Sec. 2861. DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM

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## SEC. 2861 DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating subsections

(d)and

(e)as subsections

(e)and (f), respectively; ####

(2)by inserting after subsection

(c)the following new subsection: > > ### “(d) Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program > > > ####

(1)> > The Secretary of Defense may make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement funds available under Federal programs administered by agencies other than the Department of Defense to assist State and local governments to address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of a military installation, if the Secretary determines that such assistance will enhance the military value, resilience, or military family quality of life at such military installation. > > > #### “(2) > > The Secretary shall establish criteria for the selection of community infrastructure projects to receive assistance under paragraph (1). The criteria shall include a requirement that the State or local government agree to contribute not less than 30 percent of the funding for the community infrastructure project, unless the community infrastructure project is located in a rural area, or for reasons related to national security, in which case the Secretary may waive the requirement for a State or local government contribution. > > > #### “(3) > > Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for assistance under paragraph

(1)may remain available until expended. > > > #### “(4) > > The authority under this subsection shall expire upon the expiration of the 10-year period which begins on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.” > ; and ####

(3)in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(4) > > The term ‘community infrastructure’ means any transportation project; school, hospital, police, fire, emergency response, or other community support facility; or water, waste-water, telecommunications, electric, gas, or other utility infrastructure project that is located off of a military installation and owned by a State or local government. > > > #### “(5) > > The term ‘rural area’ means a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 50,000 inhabitants.” > .