[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3024. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division C, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXTEND PAVEMENT LIFE.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the 
     Secretary of Energy, 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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