1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2018 or the IMAGINE Act . 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to encourage the research and use of innovative materials, in concert with traditional materials, and associated techniques in the construction and preservation of the domestic infrastructure network; (2) to accelerate the deployment and extend the service life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of infrastructure projects; and (3) to improve the economy, resilience, maintainability, sustainability, and safety of the domestic infrastructure network. 3. Definition of innovative material In this Act, the term innovative material , with respect to an infrastructure project, includes high performance asphalt mixtures and concrete formulations, geosynthetic materials, advanced alloys and metals, reinforced polymer composites, including any coating or other corrosion prevention method used in conjunction with those materials, advanced polymers, and any other material or aggregate materials, as determined by the appropriate agency or department head. 4. Interagency innovative materials standards task force (a) Establishment (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall establish an Interagency Innovative Materials Standards Task Force (referred to in this section as the Task Force ) composed of the heads of Federal agencies responsible for significant civil infrastructure projects, including— (A) the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration; (B) the Commanding General and Chief of Engineers of the Corps of Engineers; (C) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works