---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 13521"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "13521"
heading: "Policy on major construction projects"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/13521"
units:
  - "Chapter 134 — Energy Policy"
  - "Subchapter XI — Policy and Administrative Provisions"
---

# §13521. Policy on major construction projects

- (a) **Report and management plan—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) shall submit to the Congress a report and management plan for any major [construction](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=7) [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) involving $100,000,000 or more, prior to the expenditure of those funds.
- (b) **Congressional review—** Expenditure of funds for a [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) described in [subsection (a)](#a) may be made after a period of 30 calendar days (not including any day on which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than 3 calendar days prior to a day certain) has passed after receipt of the report and management plan by Congress.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXIII, § 2301, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3092.)