Sec. 1702. Development of technologies with respect to critical, preferred, and precision-guided conventional munitions
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Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and the heads of the Defense Agencies, shall develop and invest in the following with respect to critical, preferred, and precision-guided conventional munitions: Technologies to— reduce the costs of such munitions; increase the reliability and lethality of such munitions; and simplify the manufacturing processes for such munitions.
Technologies related to the diversification of the supply chains relevant to the production of such munitions. The development of novel methods to more easily and affordably manufacture such munitions, including the capability of rapid production scaling to meet required demand. The types of technologies developed under subsection
(a)shall include— the additive manufacturing of components, including energetics; expeditionary manufacturing; simplified supply chains, including, where possible, the use of open source, commercial, and commercial-derived technologies, including microelectronics; and such other technologies as the Under Secretaries determine appropriate. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretaries shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan to carry out this section.