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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 353

Sec. 353. ASSESSMENT OF RESILIENCE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MUNITIONS ENTERPRISE

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## SEC. 353 ASSESSMENT OF RESILIENCE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MUNITIONS ENTERPRISE ###
(a)Assessment Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a federally-funded research and development center with relevant expertise under which such center shall conduct an assessment of the resilience of the Department of Defense munitions enterprise. ###
(b)Elements The assessment required under subsection
(a)shall include the following elements: ####
(1)An identification of the points of failure with respect to the munitions enterprise, including physical locations, materials, suppliers, contractors, and other relevant elements, that, if failure occurs, would have the largest negative impact on the capacity, resiliency, and safety of the enterprise. ####
(2)An evaluation of the efforts of the Department of Defense to address the points of failure identified under paragraph (1). ####
(3)Recommendation with respect to any additional efforts or actions that could be taken to provide for mitigation or solutions with respect to such points of failure. ####
(4)An evaluation of the capacity of the munitions enterprise to support a sudden surge in demand to support a contingency. ####
(5)An evaluation of the capacity of the munitions enterprise to withstand intentional disruption during a conflict. ###
(c)Report and Briefings The Secretary shall— ####
(1)submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of assessment conducted under this section by not later than December 31, 2021; and ####
(2)provide for such committees interim briefings on such assessment upon request. ###
(d)Point of Failure In this section, the term “point of failure” means, with respect to the munitions enterprise, an aspect of the enterprise, that, if it were to fail or be significantly negatively impacted would cause the portion of the enterprise it supports to either fail or be significantly negatively impacted.
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