10 U.S.C. § 222d — Annual report on industrial base constraints for munitions

submitted 4 years ago by Pub. L. 117-263 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 495 words · no verdicts yet

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This law requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to report yearly on industrial constraints limiting munitions production. The report must cover production rates, costs, supply-chain weaknesses, government and contractor investments, priority-rated contracts, and export opportunities for each munition type.

This section requires a yearly report on what is holding back munitions production. (a) In General. Within 30 days after all the reports required by section 222c(a) of this title are submitted, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment must work with each military department's acquisition executive and send the congressional defense committees a report. That report details the industrial constraints on producing each munition listed in the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement. (b) Elements. For each munition, the report must include: (1) How many units are planned to be purchased each year. (2) The average cost to buy one unit each year. (3) The type of contract used. (4) The current minimum production rate the industry can sustain, by month and year. (5) The current maximum production rate, by month and year. (6) When production is expected to catch up to the full requirement from section 222c, at current planned purchase levels. (7) What is limiting increased production, including any weak points in the supply chain. (8) What investments or policy changes a defense contractor or the government has already made to boost or stabilize production. (9) What further investments or policy changes have been identified to boost or stabilize production, including: (A) direct investment in equipment, workforce, or facility upgrades; (B) a shared pool of spare parts; (C) multiyear contracts or other contracting approaches; (D) direct investment in shared components or raw materials; (E) direct investment in additive or expeditionary manufacturing; (F) direct investment in simplifying supply chains; and (G) direct investment in technology that makes production more scalable and less complex. (10) A list of contracts for that munition rated "critical to national defense" ("DO-rated") or "highest national defense urgency" ("DX-rated") under the Defense Priorities and Allocation System. (11) A ranked list of munitions with high export value, along with the investments needed to make that export possible. (12) A list of munitions covered by the Arms Export Control Act's foreign military sales rules that are expected to be exported because of the conflict in Ukraine. (c) Munition Defined. "Munition" has whatever meaning the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment gives it.

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(a)In General.—

Not later than 30 days after the submission of all reports required under section 222c(a) of this title, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the service acquisition executive of each military department, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the industrial base constraints for each munition identified in the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement.

(b)Elements.—

The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements, broken down by munition:

(1)

Programmed purchase quantities per year.

(2)

Average procurement unit cost per year.

(3)

Contract type.

(4)

Current minimum sustaining rate of production per month and year.

(5)

Current maximum rate of production per month and year.

(6)

Expected date to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement in section 222c of this title under the programmed purchase quantities established for the period covered by the report.

(7)

A description of industrial base constraints on increased production of each munition, including any supply chain weaknesses.

(8)

A description of investments or policy changes made by a defense contractor or by the United States Government to increase production, enable more efficient production, or mitigate significant loss of stability in potential production.

(9)

A description of potential investments or policy changes identified by a defense contractor or the United States Government to increase munitions production, enable more efficient production, or mitigate significant loss of stability in potential production, including—

(A)

direct investments in test and tooling equipment, workforce development, or improvements to existing production facilities;

(B)

a pool of rotable critical components or subcomponents for munitions;

(C)

multiyear contracts or other contracting strategies;

(D)

direct investments in components, subcomponents, or raw materials commonly used across the industrial base;

(E)

direct investments in additive manufacturing or expeditionary manufacturing capabilities;

(F)

direct investments in simplification of supply chains; and

(G)

direct investments in technologies or methods to enable increased scalability and reduced complexity of production processes for current or future munitions.

(10)

A list of each contract for a munition with a priority rating of “critical to national defense” (commonly referred to as a “DO-rated order”) or a priority rating of “highest national defense urgency” (commonly referred to as a “DX-rated order”) in the Defense Priorities and Allocation System pursuant to part 700 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).

(11)

A prioritized list of munitions judged to have high value for export for which additional investments would be necessary to enable export, including a description of such investments required.

(12)

A list of munitions subject to the requirements of chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) relating to foreign military sales that are anticipated to be exported based on developments in the conflict in Ukraine.

(c)Munition Defined.—

In this section, the term “munition” has the meaning given that term by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(d)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2965; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(a)(6), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1208.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2022Enacted · Pub. L. 117-263 · 136 Stat. 2965
2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 1208

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