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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 7900 (Reported in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for militar... · Sec. 2808

Sec. 2808. Prohibition on availability of funds for special operations forces military construction

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None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the Commander of Special Operations Command for military construction in Baumholder, Germany. The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition under subsection
(a)if the Secretary— determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and not later than 14 days after issuing the waiver, submits to the congressional defense committees a detailed justification for the waiver in accordance with paragraph (2). A justification under paragraph (1)(B) shall include each of the following: The determination of the Secretary that none of the following countries would provide preferable host nation funding for an equivalent project in such country: Romania. Poland. Latvia. Estonia. Lithuania. The determination of the Secretary that hosting such forces in Germany would provide greater deterrence or greater operational utility than host nation support in Romania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia or Lithuania. An explanation for how the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. Any other information the Secretary determines appropriate.
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