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Sec. 342 · H.R. 3838

Limitation on use of funds to reduce the number of civilian personnel employed at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, and Red River Army Depot, Texas

Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title III — Operation and Maintenance › Subtitle C — Logistics and Sustainment

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Committee version → Passed the House · Sec. 342

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026 may be used to reduce the number of civilian personnel employed at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas, or Red River Army Depot, Texas, until the date on which the Secretary of the Army— (1) certifies to the congressional defense committees that such a reduction complies with— (A) civilian personnel reduction limitations required by section 2687 of title 10, United States Code; (B) the requirement under section 7532 of title 10, United States Code, to have supplies needed for the Department of the Army made in factories or arsenals owned by the United States; and (C) overall limitations on depot-level maintenance and repair workload that may be performed by non-Federal Government personnel under a contract pursuant to section 2466 of title 10, United States Code; and (2) submits to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (A) a detailed cost analysis associated with each of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1); (B) detailed estimates of the costs that will be incurred if the Army moves the white phosphorus ammunition mission away from Pine Bluff Arsenal, including the cost and time associated with acquiring the necessary environmental permits; and (C) current capability gaps within the Army that could be filled through the Army organic industrial base, including with respect to s-UAS, battery technology, and brushless motors.

•HR 3838 EHSEC. 342

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