To limit authorized cost increases in military construction projects.

SA 874. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title XXVIII, add the
following:

SEC. __. AUTHORIZED COST INCREASES.

Section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``by not more than 10
percent'' after ``may be increased''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``limitation on cost variations'' and
inserting ``limitation on cost decreases''; and
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``case of a cost increase or a reduction''
and inserting ``case of a reduction''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A)--

(I) by striking ``cost increase or reduction in scope, the
reasons therefor,'' and inserting ``reduction in scope, the
reasons therefor, and''; and
(II) by striking ``, and a description of the funds
proposed to be used to finance any increased costs''.

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