S.Amdt. 3569

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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