Sec. 1710. Quarterly briefings on replenishment and revitalization of stocks of defensive and offensive weapons provided to Ukraine
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The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees quarterly briefings, in accordance with subsection (b), on the progress of the Department of Defense toward replenishing and sustaining the production capacity and stocks of covered weapons that have been delivered to Ukraine as part of the effort to— support Ukraine’s resistance against Russian aggression; and buy down strategic risks. The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees quarterly briefings that include each of the following:
A timeline and budgetary estimate for developing and procuring replacement stocks of covered weapons for the United States. An identification of any opportunities to allow vendors to compete for agreements to produce next-generation weapons. An analysis of risks within the industrial base that provides support for covered weapons, and detailed options to mitigate those risks. A discussion of options to maximize competition among providers of covered weapons and components thereof, and an identification of any gaps in legal authority to pursue and achieve the objectives of maximizing competition and replenishing and sustaining the production capacity of covered weapons.
An update on the use of the authorities of the Department of Defense to replenish and sustain the production capacity and stocks of covered weapons referred to in subsection (a). The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a briefing on the plan to use authorities for— developing and procuring replacement stocks of covered weapons for allies and partners of the United States; and advancing the replenishment of weapons for such allies and partners that have provided, or are contemplating providing, such weapons to Ukraine.
In this section, the term covered weapon means any weapon other than a covered system, as that term is defined in section 1703(d). The requirement to provide quarterly briefings under subsection (b)(1) shall terminate on December 31, 2026.