MINOR CONSTRUCTION.

SEC. 212. MINOR CONSTRUCTION.(a) In General.—Section 656 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(d) Minor Construction and Improvement.—“(1) In general.—Subject to the reporting requirements set forth in paragraph (2), each fiscal year the Secretary may expend from amounts made available for the operating expenses of the Coast Guard not more than $1,500,000 for minor construction and improvement projects at any location.“(2) Reporting requirements.—Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on each project undertaken during the course of the preceding fiscal year for which the amount expended under paragraph (1) exceeded $500,000.”.(b) Clerical Amendments.—(1) Heading.—Section 656 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following:“§ 656. Use of certain appropriated funds” .(2) Analysis.—The analysis for chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 656 and inserting the following: “656. Use of certain appropriated funds.”.