Sec. 2861. FFRDC study on practices with respect to development of military construction projects
228 words·~1 min read·
/bill/117/hr/7900/rh/section-2861·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of a study on the practices of the Department of Defense with respect to the development of military construction projects. An agreement under subsection
(a)shall specify that the study conducted pursuant to the agreement shall address each of the following: Practices with respect to adoption of United Facilities Criteria changes and their inclusion into advanced planning, DD form 1391 budget justifications, and planning and design. Practices with respect to how sustainable materials, such as mass timber and low carbon concrete, are assessed and included in advanced planning, DD form 1391 budget justifications, and planning and design. Barriers to incorporating innovative techniques, including 3D printed building techniques. Whether the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program or the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program could be used to validate such materials and techniques to provide the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command with confidence in the use of such materials and techniques. Not later than 60 days after the completion of a study pursuant to an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study.