,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjbd,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,padilla1 and ,mr4 ,wicker7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require
 a roadmap for the future desired state 
for the solid rocket motor 7,,srm7      
industrial base1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,solid ,propulsion         
,enhancement and ,advancement for       
,readiness ,act of #bjbd or the ,,spear 
,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,solid rocket motor 
industrial base  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than ,march #a1 #bjbe1 the ,under 
,secretary of ,defense for ,acquisition 
and ,sustainment1 acting through the    
,director of the ,joint ,production     
,accelerator ,cell and the ,assistant   
,secretary of ,defense for ,industrial  
,base ,policy1 shall submit to the      
congressional defense committees a      

roadmap for the future desired state for
 the solid rocket motor 7,,srm7         
industrial base4  7b7 ,coordination ,in 
developing this roadmap required under  
subsection 7a71 the ,under ,secretary of
 ,defense for ,acquisition and          
,sustainment shall coordinate with the  
following officials3 7#a7 ,the          
,assistant ,secretary of the ,navy for  
,research1 ,development1 and            
,acquisition4  7#b7 ,the ,assistant     
,secretary of the ,army for             
,acquisition1 ,logistics1 and           
,technology4  7#c7 ,the ,assistant      
,secretary of the ,air ,force for       
,acquisition1 ,technology1 and          
,logistics4  7#d7 ,service munitions    
,program ,executive ,officers1 as       
appropriate4  7#e7 ,the ,director of the
 ,missile ,defense ,agency4  7c7        
,elements ,the roadmap under subsection 
7a7 shall include the following         
elements3 7#a7 ,the current and future  
capability and capacity of existing     
solid rocket motor manufacturers1       

,aerojet ,rocketdyne and ,northrop      
,grumman 7formerly ,orbital ,,atk74     
7#b7 ,the capability and capacity of    
potential new entrants to the solid     
rocket motor industrial base1 including 
companies funded by the ,united ,states 
,government4  7#c7 ,an assessment of the
 process for qualifying new entrants1   
including new manufacturing processes1  
for solid rocket motors4  7#d7 ,an      
assessment of the capacity and          
capability of the ,,srm industrial base 
to support the demands of existing      
munitions program of record4  7#e7 ,an  
assessment of the capacity and          
capability of the ,,srm industrial base 
to support potential future demands of  
munitions programs4  7#f7 ,an assessment
 of emerging technologies or            
manufacturing processes that would      
support the modernization or evolution  
of the ,,srm industrial base4  7#g7 ,a  
mapping of program of record and        
anticipated or potential future         
munitions programs to ,,srm manufacturer

 throughput4  7#h7 ,identification of   
current and potential shortfalls in     
common precursors and chemicals4  7#i7  
,united ,states ,government funding to  
date for the ,,srm industrial base1     
whether through programs of record or   
through ,defense ,production ,act       
7,,dpa7 or ,industrial ,base ,analysis  
and ,sustainment 7,,ibas7 programs1     
broken out by fiscal year and purpose4  
7#aj7 ,a plan to prioritize government  
funding for energetics facilities in the
 following precedence3 7,a7             
,government-owned1 government-operated  
facilities4  7,b7 ,government-owned1    
contractor-operated facilities4  7,c7   
,contractor-owned1 contractor-operated  
facilities4  7d7 ,,gao review ,not later
 than ,june #a1 #bjbe1 the ,comptroller 
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
conduct a review of ,department of      
,defense decisions regarding the ,,srm  
industry since ,february #a1 #bjbb1     
including-- 7#a7 the requested levels of
 funding for munitions using solid      

rocket motors1 broken down by motor     
diameter2  7#b7 the requested levels of 
funding for direct investment in        
government-owned1 government-operated   
facilities1 government-owned1           
contractor-operated facilities1 and     
contractor-owned1 contractor-operated   
facilities2  7#c7 the requested levels  
of funding for direct investment in the 
,,srm supplier base2  7#d7 the potential
 adverse effects of prioritizing        
privately owned ,,srm production        
infrastructure over government-owned    
,,srm production infrastructure2 and    
7#e7 a cost and capabilities comparison 
between the expansion of existing       
infrastructure at the ,allegany         
,ballistics ,laboratory and construction
 of new infrastructure at ,naval        
,surface ,warfare ,center1 ,indian      
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