S.Amdt. 1463

SA 1463. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Schumer)
to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make
certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive
reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans
Community Care program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. ORDERING AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.

(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``Sec. 2818. Ordering authority

``(a) In General.--The head of a department or organization
within the Department of Defense may place an order, on a
reimbursable basis, with any other such department or
organization for a project for the maintenance and repair of
a facility of the Department of Defense or for a minor
military construction project.
``(b) Obligations.--An order placed by the head of a
department or organization under subsection (a) is deemed to
be an obligation of such department or organization in the
same manner as a similar order or contract placed with a
private contractor.
``(c) Contingency Expenses.--An order placed under
subsection (a) for a project may include an amount for
contingency expenses that shall not exceed 10 percent of the
cost of the project.
``(d) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available to a department or organization of
the Department of Defense shall be available to pay an

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obligation of such department or organization under this
section in the same manner and to the same extent as those
amounts are available to pay an obligation to a private
contractor.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end
the following new item:

``2818. Ordering authority.''.
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