Sec. 2801. AUTHORIZED COST AND SCOPE VARIATIONS

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## SEC. 2801 AUTHORIZED COST AND SCOPE VARIATIONS Section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a), by striking “was approved originally” and inserting “was authorized”; ####

(2)in subsection (b)— #####

(A)in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: “Any reduction in scope of work for a military construction project shall not result in a facility or item of infrastructure that is not complete and useable or does not fully meet the mission requirement contained in the justification data provided to Congress as part of the request for authorization of the project, construction, improvement, or acquisition.”; and #####

(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > In this subsection, the term ‘scope of work’ refers to the function, size, or quantity of a facility or item of complete and useable infrastructure contained in the justification data provided to Congress as part of the request for authorization of the project, construction, improvement, or acquisition.” > ; ####

(3)in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking “and the reasons therefor, including a description” and inserting “, the reasons therefor, a certification that the mission requirement identified in the justification data provided to Congress can be still be met with the reduced scope, and a description”; and ####

(4)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(e) > > Notwithstanding the authority under subsections

(a)through (d), the Secretary concerned shall ensure compliance of contracts for military construction projects and for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of military family housing projects with section 1341 of title 31 (commonly referred to as the ‘Anti-Deficiency Act’).” > .