Sec. 872. Minimum production levels for munitions

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Section 222c of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The minimum production levels. ; by redesignating subsection

(f)as subsection (g); and by inserting after subsection

(e)the following new subsection: The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the chiefs of staff of the armed forces, shall annually determine the minimum production level for each variant of munitions required to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement reported under subsection (a)(1). The minimum production level for each munition shall be calculated based on the Total Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement, as specified in subsection (c)(6), and shall account for the following: The inventory objective requirements for each category listed in paragraphs

(1)through

(5)of subsection

(c)and paragraph

(8)of such subsection. The out-year worldwide inventory reported under subsection (c)(7). The time required to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement, as reported pursuant to paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of subsection (e). The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the minimum production levels determined under this subsection are incorporated into the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process of the Department of Defense to align munitions procurement with the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement. .