CONSISTENCY IN BUDGET DATA.

SEC. 2822. CONSISTENCY IN BUDGET DATA. (a) Military Construction Funding Requests.—In the case of each military installation considered for closure or realignment or for comparative purposes by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure, subject to subsection (b), that the amount of the authorization requested by the Department of Defense for each militant construction project in each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1999 for the following fiscal year does not exceed the estimate of the cost of such project (adjusted as appropriate for inflation) that was provided to the Commission by the Department of Defense. (b) Explanation for Inconsistencies.—The Secretary may submit to Congress for a fiscal year a request for the authorization of a military construction project referred to in subsection (a) in an amount greater than the estimate of the cost of the project (adjusted as appropriate for inflation) that was provided to the Commission if the Secretary determines that the greater amount is necessary and 105 STAT. 1547submits with the request a complete explanation of the reasons for the difference between the requested amount and the estimate. (c) Investigation.—(1) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall investigate each military construction project for which the Secretary is required to submit an explanation to Congress under subsection (b) if the Inspector General determines (under standards prescribed by the Inspector General) that the difference between the requested amount and the estimate for the project is significant. (2) With respect to each military construction project investigated under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall determine— (A) why the amount requested to be authorized in the case of that project exceeds the estimated cost of the project that was submitted to the Commission by the Department of Defense; and (B) whether the relevant information submitted to the Commission with respect to that project was inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading in any material respect. (3) The Inspector General shall submit a report to the Secretary describing the results of each investigation conducted under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall forward a copy of the report to the congressional defense committees.