Sec. 1082. Pilot program on forward advanced manufacturing
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Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary establishes a public-private partnership to develop a forward advanced manufacturing capability in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command to meet advanced manufacturing requirements for the submarine and shipbuilding industrial base and emerging needs of such Command and its component commands. The pilot program required under subsection
(a)shall include— development of an advanced manufacturing facility outside of a military installation in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command capable of manufacturing large metal structures, including those required for unmanned vehicles, surface and underwater vehicles, and ship maintenance and upgrades, through advanced manufacturing, maintaining local machining capabilities, and maintaining a production capability across critical minerals necessary to emerging repair and production requirements in conflict; and coordination of requirements from the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Submarine Industrial Base Task Force, the Innovation Capability and Modernization office, and the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program. The authority to carry out the pilot program required under subsection
(a)shall terminate five years after the date on which the Secretary commences the pilot program. Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary commences the pilot program under subsection (a), and on an annual basis thereafter until the termination date under subsection (c), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the pilot program. Each report required under this subsection shall include: a progress update on the implementation of the pilot program under subsection (a), including progress with respect to each of the elements described in subsection (b); an overview of any partnerships entered into with industry and other relevant entities in support of the pilot program; a review of the ability of the pilot program to meet requirements identified by the entities specified in subsection (b)(2); and input from the entities specified in subsection (b)(2), industry, and other relevant entities on the desirability and effects of the pilot program. In this section, the term advanced manufacturing includes manufacturing processes utilizing additive manufacturing, wire-arc additive manufacturing, and powder bed fusion manufacturing.