[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2768. Mr. DURBIN (for Ms. Duckworth) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe 
(for himself and Mr. McCain) 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 end of subtitle B of title II, add the following:

     SEC. ___. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXTEND PAVEMENT LIFE.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may carry out a 
     pilot program to design, build, and test technologies and 
     innovative pavement materials in order to extend the service 
     life of military roads and runways.
       (b) Scope.--The pilot program authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) The design, test and assembly of technologies and 
     systems suitable for pavement applications.
       (2) Research, development, and testing of new pavement 
     materials for road and runway use in different geographic 
     areas in the United States.
       (3) Design and procurement of platforms and equipment to 
     test performance, cost, feasibility, and effectiveness.
       (c) Competition Requirements.--Any award of a contract or 
     grant under the pilot program authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall be made using merit-based selection procedures.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the 
     commencement of the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the pilot program.
       (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the effectiveness of activities under 
     the pilot program in improving the service life of military 
     roads and runways.
       (B) An analysis of potential lifetime cost-savings 
     associated with the extended service life of the runways and 
     roads as well as potential reduction in energy demands.
       (e) Termination of Authority.--The authorities under this 
     section shall terminate on September 30, 2024.
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