DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.

SEC. 2803. DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.(a) Authority to Use Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Funds.—Using amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, the Secretary of Defense may fund a military construction project described in subsection (d) at any of the following:(1) A Department of Defense Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (as designated by section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note).(2) A Department of Defense Federally Funded Research and Development Center that functions primarily as a research laboratory.(3) A Department of Defense facility in support of a technology development program that is consistent with the fielding of offset technologies as described in section 218 of this Act.(b) Condition on and Scope of Project Authority.—Subject to the condition that a military construction project under this section be authorized in a Military Construction Authorization Act, the authority to carry out the military construction project includes authority for—(1) surveys, site preparation, and advanced planning and design;(2) acquisition, conversion, rehabilitation, and installation of facilities;(3) acquisition and installation of equipment and appurtenances integral to the project; acquisition and installation of supporting facilities (including utilities) and appurtenances incident to the project; and(4) planning, supervision, administration, and overhead expenses incident to the project.(c) Congressional Notification Requirements.—129 STAT. 1170(1) Submission of project requests.—The Secretary of Defense shall include military construction projects proposed to be carried out under this section in the budget justification documents for the Department of Defense submitted to Congress in connection with the budget for a fiscal year submitted under 1105 of title 31, United States Code.(2) Notification of implementation.—Not less than 14 days prior to the first obligation of funds described in subsection (a) for a military construction project to be carried out under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a notification to the congressional defense committees providing an updated construction description, cost, and schedule for the project and any other matters regarding the project as the Secretary considers appropriate.(d) Authorized Projects Described.—The authority provided by this section to fund military construction projects using amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation is limited to military construction projects that the Secretary of Defense, in the budget justification documents exhibits submitted pursuant to subsection (c)(1), determines—(1) will support research and development activities at laboratories described in subsection (a);(2) will establish facilities that will have significant potential for use by entities outside the Department of Defense, including universities, industrial partners, and other Federal agencies;(3) are endorsed for funding by more than one military department or Defense Agency; and(4) cannot be fully funded within the thresholds specified in section 2805 of title 10, United States Code.(e) Funding Limitation.—The maximum amount of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation that may be obligated in any fiscal year for military construction projects under this section is $150,000,000.(f) Termination of Authority.—The authority provided by this section to fund military construction projects using funds appropriated or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation shall terminate on October 1, 2020.