§ 222d. Annual report on industrial base constraints for munitions

• (a) 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) 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) In this section, the term “munition” has the meaning given by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.