§ 2680 — Minimum Capital Investment For Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, And Modernization For Military Departments

(a) Beginning in fiscal year 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, each Secretary of a military department shall— (1) calculate (in accordance with subsection (b)) the cumulative plant replacement value of the total inventory of facilities on each military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned; and (2) invest in the budget for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization of that military department, a total amount equal to not less than the percentage specified in subsection (c) of the cumulative plant replacement value described in paragraph (1). (b) In making any calculation pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a), each Secretary of a military department shall exclude any facility under the jurisdiction of such Secretary that is scheduled for demolition during the two-year period beginning after the date of such calculation. (c) The percentage of the specified in this subsection is— (1) for fiscal year 2027, 1.75 percent; (2) for fiscal year 2028, 2.5 percent; (3) for fiscal year 2029, 3.25 percent; and (4) for fiscal year 2030 and each subsequent fiscal year, 4 percent. (d) As part of the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, each Secretary of each military department shall include— (1) a certification to the congressional defense committees that the military department is in compliance with this section; and (2) a list of facilities under the jurisdiction of that Secretary, disaggregated by military installation and location, that are scheduled for demolition during the two-year period beginning after the date of the submission of such budget, which shall include cost and schedule estimates. (e) In this section, the term “plant replacement value” means, with respect to a facility, the cost to replace such facility using construction costs (including labor and materials) and standards (including methodologies and codes) in effect as of the date such cost is calculated.