[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5334]
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  SA 3569. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2026 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 D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2850. REVISION OF UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA AND 
                   UNIFIED FACILITIES GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS TO 
                   INCLUDE SPECIFICATIONS ON USE OF FIBER-
                   REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES IN CONCRETE 
                   APPLICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), not later than 
     one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Under Secretary'') 
     shall revise the Unified Facilities Criteria and the Unified 
     Facilities Guide Specifications to--
       (1) incorporate references to American Concrete Institute 
     (ACI) Code 440.11-22, or successor similar standards, into 
     the building code of the Department of Defense;
       (2) incorporate references to Advancing Standards 
     Transforming Markets (ASTM) International D7957 and ACI Code 
     440.1R-15, or successor similar standards, into the 
     specifications for use of fiber-reinforced polymer bars in 
     the rehabilitation of concrete; and
       (3) include specifications for use of fiber-reinforced 
     polymer dowels and reinforcing bars in cast-in-place concrete 
     applications that incorporate references to ASTM D8444 and 
     ASTM D8505.
       (b) Exception.--The Under Secretary shall not carry out a 
     requirement under subsection (a) if the Under Secretary 
     determines that such requirement is not advisable.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--If the Under Secretary 
     determines that a requirement under subsection (a) is not 
     advisable, the Under Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report--
       (1) explaining the reason why such requirement is not 
     advisable; and
       (2) describing any research and development activities 
     needed to support reconsideration of such requirement.
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