[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 101 (Monday, June 18, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2909. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. McCain) 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 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 three Major Range and Test Facility 
     Bases and no more than one 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) Plans.--
       (A) In general.--Prior to executing activities under new 
     reimbursement policies under the pilot program, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the plans of the Secretary for carrying out the pilot 
     program.
       (B) Contents.--The report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following:
       (i) A list of the specific Major Range and Test Facility 
     Bases that will participate in the pilot program.
       (ii) The plans of the Secretary to carry out the pilot 
     program.
       (iii) A description of any policy or practice changes that 
     will be assessed during the pilot program.
       (2) Review.--
       (A) 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.
       (B) Contents.--Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following:
       (i) Recommendations for revisions to reimbursement 
     arrangements for testing and evaluation activities at Major 
     Range and Test Facility Bases, if any.
       (ii) A review of authorities granted to commanders of Major 
     Range and Test Facility Bases.
       (iii) An evaluation of limited reimbursement arrangements 
     on the Test Resources Management Center and Major Range and 
     Test Facility Bases, including an estimate of the amounts of 
     indirect cost reimbursements not received by each 
     participating Major Range and Test Facility Base.
       (iv) An examination of the effect of limited reimbursement 
     arrangements on the acquisition lifecycle for new platforms 
     and technologies in terms of time-to-field these new 
     capabilities and total program cost.
       (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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