Sec. 7. Program to certify additively manufactured parts for military systems with diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages
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Not later than September 30, 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Secretaries of the military departments, carry out a program to produce replacement parts for military systems with diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages using advanced or additive manufacturing techniques. In carrying out the program required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall select not less than five parts for test, evaluation, and certification under the program.
In carrying out the program required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall use additive manufacturing techniques to manufacture the parts selected pursuant to subsection
(b)and then test and evaluate the manufactured parts. Evaluation under paragraph
(1)shall be based on performance rather than specifications. In carrying out the program required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall share test data across all military departments and establish mechanisms for data reciprocity for test and evaluation results for additively manufactured parts across all military departments. The Under Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, make a list of all parts for military systems with diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages. The Under Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, create new licensing agreements with owners of intellectual property for the platforms with parts included in the list required by subsection
(e)that allow additive manufacture of the parts.