Sec. 1694. BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS REGARDING AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE

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## SEC. 1694 BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS REGARDING AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE ###

(a)In General The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, shall conduct a business case analysis regarding the options of the Federal Government to ensure a robust domestic industrial base to supply ammonium perchlorate for use in solid rocket motors. Such analysis should include assessments of the near- and long-term costs, program impacts, opportunities for competition, opportunities for redundant or complementary capabilities, and national security implications of— ####

(1)continuing to rely on one domestic provider; ####

(2)supporting development of a second domestic source; ####

(3)procuring ammonium perchlorate as Government-furnished material and providing it to all necessary programs; and ####

(4)such other options as the Secretary determines appropriate. ###

(b)Elements The analysis under subsection

(a)shall, at minimum, include— ####

(1)an estimate of all associated costs, including development costs, procurement costs, and qualification and requalification costs (and types of associated testing for requalification), as applicable; ####

(2)an assessment of options, under various scenarios, for the quantity of ammonium perchlorate that would be required by the Department of Defense; and ####

(3)the assessment of the Secretary of how the requirements for ammonium perchlorate of other Federal agencies impact the requirements of the Department of Defense. ###

(c)Report The Secretary shall submit the business case analysis required by subsection

(a)to the Comptroller General of the United States and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives by March 1, 2018, along with any views of the Secretary.