TEMPORARY PROGRAM TO USE MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

SEC. 2810. TEMPORARY PROGRAM TO USE MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.(a) Thresholds on Construction Authorized.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to carry out minor military construction projects under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, to construct child development centers.(b) Increased Maximum Amounts Applicable to Minor Construction Projects.—For the purpose of any military construction project carried out under the program authorized by this section, the amounts specified in section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, are modified as follows:(1) The amount specified in the third sentence of subsection (a)(1) of such section is deemed to be $8,000,000.(2) The amount specified in the second sentence of subsection (a)(1) and in subsection (c)(1)(A) of such section is deemed to be $7,000,000.(3) The amount specified in subsections (b)(1) and (c)(1)(B) of such section is deemed to be $5,000,000.(c) Notification, Review and Approval Requirements.—The notification requirements under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect for construction projects carried out under the program authorized by this section. The Secretary 119 STAT. 3510 shall establish procedures for the review and approval of requests from the Secretaries of military departments to carry out construction projects under the program.(d) Report Required.—Not later than March 1, 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the program authorized by this section. The report shall include a list and description of the construction projects carried out under the program, including the location and cost of each project. (e) Expiration of Authority.—The authority to obligate funds to carry out a minor military construction project under the program authorized by this section expires on September 30, 2007.(f) Construction of Authority.—Nothing in this section may be construed to limit any other authority provided by law for a military construction project at a child development center.(g) Child Development Center Defined.—In this section, the term “child development center” includes a facility, and the utilities to support such facility, the function of which is to support the daily care of children aged six weeks old through five years old for full-day, part-day, and hourly service.