,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cace  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #b1  
#bjba,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,ms4 
,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to ensure the maintenance of   
critical supply lines within the defense
 industrial base4  #a4 ,maintenance of  
critical supply lines  7a7 ,addition of 
certain items to list of high-,priority 
goods and services for analyses1        
recommendations1 and actions related to 
sourcing and industrial capacity        
,section #hdi7;c7 of the ,william ,m4   
7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense   
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc7 is amended
 by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph3  7#ad7 ,unmanned aerial      
systems4  4  7b7 ,designation of        
critical technology areas ,section      
#bag7;b77#b7 of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 
,thornberry ,national ,defense          

,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc7 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by 
striking 2 and and inserting a          
semicolon2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71  
by striking the semicolon and inserting 
2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end   
the following new subparagraph3  7,c7 a 
strategy to support domestic            
manufacturing and industrial base       
capabilities to support future defense  
requirements2  4  7c7 ,comptroller      
,general report on ,assistant ,secretary
 of ,defense for ,industrial ,base      
,policy  7#a7 ,briefing and report ,not 
later than #bgj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall brief the ,committees on  
,armed ,services of the ,senate and the 
,house of ,representatives on the       
,comptroller ,general's preliminary     
findings related to the topics set forth
 in paragraph 7#b74 ,the ,comptroller   
,general shall submit to such committees

 a report with a final description and  
assessment of such topics at an agreed  
upon date4  7#b7 ,topics covered ,the   
topics referred to under paragraph 7#a7 
are as follows3 7,a7 ,the strategy1     
effectiveness1 and responsibilities of  
the ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense   
for ,industrial ,base ,policy4  7,b7    
,the efforts of the ,under ,secretary of
 ,defense for ,research and ,engineering
 and the ,under ,secretary of ,defense  
for ,acquisition and ,sustainment to    
assess the manufacturing and procurement
 of critical materials1 including       
describing the offices and individuals  
that are responsible for identifying    
critical materials supply chain         
shortfalls1 how such shortfalls are     
identified1 and any variation in methods
 used across the ,department of         
,defense4  7,c7 ,the efforts of the     
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,research and ,engineering and the      
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,acquisition and ,sustainment to        

implement procedures to protect supply  
chains for critical programs and        
technologies and disseminate that       
information to other appropriate        
,federal agencies and organizations4    
7,d7 ,such other matters as the         
,comptroller ,general determines        
appropriate4