MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SCOPE OF WORK VARIATIONS.

SEC. 2803. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SCOPE OF WORK VARIATIONS. Section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (b)—(A) by striking “Except as provided in subsection (c)” and inserting “(1) Except as provided in subsection (c)”;(B) by striking “may be reduced by not more than 25 percent from the amount approved for that project, construction, improvement, or acquisition by Congress.” and inserting “may be reduced by not more than 25 percent from the amount specified for that project, construction, improvement, or acquisition in the justification data provided to Congress as part of the request for authorization of the project, construction, improvement, or acquisition.”; and(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(2) The scope of work for a military construction project or for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of a military family housing project may not be increased above the amount specified for that project, construction, improvement, or acquisition in the justification data provided to Congress as part of the request for authorization of the project, construction, improvement, or acquisition.”; and(2) in subsection (c), by striking “limitation on scope reduction in subsection (b)” and inserting “limitation on scope reduction in subsection (b)(1)”.