USE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

SEC. 2809. USE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. (a) [10 U.S.C. 2804 note] Permanent Authority.—Section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1723), as most recently amended by section 2806 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2190), is further amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking “, inside the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command or certain countries in the area of responsibility of the United States Africa Command,”; (B) by inserting “outside the United States” after “construction project”; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking “, unless the military installation is located in Afghanistan, for which projects using this authority may be carried out at installations deemed as supporting a long-term presence”; and (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively. (b) Conforming Amendments.—Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking “subsection (f)” and inserting “subsection (d)”; (2) [10 U.S.C. 2805 note] by striking subsection (e); (3) [10 U.S.C. 2804 note] by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking “subsection (f)” and inserting “subsection (d)”; and (5) by striking subsections (h) and (i). (c) Clerical Amendments.—Such section is further amended as follows: (1) The section heading for such section is amended— (A) by striking “temporary, limited authority” and inserting “authority” ; and (B) by inserting “certain” before “construction projects”. (2) The subsection heading for subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking “Temporary Authority” and inserting “In General”. (d) [10 U.S.C. 2804 note] Classification.—The Law Revision Counsel is directed to classify section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-136; 117 Stat. 1723), as amended by subsection (a), as a note following section 2804 of title 10, United States Code.