Sec. 244. Assessment of energetics industrial base
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The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the supply chains for energetic materials and the status of the energetics industrial base to identify opportunities— to accelerate the development of critical energetic materials; and to enhance the ability of the Department of Defense to access such materials for defense purposes. The assessment under subsection
(a)shall include an analysis of— any shortfalls in the supply chain for energetic materials existing as of the date of the assessment or that are projected to occur in the future; expansion of the energetics industrial base to include critical subcontractor and supplier limitations and options to expand industry participation to alleviate such limitations; options for using the authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq. ) to improve the ability of the Department of Defense to acquire energetic materials, including the potential use of priority ratings (as described in the Defense Priorities and Allocation System pursuant to part 700 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)) for contracts involving energetic materials; and the potential use of Government-owned, contractor-operated ammunition production facilities to support alternative energetics formulations. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a). In this section: The term energetic materials has the meaning given that term in section 4015(e) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 241). The term energetics industrial base means— the organizations and elements of the Department of Defense concerned with the research and development of energetic materials and technologies; and contractors and suppliers of energetic materials and technologies.
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