Bill Summary
The "Military Base Operations and Infrastructure Innovative Management Act" is a bill that aims to establish a demonstration program at a military installation in the United States to assess the feasibility and benefits of using advanced technologies and systems to assist in the management of military installations. This includes improving operations services, communication, safety, energy usage, traffic management, air quality, and other operational and community services. The program will evaluate different technologies, systems, and sensors to identify their potential for monitoring and managing military installations remotely, promoting better performance and cost savings. The bill also outlines minimum criteria for selecting a military installation for the program and specifies the areas of operations that will be evaluated. The use of these technologies will be evaluated based on their operational benefits, cost savings, safety enhancements, energy efficiency, and impact on training, readiness, and morale. The bill authorizes a budget of $15 million for fiscal year 2020 and $5 million for fiscal year 2021 to carry out the demonstration program.
Possible Impacts
1. The demonstration program could potentially lead to cost savings for the military, which could result in budget cuts and layoffs for military personnel.
2. The use of innovative technologies and systems could improve the safety and security of military installations, but this could also lead to increased surveillance and monitoring of individuals on the base.
3. The selection criteria for the military installation could impact the local community, as the installation must be within 75 miles of a military command headquarters and have a large population, potentially causing disruptions and changes to the area.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2450 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2450
To establish a demonstration program at a military installation in the
United States to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of using
innovative technologies and systems to assist in the management of
military installations, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 1, 2019
Mr. Carter of Texas (for himself and Mr. Vela) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To establish a demonstration program at a military installation in the
United States to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of using
innovative technologies and systems to assist in the management of
military installations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Base Operations and
Infrastructure Innovative Management Act''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL OPERATIONAL
EFFICIENCIES AND COST SAVINGS OF USING INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGIES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Demonstration Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a demonstration program at a military installation in the
United States, selected as provided in subsection (c), to evaluate the
feasibility and benefits of employing innovative technologies, systems,
and sensors to assist in the management of military installations to
enhance operations services, communications, safety, energy use,
traffic management, air quality, and related operational and community
services.
(b) Elements of Demonstration Program.--Under the demonstration
program, the Secretary shall evaluate innovative technologies, systems,
and sensors--
(1) to identify systems and service operations of a
military installation that can be monitored and managed
remotely using sensors or software;
(2) to promote the quality and performance of operations at
a military installation by improved systems and services
performance to manage installation safety and security
vehicles, improve installation traffic flows, and establish
maintenance schedules that maximize the expected life of an
item and eliminate costly break-fix responses;
(3) to assist installation commanders and other
installation managers in using technologies that are readily
available to improve, enhance, and modernize methods and
technologies to manage installations; and
(4) to develop a framework and model plan to expand the use
of innovative technologies to other military installations that
results in readiness operational improvements and identifiable
cost savings to the Department of Defense.
(c) Minimum Criteria for Selection of Military Installation.--In an
effort to determine the capacity and capability of using innovative
technologies, systems, and sensors at military installations, the
Secretary of Defense shall select as the site of the demonstration
program a military installation that--
(1) has a combined day-time, on-site population (including
dependents and civilian personnel) of at least 65,000 persons;
(2) provides both ground training and expeditionary
aviation training activities; and
(3) is located within 75 miles of a military command
headquarters focused on the use of advanced technology.
(d) Covered Systems.--The military installation operations to be
evaluated under the demonstration program shall include--
(1) emergency response;
(2) building energy use;
(3) traffic control;
(4) waste management;
(5) street lighting and other security lighting;
(6) air quality monitoring;
(7) perimeter security integrity and access control;
(8) maintenance of family recreational facilities;
(9) aviation operations, including the scheduling of
training operations consistent with weather minimums; and
(10) managing scheduled maintenance of installation
infrastructure and mechanical systems.
(e) Evaluation Criteria.--The use of innovative technologies,
systems, and sensors to manage military installation operations
described in subsection (d) shall be evaluated on the basis of their--
(1) operational benefits and efficiencies over current
methods of management;
(2) cost savings;
(3) enhancement of safety;
(4) enhancement of service life;
(5) energy savings; and
(6) enhancements to training, readiness, and morale.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to carry out the demonstration
program--
(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
(2) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
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