Sec. 883. PROCUREMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BATTERIES
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## SEC. 883 PROCUREMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BATTERIES ###
(a)In General The Secretary of Defense shall— ####
(1)coordinate a Department of Defense-wide approach to establishing a battery strategy to further leverage the advancements of domestic and allied commercial industry with respect to batteries; and ####
(2)in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments and the other relevant elements of the Department of Defense, identify mechanisms for measuring and addressing risks to the defense supply chain, diminishing manufacturing capability, and material shortages for legacy system batteries by transitioning the Department to safer batteries with higher energy capabilities with supply chain growth. ###
(b)Legacy Battery Strategy Contents The strategy established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) strategy shall include the following: ####
(1)The establishment of a Department of Defense-wide accounting of advanced batteries for current and future applications, including obsolete batteries in existing systems, and improved mechanisms for aligning the battery procurement requirements across the Department. ####
(2)Requirements for the supply chain for batteries for the Department of Defense to enable to Department to leverage advancements by domestic industry and industry located in allies of the United States with respect to batteries. ####
(3)The application of the requirements described in paragraph
(2)to the near-term, mid-term, and long-term horizons of the Department. ####
(4)Creating a Department of Defense-wide Science and Technology battery strategy, in coordination with the military services, to define an approach, technical targets, and link into procurement activities. ####
(5)Consideration of the existing battery strategies completed by the services. ####
(6)A determination of how the military services can standardize the battery systems across the existing and future programs of such Armed Service. ####
(7)Identify obstacles with respect to the raw materials required to achieve the goals of the strategy established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and determine ways to overcome such obstacles, including through the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program of the Department of Defense and the use of authorities under the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). ####
(8)Processes and guidelines for rapid testing and certification to field batteries. ####
(9)A discussion of the workforce challenges, if any, that may inhibit the Department of Defense from achieving the goals of the strategy established pursuant to subsection (a)(1). ###
(c)Briefings and Final Report ####
(1)Initial briefing Not later than 180 days after enactment, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the other relevant elements of the Department of Defense, shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the approach to establishing the strategy described in subsection (a)(1). ####
(2)Update briefings Not later than 180 days after the date of the briefing under paragraph (1), and not less frequently than every 6 months thereafter until the strategy described in subsection (a)(1) is established, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the other relevant elements of the Department of Defense, shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the establishment of such strategy. ####
(3)Final report Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the other relevant elements of the Department of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a final report on the establishment of the strategy pursuant to subsection (a). ###
(d)Military Department Defined In this section, the term “military department” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
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PROCUREMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BATTERIES
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