[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2698. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PILOT PROGRAM ON CERTAIN LIMITED REIMBURSEMENT 
                   ARRANGEMENTS FOR USE OF MAJOR RANGE AND TEST 
                   FACILITY BASES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 
     pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
     modifying reimbursement requirements for use of Major Range 
     and Test Facility Bases.
       (b) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program during four fiscal years.
       (c) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program at not more than six Major Range and Test Facility 
     Bases and no more than two per military department.
       (d) Waiver of Full Reimbursement Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary 
     may, as the Secretary determines in the best interest of the 
     Department of Defense, waive the requirements of section 
     2681(c) of title 10, United States Code, for small and medium 
     sized businesses and not-for-profit organizations so that 
     such businesses and organizations may reimburse the 
     Department of Defense for use of a Major Range and Test 
     Facility Base in amounts that only cover direct costs (as 
     defined in section 232(b) of the Bob Stump National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (116 Stat. 2490; 
     Public Law 107-314)) to the United States associated with 
     such use.
       (2) Indirect costs.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     reimbursement for indirect costs.
       (e) Reports.--
       (1) In general.--At the end of the second fiscal year of 
     the pilot program required by subsection (a) and not later 
     than 30 days after the completion of the pilot program, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the pilot program.
       (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) Recommendations for revisions to reimbursement 
     arrangements for testing and evaluation activities at Major 
     Range and Test Facility Bases.
       (B) A review of authorities granted to commanders of Major 
     Range and Test Facility Bases.
       (C) An evaluation of limited reimbursement arrangements on 
     the Test Resources Management Center and Major Range and Test 
     Facility Bases.
       (f) Major Range and Test Facility Base Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``Major Range and Test Facility Base'' 
     means--
       (1) a Major Range and Test Facility Installation as defined 
     in section 2681(f) of title 10, United States Code; and
       (2) a Major Range and Test Facility Base as defined in 
     section 196(i) of such title.
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