations and individuals referred to in subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)accountable for such design errors and omissions. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the hospital replacement project at Fort Bliss, Texas, $50,000,000 may not be obligated or expended for the project until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees— the report required under subsection (a); and a written certification that sufficient steps have been taken by the Department of Defense to prevent massive cost overruns on such project in the future.