Sec. 1705. Federally funded research and development center analysis of Department of Defense capability and capacity to replenish missile and munition inventories
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It is the sense of Congress that— the ongoing war in Ukraine has highlighted the importance of understanding the defense industrial base gaps and limitations of replenishing inventories of critical, preferred, and precision-guided weapon systems; and the ability of the Department of Defense to replenish critical munitions in the event of a conflict with a strategic competitor lasting not less than six months is of critical importance to the national security interests of the United States.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate federally funded research and development center for the conduct of a detailed analysis of the capability of the Department of Defense replenish inventory of the weapons described in paragraph
(3)to address long-range strike capabilities, including against naval surface and subsurface, as well as land-based forces, air superiority, interdiction, air and missile defense, and hard and deeply buried target mission areas. Such an agreement shall provide that an analysis conducted pursuant to the agreement shall be completed within 180 days. An analysis conducted pursuant to an agreement under paragraph
(1)shall include a consideration of each of the following with respect to the weapons described in paragraph (3): Any gaps in current or near-term production capability through 2025 or capacity due to the loss, impending loss, or obsolescence of manufacturers or suppliers of items, raw materials, or software, along with recommendations to address the highest priority gaps. The capability to significantly increase current levels of production beyond steady-state demand requirements, including an assessment of sub-tier supplier capacity, capability, and rates of production. The predicted production capability and capacity during the time period beginning in 2025 and ending in 2035, including the capability and any recommendations to significantly increase production during that time period. The reliance of the United States on materials and parts that are produced or sourced in foreign countries, particularly in the case of such reliance on a sole-source producer or supplier, an identification of countries of origin of such materials and parts, and associated recommendations to address any priority vulnerabilities. The capacity of the organic industrial base, including both Government-operated and contractor-operated facilities, to support surge production, and an identification of the weapons that each such facilities is equipped, or could be equipped, to produce. The weapons described in this paragraph are each of the following: Evolved sea sparrow missile. MK 48 heavyweight torpedo. Standard missile variants (SM-6, SM-3 block IB and SM-3 block IIA). Patriot guided missiles. Terminal high altitude area defense interceptors. Guided and ballistic missiles fired from the multiple launch rocket system
(MLRS)or the high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS). Javelin missile. Stinger missile. Air intercept missile (AIM)-9X-Sidewinder. AIM-120D - Advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM). Air to ground (AGM)-114 - hellfire missile. Small diameter bomb II. Joint direct attack munition. Advanced penetrating bombs. Enhanced fragmentation bombs. Low collateral damage bombs. Tomahawk land attack missile. Maritime strike tomahawk. Long range anti-ship missile. Naval strike missile. Joint air-to-surface standoff missile-extended range. Harpoon anti-ship missile. Any other weapon that the Secretary of Defense or the federally funded research and development center determine should be included in the analysis. Not later than 180 days after entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the unaltered results of the analysis completed pursuant to the agreement. The report required under subparagraph
(A)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.