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re: "I didn't need to do this"
Posted on 2/15/19 at 3:03 pm to boosiebadazz
Posted on 2/15/19 at 3:03 pm to boosiebadazz
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Also, I’m smiling that I finally get to ask you to cite your statute for once
50 USCA 1631 in conjunction with 10 USCA 2808.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 3:09 pm to BBONDS25
Appreciate it.
^That's 2808 with my bolding. When I click on "military construction projects", this is the definition I'm given...
I'm struggling to see how a massive wall across the southern border fits into the definition of military construction as used there.
quote:
(a) In the event of a declaration of war or the declaration by the President of a national emergency in accordance with the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that requires use of the armed forces, the Secretary of Defense, without regard to any other provision of law, may undertake military construction projects, and may authorize the Secretaries of the military departments to undertake military construction projects, not otherwise authorized by law that are necessary to support such use of the armed forces. Such projects may be undertaken only within the total amount of funds that have been appropriated for military construction, including funds appropriated for family housing, that have not been obligated.
(b) When a decision is made to undertake military construction projects authorized by this section, the Secretary of Defense shall notify, in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, the appropriate committees of Congress of the decision and of the estimated cost of the construction projects, including the cost of any real estate action pertaining to those construction projects.
(c) The authority described in subsection (a) shall terminate with respect to any war or national emergency at the end of the war or national emergency.
^That's 2808 with my bolding. When I click on "military construction projects", this is the definition I'm given...
quote:
a)The term “military construction” 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 section 210 of title 23). (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). (c)In this chapter and chapter 173 of this title:
I'm struggling to see how a massive wall across the southern border fits into the definition of military construction as used there.
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