Review of Unified Facilities Criteria applicable to military construction projects; report

(a) Review required (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, shall conduct a comprehensive review of all Unified Facilities Criteria applicable to military construction projects that the Secretary determines— (A) contribute to the extent to which military construction projects incur greater costs than substantially similar commercial construction projects; (B) are outdated, redundant, or unnecessarily burdensome; or (C) could be consolidated or eliminated to improve the efficiency of military construction projects. (2) Considerations In conducting such review, the Secretary of Defense shall— (A) consider the unique operational requirements and security considerations of the Department of Defense; and (B) ensure any revisions to the Unified Facilities Criteria the Secretary recommends pursuant to such review would maintain the mission readiness and force protection standards of the Department. (b) Elements Pursuant to such review, the Secretary shall— (1) identify criteria in the Unified Facilities Criteria that the Secretary determines— (A) contribute disproportionately to cost premiums for military construction projects, particularly such standards that are not commonly required in substantially similar commercial construction projects; or (B) neither reflect relevant industry standards as of the date of the enactment of this Act nor Department of Defense-specific needs that are not addressed in relevant State codes; (2) analyze whether such criteria are mandated by law, regulation, or internal policy, and the origin of such criteria; (3) evaluate whether— (A) such criteria could be modified or eliminated without compromising safety and mission readiness; and (B) standards for substantially similar commercial construction projects could be substituted for such criteria to improve cost-effectiveness and efficiency of military construction projects. (c) Report Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the review required under subsection (a) that includes the following: (1) A list of criteria in the Unified Facilities Criteria the Secretary— (A) determines contributes to the extent to which military construction projects incur greater costs than substantially similar commercial construction projects; and (B) recommends for revision, replacement, or recision pursuant to such review. (2) For each such criteria, an explanation of the reasons for the recommendation of the Secretary. (3) An explanation of the anticipated cost savings and performance implications the Secretary estimates would result from each recommended revision, replacement, or recision. (4) A plan and timeline for implementation of each recommended revision, replacement, or recision. (5) Policy or legislative recommendations the Secretary determines are necessary to support such implementations. (6) An explanation of how the Secretary will ensure that critical defense-specific standards will be preserved during any revisions, replacements, or recisions implemented pursuant to the review. (d) Military construction project defined In this section, the term military construction project has the meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.