[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 144 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5063]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 815. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PERMITTING MACHINE ROOM-LESS ELEVATORS IN DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
     modifications to all relevant construction and facilities 
     specifications to ensure that machine room-less elevators 
     (MRLs) are not prohibited in buildings and facilities 
     throughout the Department of Defense, including modifications 
     to the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS), the 
     Naval Facilities Engineering Command Interim Technical 
     Guidance, and the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and 
     Construction Bulletin.
       (b) Conforming to Best Practices.--In addition to the 
     modifications required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     may issue further modifications to conform generally with 
     commercial best practices as reflected in the safety code for 
     elevators and escalators as issued by the American Society of 
     Mechanical Engineers.
       (c) Deadlines.--The Secretary shall promulgate interim MRL 
     standards not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and shall issue final and formal MRL 
     specifications not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report to 
     the congressional defense committees on the integration and 
     utilization of MRLs, including information on quantity, 
     location, problems, and successes.
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