,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dhid ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bd1 #bjbf,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kaine7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to establish a pilot program on safety and qualification of printable energetic feedstocks for additive manufacturing4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,feedstocks4 ,uniformity1 ,safety1 and ,energetics ,act or the ,,fuse ,act4 #b4 ,pilot program on safety and qualification of printable energetic feedstocks for additive manufacturing 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall establish a pilot program1 to be carried out by the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,research and ,engineering1 in coordination with the ,capability ,program ,executive1 ,ammunition and ,energetics 7or successor organization7 and appropriate service acquisition executives1 to evaluate the safety1 quality1 and qualification pathways of printable energetic feedstocks for controlled additive manufacturing applications4 7b7 ,purpose ,the purposes of the pilot program are-- 7#a7 to determine whether the use of printable energetic feedstocks can improve handling safety1 process stability1 lot-to-lot consistency1 and supply chain resilience relative to traditional energetics manufacturing and handling methods2 7#b7 to analyze logistics impact on throughput1 waste1 defect rate1 and constituent material availability versus state-of-the-art legacy processes2 7#c7 to develop and validate new test and evaluation methods1 if necessary1 including metrology and digital quality assurance1 suitable for assessing printable energetic feedstocks for ,department of ,defense use2 7#d7 to assess applicability of printable energetic feedstocks to existing or planned munition and energetics modernization efforts1 consistent with explosive safety1 security1 and environmental requirements1 that provide an advantage in performance or logistics2 and 7#e7 to identify barriers to adoption1 including infrastructure1 standards1 certification1 and workforce requirements4 7c7 ,activities ,activities under the pilot program may include-- 7#a7 identification1 assessment1 and characterization of representative printable energetic feedstocks and their performance consistency under controlled conditions2 7#b7 development of qualification criteria and data packages to inform safety releases1 waivers1 or certifications as appropriate2 7#c7 limited demonstrations at ,government facilities or contractor facilities that meet all applicable explosive safety and security requirements2 7#d7 development of nonproprietary standards1 metrology approaches1 and digital thread quality controls for printable energetic feedstocks2 and 7#e7 analysis of operational impacts via wargaming or mission_/campaign modeling and experimental performance data4 7d7 ,comparative safety assessment required ,as a core element of the pilot program1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall conduct a comparative assessment of the safety of the use of printable energetic feedstocks relative to traditional energetics manufacturing and handling1 including1 at a minimum-- 7#a7 hazards and risks associated with storage1 transport1 handling1 and processing2 7#b7 sensitivity and response to credible stimuli 7including thermal and mechanical stimuli7 using appropriate test standards2 7#c7 process safety considerations1 including potential failure modes and mitigations for controlled additive manufacturing workflows2 7#d7 accident and incident risk modeling 7including qualitative and quantitative risk assessment where feasible72 and 7#e7 recommended safety controls1 facility requirements1 and operational constraints for any future operational use4 7e7 ,safety and security requirements ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that activities under the pilot program-- 7#a7 are conducted only at facilities compliant with applicable explosive safety siting1 storage1 handling1 and operating requirements2 7#b7 incorporate counter-diversion safeguards1 inventory accountability1 and chain-of-custody controls2 7#c7 apply cybersecurity and access controls for any digital manufacturing files1 process parameters1 and quality records2 and 7#d7 do not authorize dissemination of restricted manufacturing parameters outside approved ,government and cleared-industry channels4 7f7 ,reporting ,not later than #ahj days after initiation of the pilot program1 and annually thereafter for the duration of the pilot program1 the ,secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 7as that term is defined in section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 a report that includes-- 7#a7 pilot objectives1 participants1 test locations1 and safety governance structure2 7#b7 test methodologies1 standards used1 and key safety and quality metrics2 7#c7 results of activities conducted under subsection 7c71 including identification1 assessment1 and characterization of representative printable energetic feedstocks1 demonstrations1 qualification criteria1 data packages1 and standard development2 7#d7 results of the comparative safety assessment required under subsection 7d71 including identified hazards1 mitigations1 and residual risk2 7#e7 an assessment of cost1 schedule1 and scalability relative to traditional energetics manufacturing and handling2 7#f7 recommended qualification and certification pathways1 including any standards gaps2 and 7#g7 any recommended legislative1 regulatory1 or resourcing actions required to enable safe adoption4 7g7 ,duration ,the pilot program shall be carried out for not more than #e years after the date of the enactment of this section4