Modification of requirements relating to production in factories or arsenals owned by the United States

Section 7532 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary and inserting (a) In general.—The Secretary; (2) in subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking, so far as those factories or arsenals can make those supplies on an economical basis and inserting when it is economical to do so; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Certification To use other facilities (1) In general If the Secretary of the Army chooses to make munitions or weapons systems outside the organic industrial base of the Army, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, or any successor official, shall certify that— (A) the choice will not undermine the capacity of sites of the organic industrial base of the Army within the continental United States to produce munitions or weapons systems to meet requirements of the Department of Defense and foreign allies or partner nations of the United States; (B) due consideration was given to whether it was in the interest of ensuring adequate workloads at sites of the organic industrial base of the Army to establish the capability to produce the munition or weapons system at such a site; (C) preference was given to a production facility within the continental United States; and (D) a site in the organic industrial base of the Army was not deemed ineligible for production solely because the munition or weapons systems is not currently being made at the site and consideration was given to the feasibility of increasing capability at such a site to allow it to meet the production need. (2) Explanation If the Secretary of the Army cannot make the certification required under paragraph (1) with respect to a choice described in that paragraph, not later than 30 days before such choice is finalized, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees an explanation for why such choice is in the interest of the national security of the United States. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term economical means providing a cost comparable to that of other viable production options while also— (A) efficiently and quickly meeting the needs of the Army and the Department of Defense; and (B) addressing the needs of the Army to effectively and efficiently balance workload across the organic industrial base of the Army to maintain the health of the organic industrial base. (2) The term organic industrial base of the Army means any operational arsenal, ammunition plant, activity, or depot of the Army..