Department of Defense pilot program for additive manufacturing technologies in military construction projects

(a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2805 the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): 2805a. Pilot program for use of additive manufacturing technologies in unspecified minor construction projects (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Secretaries of the military departments, may establish a pilot program to, in accordance with section 2805 of this title, carry out unspecified minor military construction projects using additive manufacturing technology. (b) Designation of official (1) The Secretary of Defense shall designate an individual to be responsible for administering the pilot program under this section. Such individual shall establish guidelines and procedures with respect to carrying out unspecified minor military construction projects using additive manufacturing technology pursuant to the pilot program. (2) In developing such guidance and procedures, such individual shall consult with— (A) the Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Navy; and (B) the Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers, with respect to matters concerning the Department of the Army. (c) After-action reviews (1) With respect to military construction projects under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy carried out pursuant to the pilot program under this section, the Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command shall develop and issue guidance for documenting after-action reviews and validating lessons learned from such military construction projects. (2) With respect to military construction projects under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army carried out pursuant to the pilot program under this section, the Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers shall develop and issue guidance for documenting after-action reviews and validating lessons learned from such military construction projects. (d) Termination date The authority of the Secretary of Defense to carry out the pilot program under this section shall terminate on the date that this ten years after the date of the enactment of this section.. (b) Revision to Unified Facilities Criteria (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall revise provisions of the Unified Facilities Criteria applicable to the planning and design of military construction projects to ensure that building practices and standards of the Department of Defense incorporate up-to-date additive manufacturing technologies. (2) Report required Not later than February 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a description of revisions made to the Unified Facilities Criteria pursuant to paragraph (1). (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and (B) the Subcommittees on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.