DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING.

SEC. 221. DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING. (a) Pilot Program.—The Secretary may conduct a pilot program consisting of not more than 5 authorized projects to test the design-build method of project delivery on various authorized civil works projects of the Corps of Engineers, including levees, 114 STAT. 2597pumping plants, revetments, dikes, dredging, weirs, dams, retaining walls, generation facilities, mattress laying, recreation facilities, and other water resources facilities. (b) Design-Build Defined.—In this section, the term “design-build” means an agreement between the Federal Government and a contractor that provides for both the design and construction of a project by a single contract. (c) Report.—Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the pilot program.