Sec. 1708. Study on stockpiles and production of critical guided munitions
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a study to determine how rapidly stockpiles of the United States of critical guided munitions would become depleted in the event of the involvement of the United States in a large-scale conflict. The study under subsection
(a)shall include, at a minimum, the following: Modeling of the monthly munitions expenditure of the United States in the scenario of a large-scale conflict (lasting for a period of at least 180 days) in Europe during fiscal year 2025, at various levels of conflict intensity, including conflicts involving 25, 50, and 75 percent of the force structure of the land, naval, and air forces of the active Armed Forces. Modeling of the monthly munitions expenditure of the United States in the scenario of a large-scale conflict (lasting for a period of at least 180 days) in East Asia during fiscal year 2025, at various levels of conflict intensity, including conflicts involving 25, 50, and 75 percent of the force structure of the land, naval, and air forces of the active Armed Forces. An analysis of how rapidly stockpiles of the United States of critical guided munitions would become depleted in each of the scenarios referred to in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)for, at a minimum, the following munitions: Air Intercept Missile-260. Joint Direct Attack Munition. Long Range Anti-Ship Missile. Naval Strike Missile. Standard Missile-2. Standard Missile-6. Harpoon Anti-ship Missile. MK-48 torpedo. Each variant of the following: Air Intercept Missile-9. Air Intercept Missile-120. Army Tactical Missile System. Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System. Javelin. Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile. Patriot Missile. Precision Strike Missile. Stinger. Tomahawk Cruise Missile. An analysis of the time and resources that would be necessary to restart production lines for the critical guided munitions specified in paragraph
(3)that, as of the period during which the study is conducted, are not in production by the United States. An analysis of the time and resources that would be necessary to increase the monthly production of critical guided munitions to meet the expenditure rates projected pursuant to the modeling under paragraphs
(1)and (2). Not later than 120 days after the date of the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report, and provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing, on the study. Such report shall contain the following: A summary of the findings of the study. Recommendations to expedite the production of the munitions specified in subsection (b)(3). The report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. In this section, the term critical guided munition means— any munition specified in subsection (b)(3); and any other munition designated as such by the Secretary of Defense.