Sec. 1635. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

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## SEC. 1635 DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ###

(a)Strategy Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and other individuals as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall commence the implementation of a strategy for promoting the development of a skilled manufacturing and high-demand vocational trade workforce to support the expansion of the national technology and industrial base and nuclear security enterprise. ###

(b)Report; Briefings ####

(1)Report Not later than 60 days after the development of the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that outlines the strategy and includes a detailed description of measures to implement the strategy, including planned schedules and progress milestones. ####

(2)Briefings Beginning in 2026, and on a biennial basis until 2032, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on progress made in implementing the strategy under subsection (a). ###

(c)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “**national technology and industrial base**” has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of title 10, United States Code. ####

(2)The term “**nuclear security enterprise**” has the meaning given that term in section 6101 of title 10, United States Code.