Sec. 372. Information on overseas construction projects in support of contingency operations using funds for operation and maintenance
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Section 2805(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by striking The Secretary concerned and inserting
(1)The Secretary concerned ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: The Secretary of each military department, the Director of each Defense Agency, and the head of any other relevant component of the Department of Defense shall track and report to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) relevant data regarding all overseas construction projects funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for operation and maintenance in support of contingency operations. The Secretary of Defense shall prepare, for inclusion in the annual budget submission by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, a consolidated budget justification display, in classified and unclassified form, that identifies all overseas construction projects funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for operation and maintenance in support of contingency operations. The display prepared under subparagraph
(A)shall include a list of all construction projects described in such subparagraph that were completed in the prior fiscal year, that are ongoing, or that are expected for the next five fiscal years, and shall identify for each project— the component of the Department of Defense involved in the project; the location of the project; a brief description of the purpose of the project; and the actual or estimated cost of the project. . Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on ways to improve the development, funding, and execution of construction projects in support of overseas contingency operations, including those funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for operation and maintenance and those funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for military construction. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include, at a minimum, the following: An examination and comparison of the time required to plan, approve, and execute construction projects funded with operation and maintenance amounts versus those funded with military construction amounts, in support of contingency operations, including construction projects in support of recent operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Eastern Europe. A description of any challenges associated with the processes of the Department of Defense for planning, approving, and executing such projects. A description of any ongoing or planned efforts to improve such processes to promote efficiency and expediency in the development and execution of such projects. Any recommendations with respect to improving such processes, including those from the commanders of the combatant commands and the Secretaries of the military departments.