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This bill establishes a five-year pilot program within the Department of Defense called the Arsenal Workload Sustainment Pilot Program, designed to support and strengthen the United States' government-owned Army arsenals. The program aims to ensure these manufacturing facilities remain cost-efficient, technically competent, and prepared for potential national defense emergencies by implementing several key strategies. These include providing procurement preferences for non-public partners who collaborate with government-owned arsenals, giving additional preference to partners who use the Army's Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence and ensure at least 25% of partnership activities are performed by Department of Defense employees. The Secretary of Defense is required to submit a comprehensive report within one year of the bill's enactment, detailing the program's activities, workload achievements, potential future procurement needs, expected workload projections, and necessary capital investments. The bill recognizes the critical role of the organic industrial base in maintaining the United States' military competitive advantage and seeks to strategically utilize these government-owned manufacturing facilities through public-private partnerships and targeted support.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/905/all-info