SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.

SEC. 2879. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.(a) Conditions on Use of Funds for Kwajalein Project.—131 STAT. 1874(1) Conditions described.—The military family housing replacement project at Kwajalein Atoll (as included under title XXI) shall be subject to the following conditions:(A) The project shall provide for the construction of at least 26 family housing units.(B) The housing units may be used to house only military personnel, other Federal employees, and their dependents.(C) If the costs of the project exceed the amount authorized for the project under title XXI, in addition to meeting the requirements of section 2853 of title 10, United States Code (as amended by this Act), the Secretary of the Army shall submit a separate report to the congressional defense committees which contains the following:(i) A detailed explanation of why the costs of the project exceeded such authorized amount.(ii) A description of the specific actions taken to prevent further cost increases on this project and lessons learned that will be applied to future projects at this location.(iii) A summary of alternatives considered to keep the cost of the project from exceeding such authorized amount.(2) Report on alternatives for funding contractor workforce.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees detailing options under consideration to meet the requirements for a housing contractor workforce at Kwajalein Atoll which do not rely on the use of military construction funds for the costs of such a workforce.(b) Limitation on Certain Guam Project.—The Secretary of the Navy may not carry out any construction activity on the project on Guam known as the “Replace Andersen Housing Phase II” project (as included under title XXII) until the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a report certifying the following:(1) Either a sufficient workforce of contractors or subcontractors is in place on Guam, or the Secretary has a plan in place to ensure that a sufficient workforce of contractors or subcontractors will be in place on Guam, to perform the work required by the scope of the project.(2) A contract has been awarded for each of the following military construction projects authorized by this Act, either as a separate contract or as a joint contract with the Replace Andersen House Phase II project:(A) Corrosion Control Hangar, Joint Region Marianas.(B) Aircraft Maintenance Hanger #2, Joint Region Marianas.(C) MALS Facilities, Joint Region Marianas.(D) Water Well Field, Joint Region Marianas.(E) Navy-Commercial Tie-In Hardening, Joint Region Marianas.131 STAT. 1875