Acquisition and sustainment strategy for spare parts for low mission capable aircraft

(a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall establish an acquisition and sustainment strategy for aircraft spare parts, applicable to any covered aircraft platform, to maximize competition and expand the defense industrial base supply chain for sustainment. (b) Diminishing manufacturing sources In carrying out the strategy established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) identify spare parts of any covered aircraft platform that is subject to diminishing manufacturing sources or material shortages; (2) prioritize such parts for competitive resourcing; and (3) incorporate lifecycle obsolescence planning into sustainment strategies for all covered aircraft platforms. (c) Procurement In carrying out the strategy established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall competitively source spare parts identified under subsection (b) by enabling the use of— (1) reverse engineering; (2) advanced manufacturing; (3) additive manufacturing; and (4) digital engineering and technical data package development. (d) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (1) a list of covered aircraft platforms; (2) mission capable rates for each such platform; (3) actions taken to expand competition and qualify additional vendors; (4) contract obligations awarded to small business concerns pursuant to this section; and (5) measurable changes in aircraft availability attributable to actions under this section. (e) Covered aircraft platform defined In this section, the term covered aircraft platform means any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft operated by the Department of Defense with— (1) a fleet-wide full mission capable rate of 50 percent or less during the preceding fiscal year; or (2) a critical mission capable rate of 40 percent or less for primary mission aircraft inventory, as determined by the Secretary concerned.