Sec. 825. Enhanced domestic content requirement for major defense acquisition programs

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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the domestic source content of any procurement carried out in connection with major defense acquisition programs. The Secretary of Defense shall establish an information repository for the collection and analysis of information related to domestic source content that can be used for continuous data analysis and program management activities.

For purposes of chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, manufactured articles, materials, or supplies procured in connection with a major defense acquisition program shall be deemed to be manufactured substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States, if such component articles, materials, or supplies— not later than October 1, 2021, comprise 75 percent of the manufactured articles, materials, or supplies; not later than October 1, 2022, comprise 80 percent of the manufactured articles, materials, or supplies; not later than October 1, 2023, comprise 85 percent of the manufactured articles, materials, or supplies; not later than October 1, 2024, comprise 90 percent of the manufactured articles, materials, or supplies; not later than October 1, 2025, comprise 95 percent of the manufactured articles, materials, or supplies; and not later than October 1, 2026, comprise 100 percent of the manufactured articles, materials, or supplies.

Before Milestone A approval (as defined in section 2366a(d) of title 10, United States Code) is granted for a major defense acquisition program, the Secretary of Defense shall determine whether or not to grant a waiver of the requirements of paragraph (1). The domestic content requirement under paragraph

(1)applies to contracts entered into on or after October 1, 2021. In this section, the term major defense acquisition program has the meaning given in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code.