To require a report on bid savings realized from cost and scope variations for military construction projects.

SA 2734. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2730 proposed by Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mrs.
Hutchison) to the bill H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 27, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
Sec. 128.  Not later than each of April 15, 2010, July 15,
2010, and October 15, 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a consolidated
report from each of the military departments and Defense
agencies identifying, by project and dollar amount, bid
savings resulting from cost and scope variations pursuant to
section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, exceeding 25
percent of the appropriated amount for military construction
projects funded by this Act, the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32), and the Military Construction
and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division E of
Public Law 110-329), including projects funded through the
regular military construction accounts, the Department of
Defense Base Closure Account 2005, and the overseas
contingency operations military construction accounts.
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