Pilot program on use of additive construction technologies at Army installations

(a) In general Beginning not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, acting through a designee thereof, shall carry out a pilot program on the use of additive construction technologies for military construction projects on covered installations. (b) Selection of installations The Secretary shall— (1) select one or more covered installations at which to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a); and (2) take such steps as may be necessary to minimize any disruption from such pilot program on the operations of any covered installation so selected. (c) Elements In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) generate a standardized design of one or more military housing products compatible with additive construction methods; (2) using such additive construction methods, build the military housing product or products, as the case may be, pursuant to the respective design generated under paragraph (1)— (A) at each covered installation selected under subsection (b); and (B) in sufficient quantities, as determined by the Secretary, to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of additive construction if adopted across all military installations; and (3) prescribe data collection requirements for the activities under paragraphs (1) and (2), including with respect to design and building schedule, cost information, and effect on quality of life, and collect data pursuant to such requirements. (d) Reports (1) Interim report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of the pilot program under subsection (a), including— (A) a summary of any impediments to such implementation identified by the Secretary, including any statutory or resource limitations; (B) a summary of the recommendations of the Secretary to address any impediment so identified; and (C) any other recommendation of the Secretary for improving the pilot program, including whether to extend or make the pilot program permanent, and a strategic sequencing plan for any extension or permanent adoption so recommended. (2) Final report Not later than 180 days after the termination of the pilot program under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the pilot program, taking into account data collected pursuant to subsection (c)(3). (e) Termination The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (f) Covered installation defined In this section, the term covered installation means any installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army, without regard to whether the covered installation is located in or outside of the continental United States.