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Report and implementation of plan for advanced manufacturing for certain critical readiness items of supply

Division A · Title XVIII: Revitalization of the Defense Industrial Base · Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Defense Industrial Base Manufacturing

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The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment must submit a plan for advanced manufacturing of certain critical supply items within 180 days to specific defense groups and Congress. After receiving the plan, a working group will be formed to develop manufacturing solutions to produce these critical items within two years. The Defense Logistics Agency will also update its list of solicitations with no bids to note these critical supply items.

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(1)

by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsections:

(c) Report

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit the plan required by subsection (a) to—

(1)

the collaborative forum established under section 1844 of this Act ( Public Law 119–60 ; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note);

(2)

the Defense Logistics Agency; and

(3)

the congressional defense committees.

(d) Implementation

(1) Working group

Following receipt of the plan described in paragraph (1), members of the collaborative forum established under such section 1844 shall establish a working group (or other appropriate organization) to implement such plan by developing or identifying advanced manufacturing solutions to increase the production of critical readiness items of supply identified under subsection (a)(1), where such solutions are likely ensure the production of such items not later than 24 months after the date of the establishment of the working group.

(2) Notation

Not later than 60 days after receipt of the plan described in paragraph (1), the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall update the No Bid Solicitation List to include a notation for items that have been identified under subsection (a)(1) as critical readiness items of supply.

(2)

in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

(3)

The term No Bid Solicitation List means the list maintained by the Defense Logistics Agency identifying solicitations that have received no bids or no responsive offers within required procurement timelines.

(4)

The term covered system has the meaning given in section 4324 of title 10, United States Code.