Military Construction, Defense-Wide

Military Construction, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as currently authorized by law, $3,431,957,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for military construction or family housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $430,602,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $24,118,000 shall be available for payments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters: Provided further, That the Department of Defense shall not award a design contract to exceed the 20 percent design level for the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany until the Secretary of Defense: (1) provides the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for implementing the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office with respect to the plans, baseline data, and estimated cost of the facility; and (2) certifies in writing to the Committees that the facility is properly sized and scoped to meet current and projected healthcare requirements.