{"identifier":"/us/usc/t10/s2801","title":10,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2801.","heading":"Scope of chapter; definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f2801.\nScope of chapter; definitions\n(a) The term \u201cmilitary construction\u201d as used in this chapter or any other provision of law includes any construction, development, conversion, or extension of any kind carried out with respect to a military installation, whether to satisfy temporary or permanent requirements, or any acquisition of land or construction of a defense access road (as described in\nsection 210 of title 23\n(b) A military construction project includes all military construction work, or any contribution authorized by this chapter, necessary to produce a complete and usable facility or a complete and usable improvement to an existing facility (or to produce such portion of a complete and usable facility or improvement as is specifically authorized by law).\n(c) In this chapter and chapter 173 of this title:\n(1) The term \u201cappropriate committees of Congress\u201d means the congressional defense committees and, with respect to any project to be carried out by, or for the use of, an intelligence component of the Department of Defense, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.\n(2) The term \u201cfacility\u201d means a building, structure, or other improvement to real property.\n(3) The term \u201clife-cycle cost-effective\u201d, with respect to a project, product, or measure, means that the sum of the present values of investment costs, capital costs, installation costs, energy costs, operating costs, maintenance costs, and replacement costs, as estimated for the lifetime of the project, product, or measure, does not exceed the base case (current or standard) for the practice, product, or measure.\n(4) The term \u201cmilitary installation\u201d means a base, camp, post, station, yard, center, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department or, in the case of an activity in a foreign country, under the operational control of the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Defense, without regard to the duration of operational control.\n(5) The term \u201cSecretary concerned\u201d includes the Secretary of Defense with respect to matters concerning the Defense Agencies.\n(d) This chapter (other than sections 2830,\n1\n1 See References in Text note below.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t10/s2801.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s2801","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2801."},{"t":"heading","text":"Scope of chapter; 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