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Streamlining Military Infrastructure Act
To require the Secretary of Defense to assess the use of intergovernmental support agreements to carry out unspecified minor military construction projects, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Requires the Secretary of Defense to assess the use of intergovernmental support agreements for minor military construction projects within 120 days
- Directs the assessment to examine the feasibility of raising dollar thresholds for minor military construction to $18 million for laboratory projects and $8 million for Operation and Maintenance projects
- Requires identification of not more than 10 projects from military facilities investment plans that could be carried out under intergovernmental support agreements
- Applies to the Assistant Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force for installations and energy matters
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Veronica Escobar’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $13,980
- INVARIANT $10,100
- HUNT COMPANIES INC. $9,900
- TRI-STATE COSMETOLOGY INSTITUTE $9,100
- WESTSTAR BANK $8,850
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Actions (2)
- Jul 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Jul 16, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 16, 2026
Ms. Escobar (for herself and Mr. Alford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to assess the use of intergovernmental support agreements to carry out unspecified minor military construction projects, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Streamlining Military Infrastructure Act”.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS FOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) Report Required.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, each covered Assistant Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the potential use of intergovernmental support agreements (as defined in section 2679 title 10, United States Code) to carry out unspecified minor military construction projects under section 2805 of title 10, United States Code.
(b) Elements.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the feasibility of applying revised maximum dollar thresholds for unspecified minor military construction projects carried out under intergovernmental support agreements as follows:
(A) $18,000,000 for laboratory revitalization projects; and
(B) $8,000,000 for projects carried out using amounts from the Operation and Maintenance account.
(2) A list of not more than 10 projects included in a facilities investment plan or facility support program of a military department that could be carried out under intergovernmental support agreements.
(c) Covered Assistant Secretary Defined.—In this section, the term “covered Assistant Secretary” means—
(1) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment;
(2) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment; and
(3) the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy. <all>
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