Temporary adjustment of unspecified minor military construction requirements

Section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by inserting laboratory project, after land acquisition,; (ii) by striking cost equal and inserting “cost— (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), equal; (iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting; or; and (iv) by adding at the end the following: (B) for a project commencing during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, equal to or less than $15,000,000.; and (B) by striking paragraph (3); (2) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following: (c) Funds available (1) The Secretary concerned may spend from appropriations available for operation and maintenance amounts necessary to carry out an unspecified minor military construction project under this section. (2) In carrying out an unspecified minor military construction project under this section for a laboratory, the Secretary concerned may, in addition to amounts under paragraph (1), use— (A) appropriations available to the Secretary concerned for military construction not otherwise authorized by law; or (B) amounts authorized to be made available under section 4123(a) of this title. (3) In carrying out an unspecified minor military construction project under this section for a demolition project, the Secretary concerned may, in addition to amounts under paragraph (1), use amounts authorized pursuant to another law or regulation.; (3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; (4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (3)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking $14,000,000 and inserting $20,000,000; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Exception for locations in Alaska, Hawaii, and the Indo-Pacific region During the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, paragraph (1) shall not apply to unspecified minor military construction projects in Alaska, Hawaii, or the Indo-Pacific region.; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (h) Laboratory defined In this section, the term laboratory includes— (1) a research, engineering, and development center; and (2) a test and evaluation activity..