(a) Prohibition.—A contract entered into by the United States in connection with a military construction project or a military family housing project may not use any form of cost-plus contracting.

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(b) Applicability.—The prohibition specified in subsection (a)—

(1) is in addition to the prohibition specified in section 3322(a) of this title on the use of the cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost system of contracting; and

(2) applies notwithstanding.¹ a declaration of war or the declaration by the President of a national emergency under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621) that includes the use of the armed forces.