,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #beaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1  
#bjaf,mr4 ,kirk 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 and ,mrs4      
,ernst7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to revitalize ,army arsenals1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,army ,arsenal ,revitalization ,act of  
#bjaf4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,congressional defense committees  
,the term congressional defense         
committees has the meaning given that   
term in section #aja7;a77#af7 of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7       
,legacy items ,the term legacy items    
means manufactured items that are no    
longer produced by the private sector   
but continue to be used for ,department 
of ,defense weapons systems1 excluding  
information technology and information  
systems 7as those terms are defined in  

section #aaaja of title #dj1 ,united    
,states ,code74  7#c7 ,organic          
industrial base ,the term organic       
industrial base means ,united ,states   
military facilities that advance a vital
 national security interest by producing
 necessary materials1 munitions1 and    
hardware1 including arsenals and depots4
  #c4 ,use of arsenals to manufacture   
certain items  7a7 ,production of legacy
 items  7#a7 ,report ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,defense ,logistics ,agency shall  
submit to the congressional defense     
committees a report listing all legacy  
items used by the ,department of        
,defense with a contract value equal to 
or greater than #e1jjj1jjj4  7#b7       
,production requirement ,the ,secretary 
of ,defense shall use ,army arsenals for
 the production of all legacy items     
identified in the report submitted under
 paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,use of sole      
source contracts for certain items  7#a7

 ,report ,not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees 
a report listing all sole source        
contracts for the procurement of        
manufactured items the lack of which    
would constitute a critical national    
security issue for the ,department of   
,defense4  7#b7 ,competition requirement
 ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall      
establish ,army arsenals as a second    
source for production of any            
manufactured item included in the report
 submitted under paragraph 7#a74  7c7   
,report on equipment purchased under    
domestic sole source contracts  7#a7    
,report ,not later than ,march #cj1     
#bjag1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense     
committees a report containing a list of
 each contract awarded by the           
,department of ,defense during fiscal   
years #bjaa through #bjae using         
procedures other than competitive       

procedures for the procurement of       
equipment1 weapons1 weapons systems1    
components1 subcomponents1 or end-items 
with a contract value equal to or       
greater than #c1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,elements
 ,the report under paragraph 7#a7 shall 
include1 for each contract listed1 the  
following information3 7,a7 ,an         
identification of the items purchased   
under the contract4  7,b7 ,the rationale
 for using an exception or waiver to    
award the contracts using procedures    
other than competitive procedures4  7,c7
 ,a list of potential alternative       
manufacturing sources from the public   
and private sector that could be        
developed to establish competition for  
those items4  #d4 ,use of organic       
industrial base to address diminishing  
manufacturing sources and material      
shortages  7a7 ,report ,not later than  
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,defense shall submit to the            
congressional defense committees a      

report detailing plans to update and    
improve its guidance and practices on   
,diminishing ,manufacturing ,sources and
 ,material ,shortages 7,,dmsms71        
including through the use of the organic
 industrial base as a resource in the   
implementation of a ,,dmsms management  
plan4  7b7 ,guidance regarding use of   
organic industrial base ,the ,secretary 
of the ,army shall maintain the arsenals
 with sufficient workloads to ensure    
affordability and technical competence  
in all critical capability areas by     
establishing1 not later than ,march #cj1
 #bjag1 clear1 step-by-step1            
prescriptive guidance on the process for
 conducting make-or-buy analyses1       
including the use of the organic        
industrial base4  7c7 ,identification of
 ,army arsenal critical capabilities and
 minimum workloads  7#a7 ,report ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the congressional defense committees a  

report that--  7,a7 includes a          
standardized1 consistent method to use  
for identifying the critical            
capabilities and minimum workloads of   
the ,army arsenals2  7,b7 provides      
analysis on the critical capabilities   
and minimum workloads for each of the   
manufacturing arsenals2 and  7,c7       
identifies fundamental elements1 such as
 steps1 milestones1 timeframes1 and     
resources for implementing the ,united  
,states ,army ,organic ,industrial ,base
 ,strategic ,plan #bjab-bjbb4  7#b7     
,guidance ,not later than one year after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary of ,defense shall issue 
guidance to implement the process for   
identifying the critical capabilities of
 the ,army's manufacturing arsenals and 
the method for determining the minimum  
workload needed to sustain these        
capabilities4  #e4 ,authority to adjust 
labor rates to reflect work production  
7a7 ,pilot program ,not later than #ij  
days after the date of the enactment of 

this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall establish a three-year pilot      
program for the purpose of permitting   
,army arsenals to adjust their labor    
rates periodically throughout the year  
based upon changes in workload and other
 factors4  7b7 ,annual report ,not later
 than one year after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall submit to the congressional       
defense committees a report that        
assesses--  7#a7 each ,army arsenal's   
changes in labor rates throughout the   
previous year2  7#b7 the ability of each
 arsenal to meet the costs of their     
working capital funds2 and  7#c7 the    
effect on arsenal workloads of labor    
rate changes4