,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,slotkin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,secretary of the ,army to submit a     
report on efforts to support the        
production1 testing1 and sustainment of 
autonomous maneuver systems1 components 
for such systems1 and low-cost          
interceptors4  #a4 ,report on production
 capacity for autonomous maneuver       
systems  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 ,april #ae1 #bjbg1 the ,secretary of   
the ,army shall submit to the           
,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a report on ongoing    
efforts to support the production1      
testing1 and sustainment of autonomous  
maneuver systems1 components for such   
systems1 and low-cost interceptors4  7b7
 ,elements ,the report required by      

subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,an overview of efforts 
to accelerate production and fielding of
 next-generation autonomous systems and 
low-cost interceptor capabilities4  7#b7
 ,a description of activities to        
strengthen and expand domestic supply   
chains for critical drone and           
counter-drone components1 including     
motors1 batteries1 sensors1 and related 
technologies4  7#c7 ,a description of   
how the ,army is enabling rapid scaling 
of drone production and low-cost        
interceptor systems through advanced    
manufacturing4  7#d7 ,an assessment of  
how advanced manufacturing techniques   
may support increased production        
capacity and surge requirements4  7#e7  
,an overview of how testing1            
requirements development1 and evaluation
 activities are coordinated across the  
,department of ,defense1 including      
through designated test ranges and      
relevant ,army organizations involved in
 autonomous systems development1        

production1 and sustainment1 including  
next-generation maneuver systems        
technologies led by the ,ground ,vehicle
 ,systems ,center and sustainment       
operations at the ,tank-automotive and  
,armaments ,command4  7#f7 ,a discussion
 of potential applications of advanced  
manufacturing technologies to support   
repair1 maintenance1 and sustainment    
activities for autonomous systems and   
low-cost interceptors4